#anyway. heres my two cents. take em. or dont. idk. im tired

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the problem for me with them removing sokkas (admittedly rather small) arc of him unlearning the sexist principles he believed in is that, in the 2020s, there has been an increase of sexism in teenage boys (for many reasons, but mostly due to them idealizing men who spew misogyny every chance they get) so I think them watching a character who believes in the same principles learning that they are ultimately wrong and begin to understand that women can do things that men can do too is a good thing.

sure, to me and you who already knows that women can do more than cook and clean and take care of the home, it may seem unimportant, but to those who have been taught that women belong in the kitchen by men that they idealize, it might make all the difference.

ultimately, I'm just rather upset with a lot of the changes they have made to the original story (and the character design and characters), especially since there is this (rather stupid) bias there is against animation, considering it too 'childish' to watch, meaning that this live action version of avatar the last airbender will be a lot of peoples only exposure to the incredible story of atla and I just think that's rather sad.