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* [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] cited Fu Manchu to [[Robert Holmes]] as an item to use as inspiration for writing ''The Talons of Weng-Chiang''.<ref>http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/4s.html</ref> This decision, and its subsequent impact upon the story as an influence, has been since the source of significant criticism. Most of this controversy in the years immediately following its creation was in the US and Canada, where the racial stereotyping and usage of "yellowface" (a practice where yellow makeup and prosthetics are applied to make an individual appear Asian) had already fallen into disfavour many years earlier. It has also been pointed out that Fu Manchu was a depiction that Chinese people had been campaigning and protesting against since the 1920s.<ref>''"Yellow Peril, Dark Hero: Fu Manchu and the 'Gothic Bedevilment' of Racist Intent"'', Karen Kingsbury, pg. 105 (published in 2004 as part of ''The Gothic Other: Racial and Social Constructions in the Literary Imaginations,'' edited by Ruth Bienstock Anolik and Douglas L. Howard, by McFarland & Co.)</ref><ref>''The Chinese in Britain, 1800-Present: Economy, Transnationalism, Identity'', Gregor Benton and Edmund Terence Gomez, pg. 313 (published 2008 by Palgrave MacMillan)</ref> | * [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] cited Fu Manchu to [[Robert Holmes]] as an item to use as inspiration for writing ''The Talons of Weng-Chiang''.<ref>http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/4s.html</ref> This decision, and its subsequent impact upon the story as an influence, has been since the source of significant criticism. Most of this controversy in the years immediately following its creation was in the US and Canada, where the racial stereotyping and usage of "yellowface" (a practice where yellow makeup and prosthetics are applied to make an individual appear Asian) had already fallen into disfavour many years earlier. It has also been pointed out that Fu Manchu was a depiction that Chinese people had been campaigning and protesting against since the 1920s.<ref>''"Yellow Peril, Dark Hero: Fu Manchu and the 'Gothic Bedevilment' of Racist Intent"'', Karen Kingsbury, pg. 105 (published in 2004 as part of ''The Gothic Other: Racial and Social Constructions in the Literary Imaginations,'' edited by Ruth Bienstock Anolik and Douglas L. Howard, by McFarland & Co.)</ref><ref>''The Chinese in Britain, 1800-Present: Economy, Transnationalism, Identity'', Gregor Benton and Edmund Terence Gomez, pg. 313 (published 2008 by Palgrave MacMillan)</ref> | ||
** The Canadian syndication run on TVOntario in 1980 dropped the story and did not air it, due to complaints from the local Chinese Canadian community. In their complaint to TVOntario, the Chinese Canadian National Council described Talons as "dangerous, offensive, racist stereotyping to associate the Chinese with everything fearful and despicable".<ref>Chinese object to Dr. Who". ''Regina Leader-Post''. 7 November 1980. p. 12. Archival copy at https://www.newspapers.com/image/495995728/</ref> Specifically, the CCNC's Dr. Joseph Wong also highlighted the Fu Manchu element as one of the issues.<ref>https://torontoist.com/2013/11/next-on-tvontario-doctor-who/</ref><ref>"TVOntario cancels the rest of Dr. Who", ''The Canadian Press'', 7th November 1980</ref> According to [[Peter Ware (editor)|Peter Ware]] (who is half-Chinese), this protest partly came as a result of TVOntario showing the story to a focus group of Chinese locals, who took strong offence.<ref name=":3">[[DOC]]: [[Race Against Time (documentary)| | ** The Canadian syndication run on TVOntario in 1980 dropped the story and did not air it, due to complaints from the local Chinese Canadian community. In their complaint to TVOntario, the Chinese Canadian National Council described Talons as "dangerous, offensive, racist stereotyping to associate the Chinese with everything fearful and despicable".<ref>Chinese object to Dr. Who". ''Regina Leader-Post''. 7 November 1980. p. 12. Archival copy at https://www.newspapers.com/image/495995728/</ref> Specifically, the CCNC's Dr. Joseph Wong also highlighted the Fu Manchu element as one of the issues.<ref>https://torontoist.com/2013/11/next-on-tvontario-doctor-who/</ref><ref>"TVOntario cancels the rest of Dr. Who", ''The Canadian Press'', 7th November 1980</ref> According to [[Peter Ware (editor)|Peter Ware]] (who is half-Chinese), this protest partly came as a result of TVOntario showing the story to a focus group of Chinese locals, who took strong offence.<ref name=":3">[[DOC]]: ''[[Race Against Time (documentary)|Race Against Time]]''</ref> | ||
** The story was not shown on Los Angeles television after 1985 for similar reasons, this time involving a local sponsor of Asian extraction. And multiple other stations in the US and Canada also declined to air it. {{Fact}} | ** The story was not shown on Los Angeles television after 1985 for similar reasons, this time involving a local sponsor of Asian extraction. And multiple other stations in the US and Canada also declined to air it. {{Fact}} | ||
*Despite the story continuing to be acclaimed by ''Doctor Who'' fans, the story has also garnered controversy in later years for its stereotypical portrayals of the Chinese. | *Despite the story continuing to be acclaimed by ''Doctor Who'' fans, the story has also garnered controversy in later years for its stereotypical portrayals of the Chinese. | ||
