Social media pushes back against claims of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ racism

With online ticket sales breaking records and systems in anticipation of the December opening of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” another issue has elbowed in: Tweeted claims that casting and story are meant to push an anti-white agenda. Response to those claims have been swift and broad on social media.

The following is a sample of the general exchange, heavily weighted by the volume of responses decrying claims of “Star Wars” racism.

This story was originally published October 20, 2015 at 11:19 AM with the headline "Social media pushes back against claims of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ racism."