Zoe Saldana Says Her CGI Alien Character in ‘Avatar’ Is a ‘Racist’

Actress Zoe Saldaña is taking heat for claiming that her character in the Avatar film series is “racist.”

The popular actress told CinemaBlend that her character, Neytiri, is filled with blind hatred.

“Let’s face it, Neytiri’s a racist,” she said. “And she just… and she loses sight because of this blind fury that she has.”

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Saldaña added that she is blind to the dynamics of her love for Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) even as Sully tries to show her the error of her ways in the film.

“She loses sight that the person that she loves the most and respects the most in her life is her husband,” Saldaña explained, “and he is human, he’s a sky-person. And I think it

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