Amandla Stenberg and Manny Jacinto, portraying Osha Aniseya and Qimir, staring into the sunset (and the unfortunate and untimely ending of their show)

The linked Rolling Stone commentary is correct about the toxic fans of Star Wars. People like the late Shafiqah Hudson have written about this in the past. The sci-fi and fantasy genres in particular retain a unique ability to attract some of the most toxic fans around. At just 25 years old, Amandla Stenberg has been acting long enough to be attacked by toxic fans of 2 different series. Fans who supposedly love The Hunger Games somehow missed that Rue, the character she played when she was 14(!) was written by the author of the books as black.

Regardless of what is said about The Acolyte and its budget being the "real" reason for its cancellation, the premature end of the show cannot be separated from the racism and review-bombing the show received--and Disney's previous capitulations to its worst fans.