Star Wars Fans Show Love and Support for Rose Tico at San Diego Comic-Con

Many Star Wars fans showed their support for Rose Tico, played by Kelly Marie Tran in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” after trolls harassed the Vietnamese-American actress and pushed her off Instagram.

Nerds of Color hosted “Rally for Rose” at Bayfront Park between Hall H and the Hilton outside of Comic-Con in San Diego, California on Saturday.

The gathering showed some love for Tran, who became the first-ever woman of color to be part of a cast of a mega-franchise such as “Star Wars.”

We are all Rose Tico
For @kellymarietran @rianjohnson @starwars @Disney
#SDNOC #NOC5TH #RallyforRose #SDCC2018 #sdcc pic.twitter.com/punJKR3fUr

— #SDNOC #NOC5th (@TheNerdsofColor) July 21, 2018

The rally received positive comments from Twitter users and fans of Rose Tico, with some showing up in cosplay.

Beautiful Rose Tico cosplayers at the #RallyForRose organized by @TheNerdsofColor #RoseForHope #SDNOC pic.twitter.com/keUjOfMpK7

— Jennifer K. Stuller (@InkAmazon) July 21, 2018

WE LOVE ROSE TICO! #RallyForRose #NerdsofColor #NOCSDCC #StarWars #SWREPMATTERS pic.twitter.com/cPOZAn9oBQ

— Catrina D. (@ohcatrina) July 21, 2018

The #RallyforRose is starting!! #SWRepMatters #NerdsofColorSDCC pic.twitter.com/j773PDsUCP

— Catrina D. (@ohcatrina) July 21, 2018

#SDCC18 update: thank you to the @TheNerdsofColor for the #RallyForRose to support #RoseTico and to show how much #SWRepMatters! pic.twitter.com/RzVtLCA5DI

— Muppet Jared from Space, Going to a Kitchen (@ISnowNothin) July 21, 2018

There’s a #rallyforrose at #ComicCon #sdcc to fight trolls and hate online. pic.twitter.com/jJsJIVG6yo

— Roger Cheng (@RogerWCheng) July 21, 2018

#SDCC18 update: The #RallyForRose is starting to kick off!#RoseTico #TheLastJedi pic.twitter.com/g0aGHwvyxD

— Muppet Jared from Space, Going to a Kitchen (@ISnowNothin) July 21, 2018

A real big honor to be a part of the @TheNerdsofColor #RallyforRose meet up. Great to see all the support for @kellymarietran .@starwars @rianjohnson @Disney #SDCC1018 pic.twitter.com/RCo5Ime7dw

— Justin Quizon (@JustinQuizon) July 22, 2018

The organizer of the event also sold T-shirts to the fans to wear during the rally. A portion of the proceeds will go to the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, according to the group.

Our founder and #RallyForRose organizer @the_real_chow talking about the event. #SDNOC #NOC5TH pic.twitter.com/SNIFphdfyQ

— #SDNOC #NOC5th (@TheNerdsofColor) July 21, 2018

Thank you @the_real_chow of @thenerdsofcolor for organizing #RallyforRose at #SDCC @starwars #swrepsmatters #SDNOC #NOC5TH #RallyforRose pic.twitter.com/cha8qHqA4m

— Laura (@lsirikul) July 21, 2018

Some couldn’t make it to San Diego Comic-Con, so they showed their support online by posting on Twitter with the hashtag #RallyForRose.

I can’t be at Comic-Con, but I’m still supporting #RallyForRose from my hometown. Go get ’em, everybody! pic.twitter.com/kxe4aSiZTp

— Shana McCarl (@holyirishcoffee) July 21, 2018

Even if you’re not at #SDCC you can support #RoseTico online! Just tweet at us on Saturday at 2pm PT using the tags #RallyForRose #RoseForHope! Share #FanartForRose or take a pic of Rose merch. #SWRepMatters #ForceOutHate #SDNOC pic.twitter.com/5JgYemp5wY

— #SDNOC #NOC5th (@TheNerdsofColor) July 20, 2018