One of the main things I realy like about Avatar the Last Airbender is the fact that it's underlying message often deals with acceptance and multiculturism, but appearantly not according to the new casting. When I got a peak at the cast of the movie's leading roles I was realy disapointed, it's like nazi Germany. All the main roles are being played by white actors and actoresses, and considering the strong Inuit impression that Sokka and Katara gave off, it kinda seems wrong. the fact is that in the series each nation, weather fire, water, air, or earth, had a distict quality and individual characteristic reflecting some of the ethnicties that exist either today or in the past. The all white cast takes away from that greatly.

Think about what this is telling the younge viewers of the show, who are probly not even concience of what ethinicity the actors are. They are probly going to go and watch the film because it's ATLA, they're not going to think about the underlying messages, those they just pic up subconciesly from watching the show. But what does it subconciensly tell them when the actors are all white, and the back ups and filler characters are of diffrent ethinicity? It basicly tells them that the protaganist is suposed to be white. This seems an obvious observation that can be made, not a far stretch realy? so then why is it allowed, in this day and age where every celeberty and their dog is preaching tollerance and eqality, that a major film influetial on youth would have such a blantantly sinister underlying message? Well the answer is obvious, because these youge white actors are extremely marketable. and so for the sake of money in their pockets film producers allow such immoralities.

Basicaly as a female white Canadian it apalls me, I was realy hoping we were moving past all this, were the protaganist is american and the antagonest is always of a diffrent ethinicity.

If you feel that the casting is unfair, then please sign this petition: [link]

thanks so much.

So far this season has been pretty much awsome. I've loved every day i've spent out on the mountains with my friends. I've been out to lousie, sunshine, and castle so far this year, and I can't wait to hit Kiching Horse again! I finally got new skis the Line Pandora, and they pretty much rock, I can't wait to get them on snow tomarow. The sad thing is that winter is almost over and I am not ready for it to be. everyone is all excited about summer and yet here i am depressed that winter is over. Summer is just tooooo long!haha I know I'm a freak of nature, but i'm not ready for the season to be done! *sigh* I guess i'll just have to enjoy what is left of this season and do some serious planning about next year.

lol yeah this is what I come up with when I type the first thing that comes to my head, skiing, lol.

spreading around the love.
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If ppl have a problem with this... I'm afraid I realy dont care.

haha yeah so as anyone can see i don't update too much. I'm just such a slacker. I just havn't been in a drawing mood. Everything I did in art class last year I pretty much hated, so that kinda put me off.

This Year; however, because I moved towns I also moved schools, and so far I've pretty much hated it. the only good thing being that the art teacher there is super awsome. Its realy hard to go from a school that you've been at since gr1 that only has 180 students, were you pretty much know everyone, to a school of 1400 students were you don't know a soul. It realy sucks, but i'm surviving.

I realy miss everyone in bentley , but we will still see each other right guys?... loving archery and looking forward to skiing, and hopfuly updating some new stuff soon... hopfully.

Yes we have moved. we are officialy city folk now. I'm kinda glad but i'm gunna miss the small town thing. oh well.. archery Provintials next weekend, yeah! sorry this is short... oh well tired check out these pics from our ski trip to marmot and archery in the winter games. [link] and [link]