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]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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