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Posted: 2016-02-02T20:50:17Z | Updated: 2016-02-02T20:50:17Z 'Star Wars' Actor John Boyega Expertly Shuts Down Black History Month Haters | HuffPost

'Star Wars' Actor John Boyega Expertly Shuts Down Black History Month Haters

The Force is with Finn on Twitter.
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Actor John Boyega attends Apple Store Soho Presents Meet The Actor: John Boyega, 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' on Dec. 18, 2015 in New York City.
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There are a few reasons one might not want to mess with "Star Wars" actor John Boyega . After all, his best friend is Harrison Ford  and he's made it clear that he's not afraid to shut down trolls on Twitter.  

Boyega did just that when a few critics decided to take issue with his tweet about Black History Month on Monday: 

One Twitter troll replied to the actor, writing, "happy racially divided month" in a since deleted tweet captured by BuzzFeed .

Boyega, who has no time for haters, fired back with a hilarious and classy-as-f**k response. 

Boyega continued to silence the trolls with the use of emojis and the spectacular phrase, "please take several seats."

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Finn will slay you on Twitter.
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Boyega has dealt with racist critics before , when many protested his role as stormtrooper in the recent "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" film. 

"I'm grounded in who I am, and I am a confident black man. A confident, Nigerian, black, chocolate man," Boyega told The New York Times . "I'm proud of my heritage, and no man can take that away from me. I wasn’t raised to fear people with a difference of opinion. They are merely victims of a disease in their mind. To get into a serious dialogue with people who judge a person based on the melanin in their skin? They’re stupid, and I’m not going to lose sleep over people." 

Preach, Finn! 

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