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Nov 01, 2009 16:09

I've been a supporter of this cause since the beginning and joined the Facebook Racebending group very early on (think back to when we had no idea how Noah Ringer looked like, when Jesse McCartney was still cast as Zuko, and before we even thought of the term "racebending"). I decided to share a recent thread I posted on the group's discussion ( Read more... )

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aldriena November 2 2009, 04:54:44 UTC

That's actually a very good idea... but Oprah's show is connected to Paramount, right? :\ So I'm not sure how efficient it would be.

djknom November 2 2009, 05:57:55 UTC

I'm actually not too sure. I should look into that. If Harpo Productions is indeed a subsidiary of Viacom, then that would be a problem. ._.

Damn you, Viacom! *shakes fist*

aldriena November 2 2009, 06:05:47 UTC

I googled it to check, and it seems to be so... or at the very least, her show airs on CBS, which is related to Viacom. The wikipedia entry says CBS was originally called Viacom, then it became CBS and Viacom became a spin-off, but CBS still controls what they air, not Viacom? @_@ It's kind of confusing, but there's definitely a connection of some sort. Still worth a shot, though.

lmikia November 2 2009, 04:58:59 UTC

I have to say this because I just got back from watching Boondock Saints II and it had a The Last Airbender trailer with it.

Here's something I realized for myself. I probably would have been completely fine with Noah Ringer being Aang, IF, no one else in this world was white. Like if Noah Ringer, as the last of the Air Nomads, was the last of that "race" (read: white)
IDEALLY, I would love to have had an entirely Asian cast but there has to be small compromises before that.

Now I'm not saying that I hate Noah Ringer being Aang, because I would be lying. I don't think he's -that- bad. (Of course I would prefer Brandon Soo Hoo hands down, but that's another thing) It's just the fact that in the series, the different elements are represented by a different race. Katara & Sokka are an entirely different race from Aang. They LOOK different. So why make them the same now? freaking M. Night and co. has me asking too many "Why" questions in regards to this movie.

lmikia November 2 2009, 05:00:00 UTC

well...maybe not "completely" fine....

mycophobia November 2 2009, 05:26:53 UTC

I actually think that would bother me more. Like "omg the last white person, MUST SAVE ALL THE POOR COLORED PEOPLE"
I would prefer it to have Aang/the heroes their proper race and everyone else white, if it had to come to that. :/

a_white_rain November 2 2009, 05:47:54 UTC

Yeah IA. Aang was the one I wanted Asian the most. Followed by Sokka because he's a type of character who usually isn't played by an Asian.

Except the girl in me who wanted to see a lovely brown girl play Katara. It's a little hard to explain, but seeing a white girl as Katara frustrates me the most in some crazy way.

Except for the part where I wanted no white people at all because it's not always about white people.

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jedifreac November 2 2009, 06:17:57 UTC

Dao Le's a woman, btw.

Suggestion anonymous November 2 2009, 08:26:21 UTC

This HAS been discussed before, at length. And you are right about Oprah receiving hundreds of thousands of letters a month.

What we need is something eye-catching; something her staff and she can't ignore and will make them want to explore it.

If possible, a very super-awesome video of racebending, our efforts and what we're trying to accomplish. We could use clips from protest videos, media and soundbites from interviews from people who support our efforts. Using clips/artwork from the show may be good, too and so would mentioning the 'Yellow Face' documentary. If Oprah were to promote that, then it would REALLY take off

Is this doable? Realistic?

my suggestions... mrcab November 2 2009, 15:48:43 UTC

I was hoping someone would start this. uhg.. my mom writes to Oprah lol, but that's another story...

Anyways... I too am working on a letter for friends and acquaintances in the entertainment industry (and friends of friends), and yes, it's getting very lengthy. As far as writing, my only suggestion --as I'm sure others may have stated already-- would be to write a good first sentence, continue with one paragraph about whitewashing in Hollywood, then go on to write what you probably already have; elaborating on the issue and it's history, yellowfacing.

Secondly, I think we need a "Dear Oprah" letter on the Racebending.com site for others to reference in their own letters, without having to write out a long web address, so as others will not have to write such lengthy a letter as well: short description of the issue, and a link to the "Oprah letter" on Racebending.com [example: "racebending.com/oprah_letter/"] <--simple.