The trailer of Star Wars episode 7- The Force Awakens
was out over the weekend and there was quite a stir on
social media because John Boyega, A Nigerian, is black
and acting the role of an Imperial Stormtooper (fictional
soldiers); a role that they say has only been played by
white people.
The hashtag #blackstormtrooper was a trending topic on
Twitter over the weekend, leading to some people
writing racist comments.
John, who also acted in Half of a Yellow Sun as
Chiwetel Ejiofor's character's houseboy, maturely
handled the critics in one post on instagram. Find what
he said after the cut...