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Animated Race: 12+ Asian animated characters

November 22, 2010
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Animated Race: 12+ Asian animated characters

I’m continuing the trend of showcasing ethnicity in cartoons by highlighting a couple of prominent Asian-American cartoon characters. This is, of course, not the whole spectrum of Asian characters in cartoons, but it’s just enough to whet your palette.

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“The Last Airbender” is a horrible let-down to fans and casual moviegoers alike

July 7, 2010
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It’s probably a good thing that I waited until the hate-spree died down before seeing this film. However, that doesn’t mean that I’m going to let up on spreading the hate. The plot of this film is, roughly, the same from the show–in a world where nations are divided by the elements (earth, fire,...

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Epic “The Last Airbender” hate caught on tape

July 3, 2010
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This speaks for itself.

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SPILL REVIEW: saying “The Last Airbender” fails miserably is an understatement

July 2, 2010
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SPILL REVIEW: saying “The Last Airbender” fails miserably is an understatement

I’ve been touting Spill.com on this site a lot–I’m not getting paid for it, I just really like the website and their audio reviews, and this latest one’s no exception. Sadly, it’s the movie about one of my favorite cartoon series, Avatar:The Last Airbender. I figured this movie might suck, partly due to the...

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MOVIE ANALYSIS: 11 fictional locales that should be theme parks

March 14, 2010
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MOVIE ANALYSIS: 11 fictional locales that should be theme parks

Who’s going to indulge their inner magic nerd and go to Universal Studios’ Magical World of Harry Potter? Well, if you’re like me, you probably wish there were more theme parks based on awesome places from movies, Disney Parks not included (but even Disney missed a few movie places that would make killer parks)....

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Avawho? Part three: Where’s where in Avatar

September 10, 2009
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Avawho? Part three: Where’s where in Avatar

Now that we know who’s who and what’s what, let’s figure out where we are in this world of Avatar. After all, we need to know which direction to go when we vanquish the Fire Lord, right? Let’s take a closer look at some of the most prominent places associated with the four nations....

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Avawho? Part two: Who’s who in Avatar

September 10, 2009
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Avawho? Part two: Who’s who in Avatar

Now that we have a general sense of the atmosphere of Avatar, let’s delve into who makes up the world, or in other words, our main characters. Note that I’m only covering the characters that will be featured in the movie; there are about three times as many characters in the show. Aang- Aang,...

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Avawho? Part one: what’s what in Avatar?

September 10, 2009
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Are you interested in The Last Airbender but have no idea what an Airbender is in the first place? Have you never watched an episode of Avatar:The Last Airbender in your life? Well, you’ve come to the right place to learn about this fascinating cartoon show. In this first part of a three-part series,...

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What’s color got to do with it? Part two: MANAA’s reaction to The Last Airbender

September 10, 2009
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What’s color got to do with it? Part two: MANAA’s reaction to The Last Airbender

Last week, we heard from racebending.com about their feelings about the new movie The Last Airbender. This week, MANAA, the Media Action Network for Asian Americans, has also voiced their concerns about the movie to Moniqueblog. Phil Lee, the president of MANAA, graciously allowed me to interview him about the movie and their campaign...

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What’s color got to do with it? Part one-racebending.com’s reaction to The Last Airbender

September 10, 2009
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What’s color got to do with it? Part one-racebending.com’s reaction to The Last Airbender

A few days ago, I uploaded a story about racebending.com and the Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA)’ s campaign against apparent “whitewashing” that took place in the casting for The Last Airbender. I had a chance to speak with Lorraine Sammy and Marissa Lee, public relations coordinators for racebending.com MONIQUEBLOG-May you outline...

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The Last Airbender cast analysis

September 10, 2009
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In the wake of the release of some new The Last Airbender pictures, I went over to IMDB to check out who else might be in the movie, and some of the casting choices are…interesting, to say the least. There is one consistent thing, though; similar to the first Harry Potter movie, you won’t...

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