Recent content by Riven Armor

Yeah, pretty much my thoughts. A few good lines here and there.

That sounds pretty cool, actually. I'd be sad if there weren't more choices for gestures than there are now, though.

And you're pretty much cool with it? Seriously, why post this? We already know.

You are correct that Pacific Islanders are not Asian, which was a big mistake on my part. I knew better and slouched into it. But otherwise you are wrong.

It is getting pretty long, so I'll say a little bit more and if we want to discuss the smaller points we can. The vast majority of the time someone calls themselves a Chinese-American, Korean-American, etc, or the word pops up in sociology, it means a person of [insert race] descent who is...

The response was quoted above. http://www.racebending.com/v3/featured/racebending-com-staffers-meet-avatar-the-last-airbender-creators-at-signing/ This is a dodge which really doesn't say anything. He made this statement after the outrage from the casting erupted. The simplest...

No, they didn't, because they respected the focus of the event. Somebody else asked. http://www.racebending.com/v3/featured/racebending-com-staffers-meet-avatar-the-last-airbender-creators-at-signing/ This is obviously a dodge with a talking point. His thoughts could be any number of...

All of this is hearsay until you actually cite sources. All of mine are accurate. The evidence points to clear racial discrimination. What you think might be the characters' respective races in the show doesn't stack up with the intentions of the creators. I've also heard MNS casted the...

No, each nation in Avatar is a clear representation of a real Asian country. (Water tribals are the Inuits, the Air Nomads are the Tibetans, etc) Real Chinese is used in all depicted script in the series. An Asian American advisory group was brought on board by the screenwriters to make sure...

That last bit I will agree with, although not necessarily with Mass Effect. A lot of "tough girls," especially in TV, feel forced and inauthentic.

Ok. Glad to see we're on the same page >_>

Conversely, that applies to male characters. The wo-man argument is meaningless.

I don't know where you're going with this. Any character Judi Dench plays is one of those. That isn't Freudian subtext. She is not especially motherly. Princess Azula from Avatar. Capable, unsexualized, pursued by internal devils. A female character that would seem to fulfill your...

The cartoon is actually a very good series on its own merits, even outside of its age group. Try it out sometime if you haven't given it a chance.

Yeah, it's so interesting how the only 3 characters in the Water Tribe village with names and speaking parts are white...and the rest are Inuit. Villains are brown, good guys are washed. I'm a conservative and I don't usually pull race, but Hollywood invited it this time.