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[–] AhismaMiasma@lemm.ee 40 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is a good point. Casting a genuine Tibetan actor would cause the house of mouse to lose all that sweet china money.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

They could've still got someone vaguely Asian.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't think anyone had an issue with Benedict Wong as one of the head monks so I think your theory is bad.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Supporting character

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

They have talked about that, and said they fucked up. The went with a white chick because they didn't want to make it seem like Asian is just interchangeable