Lurial ([info]lurial) wrote,
@ 2009-03-19 23:54:00
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Avatar's cast is WHITE?
Okay, I normally don't really give a damn about casting and films because I'm all over a good story, but lately I'm starting to get more then a little annoyed with the movie industry's choices regarding casting Asians. I like to think it's not because I'm being oversensitive due to my own race, but simply because... well...

...Come ON people, you have an ALL-CAUCASIAN CAST for AVATAR THE AIRBENDER and DRAGONBALL Z!

Keep in mind, I obviously have nothing against caucasians acting as I love movies and watch them all the time.

But those two cartoons are just about as far away from European culture as you can get! Avatar is clearly a mix of various Asian and Inuit cultures! In one episode you see a bunch of folks wearing Korean Hanboks - COMPLETELY unaltered! I was able to recognize them! And they mention food that I KNOW the names of and recognized in the cartoon!

And yet all the roles are just going to Caucasians because Hollywood is too scared to put another race up in the main cast. Jeez!

I mean, come on, can you REALLY see Sokka and Kiara as Eurpoeans with a tan in Inuit outfits and call it believable? Or Toff as this tiny Cacuasian girl with dyed black hair? Really?

http://racebending.com/ <--- Click!



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[info]mousse9
2009-03-20 12:00 pm UTC (link)
I completely agree with you. I don't even watch the trailer of Dragonball, let alone watch the entire movie. A white dude playing Goku? And the ENTIRE STORYLINE is mangled? Count me out.

As for Avatar, you've said it better than I could.

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[info]heero_masaki
2009-03-20 12:05 pm UTC (link)
I know what you mean! and Spike from Buffy the vampire slayer as Picollo!!?? O_o
Chow Yun-Fat as Master Roshi? that still makes no sense! and whats worse is Ayumi Hamasaki is degrading herself by doing the theme song for it.

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[info]cheynegel
2009-03-20 12:48 pm UTC (link)
This really tweaks me. I'm still holding out a tiny bit of home that the VA for Prince Zuko can finagle one of his younger brothers for the role. He's a tiny bit old to play a teenaged prince. RUFIO! *sigh* But hollywood is going to fuck this movie in the ass and won't use lube. :(

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[info]virany
2009-03-20 12:51 pm UTC (link)
Arg silly Hollywood machine...

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[info]shininghalf
2009-03-20 03:15 pm UTC (link)
The comics feminists/activists on my f-list have been all over this. Esp. in the case of Avatar it's just disgusting.

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[info]cheeseduck03
2009-03-20 03:29 pm UTC (link)
This is... disappointing to say the least...

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[info]sararose
2009-03-20 07:41 pm UTC (link)
Go Whitey!!

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[info]teh_dip
2009-03-20 08:59 pm UTC (link)
OH COME ON.

DID ANYONE REALLY THINK LIVE ACTION AVATAR WOULD GET EVEN ONE THING RIGHT?

;p


PS: I kinda want to see Dragonball because of how HILARIOUSLY BAD it looks. It's like driving around and looking for a train crash to stare it.

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[info]cheynegel
2009-03-21 01:24 pm UTC (link)
I might see DB, but only a pirated copy. :P Certainly won't see a mostly-white Avatar, even in pirated form. Ugh.

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