yeloson | Needs more white people!

Reposting some snark, because snark must be shared. Via Racebending re: Avatar:

The A.V. Club: What’s your take on the casting controversy? About not having Asian actors in the main roles?

AM: Not to get into it too much, but I think Night’s tried to create a world that’s overall more culturally diverse, and draws from more backgrounds and ethnicities and traditions than The Last Airbender TV show did. It’s an interesting story, because unlike Lord Of The Rings or something like that, where it’s set in an imaginary world with hobbits and gnomes, this is set in a world populated by humans. And so in order to represent humanity, you need to represent all of its various cultures.

So:

1. Lord of the Rings = fantasy = Needs white people
2. The Last Airbender = "reality" = Needs white people.

Hmm, let's keep playing!

3. Dances with Wolves = fake history = Needs white people
4. Last Samurai = Samurai epic = Needs white people
5. Transformers = Robot Action movie = Needs white people
6. Cameron's Avatar = Blue Alien movie = Needs white people
7. The Forbidden Kingdom = Jackie Chan + Jet Li = Needs white people
8. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee = Best selling book about Indian massacre by white people = Needs white people as heroes.

I think I'm ready to direct movies!