‘King Arthur’ Movie Deletes Tweet After Backlash Over ‘Kung-Fu George’

[Teh One Who Knocks]

By Heat Street Staff


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Sherlock Holmes director Guy Ritchie’s new blockbuster King Arthur: Legend of the Sword opens May 12. The $100 million movie, which stars Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law and Idris Elba, is unlikely to be too faithful a take on the famed medieval Camelot exploits of Arthur, Guinevere and Lancelot.

The movie’s official Twitter account posted a tweet designed to whet moviegoers’ appetites by rolling out the Knights of the Round Table. But a reference on the poster to a character named “Kung-Fu George” (played by Tom Wu) caused outrage on Twitter. Some approved:

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But many social justice warriors objected to a character named “Kung-Fu George” on the basis that it promotes the stereotype that all Asians should be martial arts devotees.

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Movie studio Warner Bros caved in to the protests and subsequently deleted the tweet. Geri who tweets under the handle ‘Chinesechica’ was claiming credit:

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She kept going on about it:

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Modern-day heroism!

[Goofy]

Sad bastards :shakehead:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Sad bastards :shakehead:

:privilege:

[DemonGeminiX]

How does having ONE Asian character named Kung Fu George reinforce a stereotype that ALL Asians practice Kung Fu?