Is The Talons of Weng-Chiang Racist?

The Talons of Weng-Chiang is a much beloved serial of Classic Doctor Who, but it's also a bit of a contentious one. Why is this? Find out why here! Social Media: Patreon:   / lofimediareviews   Twitter:   / mfreckelton99   Instagram:   / michael_fre.  . Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/mfreckelton99/ Footage used from: All footage attributed in the video (a first for me!) Time tunnel asset in titles by ‪@lothahn8332‬ Music: "Always In My Dreams" by A.L.I.S.O.N. "Pandora" by Downtown Binary "Resonance" and "Before the Night" by HOME Bibliography: Orman, Kate. “‘One Of Us Is Yellow’: Doctor Fu Manchu and The Talons of Weng Chiang.” Doctor Who and Race, edited by Lindy Orthia, www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/one-of-us-is-yellow-doctor-fu-manchu-and-the-talons-of-weng-chiang-guest-post-by-kate-orman Accessed 23 Dec. 2023. “BritBox Adds Trigger Warnings to 1977 Doctor Who Episodes.” Radio Times, www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/britbox-adds-trigger-warnings-to-1977-doctor-who-episodes/ Accessed 8 Dec. 2023. “Doctor Who Gets Trigger Warnings Added on BritBox over Racially Insensitive Older Episodes.” Digital Spy, 15 Mar. 2020, www.digitalspy.com/tv/a31633239/doctor-who-trigger-warnings-britbox/ Accessed 8 Dec. 2023. “Chinese Object to Dr. Who.” Regina Leader-Post, 7 Nov. 1980, p. 12. Google News, news.google.com/newspapers?id=eYlVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lD8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1207%2C1942315 Accessed 28 Dec. 2023. “The Talons of Weng-Chiang | a Brief History of Time (Travel).” Www.shannonsullivan.com, www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/4s.html. Accessed 23 Dec. 2023 VICE. “How Britain Got China Hooked on Opium I Empires of Dirt.” YouTube, 28 Aug. 2020,    • How Britain Got China Hooked on Opium I Em...   “How Racist Was Fu Manchu and the Depiction of China?” The Independent, www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/fu-manchu-and-china-was-the-yellow-peril-incarnate-really-appallingly-racist-a6701766.html Theme Song: "Doctor Who Theme" by Ron Grainer (arr. David Arnold) Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 02:57 Synopsis 03:51 Important Context 07:50 "It Was A Different Time" 09:29 The Makeup Problem 16:02 You Can't Say That 22:03 Jago and Litefoot 27:58 Fu Manchu 34:27 Why Is This Important 44:26 Conclusion Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.