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Conservatives Melt Down Over Feminist ‘Star Wars’ Director

‘GOING WOKE’

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who is set to become the first woman and first person of color to direct a “Star Wars” film, has irked fanboys with a totally innocuous comment.

Madeline Roth
Madeline Roth 

Entertainment Editor

Daisy Ridley and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy at "Star Wars Celebration"
Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Disney
Madeline Roth

Madeline Roth

Entertainment Editor

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