As a straight Asian male the issue I have with it is that it continues the portrayal of Asian men in Hollywood media as sexually undesirable to women.

Justin Lin, Doug Jung and I loved the idea of it being someone we already knew because the audience have a pre-existing opinion of that character as a human being, unaffected by any prejudice. Their sexual orientation is just one of many personal aspects, not the defining characteristic. Also, the audience would…

Are you being disingenuous on purpose? In no way does the article spend a couple thousand words on it, “it” being what you highlighted. The article does explore the actual problems with the existing Marvel properties that are officially confirmed.

The Ancient One is yet another stereotype of Asian, albeit a less overly negative one—that of the wizened, Yoda-like mentor whose sole purpose is to teach a white person his or her strange ways so they can accomplish their goals. It often goes hand-in-hand with the white savior archetype.