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Amidst all the anger and outrage I'm seeing over the recent Avatar casting, I'm just going to come out on a limb here, throw myself to the wolves, and admit that my initial reaction was:

"Oh. Hm. Okay."

Sure, I can understand how some people are angry and disappointed, like a_white_rain:"if you are thinking of offering up rationalizations for this creative decision - some thought or argument that makes it okay - don't. Don't do it. Keep it to yourself; post it to your own journal; keep it away from me. There is no acceptable defense." But in my opinion this very denial displays a noticeable lack of realistic thinking.

Because, honestly? What did you expect? Really? -_-;; This movie is not being made for the 18-30 demographic, the one who sees this show and recognizes its depth and significance, its brilliantly written characters and it's true message about the hope of humanity. This movie is, and has always been, planned for the 8-14 Nickelodeon Age Group, the one that watches Hannah Montana and buys Zac Efron pillows. The production company does not want to make a Great Movie, they just want to make a Good Movie, one that they know will sell to a specific group and make a specific amount of profit. Entertainment is a business, not a service.

They're not going to take a chance on new, unknown Asian child actors. They're not going to take a chance on the gritty, heartwrenching storylines. They're going to have kids running around, throwing water and rocks at each other and eventually save the world, defeating evil grownups. Because that's what they recognize, that's what they see in this cartoon, and that's what they know will sell. It's a business. They don't care about the integrity of the show.

So if you were expecting, or even hoping, for some suitable representation of this wonderful, amazing show, then I'm afraid I'm going to have to call you naive. Because where we see a work of storytelling and emotional genius, all they will ever see is a kid's cartoon, and to expect anything more out of them is just ridiculous.

And the petition? A good gesture, but futile. You can rant and rave about it being offensive all you want, and it won't do any good because the execs know what I know: whether they cast Bi Rain or Jesse McCartney, every name on that list is a person who is a fan of the show, and at LEAST 50% of them, probably even more, won't be able to resist going to see it even if they *absolutely know* they will hate it.

Sorry to say it, but its true. They're not making an Avatar movie, and they never have been. They're making a Tween Movie, so just come to grips with it and roll with the punches.

I suppose I'll join the throng in having an Avatar reaction post. Although, I feel so emotionally spent after just watching it that all I want to do is curl up on my bed for awhile and digest. And maybe write a little drabble... remember, I have that whole trouble thing about endings? -_-;;

So, since I'm, as aforementioned, emotionally spent, this is a copy-paste of a comment I made in one of rawles's lovely reaction posts.

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In conclusion: I am very proud of my show. Yes. Very proud. ^_^

My claim for 1sentence...um, yay kataang? ^^;;

Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Pairing: Aang/Katara
Theme set: Alpha; a few of them are out of order, but I took the numbers off so it shouldn't be distracting.
Rating: Completely G-rated---this set was written with their ages in mind, so for those who are squeamish about their age, this is perfectly safe!


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I think my favorite is...Sex, because I can see that scene SO VIVIDLY in my mind. X3 A bunch of ones after that come as close seconds. Chocolate has such a great mental image, Name because I honestly used to think that was how 'Katara' was spelled, Gift I just really like, and Hair because I've always thought Katara was HAWT with her hair down. ^__^