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Post by **Merlin** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:33 am

Spoony wrote:
MacFluffers wrote:Normally, I would expect it, but this is a minority ethnicity director doing an adaptation...
So it should be different because of his ethnicity? And you're calling racism?

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MacFluffers · Post by **MacFluffers** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:51 am

Spoony wrote:
MacFluffers wrote:Normally, I would expect it, but this is a minority ethnicity director doing an adaptation...
So it should be different because of his ethnicity? And you're calling racism?

I didn't say it was racism.

Post by **Spoony** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:53 am

MacFluffers wrote:I didn't say it was racism.

MacFluffers wrote:I hate to be "that guy who cries racist"

Mr. Mander · Post by **Mr. Mander** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:53 am

I heard that instead of Aang the avatar's name is going to be N. Might. Hysamalan.

And instead of airbending he makes movies and saves the world.

MacFluffers · Post by **MacFluffers** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:56 am

Spoony wrote:
MacFluffers wrote:I didn't say it was racism.

MacFluffers wrote:I hate to be "that guy who cries racist"

See how that's in quotes? Yeah.

Post by **Superior Bacon** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:57 am

Do quotes somehow invalidate you "crying racism?"

MacFluffers · Post by **MacFluffers** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:58 am

I was describing an archetype of individual I did not want to be recognized as.

EDIT- I wouldn't call this sort of thing racism, since I highly doubt Shyamalan is claiming that white people are better. Perhaps that they are simply more marketable.

Post by **Spoony** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:09 am

I don't know why this is such a big deal. The "cultural" aspect of the show is a joke. It's got about as much Asian culture as Rocko's Modern Life had Australian culture.

Post by **Merlin** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:10 am

Yeah but who here is Australian.

Post by **Spoony** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:13 am

GDAY MATE

Fooflyer · Post by **Fooflyer** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:14 am

australians aren't black they're just asian

MacFluffers · Post by **MacFluffers** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:14 am

Spoony wrote:I don't know why this is such a big deal. The "cultural" aspect of the show is a joke. It's got about as much Asian culture as Rocko's Modern Life had Australian culture.

You're kidding, right? The cultural aspect was why I liked the show.

The use of Chinese writing, the Asian aesthetic used for paintings and whatnot, the subtle application of different angles of Asian religion and philosophy, and a whole mess of other things were more than just "a joke".

Even the small things that most people don't get, such as the idea that bending is different than magic is significant.

Post by **Spoony** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:16 am

MacFluffers wrote:You're kidding, right? The cultural aspect was why I liked the show.

The use of Chinese writing, the Asian aesthetic used for paintings and whatnot, the subtle application of different angles of Asian religion and philosophy, and a whole mess of other things were more than just "a joke".

Even the small things that most people don't get, such as the idea that bending is different than magic is significant.

It's watered down childish crap. It's heavily centric on Chinese and Japanese culture, maybe at a stretch with some North Korea in the mix. These three countries do not make up asia. I've been majoring in Asian Anthoropology for two years now, am I going to have to start posting essays?

Torizo · Post by **Torizo** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:17 am

I am the Cheese. I am the best character on the show.

Fooflyer · Post by **Fooflyer** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:24 am

so random xd