"Injustice anywhere..."

[wolven7]

This is just one breakdown among many detailing why I will not be paying money to see the Avatar: The Last Airbender movie.

http://derekkirkkim.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-day-in-politics-same-old-racist.html

I hope you won't, either.

Comments

[sol-et-luna.livejournal.com]

Yup, I heard about this on one of my lists, and it's a huge slap in the face, and rather insulting at that.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it really is.

[l-the-fangirl.livejournal.com]

Could be worse. Imagine Keanu Reeves in the...

Or better yet, don't.

This is incredibly insulting to my intelligence and that of other fans of the series.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Exactly.

[n3m3sis42.livejournal.com]

I think it's really stupid to not cast Asian people in a movie based on a fricking anime.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Extremely stupid.

[sammhain.livejournal.com]

Did you ever see the episode of chaele show where Paul Mooney discusses The Last Samurai? Because, basically that..

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Yeah, exactly. The standard of the "Mighty Whitey."

Fucked up.

[l-the-fangirl.livejournal.com]

I was able to get into that movie once I realized that Samurai was meant to be PLURAL in that instance, and, you know, referred to the actual samurai.

:)

[wolven.livejournal.com]

That's a good point but I'm willing to bet they let the ambiguity stand, on purpose.

[cailement.livejournal.com]

That makes me so sad. It was such a good and well done show.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Precisely. :(

How goes your application?

[cailement.livejournal.com]

Just uploaded my Statement of Goals and my resume. It's all filled out, I just have to pay and then walk down there tomorrow and drop off everything else. Fuck the postal service. At least this close to the deadline. But I need sleep. So that's all in the morning. Night!

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Dream well, and good luck