Thousands of fans are protesting M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Last Airbender”, blasting the Paramount Pictures for its racial bias in selecting white actors to portray characters of color…
To read previous news coverage of Racebending.com and the protest, please visit our In the News archive.
August 12th, 2010 by Marissa | 2 Comments
A collection of quotes from film critics and articles that mention the casting controversy surrounding The Last Airbender.
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July 25th, 2010 by Marissa | No Comments
On July 1st, Racebending.com, Asian American organizations and other concerned members of the public gathered to protest the discriminatory casting of The Last Airbender in front of theaters!
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June 15th, 2010 by Marissa | 5 Comments
For people unfamiliar with Racebending.com, we hope these statements will help you understand where we are coming from, and why we are protesting films like The Last Airbender.
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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."
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June 1st, 2010 by Marissa | No Comments
The Official Racebending.com Press Release (current for June 2010)
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April 30th, 2010 by Marissa | 1 Comment
Racebending.com surveyed our supporters last year. Here are the results taken from over 1,200 responses.
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April 7th, 2010 by Marissa | 4 Comments
Answers to the most Frequently Asked Questions Racebending.com gets from our readers.
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March 18th, 2010 by Mike | 7 Comments
A thorough timeline of the events surrounding the casting controversy, from 2002 to present.
We include here statements from the casting call, protest actions by MANAA and related organizations, and actions of professionals in response to the controversy.
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