fandomsecrets | [ SECRET POST #882 ]

⌈ Secret Post #882 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

101.

[Peanuts]

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102.

[Kamen Rider Den-O]

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103.

[Avatar]

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104. [repeat]

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105.

[Twilight/CastleVania]

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106.

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107.

[Vampire Knight, Ouran High School Host Club]

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108.

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109.

[T-mobile NBA commercials; Dwane Wade, Charles Barkley, Dwight Howard]

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110.

[Angela Aki]

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111.

[Blackadder Goes Forth, Sharpe]

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112.

[Skins]

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113.

[Gossip Girl]

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114.

[Yet Another Fantasy Gamer Comic]

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115.

[About a Boy]

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116.

[Ghost Hunt]

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117.

[Repo]

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118.

[Elite Beat Agents]

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119.

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120.

[Phantom of the Opera]

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122.

[Brian "Head" Welch - Korn]

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123.

[Storm Hawks]

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124. [repeat]

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125.

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126.

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127.

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129.

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130.

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131.

[Kavinsky/SebastiAn]

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132.

[Ronin Warriors]

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133.

[Fringe]

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134.

[Tudors]

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135.

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136.

[Kevin Barnes, Mika Penniman]

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137.

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138.

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139.

[Avatar]

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140.

[Green Lantern]

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141.

[Hollyoaks]

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142.

[Amy Winehouse/Simon Amstell]

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143.

[Charles in Charge, Eureka]

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144.

[Harriet the Spy]

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145.

[Star Trek/Dr Who]

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146.

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147.

[Russell Brand, Stephen Fry]

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148.

[iCarly]

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152.

[Jeeves and Wooster]

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153.

[The Thick of It]

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154.

[The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese / The Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice]

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155.

[Hana Yori Dango]

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156.

[American Idol / Idolatry]

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157.

[As the World Turns]

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158.

[Charlie Bartlett]

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159.

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160.

[Legend of the Seeker]

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162.

[Springwatch]

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163.

[Ted Allen]

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164.

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165.

[Animorphs]

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166.

[Avatar]

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168.

[Ace of Cakes]

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169. [SPOILERS for Mentalist]

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170.

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171.

[The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.]

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172.

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173.

[BtVS]

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175. [Star Trek: Hidden Frontier/Helena Chronicles, Odyssey; possible spoilers]

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176.

[LOST]

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177.

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178.

[Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei/No Longer Human]

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180.

[When The Boat Comes In]

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181.

[Red Dwarf]

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I'm sorry, I neglected to exclude the "Aang is white" portion from my blanket assertion that anon's comments were accurate. If Aang can't be asian by the argument mentioned, he can't be white either. It's like, trying to say they aren't human beings because they exist in a ~*fantasy*~ world. Again, I think this is a valid argument. The universe is not Earth, it runs on some fundamentally different principles, and you could argue that the characters aren't human. But that's sort of a moot point.

The problem with the casting, in my mind, is not that the characters don't resemble the ethnicity of their cartoon counterparts, but WHY they don't. The film makers chose white leads to be "safe". Because they had this bizarre notion that fans would not come to see the film if the heroes were played by asian actors. As a caucasian woman, I say that's BS; I'm no more likely to watch the film because Whitey McWhitebread got cast, and I don't think anyone else is, either. I think the filmmakers made a huge mistake and they'll pay for it.

But at the same time, I think the show and the fandom encompasses more than just this argument, and that's getting overshadowed now by all the race!fail discourse. The show itself was respectful in its portrayals of the cultures and didn't stereotype or marginalize them. Why can't we focus on that, instead of going on about the movie? I mean, it's Hollywood. Hollywood fucks everything up.

If Aang can't be asian by the argument mentioned, he can't be white either.

I think you mean he can't be Caucasian. Because he can certainly be white. White is really just a skin colour, not a race.

As far as I understand it...?

lol I think we agree then? I don;t know, I know that Avatar isn't Earth but it's the defaulting to white that Hollywood does and Western society in general that I find offensive. So, when people claim, "Aang isn't Asian either." I guess I don't really see what they are trying to say? Yeah, he isn't technically Asian as in he's from Tibet or something, but his culture/ethnicity is based off Tibet and I feel like Hollywood failed when they didn't cast someone to portray that.

And people are focusing on that issue, but some people are angry that Hollywood keeps pulling this crap and wanting to take a stand.

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