Stupid Avatar fandom gripe of the day

[lizbee]

Seen in a variety of places:  ”Legend of Korra looks great, but it looks like she’s the only tough female character in the series.”

For “tough” you could also read “strong”, “powerful”, etc.

Okay, so, (1): Chief Bei Fong.  We don’t know much about her, but I figure you don’t get to be a high ranking police officer with sexy intriguing facial scars without being a tough cookie.

(2): We also have Pema, Tenzin’s wife, and their two daughters, Jinora and Ikki.  So far all we know about Pema is that she has three kids and is pregnant with a fourth, and is a non-bender. 

(2a): Suggesting that, as a mother and possibly a traditionally feminine character, Pema doesn’t count as a powerful female character, is pretty much an insta-fail for me.

(2b): Suggesting that, as children, Jinora and Ikki cannot be powerful, strong or interesting characters is another one.

(3): Not every character has been announced or described yet. The first casting announcement included Seychelle Gabriel, whose character wasn’t mentioned at Comic-Con this year. It might just be a recurring role, but hey, so were Azula, Mai and Ty Lee.

In conclusion, it’s way too early to be complaining.  

Comments

[musesfool]

I was just complaining about the early complaining last night. Ugh. There will be time to complain when the show is on! Can't we just be hopeful and squee for a while before it all goes to shit?

[lizbee]

But if we don't pre-emptively decide it's going to be sexist, racist and fattening, how else will we feel superior to all those poor fools who are excited?

[musesfool]

Ah, good point.