It’s John Boyega’s moment. He’s a Nigerian Brit and a relative newcomer to the Hollywood movie industry, so it’s huge that he was cast in a lead role in The Force Awakens, the newest movie in the beloved Star Wars franchise.
But while Boyega has been enjoying his moment in the spotlight, he’s also been battling criticism from racist Star War fans who are unhappy that a black man was cast as a Stormtrooper. Boyega doesn’t seem to mind clapping back at those individuals whenever he’s asked about the issue. He did so most recently in an interview with the New York Times.
“I’m grounded in who I am, and I am a confident black man. A confident, Nigerian, black, chocolate man,” Boyega said. “I’m proud of my heritage, and no man can take that away from me. I wasn’t raised to fear people with a difference of opinion.”
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