Definitions for racebending
racebend·ing

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1. racebendingnoun

   The act of casting an actor, in a live action medium (live theatre, film, television, etc.), as a character whose race or ethnicity differs from the actor's.

   A white/caucasian actor portraying an character of Asian descent is an example of racebending.

2. Etymology: A neologism from 2009. It is a portmanteau of "race" (ethnicity) and the suffix "-bending," in reference to the US animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and its film adaptation.

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1. Racebending

   Racebending was coined as a term of protest in 2009 as a response to the casting decisions for the live-action film adaptation of the television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. The starring roles of the show (Aang, Katara, and Sokka) were coded as being of East Asian (Aang) and Inuit (Katara, and Sokka) descent, but were played by actors of European descent in the film. The initial protests such as "Saving the World with Postage," were created in a LiveJournal online forum that initially responded to the casting decisions by "inundating Paramount with protest mail." However, the cast went unaltered and when production began, the leaders of this protest responded by founding the advocacy group and accompanying website Racebending by "playfully borrowing the concept of manipulating elements (bending) from the Avatar universe."The Racebending.com website defines "racebending" as, "situations where a media content creator (movie studio, publisher, etc.) has changed the race or ethnicity of a character. This is a longstanding Hollywood practice that has been historically used to discriminate against people of color." The website also states that the issue predates the coining of the term. According to Christopher Campbell, whitewashing in film is particularly common, and "possesses a long tradition among the industry's most successful and venerated productions. Film history is replete with ignominious examples of white actors portraying characters of color."

How to pronounce racebending?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of racebending in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of racebending in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Racebending
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racebending