Nora, H'Wood only keeps track of gender stats for purposes of mass-market advertising. They don't see the parts, just the dollar signs.
---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Digest Number 2567 Date : Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:53:00 -0500 From : Nora <n...@earthlink.net> To : "scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com" <scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com> > 2. Well, There's Always Reruns of the Cartoon... > Posted by: "keithbjohn...@comcast.net" keithbjohn...@comcast.net > tsarbernard > Date: Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:06 am ((PST)) > Indeed, this quote from a Brother about the whole affair is one of the best > I've read: > > "If they‚re supposed to be some generic everyrace, then hell, why not toss in > some black actors, or Latinos? That makes about as much sense. Zuko‚s a bit of > a thug; let‚s make him black. Hell, let‚s make the whole Fire Nation black; > Hollywood loves to make us the bad guys." Thanks, but I'm a Sister, not a Brother. =) Nora (nojojojo on the Angry Black Woman and LiveJournal) -- The gods, enslaved. A family with absolute power, absolutely corrupt. A young woman whose rage can destroy the world. Coming soon in THE HUNDRED THOUSAND KINGDOMS, first of the "Earth and Sky" trilogy, available from Orbit Books in Fall 2009! http://nkjemisin.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
