Outgoing Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) shared his thoughts on casting the upcoming “Star Wars” trilogy, which was just announced by Lucasfilm.
“If the lead Jedi is not a Black man I ain’t messing with yall,” Bowman posted on X.
“Yall not about to make 12 Star Wars and have all white leads for all 12. Y’all wilding with that and I hate to say that I would not watch and will spend the rest of my days denouncing this franchise that I have loved forever. The new Jedi order better be multicultural with a Black super powerful lead. We ain’t playing yall!”
If the lead Jedi is not a Black man I ain’t messing with yall. Yall not about to make 12 Star Wars and have all white leads for all 12. Y’all wilding with that and I hate to say that I would not watch and will spend the rest of my days denouncing this franchise that I have loved… https://t.co/f2duXRwbg9
— Rep. Jamaal…
