Screen Rant

Marvel made the right decision in replacing Fu Manchu with The Mandarin for Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. 1 / 7

Fu Manchu is the father and major enemy of Shang Chi in the comics... 2 / 7

But Fu Manchu has also been a racist caricature for close to a century. 3 / 7

The Mandarin has himself been previously imbued with racist elements... 4 / 7

But more modern versions of the character have moved away from his earlier characterization. 5 / 7

There are still racist elements and stereotypes for Marvel to avoid with the film... 6 / 7

But having Shang Chi face The Mandarin rather than Fu Manchu was the correct decision. 7 / 7