The choice between the tropes Mighty Whitey and All Asian People Know Martial Arts in casting Iron Fist is not one I envy anyone.
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Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime Make Danny Rand Hispanic to get around Mighty Whiteyness? (A black Danny Rand would negate the mixed-race dynamic of PM/IF.)2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @womzilla
@womzilla Ha, I was just bringing that up to@jenphalian in DM. I was more cynical about the black option, bringing up McDuffie's Law.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @chaosprime
@womzilla@jenphalian I don't honestly know that it doesn't send other weird messages, and doesn't fix exploit-the-culture-ignore-the-people1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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Replying to @womzilla
@womzilla@chaosprime I, myself, think the Mighty Whitey trope is a lot worse than the other.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @jenphalian
@jenphalian@womzilla Yeah, I'd rather go the other way if it were up to me.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@jenphalian @womzilla Especially since we're already getting ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME Mighty Whitey story with Doctor Strange.
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