http://www.racebending.com/v3/background/caucasian-or-any-other-ethnicity/ advocating just and equal opportunity in film and television Sun, 09 Jan 2011 02:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.racebending.com/v3/background/caucasian-or-any-other-ethnicity/comment-page-1/#comment-1171 Marvel Actually Listens to Outcry Over "Runaways" Casting Call | 21CB Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:12:23 +0000 http://www.racebending.com/v3/?p=730#comment-1171 [...] actresses of color in this search. And readers of racebending.com know that just recently, unclear and biased casting calls for The Last Airbender led to the erasure of characters’ ethnicities and reinforced Hollywood’s glass ceilings for [...] [...] actresses of color in this search. And readers of racebending.com know that just recently, unclear and biased casting calls for The Last Airbender led to the erasure of characters’ ethnicities and reinforced Hollywood’s glass ceilings for [...]

]]> http://www.racebending.com/v3/background/caucasian-or-any-other-ethnicity/comment-page-1/#comment-1165 Asian characters whitewashed by Shyamalan Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:08:51 +0000 http://www.racebending.com/v3/?p=730#comment-1165 [...] portray stories about people of color — even if the casting directors have to rig in favor of Caucasian applicants. This is not an isolated incident — whitewashing is the industry standard, whether a film is [...] [...] portray stories about people of color — even if the casting directors have to rig in favor of Caucasian applicants. This is not an isolated incident — whitewashing is the industry standard, whether a film is [...]

]]> http://www.racebending.com/v3/background/caucasian-or-any-other-ethnicity/comment-page-1/#comment-938 Marvel Actually Listens to Outcry Over “Runaways” Asian Casting « 21st Century Boy Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:57:24 +0000 http://www.racebending.com/v3/?p=730#comment-938 [...] actresses of color in this search. And readers of racebending.com know that just recently, unclear and biased casting calls for The Last Airbender led to the erasure of characters’ ethnicities and reinforced Hollywood’s glass ceilings for [...] [...] actresses of color in this search. And readers of racebending.com know that just recently, unclear and biased casting calls for The Last Airbender led to the erasure of characters’ ethnicities and reinforced Hollywood’s glass ceilings for [...]

]]> http://www.racebending.com/v3/background/caucasian-or-any-other-ethnicity/comment-page-1/#comment-881 Casting calls for the teen superhero flick point to Airbender-like actor choices. | Screen Team Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:40:37 +0000 http://www.racebending.com/v3/?p=730#comment-881 [...] actresses of color in this search. And readers of racebending.com know that just recently, unclear and biased casting calls for The Last Airbender led to the erasure of characters’ ethnicities and reinforced Hollywood’s glass ceilings for [...] [...] actresses of color in this search. And readers of racebending.com know that just recently, unclear and biased casting calls for The Last Airbender led to the erasure of characters’ ethnicities and reinforced Hollywood’s glass ceilings for [...]

]]> http://www.racebending.com/v3/background/caucasian-or-any-other-ethnicity/comment-page-1/#comment-827 Race + Comics: How Open is Marvel’s Runaways Casting Call? | Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:30:39 +0000 http://www.racebending.com/v3/?p=730#comment-827 [...] actresses of color in this search. And readers of racebending.com know that just recently, unclear and biased casting calls for The Last Airbender led to the erasure of characters’ ethnicities and reinforced Hollywood’s glass ceilings for [...] [...] actresses of color in this search. And readers of racebending.com know that just recently, unclear and biased casting calls for The Last Airbender led to the erasure of characters’ ethnicities and reinforced Hollywood’s glass ceilings for [...]

]]> http://www.racebending.com/v3/background/caucasian-or-any-other-ethnicity/comment-page-1/#comment-814 “Runaways” Movie Casting Breakdown :: The Last Airbender Movie Casting | Activism at Racebending.com Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:21:14 +0000 http://www.racebending.com/v3/?p=730#comment-814 [...] actresses of color in this search. And readers of racebending.com know that just recently, unclear and biased casting calls for The Last Airbender led to the erasure of characters’ ethnicities and reinforced Hollywood’s glass ceilings [...] [...] actresses of color in this search. And readers of racebending.com know that just recently, unclear and biased casting calls for The Last Airbender led to the erasure of characters’ ethnicities and reinforced Hollywood’s glass ceilings [...]

]]> http://www.racebending.com/v3/background/caucasian-or-any-other-ethnicity/comment-page-1/#comment-620 B*tchfest « Tell the Journey Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:34:28 +0000 http://www.racebending.com/v3/?p=730#comment-620 [...] writing this letter I did some more research and was appalled by what I found.  For example, casting calls for main characters and supporting [...] [...] writing this letter I did some more research and was appalled by what I found.  For example, casting calls for main characters and supporting [...]

]]> http://www.racebending.com/v3/background/caucasian-or-any-other-ethnicity/comment-page-1/#comment-580 Shyamalan Rants About ‘Airbender’ and Racism Sat, 03 Jul 2010 07:05:48 +0000 http://www.racebending.com/v3/?p=730#comment-580 [...] Dev Patel was cast, and “any other ethnicity” was listed as an alternative to caucasian in casting calls. Then came the extras casting call, where The Daily Pennsylvanian’s Lisa Zhu was on-hand for [...] [...] Dev Patel was cast, and “any other ethnicity” was listed as an alternative to caucasian in casting calls. Then came the extras casting call, where The Daily Pennsylvanian’s Lisa Zhu was on-hand for [...]

]]> http://www.racebending.com/v3/background/caucasian-or-any-other-ethnicity/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Shyamalan Rants About ‘Airbender’ and Racism | celebrity news Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:33:13 +0000 http://www.racebending.com/v3/?p=730#comment-577 [...] Dev Patel was cast, and “any other ethnicity” was listed as an alternative to caucasian in casting calls. Then came the extras casting call, where The Daily Pennsylvanian’s Lisa Zhu was on-hand for [...] [...] Dev Patel was cast, and “any other ethnicity” was listed as an alternative to caucasian in casting calls. Then came the extras casting call, where The Daily Pennsylvanian’s Lisa Zhu was on-hand for [...]

]]> http://www.racebending.com/v3/background/caucasian-or-any-other-ethnicity/comment-page-1/#comment-544 Darnivorous: A Blog by Dariane Nabor » A Review of Shyamalan’s ‘The Last Airbender’ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:02:55 +0000 http://www.racebending.com/v3/?p=730#comment-544 [...] to you that over a year ago I learned that the casting call for the principal roles read “Caucasian or any other ethnicity,” even though the original animated series had Asian and Inuit heroes. The final casting [...] [...] to you that over a year ago I learned that the casting call for the principal roles read “Caucasian or any other ethnicity,” even though the original animated series had Asian and Inuit heroes. The final casting [...]

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