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Yeah this is probably dumb and not a good sign, but are we really pretending that this arc was his only character development, or even his most important to who he is as a character?
It always felt like a more forced Saturday morning cartoon moral kind of thing to me, a good lesson done fairly well to be sure, but not his core. I think his learning to believe in himself and not count himself out as a fighter and a leader were more important to him as a character. He started out as a brash kid declaring himself a proud warrior and gradually realized that he was far from it, being helpless most of the time being defended by his bender companions and not considered in battle by them. only for him to develop and struggle until he was worth of that title in his own mind, and the minds of those he fought alongside and eventually lead, overcoming the self doubt that had replaced his naive childhood confidence
Idk, Sokka is a good character for multiple reasons, not just because he learned his misogyny was wrong and limiting
This show will probably be dosgshit tho fucking STOP MAKING LIVE ACTION ADAPTATIONS OF ANIMATED THINGS PLEASE GOD
Not entirely wrong but I do think the inclusion of his early misogyny is a little important at least. Especially so with his training with the Kyoshi warriors and the rejection of gendered roles and his idea of masculine presentation being necessary for a warrior. Sokka becoming comfortable with the Kyoshi attire and presenting as fem, acknowledging their prowess and his own early incompetence in comparison etc. would mean less otherwise yknow? (not like that bit in itself is a huge arc but Suki is around for the rest of the show).
And then later we have Pakku & the Northern Water Tribe and all that…
it definitely makes him a better character to include it, no argument there, but it certainly doesn't gut him