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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…

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Facebook Restores Racebending.com Group

March 17th, 2010 by Mike | Comments Off

Following massive public outcry Facebook has restored the Racebending.com group. (more...)


Racebending Facebook Group Taken Down

March 15th, 2010 by dariane | 6 Comments

Racebending Facebook Group Taken Down
Earlier today, the Facebook group People Against Racebending: Protest of the Cast of The Last Airbender Movie was removed by Facebook. (more...)


MANAA condemns The Last Airbender casting

April 29th, 2009 by dariane | No Comments

MANAA condemns The Last Airbender casting
Asian American Advocacy Groups, Fans Condemn Racial Bias in M. Night Shyamalan’s "Whitewashed" Casting of "The Last Airbender" (more...)


Fans condemn racial bias in ‘Yellowface’ casting of “The Last Airbender

April 15th, 2009 by dariane | No Comments

Paramount Pictures casts white actors as Asian Characters in children's film The Last Airbenderis set to release July 2010. And the tagline should read: In an Asian world, only three white heroes can save the world. The… (more...)



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