Just released: the Pandora’s box of stupidity

Racists Urge Boycott of ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Over Black Lead

Apparently, some bigots are all up in arms about a black man having a lead role in Star Wars and the fact that “Episode VII” has black storm troopers.

One would think that racists would approve of the fact that some storm troopers are now black since storm troopers are part of the Galactic Empire, but even in their faulty logic they can’t seem to manage a single rational thought.

These people do realize that Samuel L. Jackson was a Jedi master serving on the High Council, and Billy Dee Williams played the unforgettable Lando Calrissian in “The Empire Strikes Back,” right?

Their heads might explode when they consider the rather obvious point that James Earl Jones did the voiceover for Darth Vader, arguably the most famous villain in all of cinema.

In any case, these folks are apparently arguing, in futility, that the new movie puts forth a “very sinister multicultural agenda.” In what galaxy, in this one or one that’s far, far away, is multiculturalism a bad thing? Indeed, in the Star Wars universe, multiculturalism is the rule, not the exception.

One only need to look at the makeup of the High Council in the more recent films:

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Since I’ve already said more than this ridiculousness warrants, here’s Trevor Noah: