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Speaking of Whitewashing
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andrhia the other day, and she mentioned the casting of the film version of Avatar, which I had never heard of. (I'd never heard of the cartoon or the movie. Not having a television or being a media fan, I don't track these things. I'd also not heard of the outcry over the main heroes' being cast to be played by white actors in the live-action movie series, which will begin in 2010 with a film called The Last Airbender.)
Anyway, in my now-getting-extensive-yet-not-even-approaching-done reading of the blogs of various people who participated or commented on RaceFail, I came across This excellent post by bossymarmalade about the casting of Avatar.
(So read it already.)
andrhia the other day, and she mentioned the casting of the film version of Avatar, which I had never heard of. (I'd never heard of the cartoon or the movie. Not having a television or being a media fan, I don't track these things. I'd also not heard of the outcry over the main heroes' being cast to be played by white actors in the live-action movie series, which will begin in 2010 with a film called The Last Airbender.)Anyway, in my now-getting-extensive-yet-not-even-approaching-done reading of the blogs of various people who participated or commented on RaceFail, I came across This excellent post by bossymarmalade about the casting of Avatar.
(So read it already.)
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I really loved the Last Airbender series. We pounced on each new DVD as it was released (not having Nick as an option in this area). It's as silly and trivial as you would expect from a kid's TV show, as well written and moving as you would hope for. I would love to see it get wider appreciation.
And this movie is likely to do just the opposite.