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This just in from our friends over at People Against Racebending. This is a direct copy from one of their Facebook updates….
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Here are two new opportunities to spread the word about The Last Airbender controversy and the People Against Racebending!
Are you going to San Diego Comic Con 2009? Want to volunteer with racebending.com?
Fill out our [...]

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Just got this in from Catherine Bugayong through FaceBook:
Firstly, welcome to our new members and a great big thank you to them and all our continuing supporters! We can’t do this without you!
As you may know, the first look at Aang and Zuko has appeared in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-05-21-airbender-first-look_N.htm
We are urging everybody to please write a short [...]

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Just got this email. Thought I would share….
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Marissa Minna Lee sent a message to the members of People Against Racebending: Protest of the Cast of The Last Airbender Movie.
Subject: MANAA Meeting This Thursday Night in Los Angeles!
There’s a Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) meeting tomorrow, April 16th in Chinatown, Los Angeles– where they [...]

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For those of you who have been reading this blog, or the Essentials blog, know that all of us at Japanistic are peeved about the whitewashing going on with Avatar The Last Airbender. If you want to get involved, and are in the LA area, check out what’s coming up soon:

April MANAA meeting.  MANAA is [...]

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Here’s an interesting piece from the Aang Ain’t White Journal on how the Avatar film set is further exposing the production as a racist whitewash. Here is a sample of the images they put up on their site:

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The folks over at People Against Racebending: Protest of the Cast of The Last Airbender Movie have got a petition they are asking people to sign to protest the casting of the title roles in The Avatar. I signed it and encourage you to sign it or at least read it. More information about the [...]

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Thanks to HacaTV for this article on the ongoing mess known as Yellow-face and White-washing. I have shortened it for this blog. HacaTV speaks primarily to the issue that Hollywood should be making more animated films and fewer adaptations. I personally don’t mind the idea of the adaptation. What I care about is the fact [...]

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Check out this Washington Post article on the growing racism of the Avatar casting. If you haven’t been following the controversy, you should look to the right and click on the several links under the title: “The Avatar Ain’t White”.
It just keeps getting worse and worse.

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This is really last-minute, but a group is protesting the racist production of Avatar in Flushing Queens today from 11:00-4:00 pm. Read more about the event by following this link. Here is a summary…
We are too far away but are with them in spirit.

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