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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
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It probably wouldn't be an issue if the MCU had any Asian characters in the movies, but here we are I guess.
To be honest, I would have a deeper understanding for it if not for the fact that it makes so much sense that Tilda Swinton plays a character called "The Ancient one". She is practically made for it, with her androgynous, ageless look. I mean, I get it, we really need more Asians in the MCU. But she makes so much sense in the role. The moment I heart about her casting I couldn't imagine anyone else in the role. It's like Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange, it just fits too well to NOT do it.
Though I recently read a complain that BC looks to young. Which...yeah, Doctor strange has those white patches in his hair, but doesn't it make sense to pick an actor whose face won't change that much for the next ten years or so?
Well, there was Helen Cho....which isn't enough by any stretch, but to claim that there isn't one isn't correct either. Though it is kind of strange, you would expect Marvel to put as many Asian characters as possible in those movies to appease the Chinese Market (instead of adding useless scenes).
edited 19th Apr '16 6:41:07 AM by Swanpride
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Melinda May has appeared in the movies?
Okay, there's one. "It wouldn't be such a big deal if there were more than one Asian character in the movies."
edited 19th Apr '16 6:58:46 AM by comicwriter
80% of the examples listed here are ambiguously Mysterious Mystical Asian characters. 60% of them are unapologetic Yellow Peril examples as well. Consequentially, I say those particular characters count as -1 example. The MCU loses a Diversity Point every time it plays the Evil Magic Asians card and, at this point, it's played it so much that any argument for the Mandarin's depiction being about avoiding the Yellow Peril implications is Hilarious in Hindsight.
It loses three points for The Hand on account of the fact that they actually had a chance to present a member of The Hand in a sympathetic light and they responded to that opportunity by making him the only white guy we see affiliated with the organization.
edited 19th Apr '16 7:46:34 AM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.I'll also admit, I'm a little bit confused by the notion that stereotypical villains should count as anti-diversity points. It's not like they're meant to be positive role models or upstanding representations of anything. Maybe if they existed in a vacuum and were the only examples of Asian characters, that'd be one thing, but they're not.
edited 19th Apr '16 7:49:52 AM by Khfan429
So two bit parts (both of which were Put on a Bus) and one supporting role. That's some great opportunities for Asians in the MCU.
And, with the exception of Madame Gao, that is the entire extent of their character. Even Nobu is just another faceless ninja who happens to take off his mask and say a couple lines of dialogue from time to time.
They are entirely defined by their cliché.
edited 19th Apr '16 7:55:32 AM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Ooookay, so why aren't we focusing on the fact that they're shallow and one-dimensional instead? It seems like "the bad guys are being presented in a negative cultural light" is being treated as a bigger issue than "the bad guys aren't written in a way that makes them more engaging than cutout stereotypes". And I'm sorry, but I still don't see where bad guys should be expected to be anything other than bad guys. If they're lame, they're lame, that's a bigger problem than the fact that a bunch of people who exist to do horrible things in the narrative aren't also culturally sensitive. Again, they're not the only Asian characters, so it's not like the MCU treats the entire continent like they're full of terrible people. It's just the bad guys.
Well Kingpin and Punisher both got to have fleshed out backstories and motivations.
The Hand are evil asian ninjas that have some weird maybe world ending goal because.
Madame Gao gets to be mysterious on top of evil and probably magic.
Kind of unbalanced in who the narrative thinks is worth explaining.
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