Chewtobacca said:
Warbler said:
Khan is supposed to Indian? I never got that.
Indeed he was; a Sikh in fact. This was mentioned in Space Seed.
It is, however, common for actors to play characters from ethnic groups, as long as they have the right general appearance for the role. I have no objection to anyone of one particular ethnic group playing a member of another group.
When it implies they think all darker skinned people are the same, then it is certainly offensive. And Montalban looked nothing like an Indian.