Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin has faced racism since first appearing on the show

Caleb McLaughlin gets candid about racism among 'Stranger Things' fans

Photo: Getty Images“Stranger Things” star Caleb McLaughlin is opening up about the racism he’s experienced from fans of the Netflix hit series.On Sunday (September 25), McLaughlin, 20, got candid about how “Stranger Things” fans have treated him differently than his white costars, including Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Sadie Sink, and Noah Schnapp, since the show’s debut in 2016, People reports.“It definitely took a toll o…

Stranger Things Star Caleb McLaughlin Addresses Racism He's Faced From Fans

"Why am I the least favorite? Why [do I have] the least amount of followers? I’m on the same show as everybody from season one”

Caleb McLaughlin Calls Out The Racism He's Faced From 'Stranger Things' Fans

The actor recalled his parents explaining to him that he was being treated differently because he was "the Black child on the show."

Stranger Things, Caleb McLaughlin accuses fans of racism: “Many don't support me because I'm black” - Il Fatto Quotidiano

“A lot of people don't support me or don't follow me because I'm black.” This is the complaint of Caleb McLaughlin, interpreter of Lucas Sinclair in Stranger Things, a Netflix TV series among the most loved by young people. During the Heroes Comic Con convention in Belgium, the 21-year-old told of having been the victim of racism on the part of fans, who do not give him the same support as other actors. “Sometimes overseas you hear racism, bigot…

Caleb McLaughlin says racism in the 'Stranger Things' fandom affected him

Since the first season of the series, McLaughlin's Lucas has been a member of the show's core friend group of kids battling supernatural monsters.

RACISM! 'Stranger Things' Star Only Has 15.4 Million Instagram Followers

Here’s a serious question: If you had 15.4 million Instagram followers and were a main character on a wildly popular TV show, would you consider yourself a victim of racism? (Or of anything, really?). If you wouldn’t, you’re probably a normal person. But Caleb McLaughlin, who plays Lucas Sinclair in the Netflix hit drama show “Stranger Things,” doesn’t see it that way. McLaughlin spoke at the Heroes Comic Con in Belgium this past weekend, where …