Many Star Wars fans showed their support for Rose Tico, played by Kelly Marie Tran in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” after trolls harassed the Vietnamese-American actress and pushed her off Instagram.
Nerds of Color hosted “Rally for Rose” at Bayfront Park between Hall H and the Hilton outside of Comic-Con in San Diego, California on Saturday.
The gathering showed some love for Tran, who became the first-ever woman of color to be part of a cast of a mega-franchise such as “Star Wars.”
We are all Rose Tico
For @kellymarietran @rianjohnson @starwars @Disney
#SDNOC #NOC5TH #RallyforRose #SDCC2018 #sdcc pic.twitter.com/punJKR3fUr— #SDNOC #NOC5th (@TheNerdsofColor) July 21, 2018
The rally received positive comments from Twitter users and fans of Rose Tico, with some showing up in cosplay.
Beautiful Rose Tico cosplayers at the #RallyForRose organized by @TheNerdsofColor #RoseForHope #SDNOC pic.twitter.com/keUjOfMpK7
— Jennifer K. Stuller (@InkAmazon) July 21, 2018
WE LOVE ROSE TICO! #RallyForRose #NerdsofColor #NOCSDCC #StarWars #SWREPMATTERS pic.twitter.com/cPOZAn9oBQ
— Catrina D. (@ohcatrina) July 21, 2018
The #RallyforRose is starting!! #SWRepMatters #NerdsofColorSDCC pic.twitter.com/j773PDsUCP
— Catrina D. (@ohcatrina) July 21, 2018
#SDCC18 update: thank you to the @TheNerdsofColor for the #RallyForRose to support #RoseTico and to show how much #SWRepMatters! pic.twitter.com/RzVtLCA5DI
— Muppet Jared from Space, Going to a Kitchen (@ISnowNothin) July 21, 2018
There’s a #rallyforrose at #ComicCon #sdcc to fight trolls and hate online. pic.twitter.com/jJsJIVG6yo
— Roger Cheng (@RogerWCheng) July 21, 2018
#SDCC18 update: The #RallyForRose is starting to kick off!#RoseTico #TheLastJedi pic.twitter.com/g0aGHwvyxD
— Muppet Jared from Space, Going to a Kitchen (@ISnowNothin) July 21, 2018
A real big honor to be a part of the @TheNerdsofColor #RallyforRose meet up. Great to see all the support for @kellymarietran .@starwars @rianjohnson @Disney #SDCC1018 pic.twitter.com/RCo5Ime7dw
— Justin Quizon (@JustinQuizon) July 22, 2018
The organizer of the event also sold T-shirts to the fans to wear during the rally. A portion of the proceeds will go to the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, according to the group.
Our founder and #RallyForRose organizer @the_real_chow talking about the event. #SDNOC #NOC5TH pic.twitter.com/SNIFphdfyQ
— #SDNOC #NOC5th (@TheNerdsofColor) July 21, 2018
Thank you @the_real_chow of @thenerdsofcolor for organizing #RallyforRose at #SDCC @starwars #swrepsmatters #SDNOC #NOC5TH #RallyforRose pic.twitter.com/cha8qHqA4m
— Laura (@lsirikul) July 21, 2018
Some couldn’t make it to San Diego Comic-Con, so they showed their support online by posting on Twitter with the hashtag #RallyForRose.
I can’t be at Comic-Con, but I’m still supporting #RallyForRose from my hometown. Go get ’em, everybody! pic.twitter.com/kxe4aSiZTp
— Shana McCarl (@holyirishcoffee) July 21, 2018
Even if you’re not at #SDCC you can support #RoseTico online! Just tweet at us on Saturday at 2pm PT using the tags #RallyForRose #RoseForHope! Share #FanartForRose or take a pic of Rose merch. #SWRepMatters #ForceOutHate #SDNOC pic.twitter.com/5JgYemp5wY
— #SDNOC #NOC5th (@TheNerdsofColor) July 20, 2018
Featured Image via Instagram / thenerdsofcolor (Left), Twitter / TheNerdsofColor (Right)
