Star Wars’ John Boyega Shuts Down Black History Month Haters on Twitter  

John Boyega is used to the haters. He’s had them since becoming a black Stormtrooper in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. As Monday marked the first day of Black History Month, the haters were out in full force, and no, we’re not talking about Stacey Dash.

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Apparently, some people took issue with Boyega’s Black History Month tweets, but he wasn’t afraid to call them out:

https://twitter.com/JohnBoyega/status/694149480652914688https://twitter.com/randomnascar/status/694179692140589057https://twitter.com/randomnascar/status/694158059887677440https://twitter.com/JohnBoyega/status/694157575777079296

Then another person had a few things to say about why Black History Month shouldn’t be celebrated:

https://twitter.com/theedge60/status/694158369897222144https://twitter.com/JohnBoyega/status/694158144314957824

It’s amazing how people get outraged over Black History Month every year, as if it’s something new.