When we first met the Empire in Star Wars’ original trilogy, their fascist roots in the real world iconography of forces like the Nazis were immediately apparent: not just in their stark uniforms and the dehumanizing armor of the Stormtroopers, but in the whiteness of their officers. But when we see Star Wars’…
Source: io9 – Giancarlo Esposito on What It’s Like to Play a Person of Color Among Star Wars’ Fascist Villains