tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post8822814357417436400..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Get a tan, become Asian (or Inuit)Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-88019186070425517612009-12-28T14:40:48.355-08:002009-12-28T14:40:48.355-08:00http://community.livejournal.com/racebending/12684...http://community.livejournal.com/racebending/126844.html<br /><br />Forgot about the link, sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-76145486808789688232009-12-28T14:39:38.845-08:002009-12-28T14:39:38.845-08:00I'd like to add, Rob, that some people behind ...I'd like to add, Rob, that some people behind the Racebending movement didn't seem to have strong reservations when Tinsel Korey was outed for not being Native but of Asian-Indian descent. I guess they believe it's okay for non-Natives to take on Native roles just so long as it isn't white people because as we all know, brown folks all look the same, right? Let me get this straight: Rathbone, a non-Native, takes on the role of, not an Inuit but Inuit-INSPIRED character in a fictional world that does NOT take place on Earth. Outcries up the wazoo. Korey does the same thing only this time she's portraying a fictional character based on an actual existing Nation (Quileutes) whose culture and NAME are even used IN the book. And all was silence, for the most part. Do I sense a bit of hypocrisy coming from the racebending folks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-10617377838756520282009-01-28T13:23:00.000-08:002009-01-28T13:23:00.000-08:00Thanks, Cami. The Racialicious posting didn't mak...Thanks, Cami. The Racialicious posting didn't make that point clear.<BR/><BR/>For more on the subject, see <A HREF="http://www.bluecorncomics.com/2009/01/hollywoods-version-of-inuit.html" REL="nofollow">Hollywood's Version of Inuit</A>.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-62288865409555345652009-01-23T14:48:00.000-08:002009-01-23T14:48:00.000-08:00I'd just like to point out that Rathbone is actual...I'd just like to point out that Rathbone is actually playing one of the Inuit inspired character, Sokka, from the Water Tribe, as is Nicola Peltz, not the Asian inspired characters (as would be those acting as Aang and Zuko... basically, Jesse McCartney and Noah Ringer).<BR/><BR/>Otherwise... Full steam ahead! Great post, and thank you for bringing this to the attention of more people!Camihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268701240906337862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-71512855568633756102009-01-23T09:07:00.000-08:002009-01-23T09:07:00.000-08:00And just about all he managed to do in "Twilight" ...And just about all he managed to do in "Twilight" was look stoned.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-50344031608649818262009-01-23T08:10:00.000-08:002009-01-23T08:10:00.000-08:00He needs to be fired from the movie for making suc...He needs to be fired from the movie for making such a racist comment but I know that will never happen.modest-goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349577841986972240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-17296429504478971162009-01-23T02:59:00.000-08:002009-01-23T02:59:00.000-08:00I always remember Sean Connery in the Bond film "Y...I always remember Sean Connery in the Bond film "You Only Live Twice". He was made up to look Japanese, but in my view, he did not look Japanese at all, but instead looked like an old "Star Trek" Klingon (the ones from before they had horseshoe-crab foreheads).dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.com