Several news outlets have mentioned or covered the development of ‘The Last Airbender’ film as well as the Racebending.com protest movement, including the Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and the Boston Globe. Read archived articles in the posts below.
April 2nd, 2010 by Marissa | No Comments
"The comments and casting decisions quickly grew into a controversy and that controversy spawned a media advocacy movement composed of a wide array of individuals including fans of the series, academics, and media professionals. "
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March 31st, 2010 by Loraine | 2 Comments
racebending.com responds to Director Shyamalan's interview about The Last Airbender controversy, post includes links to several other articles reporting on the interview.
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March 23rd, 2010 by Marissa | No Comments
Wired Magazine's parenting blog features an article on the controversy...
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March 11th, 2010 by Mike | No Comments
Steve Nguyen of
ChannelAPA.com sat down with two of our staffers and interviewed them about the movement.
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February 12th, 2010 by Marissa | No Comments
“Asian characters whitewashed by Shyamalan–Echoes of Charlie Chan: White actors play the main roles in the “Last Airbender,” written by Martha Nichols, was featured on the front page of Salon.com’s movies section and on the front page of Salon.com itself.
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February 1st, 2010 by dariane | No Comments
The Last Airbender or The Last Straw? / aka How Loraine Became a Fan Activist
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December 30th, 2009 by Mike | 3 Comments
America's #1 film critic speaks out against the whitewashing of Paramount's
The Last Airbender film.
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November 25th, 2009 by Loraine | No Comments
Racebending's own Loraine Sammy was a panelist at the 4th annual Futures of Entertainment conference at MIT.
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