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Rated by Participant: 59A6499C88F1D2D594F7C47E62811B2FF259B0FC27F29C79FA1B2CF479EF3D0E
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This is incorrect, there was a boycotting campaign against the character of Finn because he was portrayed by a black actor. The actor, John Boyega, even spoke out against these attacks at the time. https://www.cnn.com/2014/12/01/showbiz/star-wars-stormtrooper-racism-john-boyega/index.html https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-30274359 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/20/twitter-trolls-boycott-star-wars-black-character-force-awakens-john-boyega
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