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I assume that anyone who reads me also reads a lot of other people, and so by now already knows about the persistent racism involved in the casting of the live action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. And maybe you haven't felt like you could do anything before now, but you can do this: in addition to everything else they've already done, racebending.com has set up a petition to be sent to the producers of the film to protest the whitewashing of this Asian-influenced and Asian-populated world. Go, check it out, and please consider signing. It's easy and it's important.

And if you don't know what this is all about, racebending.com has all the information.

So I've been having thinky thoughts lately about how people end up in the fandoms they do, and particularly what makes people write or make art in the fandoms they do; that is, not just be consumers, but producers, and in that process layer change over the original product. Which led to thinky thoughts about the ways in which people bend and transform canon to their principles, preferences and ideas. I have a half-written diatribe about bisexuality in fan fiction that was born of this that I hope will come together later, but right now I have to consider getting ready for work.

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Dude, that sounds incredibly interesting. I would absolutely be interested in reading that.

Of course, you realise it would be written at the expense of all the stories I'm working on. >.> But honestly, I have Things To Say and I have for a long time.

I want to hear what you have to say! And, you know, I'll just bug you to keep writing afterward. I'm obnoxious that way. :D

Thanks for the link.

I'm glad it was useful! I tend to assume people see these things a dozen times before they get to me, but the internet is a big, big place. :)

Yeah, I knew all about the controversy but not the petition. I was glad for the chance to sign it.

I am really interested to read the post on bisexuality whenever you have the chance to put it up!

I still have to get all my thoughts in order. :D But at the rate I'm procrastinating about doing anything else, it shouldn't be long....

Yes I already signed the petition (being the Avatar fan that I am) and this just grossed me out. I'll stick to my cartoon and sims versions thanks.

I would be very interested in reading about that! I have been having "thoughts" myself about why people read fanfiction and choose to participate in fandom themselves, even if it is just as a consumer (as that is the perspective I understand)

Perhaps I should write that down....

I'm looking forward to reading.