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It won’t surprise you to learn the origins of the word racebending.

Duh, it’s related to the Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise!

But over at Polygon Matt Patches spoke to the people who crafted the Racebending campaign that called out the original film’s too white casting and created a word that is now a permanent fixture in fandom lexicon.

It’s a captivating piece that highlights just how much things have improved in ten years, how much further we have to go, and how much fans can actually make a difference.

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