“Hey, uhh, fellas. I think your girlfriend’s taking care of it.”
I love this part. The dudes are all, “How are we gonna get this done?” & Suki’s all, “Shit’s been handled. Let me know when you’re ready to get out of here.”
One of my favorite things about A:TLA is how it shows women and girl being BAMF and kicking ass better than the boys.
I will say this only once, since I am really getting sick of this:
Republic City is not set in the West.
Yes, this is an American show and there are plenty American pop-culture references and jokes, but that does not make the universe they created a western one. On the contrary, they went out of their way to research and construct a Sino-centric universe for ATLA.
One reference does not mean the whole universe is based on that on fact. If that were true the ATLA universe was Star Wars (see ep. The Library and Star Wars jokes).
As for points people have brought up:
Melting Pot does not mean New York: There are plenty of melting pots all over the world, Hong Kong being one, so is London, Rio, Singapore, Macao to just name a few.
Skyscrapers do not mean New York or the West: Do I seriously need to point this out?
The US was not the only place Jazz was popular in during the 1920s, it was a worldwide musical trend.
The mob is called the triads (Chinese mob).
Please stop taking ONE thing/building etc and then make the assumption that RC has to be that one city.
The show does not have a ‘West’. Real life western inventions, like the hot air balloon (France), are invented in the show by non-westerns i.e. in this case the Mechanist and Sokka. We have to assume that all other inventions are paralleled in the same way. Since there is no West.
The ATLA Universe is a Sino-centric Universe
- most of the people are Asian
- all the writing is in Chinese
- the majority of the names are Chinese
- a lot of the four nation’s culture is based on Chinese culture
- the buildings have elements from China, Japan, Korea, Thailand and First Nation
- the eating utensils (chopsticks) are Asian
- the clothes are Asian
- the history of RC parallels Hong Kong
- the mob is called the triads
- the bending is based on Chinese martial arts
- there are references to Chinese history all over the show
On a last note: If you feel like arguing with me about this: Bring facts in the form of links screenshots.
Edited to add: This was brought to you by the huge number of idiotic messages I’ve gotten in the last 24 hours. Not by any one person.
This needed to be explained to people? Seriously, the ignorance of some folk. This need for whitewashing everything has go to stop.
For those who think there was nothing worthwhile about Avatar: The Last Airbender
These are only some of the most important lessons taught by this brilliant show.SUKI: Call out sexism/chauvinism in a kind and educational way.
TOPH: One need not let one’s limitations actually limit oneself.
TY LEE: Fear a bully but do the right thing.
MAI: Love is greater than fear.
OZAI: Racist oppressor…
AANG: … unseated and defeated.
KING BUMI: The old know a lot.
KATARA and PAKU: Do not discount the young.
IROH: Kindness…
DRAGON OF THE WEST: … does not equal weakness.
and these are just the first few that come to mind.
SECRET TUNNEL lovers Oma and Shu: Love is greater than war.
URSA: Mothers will protect their children at any cost.
AZULA: Bullies are really messed up people underneath who need help more than they need encouragement or enabling.
AANG: Never be afraid to try new things.
AANG: Killing does not have to be a go-to solution.
EARTH KING: Seek out new experiences.
CABBAGE MERCHANT: Never give up no matter how many times you are knocked over.
FOAMY KIYOSHI ISLAND GUY: Be passionate about the things that matter to you.
Katara & Paku: Your gender should not decide your role.
Iroh: be there for the people you care about; they’ll (hopefully) come around.
Kya: Mothers will protect their children at any cost.
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