“My very first Comic-Con, some people didn’t stand in my line because I was Black.
Even now some people don’t follow me or don’t support me because I’m Black.
Sometimes overseas you feel the racism, you feel the bigotry.

Caleb McLaughlin opens up about the racism he’s felt as an actor playing the only Black kid on ‘Stranger Things’ for years.Netflix
The least amount of followers?
I’m on the same show as everybody from season 1.”
[Fans] are happy with a dragon flying.
They’re happy with white hair and violet-colored eyes, but a rich Black guy?
That’s beyond the pale."
“I fought so hard for this role for this very reason,” the actor said.
“I felt that I could carry that torch.