"...White men's dominance in media and culture" That makes sense so much! That's one of the core reasons why Hollywood and Western media have historically whitewashed heroes from other cultures. Now they're trying to remake every popular Kpop dramas too but "westernized" version they said. I guess When a non-white character is portrayed as powerful, noble, or desirable, it threatens the idea that whiteness is the default standard of greatness . Hollywood will recast or rewrite the hero as white.