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#none of the decisions y'all find 'blatantly racist' (which more often than not they're not. they're really not)
ty--luko
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Atla fandom stop making everything about race challenge
#I'm a poc too but damn if it isn't irritating how y'all nitpick every single thing about the series and go 'sEE IT'S RACIST'
#as someone with experience with the creative endeavors that come with creating a series I can tell you firsthand
#none of the decisions y'all find 'blatantly racist' (which more often than not they're not. they're really not)
#were made to purposefully appeal to a 'white' audience. y'all really think the creators would think about that while creating a show
#that largely takes inspiration from Asian cultures. girl they wanted to make cool people who control water
#and they have dark skin with blue eyes because it looks COOL and it makes sense from a design standpoint.
#sure the water tribe having brown eyes would make more sense in real life but here's the thing
#it isn't real life. it's fiction. and it was never meant to be the pinnacle of representation
#these characters were created to fit in with the universe's context in mind
#water tribe people have blue eyes because they have a connection to water. airbenders have grey eyes because they're connected to air
#fire nation and earth kingdom are more varied due to size but most people have gold and green eyes respectively because
#you guessed it
#they match their elements
#and also. since when is it racist to take inspiration from other cultures????
#see I'd get it if Bryke parodied them and / or hid their inspirations
#but they very openly discuss - and not only that. they embrace - them
#they did so much research and spent so much time learning about these cultures not so they could 'rip them off' like so many people claim
#but to build a FICTIONAL world with them
#how is it different from. say. a manga artist making a series that takes heavy inspiration from cowboy culture
#y'all wouldn't even bat an eye because it's (probably) a Japanese person right
#even if it was grossly misrepresented
#I swear y'all will see a white person do anything and jump at their throat for it
#anyway im done ranting
#listen. I'm not saying atla is perfect in its portrayal of real life cultures
#but at the same time. it doesn't need to be
#representation was never the shows's goal and while it is valid to criticize some misses
#some of y'all truly do look at every single tiny detail of this show and make a big deal out of it saying it's 'so racist'
#when really. it's not. I'm telling you from experience. stop
#incoherent screeching
#this is gonna make people mad but idec im so tired man
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