'Prince Of Persia' & 'Airbender' Attacked For Perceived Whitewashing: ...Yet fans of the original TV series say whatever hopes they had for the live-action movie have been dashed by what is known as 'whitewashing' - the selection of white actors to fill the main hero roles instead of the people of color they say the source material requires.
'To take this incredibly loved children's series, and really distort not only the ethnicity of the individual characters but the message of acceptance and cultural diversity that the original series advocated, is a huge blow,' said Michael Le of Racebending.com, a fan site calling for a boycott of the martial-arts fantasy.
Paramount defends the film's casting, noting more than half of the credited speaking roles were filled by people of color.
