Last Airbender (Feat. Steven Underwood)

M. Night the last racebender? That's right, we're finally talking about the 2010 live action (Avatar) The Last Airbender from the one and only M. Night Shyamalan. Sadly Cameron had to miss out on this masterpiece, but luckily we're joined by cultural critic extraordinaire and author of the forthcoming Forever For the Culture: Notes From the New Black Digital Arts Renaissance, Steven Underwood.

Steven and Jordan discuss what the hell went wrong in adapting this beloved animated series. Was it casting white actors as the leads? Was it disregarding the brighter and more fun tone of the series? Was it all the dumb dancing? Also, a website for oppressed Karens?

Steven is an incredible writer whose work can be found on Oprah Daily, The Level, and Essence. You can follow him on Twitter and all other social media at @blaqueword. And look for the book coming in 2024! 

As for us, we'll be going down with the ship on Twitter @white_pod but you can always reach out to us at whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod@gmail.com write to us and let us know if we made your Spotify wrapped! We'll be back next week with The Legend of Tarzan.