Just two this time!

Story Title: A Thin Line
Rating: T
Characters: Azula
Summary: A brief look into Azula's mind during the finale.

Story Title: The Ones Before
Rating: K+
Characters: Yangchen, Kuruk/Ummi, Koh, Kyoshi, Roku
Summary: Brief glimpses into the lives of the four Avatars before Aang.

Re-posted from racebending :

APA Meeting with Paramount

In response to the protest over the portrayal of Asian Americans and the race jokes in The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, Asian American community leaders were invited to meet with high level Paramount executives in November. At the meeting, the Media Action Network for Asian Americans brought up the casting controversy over The Last Airbender.

You can visit Racebending.com to read the full report. Suffice to say, now Paramount can't pretend they aren't aware of the problems people have with the casting.

The President of Paramount Pictures told MANAA that in all his years in the business, he has never seen such outcry over the casting of a character, and that "diversity is paramount to Paramount."

"Diversity is Paramount to Paramount"?

Racebending.com decided to investigate that claim, so if you haven't seen it yet, also take a look at the research we did on the history of Asian American actors and Paramount Pictures. We learned that years ago, Paramount offered Asian American actors opportunities they no longer offer today.

Over fifty years ago, Paramount was more progressive in hiring Asian actors than any other studio, launching the careers of some of the biggest Asian American stars of all time--including Sessue Hayakawa, Anna Mae Wong, Nancy Kwan, and George Takei.

The modern day Paramount won't even cast Asian American actors, going so far as to casting white actors to play characters of color. Today their most famous Asian "star" is Po the Kung Fu Panda.



****NOTE****
In light of the comments made in my last racebending-related post to this comm, I wanted to clarify a few things, namely

1) That racebending.com is a part of the Avatar fan community, and that it is my belief that racebending-related posts can therefore co-exist in this comm along side more general movie posts, in the same way that Kataang-related posts and Zutara-related posts have a place here.

and 2) That my purpose in re-posting racebending.com updates to avatar_fans is to make sure that all Avatar fans have access to as much information as possible to make the best decision for themselves in regards to whether they support this film and to what degree. There persist a number of misconceptions about what this movement is and what it stands for: my hope is that these posts work towards dispelling those. Do feel free to ask me any questions (such as whether racebending.com is racist against whites/blacks/Jewish people... the short answer being NO) about the movement, and as you doubtlessly know, you can always visit us at racebending.com. :)

Thank you.

Title: New Directions
Characters: Pakku, Yugoda
Word Count: 1,167
Rating: All ages
Warnings: None
Summary: “I’m making some changes to my teaching. From now on, I want you to send your two most talented girls to me for additional warrior training. If they prove suitable, they can join my regular class.”


As he enters the room, Yugoda looks up with a start.

Title: Guide Me Home
Characters/Pairing: Ursa/Hakoda
Summary: They were engulfed in war and had already lost so much when circumstance pulled them together. (Eventual Ursa/Hakoda, takes place during the show, without contradicting canon.)
Disclaimer: Avatar is not mine.
Rating: T
Author: qwi_xux

Chapter Sixteen: Training Days


Previous Chapters: (Chapter One) (Chapter Two) (Chapter Three) (Chapter Four) (Chapter Five) (Chapter Six) (Chapter Seven) (Chapter Eight) (Chapter Nine) (Chapter Ten) (Chapter Eleven) (Chapter Twelve) (Chapter Thirteen) (Chapter Fourteen) (Chapter Fifteen)

x-posted to several Avatar comms, sorry for the spam!

I have a big favor to ask you guys. Those that are graphic-savvy, I was wondering if any of you would be so kind as to make a cover for a Sukka fanmix? I would love to be able to pay you but sadly I can't. I know that there are many kind members of our fandom, and I realise I am asking a bit much, but you would of course get full credit here and at my LJ. I would be forever grateful - if you can just comment and I will send you the name and songlist as soon as I can.

Thanks!

 

This mix centers around Mai and her various connections/relationships, as seen in The Boiling Rock. Seven songs, MP3s and MP4s.

Another adult Toph, since I got a few comments of people liking my last one. And a floating Yue.

Once again I apologies for my crappy scanner.

http://eilonnwy.livejournal.com/461492.html

Hey Avatar Fans
I'm hosting an iScribble party tonight at 5PM EST It's gonna go one until I call it quits and might be late. All you need to do is post me your Username and I'll invite you in. 8D

Basic Rules!
-No shipping wars or Movie wars. I don't want fighting in the chat
-Art and conversation must be pg-13
-It's not required that you must draw, watchers  are allowed
-Art should be Avatar themed, OCs are permitted


Anyway PLEASE JOIN IN

In July 2006, The Desert (2x11) premiered. My nieces and nephews were watching the episode for the first time with me and we all cracked up. This immediately inspired the following:



( At least I no longer have braces @_@ )


*DISCLAIMER: This was... 3 years ago. When I found it, I was flipping out that I FORGOT about this! :P I'm a crazy uncle, yes yes.

So, I was wondering..are there any rps out there needing people to play canon characters?

*hopes this is an okay thing to post here - if not, throw cabbages at me*

Been working on improving my drawing lately and Avatar is my current muse. Here are some sketches of Toph, Azula, and Zuko. I need a better scanner, rawr. I also need a putty eraser that would cut back on the smudginess, I just haven't had time to go to an art store and get one. :(

(To my lj you go!)

I stumbled upon this interview the other day. M. Night Shyamalan talks about how the inspiration for making this movie came from his daughter, who's obsessed with the series. I think the interview is a little old, but interesting. Under an lj cut. :D ( click here! )

Title Fist to Fist
Characters/Pairings: Toph/Smellerbee, Katara, Zuko
Word Count: 10,739
Rating: K+
Warning: None
Summary: They could become friends, Toph realizes, and seals that thought by giving Smellerbee a hard, friendly punch on the shoulder. In which Toph and Smellerbee like each other a lot.
Notes: Written for ali_wildgoose for the atla_ladyfest exchange this summer. Heavily edited since then.


It takes some concentration and a few more steps before the identity of the person-shape is clear. It’s Jet’s friend. That girl. Smellerbee.

Remember the fishes from the S1 finale?

I know they are the Moon (white) and the Ocean (black) spirits, but which one is Tui? And which one is La?

I'm confused.

I realized, that I haven't posted the first half of the responses to the Sketch request I did awhile ago. So I am doing that now.

As well as some other things I've been up to >>

Warning: Multiple different pairings, some odd situations...but I'm pretty sure they're mostly worksafe...

( lots of images under here! )

And that is all for now. Hopefully there was at least one picture you liked. Will start the second half of the requests during the Christmas Beak.

Hello, n00b here.  I just wanted to bring something up, so sorry if it's already been talked about. ( Click the cut! )

Avatar: ...Ate My Tower by ~agates-link on deviantART

I bring you Appa nomming on another one of Sokka's patrol towers. Poor Sokka, he just isn't meant to have his own tower; the world actively conspires against him.

Who knew posting and including a lot of pictures was a lot of work? I sure didn't. But now it's over so now you should be able to look at the pictures of my Katara cosplay without any trouble. (Yay!) So go, go, go! http://2l5l9.livejournal.com/5592.html Go! Now! Should you want a preview, you don't need to look any further than my avatar.