Sokka Will Be Much less ‘Sexist’ in Netflix’s Dwell-Motion ‘Avatar’ Present

Sokka from Nickelodeon’s ‘Avatar’ present goes to be a lil’ totally different in Netflix’s live-action model when it debuts subsequent month … and that features a lot much less woman-hating, apparently.

Ian Ousely — the actor who’s been tapped to play actual Sokka for the streaming large’s tackle the beloved animated sequence — spilled the beans to EW this week when it comes to clarifying how his iteration of one of many essential characters will stand aside from what followers bear in mind.

He defined … “I wanted to make sure that Sokka is funny. There’s more weight with realism in every way.” His costar Kiawentiio (who performs Sokka’s sister, Katara, in Netflix’s present) chimed in to clear up which parts of the cartoon did not work so properly in actual life.

She interjected with … “I feel like we also took out the element of how sexist [Sokka] was. I feel like there were a lot of moments in the original show that were iffy.”

To that, Ousley agreed on this interview … occurring to say, “Yeah, totally. There are things that were redirected just because it might play a little differently [in live action].” EW additionally factors out what diehards of the animation already know … specifically, that Sokka is, actually, very sexist as a personality towards the beginning — however that, finally, he outgrows that in his arc.

Emphasis on that final half, specifically. You see… Sokka’s sexism is a key character flaw that he has to mature previous all all through the OG sequence … one thing followers are keenly conscious of, which is why they’re pissed that it is now being revealed Netflix is altering this main element.

You’ll be able to hop into the “Sokka” pattern proper now on X to see how offended/dissatisfied everyone seems to be that the Sokka they know — imperfect and in want of humbling, which regularly made for nice/hilarious moments within the authentic — shouldn’t be going to be discovered on this reside remake.

That additionally kinda deflates the joy followers had with the actual fact Netflix’s model really *regarded* rather a lot just like the cartoon … which had many believing it might be extra devoted to the supply materials. Apparently, not that devoted. Appears Sokka was too problematic for Netflix.