Twitter Tears Matt Damon Apart for 'Saving' China With Hilarious Hashtag

Matt Damon's new film 'The Great Wall' has been problematic from the jump, and Twitter finally decided to roast him for it.

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Nothing says "deeply problematic cinema" quite like Matt Damon being the white face of The Great Wall, right? Maybe "deeply" is a strong word, but we should be over this at this point, right? Hell, why do you think Twitter went ham on Karlie Kloss and Vogue the other day? 

The Great Wall, which hits theaters today, stars Matt Damon as one of a number of heroes in the film (which is currently owning a 38% "Rotten" score), and while the head of China's People's Choice Awards has already called the movie "low quality," Twitter decided to full-on roast mode, throwing the saltiest of props out to Matt Damon for "saving" China with the hilariously appropriate #ThankYouMattDamon.

Matt Damon taught me how to use chopsticks. #thankyoumattdamon
Putting the Asian in Caucasian #ThankYouMattDamon
Matt Damon is my favorite anime character. #ThankYouMattDamon
Matt Damon hates it when you're all like "no, but where is your FAMILY from?" #thankyoumattdamon
You've saved us so many times. #ThankYouMattDamon pic.twitter.com/3Jo1ZBSGAV
When Matt Damon says the most qualified actors get cast for parts #ThankYouMattDamon pic.twitter.com/lss8ab28r0

You have to love when people remember classic white saviors as well.

#ThankYouMattDamon for having the courage to play a controversial white guy rescuing Asians in their own land. Love, Tom Cruise pic.twitter.com/U0X2FziKGd

Twitter, and the internet in general: forever undefeated.

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