"'Avatar' accused of racism by jealous idiots."

By Jason Tanamor

I knew with the success of “Avatar” some idiots would bring up the subject of racism. In an article at Yahoo.com, “Near the end of the hit film ‘Avatar,’ the villain snarls at the hero, "How does it feel to betray your own race?" Both men are white — although the hero is inhabiting a blue-skinned, 9-foot-tall, long-tailed alien.”



According the article, “the white hero once again saving the primitive natives.”

I guess.

You could also say that “The Blind Side” was racist, with a white Sandra Bullock saving a black boy from homelessness. I’m Asian and if it means a rich white family is going to support me then, “Ruv me rong time.”

I’d love to be in that film. You could call it, “Walking on Egg Rolls.”



“Since the film opened to widespread critical acclaim three weeks ago, hundreds of blog posts, newspaper articles, tweets and YouTube videos have said things such as the film is "a fantasy about race told from the point of view of white people" and that it reinforces "the white Messiah fable."”

With James Cameron being white, I mean pale, and not being Spike Lee, then I can see why this subject comes up. Just another way to hinder a white man’s success (that’s a joke by the way).

Spike Lee just needs to come out with a movie where a young white boy gets dropped up in Harlem to which a poor black family takes him in. It could be called, “Home Cracker Home.”

With Obama in office and Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaching, I wish people would not jump so fast to accuse of James Cameron in being racist and take “Avatar” for what it is – a blatant attack on Republicans.

Or aliens.

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Jason Tanamor is the Editor of Zoiks! Online. He is also the author of the novels, "Hello Lesbian!" and "Anonymous." Email Jason at jason@zoiksonline.com.