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Star Wars: The Acolyte Was Canceled Because Of…RACISM?

Amala Ekpunobi

Amala Ekpunobi

Education

4.22.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

After news of the cancellation of Star Wars: The Acolyte dropped, lead actress Amandla Stenberg took to social media to rant for several minutes blaming the show’s demise on racism, bigotry, and the alt-right. Is this really the case, or is it perhaps that the show just wasn’t good? Let’s talk about it. 


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0:00.0

So that's why I'm hopping on here to talk about this, which is that our show, our Star Wars show has been canceled.

0:07.5

I'm going to say, and we transparent and say that it's not a huge shock for me.

0:12.3

Of course, I live in the bubble of my own reality but for those

0:15.5

who aren't aware there has been a rampage of vitriol that we have faced since the

0:21.9

show was even announced when it was still just a concept of

0:26.1

no one had even seen it and that's when we started experiencing a rampage I would say

0:30.6

hyper- conservative bigotry and betrayal prejudice hatred and hateful

0:39.2

language.

0:40.2

Ooh!

0:41.2

All right guys so Star Wars the accolade has not been renewed for a season two.

0:44.1

Shocker!

0:45.1

And now we have the lead actress Amanda Lestenburg blaming the show's cancellation on hatred,

0:49.5

bigotry, and a targeted attack from the alt-right.

0:53.0

Yep, you heard that correctly.

0:54.8

Let's talk about it.

0:55.8

Yeah, you better.

0:56.8

Yeah, you're better.

0:59.8

Yeah, you're better. Guys, before we get into today's video, please like and subscribe.

1:05.0

We're back to talking about Star Wars The Aka Like, the show that just won't die,

1:09.0

even though it is effectively dead.

1:11.0

It's not been greenlit for as season two. I've watched the show. I talked

1:14.6

about the dynamics leading up to the show. The director Leslie Hedlund talking about how this

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