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June 30, 2010

Airbender, Hex, and hipster headdresses

Indian Comics Irregular #194:  White Actors in Asian Airbender

Posted by Rob at 1:50 AM
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Labels: casting, chiefs, ICI, Jonah Hex, Last Airbender, movies, stereotypes, wannabes

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