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minus-squareAhismaMiasma@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down1·10 hours agoThis is a good point. Casting a genuine Tibetan actor would cause the house of mouse to lose all that sweet china money.
minus-squareShinkanTrain@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·8 hours agoThey could’ve still got someone vaguely Asian.
minus-squareyeather@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·6 hours agoNo I think people would have been more angry if they got someone Asian but not Tibetan to play the character. Changing an Asian Male character to a White Woman makes it more obvious and direct.
minus-squareI_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·3 hours agoI don’t think anyone had an issue with Benedict Wong as one of the head monks so I think your theory is bad.
This is a good point. Casting a genuine Tibetan actor would cause the house of mouse to lose all that sweet china money.
They could’ve still got someone vaguely Asian.
No I think people would have been more angry if they got someone Asian but not Tibetan to play the character. Changing an Asian Male character to a White Woman makes it more obvious and direct.
I don’t think anyone had an issue with Benedict Wong as one of the head monks so I think your theory is bad.
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