tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003717090483487648.post1395441026743188105..comments2023-09-10T05:49:30.433-07:00Comments on Fan Fatales: You and Your Racist FriendBevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13146188375359735856noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003717090483487648.post-36618088160537634832009-08-05T15:14:34.364-07:002009-08-05T15:14:34.364-07:00Almost forgot to say! It's my understanding th...Almost forgot to say! It's my understanding that Jesse McCartney, the original actor cast for Zuko, actually had to drop out, which is why Dev Patel was cast (this happened, like, RIGHT after Slumdog won the Oscar, so hello, cashing in), not because anybody was actually listening to the fan outcry, to which they've pretty universally been turning a deaf ear. <a href="http://www.racebending.com" rel="nofollow">Racebending</a> has pretty good documentation that the outcry hasn't just been from fans, either.<br /><br />And yeah... 98% of TV already is WET. A marginalized minority saying, "Hey, if the big guys won't acknowledge our existence, let's carve out our own niche" is hardly what I'd call racism. Is Logo also part of some gay supremicist agenda?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003717090483487648.post-74585904168679117292009-07-03T08:47:35.069-07:002009-07-03T08:47:35.069-07:00Well, I guess where I'm coming from with BET i...Well, I guess where I'm coming from with BET is that no one would need to make a channel targeted mostly at whites because most of them already are. ;)<br /><br />And I almost never watch TV anymore either, but I am studying pop culture and mass media in school, so I'm noticing patterns in terms of who's getting most of the attention. And, well, I'm nothing if not a busybody who loves talking about what she's learning in school, especially if I think it's important. ;)Bevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13146188375359735856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003717090483487648.post-36269753987766920752009-07-03T07:34:02.225-07:002009-07-03T07:34:02.225-07:00I see what you're saying Bevin. Still think B...I see what you're saying Bevin. Still think BET is racist though. I mean seriously, like all hell wouldn't break loose if someone tried to start a WET channel. ;) <br />Honestly I don't have a stake in this either way. The only TV I am subjected to these days comes in the form of SpongeBob, Dora the explorer, and Handy Manni. Two of the three are mexican, spanish-teaching do gooders, the other is a waterlogged cleaning supply. I guess that's just enough ethnic variety for me.EvieMaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272047332241744856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003717090483487648.post-61784860261004757502009-07-01T14:15:01.011-07:002009-07-01T14:15:01.011-07:00I watch BET all the time, it's a good channel!...I watch BET all the time, it's a good channel!<br /><br />I wish there was just a wider range of people in movies in general. Not all final girls need to be anorexic, white bitches with pretty faces - not all male characters need to be either white jock-y douchebags or skinny Asian nerds.<br /><br />- ZacAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003717090483487648.post-41702798843922592042009-07-01T10:53:35.808-07:002009-07-01T10:53:35.808-07:00I've never watched BET but I don't see how...I've never watched BET but I don't see how it's any more racist than channels like Lifetime or Oxygen are sexist. Having a channel devoted to catering to a specific demographic of people is absolutely nothing new, as the myriad of sports channels, comedy channels, children's channels, news channels, cooking channels, and so on will attest to.<br /><br />No one's saying you have to feel guilty for enjoying a show or a movie with white people as the star, hell, people have been doing that for about a hundred years now. That's not the purpose of this post. What I was trying to get people to see was the lack of any real variety in regards to race in mainstream media culture. It's not saying "get rid of all the white actors", it's saying "hey, white people aren't the only ones with interesting stories".Bevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13146188375359735856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003717090483487648.post-3778554806175995042009-07-01T10:26:10.597-07:002009-07-01T10:26:10.597-07:00Ever heard of BET? Now that's racist, not mai...Ever heard of BET? Now that's racist, not mainstream media. I refuse to feel guilty for being white and for enjoying movies that star other blazing white crackers such as myself. :)EvieMaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272047332241744856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003717090483487648.post-55647832866511891362009-06-30T23:33:05.996-07:002009-06-30T23:33:05.996-07:00(he was adorable...I would've)(he was adorable...I would've)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003717090483487648.post-46863616603529905272009-06-30T23:32:47.146-07:002009-06-30T23:32:47.146-07:00Nope, he survived right till the end with the '...Nope, he survived right till the end with the 'final girl'...<br /><br />...and then died (heroically, no less).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003717090483487648.post-27974716712291238612009-06-30T23:14:56.985-07:002009-06-30T23:14:56.985-07:00The, not then. I think I'm having a stroke.The, not then. I think I'm having a stroke.Stachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00897014126807474639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003717090483487648.post-27512176054927523702009-06-30T23:14:23.252-07:002009-06-30T23:14:23.252-07:00Yeah Zac, but here's the big question: did he ...Yeah Zac, but here's the big question: did he live to then end of the film? If he died, was he the first one to go?Stachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00897014126807474639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003717090483487648.post-51623909018272145242009-06-30T22:13:13.307-07:002009-06-30T22:13:13.307-07:00I for one wish there were more ethnicities in movi...I for one wish there were more ethnicities in movies, I was watching a crappy indie horror called "Albino Farm" the other day and was shocked that there was an Indian kid in the flick. I was like: "WTF! An Indian guy? And one with an actual accent, too? And he's a good guy?!"<br /><br />- ZacAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com