Chris Weitz is a screenwriter on the movie Star Wars: Rogue One. He recently started outrage amongst fans, starting the #DumpStarWars hashtag that is currently trending on twitter. Mr. Weitz has been using Star Wars to push his own personal political agenda, which is extremely unprofessional when you're representing a company.



On November 11th, 2016, Mr. Weitz created a (now deleted) tweet that reads:





Please note that the Empire is a white supremacist (human) organization

When asked by another twitter user if he had cleared this with Disney before attempting to throw the Star Wars franchise into a political debate, Mr. Weitz replied with

@disney against. Hate.

Historically, the Empire in the Star Wars universe has always been based off of the Nazi's, who were indeed white supremacists. Mr. Weitz was not entirely wrong in his assessment, but his attempts to politicize Star Wars in this way were unneeded. This is only the first offense, though.



Later that day, on November 11th, 2016, Mr. Weitz created another tweet. It was a picture of the Rebel insignia from Star Wars with a safety pin on it. Underneath, the caption read "Star Wars against hate. Spread it." The safety pin symbol was, and continues to be, a symbol of defiance against President-Elect Donald Trump.



It is incredibly unprofessional for an employee of a company to take a brand that belongs to the company, and edit and use it in the name of spreading a political message. If Mr. Weitz wishes to express his disdain for the President Elect, he should do so himself using his own means, and not drag both Disney, and the Star Wars franchise into his ramblings. He does not speak for the Star Wars franchise, and these tweets have gotten fans incredibly worried and concerned as to what kind of movie Star Wars: Rogue One is. Is it something that the entire family can enjoy, or is it tainted with the writer's personal political bias regarding the real life election? A brief look at Mr. Weitz twitter stream, filled with reposts about linking Trump to Russia, as well as insulting people with autism, makes one wonder how Disney can be okay with someone like this representing their company.



We henceforth call upon Disney to fire Chris Weitz, or for him to step down and resign. Again, it is horribly unprofessional to speak on behalf of both a company, and an entire franchise and use them as a soapbox to project your political beliefs. When people go to the movies this holiday season, they want to see a movie that the entire family can enjoy and appreciate, and not one spiked with a political message. That's not to say Star Wars: Rogue One is spiked with a political message, the movie has not released yet. But it is very worrying when one of the writers for the movie is attempting to use the movie as a political tool.