pretty cool that an asian newspaper is casually orientalist. qing dynasty dude, creepy dragon, indian people barefoot and wrapped in saris

garrisonesque, but not enough labels, what’s the flute supposed to represent

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I wonder how long until American anti China propaganda gets that unhinged and starts resurrecting these Orientalist tropes. My guess is we’ll know it when they start putting Fu Manchu in the new Marvel movies.

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Is that the giant egg guy? I thought that was a DC villain

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I think there’s been quite a few fu manchu style villains spread between Marvel and DC

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