I have to say that some of the decisions and changes that are surfacing now do immediately seem baffling, but I will hold off judgement until I see if the execution is better in practice. Removing Sokka's sexism is a massive part of his personal character arc and development just wiped away. However, in practice, he could still have a similar (though not better than the original of course) 'journey' if they focused on his arrogance.
But the bigger issue of this, for me personally, is how it plays into the Water Tribe. If (not sure yet if this has been confirmed in any interviews) they have removed the hierarchical nature of the tribe, then that affects Sokka, Katara and a huge chunk of story across multiple seasons, which makes the reasoning for removing Sokka's sexism in the first place really the worst possible choice.
But we'll see.
But the bigger issue of this, for me personally, is how it plays into the Water Tribe. If (not sure yet if this has been confirmed in any interviews) they have removed the hierarchical nature of the tribe, then that affects Sokka, Katara and a huge chunk of story across multiple seasons, which makes the reasoning for removing Sokka's sexism in the first place really the worst possible choice.
But we'll see.
