The live-action version of Sokka in Avatar: The Last Airbender is still the character "we know and love" according to actor Ian Ousley – amid fan backlash to the perceived🍰 changes from the Nicꦗkelodeon cartoon in the upcoming Netflix series.

"The animated show really is the heart and soul of what our live-action show is. We were n🍃ot trying to take out anything," Ousley tells GamesRadar+.

"Obviously we took out that element, but he still has that attitud♍e. Not a sexist attitude, but it’s morphed into more of – in Sokka and Katara’s꧙ relationship – ‘I’m the leader and you’re the follower’ situation. Stuff like that."

Ousley continues, "He’s still the Sokka we know and love from the cꩲartoon. I don’t even think fans would notice some of those things, honestly, [when] watching our show… He definitel🤡y still has his arcs and his lessons in the show."

The controversy surrounding Sokka 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:all originates from an interview Ousley gave to . 

In it, he suggested certain elements of the Water Tribe member’s attitude towards women would be toned down for the live-action adaptation. In the original series, his brash pig-headedness (spoiler) eventually 🍒melts away after e🃏ncountering the female Kyoshi warriors.

"There's more wei♛ght with realism in every way," Ousley said at the time. 

Kiawentiio, who plays Katara📖, added, "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."

Ousley replied: "Yeah, totally. There are things that were redirected just because it might play a little differentꦉly [in live actionꦅ]."

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