It was my moral stance to NOT watch this movie at the cinemas.
But the curiousity devil made me go. Please feel free to blame the curiousity devil.
Spoilers of both movie and animation series beyond this point.
Posts Tagged ‘culture appropriation’
The Last Airbender (Film) Review
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010Asian Style… Without Asians
Thursday, July 30th, 2009In 2004 (or more like 2002-03), Mattel had the genius idea to create a line of Barbie doll and friends called Fashion Fever. These dolls wore up to date casual fashions and face make up. Sometime during 2004, they released a set of dolls wearing fashions influenced by the Fruit Styles found in Japanese youth culture.
barbie sku# G9008
Of course, pale blonde Barbie is included.
kayla sku# G9009
Kayla, a Hispanic-looking character (I don’t have her original outfit…)
drew sku# G9010
Drew, a Caucasian character – she usually has reddish or brunette hair…
teresa sku# G9011
Teresa… what has happened to Teresa? Is she a brunette Caucasian or a light-skinned Hispanic nowadays?
But no Asian (or Black) representation… seems like Asian fashion styles can be appropriated by the West but can only be worn by non-Asian people? Seriously…
