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/nervouspurvis02 May 27 '25

Ironically, by getting rid of Sokka's sexism, they ended up having a much more sexist depiction of Suki. Because now, instead of being a strong female character that destroys Sokka's misogynistic world view and kicks his ass in the process, now she just exists to be in love with Sokka, and stare at him when he's shirtless (even though they're supposed to be like 15-16, wtf Netflix.) Because they kept the romance between them, but got rid of the inciting force that allowed that romance to blossom naturally over the course of the OG show.

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u/Mr-BananaHead May 28 '25

16 is exactly the age I would expect someone to go googley-eyes over a shirtless guy

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u/nervouspurvis02 May 28 '25

I more meant it's fvcking weird for a show to be sexualising a character that's meant to be a minor.

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u/NNewt84 May 29 '25

Okay... but like, aren't the feminists the ones who complain about female characters being there just to be the love interest? And I thought we wanted more female characters who were just normal human beings instead of being all "strong and kickass"? Isn't that why people gravitate towards characters like Daria and Punky Brewster, for example?