If you spent any time online Monday, you may have noticed that the top trending topic on Twitter was #BoycottStarWarsVII. It turns out, the spark behind the “movement” might not be from the same worldview that took issue with Idris Elba being cast in the Thor movies, or accused Mad Max: Fury Road of attacking men’s rights, but rather something that started as a prank on 4chan.
The reason given for the alleged “boycott” was a claim that the movie was being used to promote white genocide due to the diversity of its cast. While it certainly stirred the pot, the majority of tweets seem to be generally good-humored, with most people hoping that this will make it that much easier to buy their tickets tonight. Until then, here’s a handful of the best reactions.
#boycottstarwarsvii because it shamelessly violates canon. R2D2 looks NOTHING like this pic.twitter.com/IewRLd5RIx
— Virgil Texas (@virgiltexas) October 19, 2015
https://twitter.com/franglophonic/status/656221779724255232
https://twitter.com/lukeoneil47/status/656213732314378240
I support #BoycottStarWarsVII. If you want to stay home because the leads are black and female, I want you to stay home, too.
— Geonn Cannon (@GeonnCannon) October 19, 2015
https://twitter.com/saladinahmed/status/656207795205853185
#BoycottStarWarsVII is no laughing matter, if they follow through on their threat it could cost Disney around 60 dollars at the box office.
— David Franklin (@davefranklin) October 19, 2015
https://twitter.com/Dr_Robuttnik/status/656152762284154880
https://twitter.com/JeremyJahns/status/656226015337799680
https://twitter.com/TheJamesBJones/status/656211738396721153
https://twitter.com/AnthonydByrne22/status/656223247604785157
#BoycottStarWarsVII Lando just dropped this… pic.twitter.com/p0i2cxi0FW
— Robert Jefferson (@comicsexplained) October 19, 2015
