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[glockgal]

BINDI?
DISCLAIMER: I'm using 'Wolverine and the X-Men' as an example. I'm not offended by the cartoon, I just laugh at the story/characterization of the X-Men. My personal opinion, which doesn't affect this discussion and doesn't judge your enjoyment of the cartoon. (in short: I like tons of stuff others laugh at; but I know you don't judge me for

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[heather]

Good god, that is cynical. But altogether something that I can't really refute. After seeing the crass and blatant idiocy displayed by cast and crew for the Avatar movie, I don't believe anything progressive about the film/animation industry at all. :/

Yeah, I mean, I feel this way mostly because what I see of PoCs (for the most part) is a bit throwaway, you know? Like, barely-characterised, rarely a huge part of the story, and god forbid there'd be more than one on-screen at once. Rarely is there much thought put behind it, which I think is the problem; I get a vibe of 'okay we kind of have to include them so here you go'. I dunno what that would mean for a kid; to repeatedly see that people like you are quite important. :/ Which is why I think it really is othering, and it might even be unconscious on the part of TPTB, but it's no less resonant.

A lot of PoC kids living in America/Canada are in a state of flux. We're not 'ethnic' enough to be counted as the characters depicted in shows (which generally have accents and/or dress in traditional clothes from their country of origin)...and kids I think especially try to identify with what the think they're like, generally not what they are from a sociological standpoint.

This. It's an "I look like that, but I don't act/talk/dress like that', but I'm still not white, so ... where do I fit" type of thing.