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- noun informal, often pejorative Playing the role of, or casting someone in the role of, someone of different race or
ethnicity
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Examples
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So racebending is now seriously in the big time. here's a write up of a recent speaking engagement at the MIT Futures of Entertainment conference.
vraiment, suisse? vraiment? aichildlit 2009
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If anything, this is just supporting the "racebending" statement further, because it shows the production company doesn't care enough about their Asian actors to give them a credible, named role other than "Earthbending Boy" which sounds more like a cameo than someone essential to the plot.
New Last Airbender Casting Stays On Right Side Of Racebending Debate? | /Film 2009
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Either it applies to all films or it does not apply at all! jack racebending
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Forget airbending, the fans said; this is racebending ... posted by Hal Duncan | 4: 41 PM
New BSC Review Column Hal Duncan 2010
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Alex comments like this just show how pointless arguments are made when people complain about racebending in other films.
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In this episode, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley discuss their favorite directors on Twitter, and the phenomenon of racebending The Last Airbender.
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I'm posting my response up-front, cause it goes off into queer cinema and my own stake in it, and I don't want to turn this thread away from the racebending issue and onto ... well ... me.
Racebending and Integration Hal Duncan 2010
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Forget airbending, the fans said; this is racebending ... posted by Hal Duncan | 4: 41 PM
Archive 2010-07-01 Hal Duncan 2010
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- The Chinese letters going to be used are CONFIRMED to be just scribbles that have no meaning whatsoever.racebending. com
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Nobody’s Asian in the Movies 2009
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I'm all for the diversity the racebending of the movie is trying to bring.
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