WTFery with the media

[animeartistjo]

Hey guys, guess what? Avatar: The Last Air Bender AND Dragonball Z live action movies both have a white cast!

These are two comics/cartoons that cannot get more Asian than that serious about a ping pong club. Is it really that hard to find Asian child actors who can speak English fluently?

Comments

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Ah now, that's the Entertainment Industry.

The question to ask the Media is: why is no one writing about the racism inherent in this?

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

It is not that hard to find Asian child actors that speak fluent English. When we did a show set in Chinatown there was a long, long list of cute kids auditioning, and everybody was thrilled because you hardly ever get Asian characters, let alone have them star in a show in a Hollywood production.

Those Avatar movie people missed out on a great opportunity. I know for a fact that many of the artists who worked on the animation production are Asian. I bet they are pissed too.