You Know Who Would Have Made an Awesome Sokka

[kirarakim]

Okay I know I am obsessed with Sarah Jane Adventures so I have a bias, but Daniel Anthony who plays Clyde Langer would have been the perfect Sokka. He doesn't exactly look like him (but not like the actor Nick chose looks like Sokka at all) and he is British but I know he could play the part perfectly. After all Clyde definitely has that sarcastic

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[haro]

I think he could act the part perfectly well but... I don't think a black Sokka is actually much less irritating than a white Sokka. Sokka and Katara's actors ideally would have been something like Inuit, but Polynesian/Pacific Islander or just general Native American would have worked alright too.

[kirarakim]

I think Daniel Anthony looks nothing like Sokka lol but for some reason Clyde reminds me a little of Sokka personality wise. XD

But as for serious discussion I do think someone African American could have played Sokka even though Sokka is supposed to be Inuit. There are plenty of African Americans with lighter skin tone like Sokka. Obviously someone Inuit will be ideal or even as you say Polynesian/Pacific Islander. But even if they got someone from S. Asia like India/Pakistan or the Middle East all these choices would have been better for Sokka/Katara than two Caucasians.

Casting the nationalities doesn't have to be perfect to me but it annoys me that they didn't try for any diversity at all when I think Avatar is meant to be a diverse world of 4 different nations.

[schellibie]

Yeah I agree... if they seriously couldn't find ANY Inuit or Native American actors... they could've at least casted an actor with a darker complexion.

Just... let's try to be authentic to the world, okay?

And if someone is whining about "OMG not equal opportunity for whites!" Um. Just STFU.

[kirarakim]

I think I would have been fine if they made one of the main characters Caucasian, but all of them that is just ridiculous.

What I ideally wanted to see is each of the 4 nations represented by a different nationality. Instead they turned the Avatar world into Protestant America D:

[wao]

The cat picture killed me ded ;_; I love seeing cats in bag-like things!

I'm going to post cat pictures from America when I get there! So many cat pictures even I'll get sick of them.

[kirarakim]

Even better then a bag it's bubble wrap XD

Does your brother have any cats? Every time I travel I take picture of cats I see. I love international cats. My friends make fun of me when they see the photos I take. So I will look forward to your own international cat pictures then.

[wao]

Yes! Bubble wrap... :3 bubble wrap + cat = awesomeness. Now they have to show a cat popping bubbles in bubble wrap.

And he has two! cats. One was picked up from a shelter of sorts, a very handsome 7-year-old tuxedo cat, and another was er... appropriated on the bus when it was on the way to being put down, I think o_O 2-year-old RIDICULOUSLY HUGE CAT.

I love seeing pics of cats from all over the world myself. There's nothing wrong with taking pics of cats! I do that when I'm overseas too... when I have a camera, that is. A pity I keep forgetting to take a good picture of my best buddy black skinny cat outside the gate and the tsundere brown-and-white one upstairs.

[kirarakim]

Awww awesome you will get to spend a lot of quality time with cats XD

I have a lot of awesome international cat pictures. But once I do regret that I took a picture of this stray cat and I was out of film (yeah I still have a film camera) and because of this I missed taking the most adorable picture of Japanese school children all wearing matching hot pink hats. It was the cutest thing ever and my cat obsession made me miss out D:.

[everlasting_day]

Daniel Anthony would be an amazing Sokka. Damn good call.

[kirarakim]

He definitely can do that sarcastic personality but he could also give Sokka the depth he needs. :)