Marvel Entertainment: “We can’t cast an Asian guy as a martial arts master Iron Fist or the Ancient One cause that would be too stereotypical and invoke racist tropes!”

They could of course have casted an Asian actor for any of Asia’s other numerous countries such as Indonesia, India, Japan, Korea, or Malaysia. Also, Michelle Yeoh is actually Malaysian and was born in the country. So Cargill’s explanation of his inability to hire her sounded a lot like “Well you people all look the…

Except they haven’t cast any Asians in any major roles... at all.

Michelle Yeoh is Malaysian. Not Chinese. The Whitesplaining guy is incredibly racist. She still could have been cast. Calling Michelle Yeoh Chinese is like calling Meryl Streep a British actress.