Twitter trolls use #BoycottStarWarsVII because the film is 'anti-white'

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Racist internet trolls have started using the hashtag #BoycottStarWarsVII
They claim the upcoming film is 'anti-white' and a 'social propaganda piece'
However, they were ridiculed by others who swiftly reclaimed the hashtag
The highly anticipated film is due to hit big screens on December 18

Published: 04:17 EST, 20 October 2015 | Updated: 16:42 EST, 20 October 2015

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A group of racist internet trolls have called for a boycott of the upcoming Star Wars film because it is 'anti-white', just hours after the release of the movie's final teaser trailer.

Using the hashtag #BoycottStarWarsVII, they claim the highly anticipated movie is a 'social justice propaganda piece' and 'PC anti-white diversity c***.'

But Twitter users have swiftly reclaimed the tag - pointing out the original series, and the follow up trilogy, also contain black characters.

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Racist internet trolls are calling for a boycott of the upcoming Star Wars film, claiming it is 'anti-white'

The highly anticipated film features black British actor John Boyega as one of the main protagonists

Harrison Ford will also reprise his role as Han Solo, alongside his Wookie sidekick Chewbacca

Racist internet trolls claimed the upcoming film 'alienates its core audience of young white males'

The film features black British actor John Boyega as one its main protagonists. In the few clips of the film released so far, he is seen wearing a stormtrooper uniform but is also a jedi.

The hashtag started trending after the poster and final teaser trailer were released for the latest installment of the film - featuring some old-timers and a few interesting new details.

Among the claims made by the trolls were accusations it should be boycotted because it was 'nothing more than a social justice propaganda piece that alienates it's core audience of young white males'.

A second person tweeted: 'While children deserve wholesome movies, not more PC anti-white diversity crap.'

Others made even more outlandish claims, including that the film was 'anti-white propaganda promoting #whitegenocide'.

However, as soon as it began trending, hundreds of supporters of the new film re-appropriated the hashtag.

Describing the trolls' claims as 'stupidity', they astutely pointed out that the past two trilogies in the film series have featured multiple black actors.

Throughout the entirety of the first trilogy, villain Darth Vader was voiced by James Earl Jones, while the second and third films introduced Lando Calrissian, played by Billy Dee Williams.

And in the second trilogy, the Jedi Master Mace Windu was played by Samuel L. Jackson, and bounty hunter Jango Fett was portrayed by Temuera Morrison.

Some of the Twitter users' responses included: 'If you want to stay home because the leads are black and female, I want you to stay home too.'

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Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, is a new character who has been repeatedly seen on desert planet Jakku

However, the vocal minority calling for a boycott were ridiculed by hundreds of other Twitter users (pictured)

Another person said: 'Nobody tell #BoycottStarWarsVII about Lando. Or Mace Windu. Or the voice of Darth Vader. Or every Clone Trooper.'

Another Twitter user stated: 'So this #BoycottStarWarsVII is disgusting. Upset over a black man being one of the lead characters and saying it promotes 'white genocide'.

The calls for a boycott appear to have been a response to the release of the final trailer for the film, which also marked the first appearance of Carrie Fisher, who returns as Princess Leia.

Notably absent in the new footage is Luke Skywalker as three new characters - Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron - dominate the poster.

Fans also rushed to discuss the appearance of a never-before-seen planet-shaped object which sits in the background.

Bearing a striking resemblance to the Death Star, many speculate that it could be a new weapon; possibly a planet destroyer.