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Rosario Dawson Is Playing Ahsoka Tano in The Mandalorian—and Fans Aren't Happy About It

Fans Aren't Happy About Rosario Dawson's Casting in 'The Mandalorian'

The actress, who is set to play Ahsoka Tano in the upcoming season of Disney+'s popular Star Wars series, has LGBTQ+ fans calling for a recast.

Raffy Ermac

Digital Director, Out.com

Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.

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March 23 2020 4:59 PM EST

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Ever since her debut in 2008's animated feature film Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Ahsoka Tano has become one of the most popular, beloved characters in the entire Star Wars franchise. Though she has been a part of many of the media empire's many animated titles, she has yet to make an appearance in any of the live-action films and shows—but according to an exclusive from Slash Film, that's going to be changing soon thanks to The Mandalorian.

The film blog is reporting that Rent and Daredevil star Rosario Dawson is set to play the fan-favorite Jedi warrior in the upcoming second season of Disney+'s latest Star Wars project.

While this normally would be good news, especially for fans who have been waiting years to see Ahsoka kick some ass IRL, unfortunately, Dawson's casting has many queer Star Wars fans very concerned, especially since news of a recent lawsuit she's a part of resurfaced...

\u201cI see a lot of you excited that Rosario Dawson has allegedly been cast for the part of Ahsoka Tano in The Mandalorian. I'd like to remind everyone she is still part of an ongoing case where she and her family verbally abused and assaulted a Trans Man for being transgender.\u201d
— Leo Thompson (@Leo Thompson) 1584744772

According to a report by NBC News, a lawsuit was filed by Dedrek Finley (a transgender handyman who worked for Dawson) in a Los Angeles court in October 2019 that alleges Dawson and three of her family members discriminated against and physically assaulted Finley after he came out to them as trans.

"[The family] was never expecting me to take a stand for myself," Finley said in an interview with Out back in November about the suit, which is currently still ongoing. "I always hoped there would be some reconciliation, but when it goes physical, that’s it. You have to take a stand for yourself...not only for myself but for the community."

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— Incuteddy (@Incuteddy) 1584757505

\u201crosario dawson who assaulted a transgender person getting cast in the mandalorian.......... no thanks actually\u201d
— \ud83d\udd28 (@\ud83d\udd28) 1584725685

\u201cWas super pumped about Rosario getting casted as live-action Ahsoka... until I found that she and her family assaulted a transgender man working for their family. \ud83d\ude11\nhttps://t.co/halrFvgXaX\u201d
— Henning \ud83e\udd8b playing Lego Star Wars: TSS (@Henning \ud83e\udd8b playing Lego Star Wars: TSS) 1584733482

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— Emperor A.L.C (@Emperor A.L.C) 1584727926

\u201cWhenever I see a news story about Rosario Dawson, it feels wild not to mention that she & her family are currently being sued for allegedly assaulting & abusing a trans employee. https://t.co/vKxYyC45HW\u201d
— Gavia Baker-Whitelaw (@Gavia Baker-Whitelaw) 1584725091

\u201crosario dawson\u2019s been an lgbt ally going back as far as 2006, but it\u2019s still possible her support could be trans exclusionary? fucked up situation, it\u2019s never something I would expect from her, but you never know with celebrities. very upsetting\u201d
— banzo (@banzo) 1584725325