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‘Titans’ Anna Diop Disables Instagram Comments Amid Continued Racist Reactions to her Starfire Casting

Anna Diop attends the 2017 Entertainment Weekly Pre-Emmy Party at Sunset Tower on September 15, 2017 in West Hollywood, California.
Anna Diop attends the 2017 Entertainment Weekly Pre-Emmy Party at Sunset Tower on September 15, 2017 in West Hollywood, California.

*Actress Anna Diop has disabled the comment section of her Instagram account as racist conversations surrounding her casting as Starfire in DC Comics’ “Titans” continue to surface.

Her character, the alien hero Koriand’r, from the Teen Titans series of comic books, is traditionally orange.

Starfire of DC Comics' Teen Titans
Starfire of DC Comics’ Teen Titans

According to Syfy.com, Diop has been encountering racist comments since the moment she was cast, and reached a crescendo when paparazzi photos from the “Titans” set began circulating online, leading Diop to comment publicly. Fans had expressed disappointed with the costume and character design, despite the fact that this first look wasn’t one of the character in her finished form.

Now, with the trailer finally revealed last weekend at San Diego Comic-Con International (watch below), the comments have picked up again, with many fans now expressing anger over the change to the character’s race.

Diop, meanwhile, has disabled comments on nearly all of her Instagram posts.

It hasn’t been confirmed that she did this to avoid the vitriol on her page, but based on comments under her single enabled post, it might be the only defense she has, noted Syfy. While the post itself is about her recent casting in Jordan Peele’s “Us,” nearly every comment references her role as Starfire and many feature fans disappointment in her casting and appearance. Several even ask her to quit the show.

The Root has also pointed out that many comments are also colorist, instead of racist, as some fans have shared their frustration over Starfire not being the right kind of Black.

The reaction to Diop’s casting follows similar reactions to the casting of Michael B. Jordan in “Fantastic Four” and John Boyega in “Star Wars.”

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