Amandla Stenberg Says The Acolyte's Cancellation Was 'Not a Huge Shock'
Amandla Stenberg Says The Acolyte's Cancellation Was 'Not a Huge Shock' After Star Wars Fandom's 'Hatred' and 'Prejudice' https://t.co/I822WL9QIM
- People (@people) August 29, 2024
Amandla Stenberg is sharing her honest reaction to The Acolyte’s cancellation.
Stenberg explained that although she is sad the show won’t be returning, she isn’t surprised.
“I’m going to be transparent and say it’s not a huge shock for me. There has been a rampage of vitriol that we have faced since the show was even announced, when it was still just a concept and no one had even seen it. That’s when we started experiencing a rampage of, I would say, hyper-conservative bigotry and vitriol, prejudice, hatred and hateful language towards us.”
Stenberg felt hate from certain areas of the Star Wars universe fanbase.
“This really affected me when I first got the job, because it’s just not something - even though I anticipated it happening - it’s not something you can fully understand what it feels like until it’s happening to you. However, I feel like I’ve kind of moved through those feelings in various ways, including being vocal about it myself.”
Despite the online attacks, Stenberg was grateful for being able to play a role in the short-lived show,
“Of course, I’m very sad about the show being canceled. I just want to let those people know out there who supported us in that way, and supported us vocally - despite and in the face of all of the vitriol that we received and the kind of the targeted attack, I would say, we received by the alt-right - just that you were deeply loved and appreciated. And it made this job all the worthwhile for me.”
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