‘Avatar 2’ accused of racism and cultural appropriation Brendan Byrne December 20, 2022 3:17 pm Avatar 2 director called out racism and cultural appropriation
According to Newsweek, the 68-year-old “Avatar 2: The Way of Water” filmmaker is accused of appropriating Native American and Indigenous cultures’ concepts, history, and visuals for his most recent blockbuster.
The 2009 blockbuster “Avatar” sequel is about colonizers who try to annex native people’s territory. In Cameron’s version, the Earth’s diminishing resources have forced mankind off of it.
Similar to the first film, this one features an almost entirely white cast representing the imaginary Na’vi aliens, with the exception of Cliff Curtis, who is of Maori heritage, and Zoe Saldaa, a Black Latina actor.
Influential Native American Yuè Begay is speaking out against the movie.
Begay, who is also the co-chair of Indigenous Pride L.A., tweeted, “DO NOT watch Avatar: The Way of Water.” Bengay added that Indigenous “cultures were appropriated in a harmful manner” to satisfy a white man’s “savior complex.”
The co-chair also made reference to a 2010 Cameron interview that was published in The Guardian elsewhere in her essay. The interview and its reference to a “dead-end society,” which caused problems for the Canadian director when it was first published, have also been brought up on social media by other people. https://insiderpaper.com/avatar-2-accused-of-racism-and-cultural-appropriation/
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