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Trevor Noah Has a Message for Racists Behind the #BoycottStarWars Movement
Attacking diversity in sci-fi? Really?
Sure, the "the entire planet erupted in a simultaneous nerd-gasm" when the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer hit the internet, as Trevor Noah put it, but not everyone was singing their praises of the latest installment in the Star Wars universe.
Noah devoted a segment of The Daily Show to address the #BoycottStarWarsEpisodeVII movement, and what it means for complaints about diversity in pop culture, particularly science fiction.
The host pointed out that the movement, which picked up steam on social media when the new trailer was released, has accused the film for having a "sinister multicultural agenda" by having a main cast that is not full of white males and starring John Boyega as a black stormtrooper.
Watch the epic full trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
"How would the Jedi council allow a sinister multicultural agenda?" he asked, pointing to a photo of the council, comprised of aliens and the clearly not-white Samuel L. Jackson.
He then threw to Jordan Klepper, Senior Fantasy Culture Correspondent, to talk about diversity in science fiction.
Watch the full segment to hear Klepper's nerd-perfect response:
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah airs Mondays-Thursdays at 11/10c on Comedy Central.