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the last airbender...bringing the racist lolz?

post #1 of 6
7/2/10 at 1:39am
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the article is pretty long, but it basically talks about how this movie is racist. i usually dont pay attention to any of this stuff but so many of my friends are excited to see this movie. also i hadnt heard of any controversy surrounding it and so i was surprised to see it linked to the washington post by way of wsj.
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post #2 of 6
7/2/10 at 1:54am
you don't write you don't get paid... sometimes I think the CNN people should just wrap it up and say "ok, well that pretty much covers the news. We'll come back on when there's something new to talk about"
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post #3 of 6
7/2/10 at 1:54am
The movie itself isn't racist, the casting is. It's just sad that Asians can't get a break in a movie about a place where everyone writes in Chinese. I hope this thread stays civil enough to not have to be moved to CE.
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post #4 of 6
7/3/10 at 1:32am
All I want to see, if there are Asians in the cast, are them in normal American roles. No martial arts, no man v. man, nothing. Just a colourblind role. Once that's acceptable we can then move on. I strongly blame Hollywood for giving Asian men a bad image.
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post #5 of 6
7/3/10 at 3:51pm
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Originally Posted by intent View Post
All I want to see, if there are Asians in the cast, are them in normal American roles. No martial arts, no man v. man, nothing. Just a colourblind role.

Once that's acceptable we can then move on. I strongly blame Hollywood for giving Asian men a bad image.

Hollywood is only the

tip

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post #6 of 6
7/3/10 at 6:05pm
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Originally Posted by robertorex View Post
The movie itself isn't racist, the casting is.

Not only that but from what I read, they didn't even cast good actors. I am not saying good acting makes it ok though.
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