Ben Kingsley confirmed as the Mandarin in Iron Man 3

jhenne-bean:

racebending:

If you loved Ben Kingsley’s turn as a Persian villain in “The Prince of Persia” you will be excited to hear that today Marvel confirmed at ComicCon that he will be playing The Mandarin in Iron Man 3! and he’s got a long beard and top knot, too! (I really wish we had gotten through to Marvel when we talked to them about the now defunct Runaways project, which is not in active development. Runaways was the only proposed concept to have a majority female cast and lead characters of color.)

This is why we can’t have nice things.

you’ve gotta be fucking me

#is this really happening?  #marvel  #racebending  #the mandarin  #whitewashing  #iron man 3  #ruh roh  #DatRacism  #stereotypes  #this is why we can't have nice things  #ironman  #comics  
10 months ago on 07/16/12 at 07:21am
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  2. feministgaze reblogged this from racebending and added:
    Hollywood is really disappointing me. I saw the Dark Knight Rises last night, and I loved it. An entire review would be...
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  6. lyndez reblogged this from jhenne-bean and added:
    you’ve gotta be fucking me
  7. jhenne-bean reblogged this from racebending and added:
    This is why we can’t have nice things.
  8. sinousine reblogged this from chinesecool and added:
    Wasn’t Ben Kinsley that guy who played Gandhi? Couldn’t they have gotten an actual Asian dude to play the Mandarin...
  9. loquatly reblogged this from chinesecool and added:
    is this real what the actual fuck
  10. spikeghost reblogged this from racebending
  11. mindizmyspear reblogged this from big-wired and added:
    Ben Kingsley: Hollywood’s go-to White Wash guy.
  12. big-wired reblogged this from yiheyuans and added:
    guess Ben Kingsley...talented he can play anyone… >_< Just…
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  16. tallycola reblogged this from racebending and added:
    shame because unlike...absolutely no way this movie is going
  17. anirresistiblysexyperson reblogged this from racebending
  18. gentilegentry reblogged this from racebending and added:
    Y’know, I give up. That’s it. The Avengers and Marvel and whatnot is cool, fine, sure. As a nerd though, I feel really...
  19. syllogi reblogged this from racebending and added:
    Seriously? Ugh. That’s enough, Hollywood. Edit: Just...biracial, but this is The Mandarin....
  20. mizmlee reblogged this from racebending and added:
    Kingsley is cool and all…..but I am disappoint. A half Indian/half British doesn’t equal Chinese. But I’ve seen...
  21. alostbird reblogged this from racebending and added:
    Not surprised by any of this.
  22. akoyam reblogged this from gaobibaituo and added:
    but ben kingsley isn’t chinese. he’s half indian/half british, if i recall correctly and i thought top knots were...
  23. stirringsagacity reblogged this from racebending and added:
    Kingsley is half-Indian...Mandarin himself...half-Chinese?...
  24. gaobibaituo reblogged this from racebending and added:
    this WHY DOES THIS SHIT KEEP HAPPENING I AM SO PISSED AT HOLLYWOOD RIGHT NOW WHY DID THE MANDARIN HAVE TO BE A VILLAIN...
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