The Case of Sexism in ATLA
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Definition of sexist: discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women).
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My response:atla-confession-box:
“I recognize ATLA isn’t nearly as bad as some other shows. But I can’t help but feel it’s a little sexist.”
Definition of sexist: discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women).
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How is the entire show sexist? It presents various characters that break both male and female gender stereotypes:
- strong female characters e.g. Toph (who, along with Teo, simultaneously breaks the disability barrier), Katara (changed grandPakku's original view that females should not train in offensive bending), Suki (changed Sokka's originally sexist perception that females should behave like damsels in distress), Hama
- strong
oldelderly folk (Iroh, Bumi, Pakku, Hama, etc.)
Need I go on?
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ReplyDeleteespecially Sokka's changing attitude. He was kinda a sexist jerk who looked down on Katara and 'womans work' in general. He realised his perceptions were incorrect and did his best to change his ways. actually, in the second and third season i would like to present the case that other characters look down and discriminate against HIM because hes not a bender. its not really noticeable in the water tribes, but the farther into the earth kingdom we get, the more people (especially toph) start to mention and make fun of his lack of bending. theres an entire episode where he gets a sword because next to these protégés he feels useless..
ReplyDeleteI think the fact that ATLA brings up an awareness of discrimination and elaborates on the frustration that the characters experience in their attempts to overcome it makes the story a lot more compelling than other shows which brush aside the matter and have the characters solve these problems in a half-assed fashion. It is those shows that dismisses the prevalence of any type of social discrimination or try to downplay its prevalence that are disturbing.
DeleteAzula is also strong 🧐
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