They’re nowhere near as complained about as Jar Jar, Watto, or the Neimodians but the Tusken Raiders and Jawas appear first here. The Tuskens are an “always chaotic evil” race and either Native American or Arab misrepresentation depending on who you ask. Jawas are Romani stereotypes who steal and lie to their customers. Both races are aliens but their portrayal is still outdated.
Twice by Darth Vader, the first time is physical choking that results in a fatality, the other is with the Force but stopped before the victim is killed.
There's almost no gore at all, this is a family-friendly film; there's a bloody alien arm from offscreen dismemberment and charred skeletons but nothing remotely excessive.
Owen and Beru, Luke's parent figures, are killed off-screen and we are shown their smoking corpses. Bail and Breha, Leia's parents, are killed when Alderaan is blown up