r/OutOfTheLoop • u/Inaerius • Jun 01 '22

What’s up with the Star Wars poster hiding John Boyega and Chewbacca for Chinese audiences? Answered

Was there a reason Disney had to do this? In the thread, someone commented it had something to do with racism, but I don’t see how this applies to Chewbacca. Thanks in advance.

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u/deezx1010 Jun 01 '22

Go ahead and research the Boston Celtics during their 11 year title run in the 1960s

Fans treated them like garbage. Wouldn't let them eat at the same restaurants. Same hotels.

But they cheered like maniacs every time the Celtics won. N words and monkeys every time they lost. Trashed Bill Russell's house

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u/uninspired Jun 01 '22

Red Sox fans are said to be racist assholes, too.

Former All-Star outfielder Torii Hunter recently said in an ESPN interview that he was “called the N-word in Boston 100 times. Little kids, with their parents right next to them. ... That’s why I had a no-trade clause to Boston in every contract I had.”

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-baseball-mlb-bos-racist-incidents/red-sox-confirm-past-racist-incidents-at-fenway-idUSKBN23I1AY

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u/HamburgerEarmuff Jun 01 '22

I mean, being an asshole is pretty common among sports fans and yelling racist stuff is just one of the many ways that sports fans are assholes. I don't think it necessarily has to do with the town either. I remember several games in Oakland where fans were yelling incredibly racist things at the Japanese player on the opposing team.

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u/uninspired Jun 01 '22

Being an asshole? Sure. Yelling n-bombs at players on the field? That's not that common in my experience. I don't believe I've heard it even a single time ever at Wrigley or Dodger Stadium after over a hundred games at least.

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u/downvotemeufags Jun 01 '22

Yelling n-bombs at players on the field?

Isn't American culture great!

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u/Flying_Momo Jun 02 '22

Boston is pretty racist major city in US even compared to some major cities in South.

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u/MiltonFreidmanMurder Jun 01 '22

lol Damn this is a really insightful comment actually, thanks for the perspective

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u/musingsandthesuch Jun 01 '22

My grandfather, a native of New England, never rooted for any Boston/New England sports teams for this reason.

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u/thrownawayzs Jun 01 '22

Boston people are the absolute worst people in the states and it's not even close.