Trevor Noah Calls Out Racism In ‘Star Wars’ On ‘The Daily Show’

On Wednesday night, Trevor Noah had something to say to “Star Wars” fans.

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Earlier in the week, Moses Ingram posted messages she received to her Instagram Stories.

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Some of the harassing messages were racist in nature and contained the N-word.

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The Star Wars Twitter account and “Obi-Wan Kenobi” star Ewan McGregor were quick to come to her defense.

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However, Noah said that it wasn’t a good enough from the franchise.

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He said that Lucasfilm needed to “come back even harder against the racists.”

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Noah said he was “so tired of fans attacking Black people in Star Wars.”

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John Boyega received years of harassment for his role as Finn in the sequel trilogy.

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“Nobody should have to just shut up and take racism, especially in Star Wars,” he said.

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