Sokka Will Be Less ‘Sexist’ in Netflix’s Live-Action ‘Avatar’ Show

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 big’s tackle the beloved animated collection — spilled the beans to EW this week in phrases of 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 nicely 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 in this interview … happening 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, in truth, 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 collection … 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 can hop into the “Sokka” development proper now on X to see how indignant/disillusioned everyone seems to be that the Sokka they know — imperfect and in want of humbling, which regularly made for excellent/hilarious moments in the unique — isn’t going to be discovered in this dwell remake.

That additionally kinda deflates the thrill followers had with the very fact Netflix’s model truly *seemed* quite a bit just like the cartoon … which had many believing it might be extra devoted to the supply materials. Apparently, not that devoted. Seems Sokka was too problematic for Netflix.