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Rahul Kohli Shows Support For Moses Ingram Amid Star Wars Fan Backlash

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By Kristin Myers on June 5, 2022 at 4:30 AM PDT

Actor Rahul Kohli calls it as he sees it.

The "Midnight Mass" actor previously criticized the backlash that actress Moses Ingram has faced for her role as Force Sensitive Inquisitor Reva in the new Disney+ series "Obi-Wan Kenobi."

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The official Star Wars Twitter account has also taken a stand against the harassment that she's receiving, but many are saying it's too little too late after they failed to take a stand against the racism that John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran faced during the sequel trilogy.

That being said, Rahul isn't done taking a stand against trolls and has no problem calling them out.

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Rahul Kohli Says There 'Isn't Any Nuance' To Moses Ingram Harassment

It seems that this might be the final word that the "iZombie" actor has on the matter. He tweeted, "Not gonna clog up my timeline broadly discussing Hollywood and diversity. The main story is powerful enough. Emmy nominated, Yale educated, woman of colour, Moses Ingram isn’t good or qualified enough for Star Wars 'fans'."

He added, "She's black. You're racist. There isn't any nuance."

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Many users were quick to support his take. "Fully convinced that if she was white you wouldn't hear a thing," one fan commented.

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"Feel like her performance so far has been astounding, you might not love it but to think it's bad is ummm.... what Rahul said," another added.

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"Hmm. Not sure where this thought process is coming from some 'fans'," another wrote. "I'm intrigued by her character and thought the acting was fine. The parkour was a bit odd but thats not her fault. ??‍♂️"

Rahul Kohli Doubles Down On Diversity In Hollywood

"The Haunting Of Bly Manor" actor had posted a lengthy Twitter thread earlier in the day that discussing racism in Hollywood, although he later deleted most of his tweets and left only two standing.

"Now if you want the harsh truth, the lead roles are usually set aside for white actors and the supporting cast are padded out with poc to appear progressive," he tweeted. "We’re still filling a quota and are used as a way to appear progressive while rarely getting the meatier stuff."

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"It’s not even a level playing field yet and y’all crying," he added. "Just wait for true diversity, where the lead roles are distributed evenly… you may have to quit your part-time job at GameStop, or you’re not gonna have enough time to create alt accounts and send us racial taunts."

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Earlier in the day, he also stood up for Ingram tweeting, "Ah racist messages & threats to another woman of colour in Star Wars. Some of you sicken me. Let me tell you something, your favourite franchises are gonna be more diverse/inclusive whether you like it or not. No amount of bullying is gonna stop that. You’ve already lost ?"

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