Feelings on Racism in Korra

ashuhleemeebee:

I gotta say: it’s a shame to see people post rants about Korra and Racial issues. It doesn’t matter what race Korra, or Mako, or Bolin, or anyone else is. It’s a tv show we all know and love. Just because we may give one of the characters a real life representation of a specific race doesn’t mean that anyone is being racist. So what if I post Korra as a white girl??? That doesn’t mean I’m anti-black. In a fandom, there shouldn’t be any stupid racisism. For the people that think this, you shouldn’t even be here. Seriously. This is just a tv show. No one cares what color anyone’s skin is. This isn’t about white-supremacy, or black power. It’s about a whole world that all us in the fandom want to be part of. So stop the complaining. NO ONE CARES.

can….can someone destroy the fuck outta this ignorance?

Mary:

Let me tackle this sentence by sentence as best I can.

I gotta say: it’s a shame to see people post rants about Korra and Racial issues. It doesn’t matter what race Korra, or Mako, or Bolin, or anyone else is. It’s a tv show we all know and love. 

Yes, its a show we all know and love. That’s why its important. Little children-little brown children-look up to these characters.

Just because we may give one of the characters a real life representation of a specific race doesn’t mean that anyone is being racist. So what if I post Korra as a white girl??? That doesn’t mean I’m anti-black.

It definitely means you’re switching to the “white is default” mindset. Even though Bryan and Mike said Korra-and all Water Tribe folk-are based off of the Inuits which is, you guessed it, ASIAN. They are also brown.

In a fandom, there shouldn’t be any stupid racisism. For the people that think this, you shouldn’t even be here. Seriously. This is just a tv show. No one cares what color anyone’s skin is.

The fact that I didn’t start to regain self esteem until I saw Katara and Sokka-the first people on television that I could really, really relate to means that it matters. I care. When I first saw the kids on the Avatar premiere, I was shocked that they were brown. If I were in the AtLA/LoK world, I could probably pass for Water Tribe due to my skin color. And sure it may just be a tv show, but this stuff does influence children.

This isn’t about white-supremacy, or black power. It’s about a whole world that all us in the fandom want to be part of. So stop the complaining. NO ONE CARES.

How ignorant can you get…?

marikunin: linatrinch: instrumentalsftw: avatarharry: damnlayoffthebleach: I saw the banner on Nick.com, and decided to see just how different the skin tones (and their shadows) are.  Result? Katara and Sokka have been ridiculously white-washed, and even Aang and Toph’s skin tones are lighter and more pink. Katara’s skin is lighter than Aang’s is in the original picture. And to anyone who says this is just extreme lighting: It’s not. Even Katara’s shadows in the banner are lighter than her actual skin.  Ugh. Ashamed.  and just when I was starting to like nick…. i mean it’s old and before they were actually attempting to be good to the Avatar franchise but FIX IT Oh God, will you guys please just SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT THIS WHITE WASHING SHIT. ARE YOU LEGIT BLIND AND CANNOT SEE THE LIGHTING IN EITHER OF THESE IMAGES? NOT TO MENTION THAT IS OFFICIAL ART THAT YOU ARE CRITICIZING. God, shut the hell up. Please. NO, we will not shut up and this is important shit. Just because it’s on the Nickelodeon page doesn’t mean it’s right. FUCK YOU, you racist apologist! Also: did you read the damn post? Because even with the lighting the images are TOO LIGHT.
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marikunin:

linatrinch:

instrumentalsftw:

avatarharry:

damnlayoffthebleach:

I saw the banner on Nick.com, and decided to see just how different the skin tones (and their shadows) are. 

Result? Katara and Sokka have been ridiculously white-washed, and even Aang and Toph’s skin tones are lighter and more pink.

Katara’s skin is lighter than Aang’s is in the original picture.

And to anyone who says this is just extreme lighting: It’s not. Even Katara’s shadows in the banner are lighter than her actual skin. 

Ugh. Ashamed. 

and just when I was starting to like nick….

i mean it’s old and before they were actually attempting to be good to the Avatar franchise but FIX IT

Oh God, will you guys please just SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT THIS WHITE WASHING SHIT. ARE YOU LEGIT BLIND AND CANNOT SEE THE LIGHTING IN EITHER OF THESE IMAGES? NOT TO MENTION THAT IS OFFICIAL ART THAT YOU ARE CRITICIZING.

God, shut the hell up. Please.

NO, we will not shut up and this is important shit. Just because it’s on the Nickelodeon page doesn’t mean it’s right. FUCK YOU, you racist apologist! Also: did you read the damn post? Because even with the lighting the images are TOO LIGHT.

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Source: damnlayoffthebleach

“But Korra is a cartoon, it doesn’t matter how people interpret her!” This is my answer to that argument. This is the official model chosen by BRYKE for the San Diego Comic Con panel in 2011. As you can see, the (lovely) model is not white. She is not tan. She is clearly brown. Suck on it, racists and racism apologists.
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“But Korra is a cartoon, it doesn’t matter how people interpret her!”

This is my answer to that argument.

This is the official model chosen by BRYKE for the San Diego Comic Con panel in 2011. As you can see, the (lovely) model is not white. She is not tan. She is clearly brown.

Suck on it, racists and racism apologists.