James Cameron is in hot water with some indigenous groups.
With “Avatar: The Way of Water” out in theatres, some Native American activists are calling for a boycott of the film over statements made by the director over a decade ago.
When reached for comment regarding the renewed allegations of “cultural appropriation” and being “tone deaf”, the team of “Avatar: The Way of Water” told Et Canada that there is “no official comment at this time.”
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In an interview with The Guardian in 2010, Cameron explained how spending time with Amazon tribes, helping them in their fight against the building of a giant dam, and learning the history of Native American tribes informed the story he was telling in the first “Avatar” film.
“I felt like I was 130 years back in time watching...
With “Avatar: The Way of Water” out in theatres, some Native American activists are calling for a boycott of the film over statements made by the director over a decade ago.
When reached for comment regarding the renewed allegations of “cultural appropriation” and being “tone deaf”, the team of “Avatar: The Way of Water” told Et Canada that there is “no official comment at this time.”
Read More: James Cameron’s ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Blasts Past 600M At The Global Box Office
In an interview with The Guardian in 2010, Cameron explained how spending time with Amazon tribes, helping them in their fight against the building of a giant dam, and learning the history of Native American tribes informed the story he was telling in the first “Avatar” film.
“I felt like I was 130 years back in time watching...
- 12/23/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Updated: After an uproar over a performance by a cheer group at the park this week, Walt Disney World issued a statement today addressing racist stereotypes about native Americans in the drill team’s routine. Video shows the The Port Neches-Groves “Indianettes” High School drill team repeating the words, “scalp ‘em Indians, scalp ‘em,” among other things.
Disney spokesperson Jacquee Wahler said in the statement, “The live performance in our park did not reflect our core values, and we regret it took place. It was not consistent with the audition tape the school provided and we have immediately put measures in place so this is not repeated.”
Previously At 12:25 p.m.: What’s been a bad stretch for Disney Parks’ self-declared “Inclusion” initiative got a little worse this week as video surfaced online of a high school cheer team from Texas performing a routine at Walt Disney World...
Disney spokesperson Jacquee Wahler said in the statement, “The live performance in our park did not reflect our core values, and we regret it took place. It was not consistent with the audition tape the school provided and we have immediately put measures in place so this is not repeated.”
Previously At 12:25 p.m.: What’s been a bad stretch for Disney Parks’ self-declared “Inclusion” initiative got a little worse this week as video surfaced online of a high school cheer team from Texas performing a routine at Walt Disney World...
- 3/18/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
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