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Hi, I just signed the petition protesting the discriminatory casting practices of Paramount's The Last Airbender. This 2010 M. Night Shyamalan children's film, adapted from the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender, will star white actors playing ethnically Asian characters. In this day and age, casting white actors to play Asian characters--even going so far as to "whitewash" the Asian fantasy setting-is simply ignorant and unacceptable. You can learn more about the film's discriminatory practices at www.racebending.com.
The production made a choice. That choice sent a clear message:
"Children of Color: You are not good enough to play the hero, even if that hero shares your ethnicity."
Please join me by signing the petition protesting The Last Airbender, to be presented to the producers of the film:
http://racebending.com/petition
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But just keep Dev Patel! Make him Sokka or something!
Hi, I just signed the petition protesting the discriminatory casting practices of Paramount's The Last Airbender. This 2010 M. Night Shyamalan children's film, adapted from the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender, will star white actors playing ethnically Asian characters. In this day and age, casting white actors to play Asian characters--even going so far as to "whitewash" the Asian fantasy setting-is simply ignorant and unacceptable. You can learn more about the film's discriminatory practices at www.racebending.com.
The production made a choice. That choice sent a clear message:
"Children of Color: You are not good enough to play the hero, even if that hero shares your ethnicity."
Please join me by signing the petition protesting The Last Airbender, to be presented to the producers of the film:
http://racebending.com/petition
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But just keep Dev Patel! Make him Sokka or something!