“In this year’s Marvel flick Doctor Strange,
Tilda Swinton plays the Ancient One, a character that was originally
Tibetan in the movie’s comic-book source material. Changing the race of
the character was reportedly a politically-motivated decision
“in large part over fears of offending the Chinese government and
people — and of losing access to one of the world’s most lucrative film
markets,” according to the New York Times.”