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“Please note that the Empire is a white supremacist (human) organization,” screenwriter Chris Weitz tweeted on Friday.
This was followed up by another writer on the film, Gary Whitta, quoting Weitz’s tweet saying, “Opposed by a multi-cultural group led by brave women.”
The two also changed their photos on Twitter to the “Alliance Starbird,” a symbol of the heroic Rebel Alliance from the films. The two altered the symbol by including a safety pin attached to it.
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