more on avatar. is this legit?

[delux_vivens]

This comment left on the EW.com site article:

Mike DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 10:54 PM EST

We were involved in the Pre-Production planning of this film. As soon as we told the producers how horrible the cast was, we were cut off in any say for this film. We put our blood and sweat creating the world of Avatar. Inspired by

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[ali_wildgoose]

It seems unlikely to me that it's actually them, especially since some of what they say looks like it could have been lifted directly from the example letter aang_aint_white put together.

That, and while they obviously pay attention to things the fandom is doing, they've never interacted with it in this way, through such unofficial channels. If they had something to say about the casting, I'm sure EW would've been more than happy to do an interview with them.

[ali_wildgoose]

Y'know, though, that whole "there is no Caucasian nation" line sounds so familiar...maybe it was lifted from an interview somewhere? Or a panel Q&A?

See, now this is going to drive me crazy.

[yeloson]

I doubt it, especially since it looks like the comments are basically 4chan and ebaumsworld racists trolling for lulz.

[8mph_ansible]

I'm guessing someone else but I'm still holding out and looking around for something official from them about this bullshit.

[miniglik]

I don't think it's them, but as the whitest girl that ever white-d I hope they come out with this kind of statement against this giant pile of bullshit casting.

[yeloson]

Ooh! Icon Love! Mysterious Cities of Gold!

[yeloson]

I loved how they weren't afraid to show the spanish as not good, though the pasty white Olmecs was problematic for me. Still, a great cartoon with characters of color!