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the_future_modernes: James Cameron, showing his assholery and ignorance know no bonds.

"I felt like I was 130 years back in time watching what the Lakota Sioux might have been saying at a point when they were being pushed and they were being killed and they were being asked to displace and they were being given some form of compensation," he said. "This was a driving force for me in the writing of Avatar – I couldn't help but think that if they [the Lakota Sioux] had had a time-window and they could see the future… and they could see their kids committing suicide at the highest suicide rates in the nation… because they were hopeless and they were a dead-end society – which is what is happening now – they would have fought a lot harder."
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Cameron also defends himself from accusations of meddling. "I think one of the biggest questions is: 'What is your standing? What are you gringos doing here? What gives you the right to tell us how to run things within our country? It's our problem, it's not your problem.' I get all that," he said. "But North America is Brazil's future. We can come to Brazil from the future and say: 'Don't do this.'

.... Why?

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Also, there is a reason why I shouldn't start talking about politics in a shonen manga comm. Because I may die by eye rolling. And for once, I know that the issue with copyright laws is complicated, but really? "Stealing is illegal in any country!" Pfffft.

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... ¿Escuchó sobre Gaiman y este es su intento de out-stupidearlo? o.o

Sí. Es que no pudo soportar la idea de que alguien le quitara el puesto.

Que no se haga moda D|

Pfft, siempre fue moda! LA LUZ DE THE KIND WHITE MAN!!

*le quita el foco*

I have no idea what Cameron's saying.

What hubris! "We've wiped out all the natives from our country, it's JUST LIKE WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU~"

Or. Something? WHAT?

But you know what? WE are the Native Americans 130 years ago. Present USA is OUR future!

Right.

...or something.

Also. YOU CAN DO ANYTHING JUST WITH A LITTLE MORE WILL AND FIGHTING THE CONQUERORS. WHY THE INDIANS DIDN'T FIGHT MORE BEFORE BEING ANNIHILATED??

THEY SHOULD HAVE SHOT THE INVADERS MOAR . AND MAYBE GOT A WHITE DUDE TO HELP THEM. AND THEN MARRY THEIR INDIAN PRINCESS TO HIM. HOW ELSE WOULD THEY HAVE BEEN SAAAAVED?

EXACTLY. AVATAR IS ALL ABOUT WHAT INDIANS SHOULD HAVE DONE, AND WHAT BRAZIL *CAN* DO TODAY!

THEY SHOULD LIKE, PAINT THEMSELVES BLUE AND LIKE. OHGOD I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.

(I saw an article about people who were suicidally depressed because Avatar awasn't reeeeeaal. and then another article about people who are in the EXACT same position as the Na'vi. But are the people who care about Avatar caring about THEM? )

(Hot damn. Uhm, obviously they want their blue people with a white savior!!!)

(Only if their people are hawt cat blue aliens who totally would fuck them.)

(...ew)

(yeeeah)

They would have fought harder? The would have fought harder?!

*insert sound of brain breaking*

A "you just didn't say what you said" moment definitely.

But North America is Brazil's future. We can come to Brazil from the future and say: 'Don't do this.'

I don't even...

Yeah. I could even my fist to him you know.

Dios, en serio que no quiero que él tenga nada que ver con role model Sarah Connor >

Y creo que estaremos mejor si directamente borramos al hombre de nuestras mentes.

Apruebo de este mensaje por siempre y para siempre DX

Aaaand James Cameron just managed to make me cross from outrage to numb "this cannot possibly be real" feeling. Good job!

No, seriously, what the hell is wrong with him. Apparently he fails to realize that when we say those things about the USA in general, we're talking about people like him.

No, seriously, what the hell is wrong with him. Apparently he fails to realize that when we say those things about the USA in general, we're talking about people like him.

Ahahaha. What? You MUST be joking!

No, I'm not joking, I'm just a misguided Latin American who doesn't Get It. Come and tell me what not to do, Mr Cameron! I need youuuu!