Racist trolls call for ‘Star War’s boycott

On Monday afternoon, the hashtag #BoycottStarWarsVII shot to the top of Twitter’s trending topics. Since we’re in the midst of a huge promotional push for Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens , it’s not surprising that J.J. Abrams’s upcoming film is one of the most talked-about things on social media right now, but the context of #BoycottStarWarsVII is much uglier than, say, trying to avoid the most concentrated, mercenary marketing push imaginable. It’s racism, plain and simple/ Genevieve Koski , Vox Culture. More here.

Question: Anyone out there not planning to see the new “Star Wars”?