25 Times White Actors Played People Of Color And No One Really Gave A S**t

From: Huffington Post

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The main cast of the "The Last Airbender"

Film

"The Last Airbender" (2010) is based on a Nickelodeon cartoon featuring tribes and characters of Asian and Native American-descent and their journey to stop the Fire Nation from taking over their tribes.

Characters' Background

Katara, her brother Sokka and the rest of the Water Tribe are said to be primarily influenced by the Inuit people and culture. Aang, the titular character of the film and series, is of Asian ancestry. 

Casts' Background

The actors who portrayed the three main character mentioned above were all white with no Asian or Native American ancestry -- Noah Ringer as Aang, Nicola Peltz as Katara, and Jackson Rathbone as Sokka. And the actors of color that were cast in the film? They were all cast as villains.