Caleb McLaughlin says racism in the ‘Stranger Things’ fandom ‘definitely affected me’

“Stranger Things” actor Caleb McLaughlin recently opened up about the racism he has experienced while starring in the hit Netflix series. “My very first Comic Con, some people didn’t stand in my line because I was Black,” McLaughlin said in a video tweeted by @spideychalamet. Since the first season of “Stranger Things,” McLaughlin’s Lucas has been a member of the show’s core friend group of kids battling supernatural monsters from the Upside Down in the fictional town of Hawkins, Ind. In addition to “Stranger Things,” McLaughlin has starred in Broadway’s “The Lion King,” as well as the Netflix films “High Flying Bird” and “Concrete Cowboy.” Also a musician, he released his latest single, “Soul Travel,” in May.