Well, it turns out there is a much uglier and truly political reason for the Tilda Swinton casting then any of the gender-angry crowd thinks.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/04/24/marvel-cast-tilda-swinton-in-doctor-strange-so-as-not-to-offend-china/

He originates from Tibet, so if you acknowledge that Tibet is a place and that he’s Tibetan, you risk alienating one billion people


Well I fucking acknowladge that Tibet is a place. Of course it is a place. What the fuck is wrong with you? This is a shitty, cowardly decision and I'm seriously considering not seeing the movie now. I really don't feel like giving Marvel my money for their pandering to the Chinese regime. I don't like to get political here, and I'll probably regrett this when I cool down and see a shitstorm below but right now? Fuck it, and fuck Marvel.

I don't recall anyone ever being happy with pandering. they always know the real story and resent that which is presented to them.

China Don't Care.

These movies are a business you know. They're made to appeal to everyone.

You don't alienate shit if you speak out the name of Tibet. It's the same thing as speaking out loud the words "Inner Mongolia" or something since both are autonomous regions of People's republic of China.


and also this has nothing to do with Tibet or whatever. Asian actors just don't get cast in Hollywood movies because dumb fucking hicks in USA still claim "they all look the same". That's the actual reason for casting "a white Scottish woman as a traditionally East Asian character". Bullshit about Tibet and offending China and whatnot is just a weird construct they made up to seem like "smart" or whatever when they got asked about why is the character a white girl.