Marvel Responds to Runaways Casting Concerns
August 26th, 2010 by Marissa | 54 Comments
Marvel on casting Nico Minoru: "Our goal is to cast an Asian American actress..." (more...)
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Learn more about ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ animated series, ‘The Last Airbender’ film, and the issues we’re addressing in the posts below.
“Runaways” Movie Casting Breakdown
August 5th, 2010 by Marissa | 31 Comments
The casting breakdown for Marvel's Japanese American heroine fails to mention that the character is Asian, or that Asian American actresses should audition... (more...)
Actor Dante Basco speaks out regarding the casting of The Last Airbender
July 5th, 2010 by Marissa | 3 Comments
Actor Dante Basco (voice actor of Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender) blogs his insights on the Airbender casting controversy. (more...)
The Problem With Colorblindness
June 12th, 2010 by Loraine | 2 Comments
After centuries of giving value to the color of a person’s skin, attempting to push race aside now also pushes aside the struggles that many people have gone through because of the value placed on their skin. Colorblindness is passive. It helps maintain the status quo. (more...)
Ebert takes on another Airbender question
June 10th, 2010 by Marissa | 3 Comments
Ebert: "If I’d been making “The Last Airbender,” I would probably have decided the story was so well- known to my core audience that it would be a distraction to cast those roles with white actors. I’m guessing, but I suspect the American group most under-represented in modern Hollywood is young Asian-American males." (more...)
Paramount Pictures – Diversity in the 21st Century?
May 22nd, 2010 by Marissa | 4 Comments
Is Paramount Pictures actually less diverse this decade than they were in the one that just passed? Racebending.com examines who Paramount has given top billing from 2000 to present and beyond. (more...)
Demographics of Racebending.com Supporters
April 30th, 2010 by Marissa | 1 Comment
Racebending.com surveyed our supporters last year. Here are the results taken from over 1,200 responses. (more...)
The Old Masters: The Legacy of Mako Iwamatsu
April 27th, 2010 by Marissa | 2 Comments
A brief biography on Mako Iwamatsu (Avatar: The Last Airbender voice actor for Uncle Iroh), who spent his entire career fighting discrimination in Hollywood. (more...)
