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Doctor Strange starred Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One, Doctor Strange’s mentor and a Celtic mystic who resided in Kamar-Taj, a location in the Himalayas. In the comics, Ancient One is a Tibetan man, and thus the film’s production and release were surrounded by accusations of whitewashing. https://youtu.be/01z_BcgFepw While speaking to Men’s Health in a cover story for Shang-Chi, Feige said, “We thought we were being so smart, and so cutting-edge. We’re not going to do the cliché of the wizened, old, wise Asian man.” He added, “But it was a wake-up call to say, ‘Well, wait a minute, is…