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Final Word on The Last Airbender Controversy

Well, according to this article, The Last Airbender has pulled in a respectable $53.2 million since Thursday, only losing to Twilight:  Eclipse’s considerable haul of $161 million in its first five days and  putting it on track to recoup its … Continue reading

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Mainstream critical verdict of The Last Airbender

So the reviews are in for The Last Airbender. The question is, was M. Night Shyamalan right, did we “not win” in our quest to  bring blistering attention to his racially insulting version of a beloved Asian-inspired television series, thereby … Continue reading

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Hollywood whitewashes — again

Currently, there is a furor over the casting of white actors for movies that are based on universes that are clearly not Eurocentric. One movie is based on the Avatar:  The Last Airbender universe. The other takes its story, setting, … Continue reading

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