#were made to purposefully appeal to a 'white' audience. y'all really think the creators would think about that while creating a show

[ty--luko]

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