062810/racebending

To all those who are still going to watch the Avatar movie when it comes out, thinking, I don't care if the cast is white, I just want to see the effects--especially if you are Asian--here's some food for thought.

It's not just a silly issue when Hollywood enlists in an all-white cast for a movie that is based on a series that is heavily influenced by asian cultures. In fact, it's a very big deal. Here's some perspective: if Hollywood tried to pull something like this while casting for Fat Albert, a lot more people would do something about it. If the Asian community--the community that should be MOST offended by the upcoming premiere of this movie--wasn't so indifferent about these issues, Hollywood would realize that shit is NOT okay.

What angers me more than this movie is the fact that most people are so apathetic to the issue at hand. A good majority of Asian-americans seem to forget that they too are included in the race relations in this country. We are in the same boat as everyone else, we are also being fucked over by American institutions. The only difference between us and other people of color is that we seem to be delusional; most young people who have the power to do something refuse to even acknowledge that there is a problem. We are too self-obsessed, ignoring the fact that our indifference only further perpetuates our oppression.

And if you actually understand what the fuck is going on and still refuse to do anything about it, shame on you. That's just damn laziness.

Just take a look at what happened to Vincent Chin back in 1982. No big efforts were made by the Asian community following his death. 28 years later and the issue is still the same. No one seems to give enough of a fuck.

"Who killed Vincent Chin, was it them, was it us not giving enough of a fuck to stand up?" -Geologic