The BBC reports that supporters of US President-elect Donald Trump are urging a boycott of the Star Wars film, Rogue One, next week, over claims that scenes had been reshot after the election to make the film more of a thinly-veiled jab linking the president-elect to racism.
Supporters of Donald Trump are urging a boycott of the Star Wars film, Rogue One, due for US release next week.
The campaign began with a series of tweets from activist Jack Posobiec, who claimed the writers changed the film to add scenes linking Mr Trump to racism.
Screenwriter Chris Weitz said that this was "completely fake", though he and another writer have tweeted their opposition to the US president-elect.
#DumpStarWars has been retweeted 120,000 times in the past 24 hours.
In a Periscope video, Jack Posobiec, who is an activist with Citizens for Trump, claimed the writers had said the Empire in the film "is a white supremacist organization like the Trump administration and the diverse rebels are going to defeat them".
"They're trying to make the point of using this movie to push the false narrative... that Trump is a racist." he said.
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 11 2016, @09:20PM
Yup, Trump supporters are totally less crazy than the insane liberals who smear everyone with racist/etc. and promote fake news through the lamestream media...
HHAHAHAHA you crazy bastards!! Stand up, be proud, let us all see who we should be keeping an eye on for signs of snapping... chances are good that the crazies also have a concealed carry permit. At least liberal crazies will just stand in your way being a nuisance, not a clear and present danger.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 11 2016, @09:30PM
Except of course for all the liberals who are also BLM.
"Pigs in a blanket, fry em like bacon"
(Score: 4, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 11 2016, @10:40PM
Which is why I'm OK with them boycotting this one. Less chance of someone in the audience accidentally shooting themselves and several others during the movie.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday December 12 2016, @01:13AM
And, worse, making "pew pew pew!" sounds while doing it, or going "wum wum" waving that large knife around.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @09:38PM
Well, yes, there is that as well. But please note that no one really expected that Luke Skywalker or Yoda were in any danger of accidentally cutting off their own arm or leg while wielding those light sabres. Big difference there.