AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER
I'm back, and still angry!
Over the course of the past few days, I find it amazing just how vociferously people will argue why an all-POC/Asian/diverse cast isn't a good thing. No matter what you say and how many facts you point out, they just will keep saying "PROVE IT TO ME." or "THEY AREN'T ALL ASIAN" (therefore, the ( Read more... )
I'm back, and still angry!
Over the course of the past few days, I find it amazing just how vociferously people will argue why an all-POC/Asian/diverse cast isn't a good thing. No matter what you say and how many facts you point out, they just will keep saying "PROVE IT TO ME." or "THEY AREN'T ALL ASIAN" (therefore, the ( Read more... )
NPR (On The Media especially) and The Huffington Post have been suggested as good places to write to as well.
We're probably going to make a post later today with a "screencap essay" for those who aren't as familiar with the show or who seem to have misremembered it in key ways. That should do a lot to help interest media types who might not otherwise realize the scale of how offensive this is. As I said to a friend last night, "This isn't Xiaolin Showdown. There's no ambiguity here."
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Which is hilarious, actually, as I can't imagine that won't just...make this issue seem more important to the people watching?
This is already shaping up to be a long, long week.
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Dude, I've never even heard about io9.com, but I LOVES IT. I'm totally gonna contact them! And HuffPo!
That should do a lot to help interest media types who might not otherwise realize the scale of how offensive this is.
YES. That would be AWESOME. I wanna wait till this is posted, because visual connections are more powerful than words. IMO, LOLOLOL. XD
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Incidentally, I've been thinking...and if anyone asks who's behind the scenes on this thing, just tell them it's "Lee." (There's a MILLION Lees ;3)
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Let me know if you catch any errors. Spread it faaaaaaaaar and wiiiiiiiiiide. <3
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