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⌈ Secret Post #1225 ⌋

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But I do think that it's possible that as a white person, you don't have the same personal stake in seeing more brown/black/yellow action heroes, y'know? Especially in movies that are targeted at little kids. Like obviously in a we-all-benefit-from-less-racism way, but, look, I actually remember realizing that the only depictions of my culture that were coming out of Hollywood were either ludicrous caricatures, or worse, ludicrous caricatures of some ludicrous amalgam of Indian/Arab/Persian cultures as if all brown people are the same. And no it didn't change my life, but I was eight and hyper-emotional, and it pissed me the fuck off and I literally felt like people hated me. Which is ridiculous, and I know that you also have had problems - and I'm really sorry if people made you feel that because you are white, you are ignorant asshat who has no empathy or self-awareness - and I know that you realize/respect why people are het up about this, but that's also the reason that people can't stop being het up and can't judge the movie on its own merits, and are a overreactive to this, you know? And re: the PC thing - first of all, I apologize for my reaction, I'm a little hair-trigger about that word since I've only ever heard it used as a pejorative, like the only reason not to be insensitive to women/queers/minorities is to score brownie points, but I also don't think that, to take our example, if Aang had been played by a black actor, people wouldn't complain because there were people who were upset that Nelson Mandela was played by Morgan Freeman as if there weren't an actor in ALL OF SOUTH AFRICA who could play the part. There would definitely be people who looked at the casting and felt, as I mentioned below, that it suggested that all minorities were interchangeable or that it tokenized minorities. And they would complain. And then other people would complain. Agree to disagree, I guess. I hope I've been more courteous this time, and I appreciate your courtesy throughout.

I would point out that I said there would be LESS people who would complain if Aang were black, not that no one would complain.

The casting sucks. And I acknowledge that it does and that people are gonna bitch because it SUCKS. But it would be nice if I were not expected to bitch too.

I appreciate your courtesy as well.

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