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The Last Racebender?

by Jelani Greenidge, Urban Faith Contributing Writer | Jul 13, 2010 | Entertainment, Jelani Greenidge | 7 comments

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The Chosen One: 12-year-old Noah Ringer as Aang, the Last Airbender.

Does it matter when a white actor plays an Asian role? M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender is a case study of the polarizing battle between colorblindness and race consciousness in Hollywood.

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