Dr. Fu Man Chu
It is interesting to notice that Fu Man Chu is always played by White Man.
Lu Xun's comments on Mei Lan Fang: "Man sees him as woman, and woman sees him as man."
魯迅﹕「男人看了扮女人﹐女人看了男人扮。」
Mei Lan Fang (梅蘭方) is a famous actor in classical Chinese theatre. He always plays the role of woman.
Once a genre or subgenre is established, it can be sabotaged by further role playing and role reversal.
Fu Man Chu played by Peter Sellers, a British actor who is a comedian.
Shortly after that movie, Peter Sellers died of cancer.