During her appearance on *The Daily Show*, Amandla Stenberg engaged in a frank discussion about her film The Hate You Give, which tackles the critical issue of police brutality in contemporary society. In her conversation, she stated that "white people crying was our goal."

However, this comment was used against her by some segments of the Star Wars fandom, who accused her of specifically talking about *The Acolyte*, a show that has garnered significant attention.

Following this, Stenberg released a music video that further explored themes of racism and bigotry. Unfortunately, her artistic intentions were again distorted by certain fans, who claimed that she was labeling them as inherently racist and bigoted.

This situation led to a wave of vile and nasty attacks and comments, including remarks like, “Go woke, go broke,” “Who’s crying now?” and “You’re a horrible actress.” These are just a few examples of the backlash she received; there were many more. Some people believed she deserved the hate directed at her because of the music video, which wasn’t even about The Acolyte and only called out the people who used an old interview view quote and video against her and claimed she was talking about The Acolyte

Furthermore, many thought she exhibited bad behavior. Others also said she was playing the victim and that it was just bad and nothing else. There was a misunderstanding where people believed she insulted the fanbase, which is not true. This misconception only reflects poorly on those who accused her.

Ultimately, this situation reveals that the individuals making these derogatory comments are demonstrating their true colors, which speaks more about their character than it does about Amandla. She merely allowed their behavior to be exposed, especially since people still leave nasty comments. I should point out that not all Star Wars fans are like this.

It’s happening again

Stenberg has faced racist comments and discrimination for her role as Rue in the 2012 movie The Hunger Games. She is experiencing similar negative comments about her current role in Children of Blood and Bone, just as she did during her work on The Hunger Games franchise and The Acolyte. She has spoken out about this, just like she did with The Acolyte. Regardless of the role she takes or the movie or TV show she appears in, she continues to encounter these harsh and nasty comments.