We really need to start amplifying asian voices who criticize the racism and xenophobia in atla
Linking some tumblr posts I’ve seen taking about it
https://sakurajohansson.tumblr.com/post/618870855544520704/nefepants-okay-so-not-only-am-i-liking-avatar">https://sakurajohansson.tumblr.com/post/6188...
https://sakurajohansson.tumblr.com/post/618870855544520704/nefepants-okay-so-not-only-am-i-liking-avatar">https://sakurajohansson.tumblr.com/post/6188...
https://brandnewyang.tumblr.com/post/625308802027225088">https://brandnewyang.tumblr.com/post/6253...
https://vicholas.tumblr.com/post/624743313603461121/the-inescapable-whiteness-of-avatar-the-legend-of">https://vicholas.tumblr.com/post/6247...
https://zukoshotleafjuice.tumblr.com/post/623533856841236480/as-an-indian-id-also-like-to-elaborate-here-the">https://zukoshotleafjuice.tumblr.com/post/6235...
I’ll add more as I find them, but please link more posts and articles in the comments if you know any!
. https://twitter.com/zutarastar/status/1290042897744703488?s=21">https://twitter.com/zutarasta...
https://kurtwagners.tumblr.com/post/618764931817504768/avatar-wrongfully-merged-certain-places-that">https://kurtwagners.tumblr.com/post/6187...
https://lastvalyrian.tumblr.com/post/622613087200083968/sabertoothwalrus-sabertoothwalrus">https://lastvalyrian.tumblr.com/post/6226...
https://brandnewyang.tumblr.com/post/625394882068037632/atla-and-lok-were-both-cartoons-that-i-grew-up">https://brandnewyang.tumblr.com/post/6253...
Also, this thread explains really well how Adult!Aang was whitewashed
Aang isn’t white, but his adult design was based on a white man??? https://twitter.com/zukosblue/status/1282752732563218436">https://twitter.com/zukosblue...
Aang isn’t white, but his adult design was based on a white man??? https://twitter.com/zukosblue/status/1282752732563218436">https://twitter.com/zukosblue...
Idk if the op of that thread is asian or not, but I linked it at the request of an Japanese mutual of mine. I had her tumblr post about this thread linked before, but she felt it made more sense to put the thread itself (I only went looking for it later)
. https://twitter.com/emberplayers/status/1290155357856178177">https://twitter.com/emberplay...