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[Crossing Eden]

Ugh....

There’s a mild disturbance in the Force today, as Forward reports that white supremacists plan to boycott Rogue One: A Star Wars Story for its “anti-white agenda.” According to the publication, these efforts began where they usually do—a subreddit filled with angry white men who want to cheer on the angry white men of the Empire without encountering what they deem a “pro-multiculturalism” message. Redditor and presumed Palpatine fan GenFrancoPepe put forth the perfectly ridiculous hypothesis that “(((Star Wars))) Is Anti-White Social Engineering” in one of the nooks of Reddit’s alt-right forum. The writer cites the casting of women and people of color as marginalized people, rebelling against an Empire described by the screenwriter as being full of villainous white guys, as part of an “anti-white agenda.”

GenFrancoPepe and his supporters aren’t just going to watch any one of dozens of other movies out right now that are full of white people and men. They think the best way to keep women and minorities out of their pew-pewing space opera is to boycott Rogue One (or just torrent it, suggest some of the less motivated bigots). This racist, anti-Semitic railing—the three sets of parentheses in that subreddit title are a kind of typographical dog whistle for “Jewish”—against the movie goes at least as far back as August, in an InfoStormer post that mostly blames Jewish people for the movie’s “anti-white hatred.”

They also need a safe space..

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hasn’t even premiered yet, but the film’s already getting it from all sides. Earlier this week, reports surfaced that white supremacists intended to boycott the movie because they simply couldn’t bear the strain of seeing someone who doesn’t look like them up on the big screen (no idea what that feels like). And even if that Reddit-born initiative flails, there’s a new hope for the intolerant, as Mashable reports that Donald Trump supporters are calling for a separate boycott over claims that the reshoots were done to shoehorn some anti-Trump scenes. This is complete bullshit, of course, but misinformation or a lack of information never stopped the president-elect, so why would it give his supporters any pause?

 

[RPGCrazied]

I hate these people, all they are doing is pissing off liberals. Everything these morons boycott I will buy/see.

 

[kswiston]

I guess we need to subtract $1500 from the film's opening weekend. Flop confirmed.

 

[Gnome]

This'll go about as well as that Hamilton boycott.

 

[Imperfected]

Cool. I would appreciate it if they would boycott everything good and fun that our society produces, retreat to dark, filthy caves and die alone in misery.

I'll settle for not having to share a cinema with these disgusting pigs for now, though.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Can they boycott society too while they are at it

 

[QuantumBro]

Good job at further spreading the message of a dozen or so neonazis and white supremacist OP!

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1323537

 

[George Washington]

never mind.

 

[Anarky]

Oh no how will Disney live without the 2 dozen lost ticket sales from the fallout of this? Sad!

 

[Crossing Eden]

Cool. I would appreciate it if they would boycott everything good and fun that our society produces, retreat to dark, filthy caves and die alone in misery.

I'll settle for not having to share a cinema with these disgusting pigs for now, though.

Same.

Good job at further spreading the message of a dozen or so neonazis and white supremacist OP!

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1323537

http://neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1323537]http://neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1323537

Fair point, please hold.

 

[Violence Jack]

Those poor dozens of snowflakes.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Can't imagine the feeling of watching movies and not seeing someone who looks like you. I truly feel for these young men and their economic anxiety

 

[Shadynasty]

The main protagonist is a white chick. Just like in TFA. I don't understand the reasoning here.

 

[Weckum]

Star Wars is doing something right if these shitheads want to boycot Star Wars.

 

[DarthWoo]

Good. Will make the experience of reserving good seats not as terrible.

 

[Angelus Errare]

The main protagonist is a white chick. Just like in TFA. I don't understand the reasoning here.

Because the lead isn't a white male. They don't really care about women outside of them being broodmares

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Someone think of their feelings.

 

[Broken Joystick]

I hope they don't like Indiana Jones.