At the 10 year anniversary reunion panel at San Diego Comic-Con International 2012, Racebending.com staffer Mike asked Joss Whedon about having (and casting) Asian or Asian American characters in Firefly.
You can read the essay Mike wrote with his thoughts on the dialogue on our website: Frustrations of an Asian American Whedonite.
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Apparently someone called out Joss Whedon on whitewashing in Firefly (previously noted here) and politely asked him...
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Food for thought.
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So what you’re saying is… 1. You didn’t actually read what Mike wrote and if you did, you clearly didn’t understand it....
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^^What the fuck? Does this person have any clue what Firefly was about or how its universe was created? By the 26th...
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This essay is a VERY important and worthwhile read. THIS is why I’m so grumpy about “colorblind” casting and the lack of...
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Read the essay!
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His answer was embarrassingly inadequate, IMO. I’m amazed at how much of a free pass he gets from his fanbase and the...
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