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[glockgal]

AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER

There's a discussion going on at the TWOP forums about the movie, to which the lovely jedifreac and others are trying valiantly to debunk comment gems like:

Katara herself ACTS like modern white teenager albeit with some distinct differences.

and

I mean Zuko's character is practically a cliche (incensed arrogant honor obsessed

Comments

[tallycola]

Katara herself ACTS like modern white teenager albeit with some distinct differences.

Good. Gravy.

Let's list some of those incredibly distinct differences. She lives in an igloo? She takes care of her family (sokka) as a care-giver since her own parents are either a) dead or b) off fighting in the war? (I'm going to go out on a limb and say that this one, in America at least, is experienced slightly more often by teenagers of colour than white teenagers). She knows how to deliver both human and seal babies? She does tai chi and can manipulate an element?

She's brown?

[tallycola]

Also I really want people who haven't seen the show, aren't vested in this at all, or don't see the problem to just STFU. If you don't care then go away.

[callmesandy]

http://www.icelebz.com/movies/news/actor_casting_in_m_night_shyamalan_s_upcoming_new_film_raises_racist_concerns/

Lookeee! You made my celebrity gossip blog feed! Right under the story about Robbie Williams's mom's heart surgery!

Still, gotta love that headline.

[jedifreac]

Wow. A few hours ago, I was just warned/put on probation at TWOP for the posts you mentioned in this post (has to have been, since I haven't said any since then.) And my um, snark was deleted. I can't find any signs of the "Katara herself ACTS like modern white teenager" stuff in the thread--I think it was all deleted. 0_0