r/ATLA • u/JustAPerson_YesOrNo "Hello, it's Zuko here" • May 25 '25

Question What ATLA take make you like this?

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u/sourpatch1708 May 26 '25

Exactly this take! If Sokka isn't initially sexist (because of ignorance not because of incel shit) then he has no reason to bond with Yue or Suki. His whole arc with Yue even is hinging on him changing his mind about his own traditional values and upbringing. Then, if he didnt talk all that smack about "fighting like a girl" he has no reason to have feelings or like Suki either bc thats why they got close and he respected her too.

I literally couldn't stand that they did that in the live action. Its like saying "we didnt want zuko to be a nepotism baby dick so we made him nicer... THATS THE WHOLE POINT! 😆

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u/Silverveilv2 May 26 '25

Isn't a large part of Yue and Sokka's relationship that Sokka actually cares for Yue as her own person and treats her accordingly, unlike her fiancee (I can't be bothered to remember his name).

Sexism as a whole is an important thing throughout many of the episodes in season 1. (The Kyoshi warriors episodes and the siege of the northern water tribe)

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u/sourpatch1708 May 26 '25

It is. But I think a huge part of him treating her like a person is letting go and challenging a lot of traditional values too. I think if he hadnt been able to challange those things in season 1, then by the time they make it to the water tribe, it wouldnt have played out the same. (Its obviously something thats pretty subjective. Not everyone has to have the same perception. And 2 things can be true). This is just my own perception of the relationship.

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u/Silverveilv2 May 26 '25

That's what I was trying to say yeah