"Stranger Things" star Caleb McLaughin told an group over the weekend that some fans of the show are racist because they wouldn't take pictures with him
during the first season.
In a video that surfaced on Twitter Sunday, the 20-year-old actor said at the
Heroes Comic Con Belgium that he dealt with racism early in his career after being the only "black kid" on the series.
"It definitely took a toll on me as a younger kid," McLaughlin, who plays the
popular character Lucas Sinclair on the hit Netflix show, shared in the clip.
"My very first Comic Con, some people didn't stand in my line because I was black."
"Some people told me, like, 'Oh, I didn't wanna be in line because you were mean to Eleven,'" he added, noting Millie Bobby Brown's character on the series. "Even now, some people don't follow me or don't support me because I'm black."
He also shared that, "sometimes overseas you'll feel the racism ... the bigotry."
"Sometimes it's hard to talk about and for people to understand, but when I was younger it definitely affected me a lot," McLaughlin told the group.
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here's caleb talking about how he had to deal with racism just
because he was "the black kid who was mean to eleven in season 1"
and felt like it was important to share his thoughts on
#StrangerThings #TUDUM #CalebMcLaughlin @HComicConBE
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Looking on Caleb's Instagram account, it appears he has 15.4 million followers, with another 1.5 million on Twitter. In comparison, some of his fellow costars like Brown have 58.5 million followers on Instagram, Finn Wolfhard has 26.3, while Gaten Matarazzo has 18.7 on the social media platform.
McLaughlin said both he and his parents have attributed his follower account in the past to him being "the black child on the show."
"Why [do I have] the least amount of followers?" Caleb said he would think when he was younger. "I'm on the same show as everybody from Season 1. My parents had to be like, 'it's the sad truth, but it's because you're the black child on the show.'"
"Wow, that was crazy," he added. "Because I was born with this beautiful chocolate skin, I'm not loved.
spread positivity and love because I do not give hate back to people who give
hate to me."
For fans of the show, Lucas has been a beloved character from the very start where his character has grown and become more popular every year.
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Let's go Brandon!
STRANGER THINGS star Caleb McLaughin told an group over the weekend that some fans of the show are racist because they wouldn't take pictures with him
during the first season.
In a video that surfaced on Twitter Sunday, the 20-year-old actor said at the
Heroes Comic Con Belgium that he dealt with racism early in his career after being the only "black kid" on the series.
"It definitely took a toll on me as a younger kid," McLaughlin, who plays the
popular character Lucas Sinclair on the hit Netflix show, shared in the clip.
"My very first Comic Con, some people didn't stand in my line because I was black."
"Some people told me, like, 'Oh, I didn't wanna be in line because you were mean to Eleven,'" he added, noting Millie Bobby Brown's character on the series. "Even now, some people don't follow me or don't support me because I'm black."
Looking on Caleb's Instagram account, it appears he has 15.4 million followers, with another 1.5 million on Twitter. In comparison, some of his fellow costars like Brown have 58.5 million followers on Instagram, Finn Wolfhard has 26.3, while Gaten Matarazzo has 18.7 on the social media platform.
McLaughlin said both he and his parents have attributed his follower account in the past to him being "the black child on the show."
In article <th1d2b$biim$15@dont-email.me>,
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
STRANGER THINGS star Caleb McLaughin told an group over the weekend that
some fans of the show are racist because they wouldn't take pictures with him
during the first season.
In a video that surfaced on Twitter Sunday, the 20-year-old actor said at the
Heroes Comic Con Belgium that he dealt with racism early in his career after
being the only "black kid" on the series.
"It definitely took a toll on me as a younger kid," McLaughlin, who plays the
popular character Lucas Sinclair on the hit Netflix show, shared in the clip.
"My very first Comic Con, some people didn't stand in my line because I was >> black."
"Some people told me, like, 'Oh, I didn't wanna be in line because you were >> mean to Eleven,'" he added, noting Millie Bobby Brown's character on the
series. "Even now, some people don't follow me or don't support me because >> I'm black."
So people literally told him the reason they didn't want his autograph
is because his character was mean to Eleven and he somehow turned that
into racism?
Looking on Caleb's Instagram account, it appears he has 15.4 million
followers, with another 1.5 million on Twitter. In comparison, some of his >> fellow costars like Brown have 58.5 million followers on Instagram, Finn
Wolfhard has 26.3, while Gaten Matarazzo has 18.7 on the social media
platform.
McLaughlin said both he and his parents have attributed his follower account
in the past to him being "the black child on the show."
Or, you know, it could be because he's in a supporting role and those
others are leading roles... but sure, let's go with racism. When in
doubt, it's racist. That's the standard these days, right?
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote in news:atropos-697B59.11063128092022@news.giganews.com:
In article <th1d2b$biim$15@dont-email.me>,
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
STRANGER THINGS star Caleb McLaughin told an group over the
weekend that some fans of the show are racist because they
wouldn't take pictures with him during the first season.
In a video that surfaced on Twitter Sunday, the 20-year-old
actor said at the Heroes Comic Con Belgium that he dealt with
racism early in his career after being the only "black kid" on
the series.
"It definitely took a toll on me as a younger kid," McLaughlin,
who plays the popular character Lucas Sinclair on the hit
Netflix show, shared in the clip. "My very first Comic Con,
some people didn't stand in my line because I was black."
"Some people told me, like, 'Oh, I didn't wanna be in line
because you were mean to Eleven,'" he added, noting Millie
Bobby Brown's character on the series. "Even now, some people
don't follow me or don't support me because I'm black."
So people literally told him the reason they didn't want his
autograph is because his character was mean to Eleven and he
somehow turned that into racism?
Welcome to leftiest ideology.
Looking on Caleb's Instagram account, it appears he has 15.4
million followers, with another 1.5 million on Twitter. In
comparison, some of his fellow costars like Brown have 58.5
million followers on Instagram, Finn Wolfhard has 26.3, while
Gaten Matarazzo has 18.7 on the social media platform.
McLaughlin said both he and his parents have attributed his
follower account in the past to him being "the black child on
the show."
Or, you know, it could be because he's in a supporting role and
those others are leading roles... but sure, let's go with
racism. When in doubt, it's racist. That's the standard these
days, right?
The definition of "racist" these days is "someone a lefty doesn't
like, so you should be put in a reeducation camp and tortured until
you're not white any more."
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