Kelly Marie Tran Felt ‘Persecuted’ by Racist Star Wars Fans

Kelly Marie Tran recently opened up about feeling “persecuted” by racist and other bigoted comments during her time in the Star Wars franchise.

What did Kelly Marie Tran say about Star Wars fans?

Speaking to Variety in a recent interview, Tran — who played Rose Tico in 2017’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi — opened up about some of the vitriol she received from fans of the franchise. Tran noted that she finds it interesting that most of consistent hate seems to be pointed at actors of color, sentiments that other actors like John Boyega have discussed as well.

“It’s interesting how it seems to be happening pretty consistently to actors of color who find themselves in these spaces,” said Tran. “And I think these occurrences are a microcosm for the social climate that we’re living in. And it’s really unfortunate… We live in a world where those identities have been weaponized so that people are not able to see the bigger picture. I really just want people to recognize, it’s the system that’s the problem. Stop scapegoating people of color or queer people or anyone who’s different.”

The actress — who publicly came out last November — stars in the upcoming queer romantic comedy The Wedding Banquet, which is a remake of a 1993 Ang Lee film. She went on to say that she’s since been able to find projects to do that celebrate who she is. In doing so, Tran says, she was able to look back on being “persecuted,” and find just how crazy it was.

“I’ve been able to learn how to celebrate the parts of myself that, at the time, I was scared of, or I was made to feel like I had to be ashamed of,” Tran said. “This past year, I did four movies, and they were all Asian stories with Asian writer-directors, and a few of those were also queer writer-directors. I remember looking back and thinking, ‘Wow! How crazy is it the thing that I was persecuted for, I now get to make art about?’”

(Source: Variety)

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