Asian fans worry new location of ‘The White Lotus’ could lead to shallow portrayals of Eastern faith

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Asian fans worry new location of ‘The White Lotus’ could lead to shallow portrayals of Eastern faith
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After it was reported that season three of 'The White Lotus' will be set in Thailand, some fans say they're worried about how this focus on Eastern culture might play out, emphasizing there should be Southeast Asian creatives involved. - NBCAsianAmerica

criticized the first season of “The White Lotus”

as a shallow depiction of the Native Hawaiians that lived and worked on the resort islands, viewers say they fear a similar short-sightedness will follow with the Asian characters’ storylines in season three. “I’m a little wary of White Lotus S3 being in Thailand since S1 dropped the ball so much in terms of the discussion of racism and imperialism in Hawaii ,” another viewerPart of the audience didn’t seem to like the fact that the issue of the U.S. colonialism in Hawaii was barely explored with any depth, and that the Native characters’ storylines were treated as plot devices without closure.

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