During her appearance on The Daily Show six years ago, 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 people who wanted to paint her negatively.

Following this, Stenberg released a music video that calls out the people who took a six-year-old interview and used it against her. Unfortunately, her 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.

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 baldly racist reactions that exploded around her presence in the film. When Hunger Games hit theaters, hordes of people took to social media to protest the fact that Rue's character is black — despite that being how she was written in the books. 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. She has spoken out about this, regardless of the role she takes or the movie or TV show she appears in, she continues to encounter these harsh and nasty comments.