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

Ian Ousely, the actor who has been chosen to play the real Sokka in the streaming giant’s version of the beloved animated series, told him everything. E.W. this week in terms of clarifying how their version of one of the main characters will differ from what fans remember.

He explained… “I wanted to make sure Sokka was fun. Realism carries more weight in every way.” His co-star Kiawentiio (who plays Sokka’s sister Katara on the Netflix show) chimed in to clarify which elements of the cartoon didn’t work as well in real life.

She chimed in with… “I feel like we also removed the element of how sexist (Sokka) was. I feel like there were a lot of moments in the original show that were iffy.”

Ousley agreed with that in this interview… and went on to say, “Yes, totally. There are things that were redirected just because they might work a little differently (in live-action).” EW also points out what animation fans already know…namely, that Sokka is, in fact, a very sexist character towards the beginning, but that he eventually outgrows it in his arc.

Emphasis on that last part, especially. You see… Sokka’s sexism is a key character flaw that he has to overcome throughout the OG series… something fans are well aware of, and that’s why they’re angry that it’s now revealed that Netflix is ​​changing this. detail.

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That also somewhat deflated the excitement fans had over the fact that the Netflix version actually *looked* a lot like the cartoon… leading many to believe it would be more faithful to the source material. Apparently, not so faithful. It seems that Sokka was too much of a problem for Netflix.