Signal Boost: M. Night calls A:TLA whitewashing "ironic."
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bookshop, reposted with permission.
As the series continues, and we get into the Earth Nation, we will see more Asian and African (and African-American) heroes. From the looks of the first trailers, the only characters of color are baddies.
“It’s called irony,” Night said of the controversy in a follow-up phone call exclusive to UGO.
... M. Night Shyamalan: Well, it is the most culturally diverse tent-pole movie ever made. And I’m proud of it. It’s part of what drew me to the material, to see the faces of our whole world in this new world. And only time will assuage everyone and give them peace. Maybe they didn’t see the faces that they wanted to see but, overall, it is more than they could have expected. We’re in the tent and it looks like the U.N. in there. There you have it, folks. People who protest whitewashing=unable to comprehend irony/sore because we didn't get our way about casting. Please, please, go to the comments of this article/interview and politely respond. Resources:
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bookshop, reposted with permission.
As the series continues, and we get into the Earth Nation, we will see more Asian and African (and African-American) heroes. From the looks of the first trailers, the only characters of color are baddies.
“It’s called irony,” Night said of the controversy in a follow-up phone call exclusive to UGO.
... M. Night Shyamalan: Well, it is the most culturally diverse tent-pole movie ever made. And I’m proud of it. It’s part of what drew me to the material, to see the faces of our whole world in this new world. And only time will assuage everyone and give them peace. Maybe they didn’t see the faces that they wanted to see but, overall, it is more than they could have expected. We’re in the tent and it looks like the U.N. in there. There you have it, folks. People who protest whitewashing=unable to comprehend irony/sore because we didn't get our way about casting. Please, please, go to the comments of this article/interview and politely respond. Resources:
wistfuljane: Roundup: The Last Airbender's Fail!Casting- racebending.com / racebending
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aang_aint_white - racebending.com
bossymarmalade's post from yesterday about the further whitewashing of the franchise with the new release of the graphic novel based upon the white actors- Visual evidence of the ethnicity of the original series
- delicious/tag/racebending (Know of other resources? feel free to link. and please spread the word.) ETA: MANAA responds, very eloquently.
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