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Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Dr. Strange’s whitewashing sadly not so strange, still damaging
The Tartan Online: In the weeks before its release, Marvel’s new movie Doctor Strange generated controversy and confusion surrounding its choice to cast Tilda Swinton, a white actress, in the role of The Ancient One, a character who was a Tibetan monk in the original comic series. Many people saw this casting choice as taking the role away from an actor of Asian descent and whitewashing the character.
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