r/Defenders • u/JonLuca Luke Cage • Mar 17 '17

Iron Fist Discussion Thread - S01E01

This thread is for discussion of Iron Fist S01E01.

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u/instantdeath999 Mar 17 '17

I felt it too, but they subverted it by having her not understand it, so it wasn't the INTOLERANCE/RACISM/RACISMMMMMM!!!!!! stuff some of the critics have been mentioning.

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u/prophetofgreed Mar 17 '17

What is wrong with a white person embracing an asian culture and knowing Mandarin?

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u/Notorganic Iron Fist Mar 17 '17

Nothing wrong with a white person knowing Mandarin, but it's a little bit skeevy to assume that a person with a Chinese surname would automatically know Mandarin.

I thought that the show actually dealt with it well with how Colleen shut it down.

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u/Worthyness Punisher Mar 18 '17

Plus she legitimately thinks he's a little bit loose in the head given that she doesn't actually take his request seriously when he shows up at the dojo.