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Avatar: The New York Times Has Found Itself Some Straw Feminists

By s.e. smith on 25 January, 2010

This is a quick hit, because, really, there’s not too much to say. I’ve been reading criticisms of Avatar pretty extensively, and I’ve even engaged in a bit of critique discussing the way in which the movie is being promoted to the public, and how the framing of the film in promotional materials reflects social [...]

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Promoting James Cameron’s Avatar: Let’s Talk Jake Sully and Disability

By s.e. smith on 31 December, 2009

Note: This post is about how James Cameron’s Avatar is being presented and promoted to the public, and about the attitudes cast and crew have to the characters and their presentation. It is not a review of Avatar. A reader recently sent a tip to Anna about a video on Hulu, a short interview with [...]

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James Cameron’s Avatar: Watch Some -isms This December!

By s.e. smith on 21 November, 2009

I’m editing this post to ad, since a lot of people are arriving here with the search term “Avatar racist,” some links to thoughts on race in Avatar elsewhere on the Internet: Sek writes “Intentions be damned, Avatar is racist” and Annalee Newtiz (linked in Sek’s post), wrote: “When Will White People Stop Making Movies [...]

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