Amandla Stenberg, who plays Mae and Osha in Star Wars: The Acolyte, has begun copyright claiming YouTubers who are reacting to her diss track that includes a request for reactions.
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: The Acolyte’s Amandla Stenberg poses at Disneyland on May 21, 2024 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Disney)
Stenberg released the video to Instagram on June 19th and wrote, “Happy Juneteenth and to those who are flooding me with intolerable racism—since it took me 72 hours on my laptop to make this song and video, u got 72 hours to respond. and I expect choreo!!”
The song begins with Stenberg gyrating as the term “Discourse” blinks rapidly over her head. Ironically, the lyrics “We so bored, don’t f*** with your discourse” are repeated.
From there, Stenberg sings, “I’m going viral on twitter again. Open up the news to find some interesting things. 20 million views. Interview from 2018 with Trevor the King when I was thirteen.” (Stenberg was 20 at the time of the interview with Trevor Noah).
The song continues, “I was running from city to city to speak on a story, you know the one, police murdering a black boy. My people cried in the theaters finding release. White people cried. They could see us as human beings. Trevor ask what I want the people to know. I say white people crying was the goal. If they could take one thing what would it be? I say empathy. Ooooo that’s why they mad at me?”
Mae (Amandla Stenberg) in Lucasfilm’s THE ACOLYTE, exclusively on Disney+. ©.
READ: ‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’ Actress Amandla Stenberg Releases Diss Track On Juneteenth
Stenberg then sings, “They splice lines, make hate they recognize, make it look like the same propaganda they spew ’cause they conflate our pain with violence and try to weaponize everything that we do. The desperation of oppressors is rising and now they holding onto any ole thing they can use. If you rely upon misinformation then that tells me you afraid of the truth.”
“We so bored, don’t f*** with your discourse” then repeats over and over again.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MAY 23: Amandla Stenberg attends the launch event for Lucasfilm’s new Star Wars series The Acolyte at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on May 23, 2024. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)
YouTuber Stuttering Craig, who runs the Side Scrollers channel, reported Stenberg issued a copyright claim on his video. He wrote on X, “Holy CRAP. She’s literally claiming copyright on people reacting to her song. You HAVE to be kidding me.”
Holy CRAP. She’s literally claiming copyright on people reacting to her song 🤣
You HAVE to be kidding me. https://t.co/DaVtz8xKEV pic.twitter.com/1VYUah8FvX
— Stuttering Craig (Official) (@StutteringCraig) June 20, 2024
In a follow-up Stuttering Craig did note that he’s appealed the claim. He wrote, “already appealed.”
already appealed.
— Stuttering Craig (Official) (@StutteringCraig) June 20, 2024
Stuttering Craig was not the only YouTuber who was hit with a copyright claim. Minimal Effort Gaming also reported he was hit with a copyright claim and had to edit out the song from a video.
He wrote on X, “I had to edit it out of a video at 10pm last night! How the hell can it be copyrighted??”
I had to edit it out of a video at 10pm last night! How the hell can it be copyrighted??
— Tebow (@MinEffPodcast) June 20, 2024
Numerous people mocked Stenberg for issuing the copyright claim after she claimed to be an oppressed victim. YouTuber Smash JT wrote, “I guess you could say, she is oppressing people.”
I guess you could say, she is oppressing people pic.twitter.com/mww4Ous7mI
— Smash JT (@SmashJT) June 20, 2024
DrunkInCanuck wrote, “Why is she oppressing herself? React videos are free advertising.”
Why is she oppressing herself? React videos are free advertising.
— Drunk Canuck (@DrunknCanuck) June 20, 2024
ChernobylFruit added, “I thought she was oppressed why is she oppressing you.”
I thought she was oppressed why is she oppressing you
— Chernobyl Fruit Salad (@ChernobylFruit) June 20, 2024
What do you make of Stenberg copyright claiming YouTubers for playing and commenting on her song?
Amandla Stenberg is definitely a full blown Marxist.
When she’s 30, (if she makes it there), she should be forced to watch her video on repeat, in the same manner as Malcolm McDowell in Clockwork.
Amanda needs to chill.
nothing screams irony like being a multimillionaire narcissist telling people I’m the victim and your the problem. Oh and here is my minge I get more pipe laid into me then a pipe layer.