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    WorldTyrant

    [21]May 11, 2008
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    Waterbenders are Inuit which explains their darker skin and hairstyles.

    The Guru is clearly Indian from his accent and his looks but is the only representation of the Indians in the entire show.

    The rest of the world is clearly the typical "asian" that people think of - Chinese, Japanese, Mongolian or Korean. The only other exception are the Swamp Benders, which are clearly from South Louisiana. Freaks.

    And for the record, don't lump asians together and pretend that they are all the Sino-Chinese look-a-likes. Asia encompasses the better part of Russia, goes down to Saudi Arabia, all the way to Vietnam and India, the Phillipines, China, Japan, Korea, etc. etc. etc.. That's half the Middle East (the other half is in N. Africa) and the biggest chunk of land ever. That means Jews, Arabs, Indians, over half the Soviet bloc, and all the rest of that stuff are *Asians*.

    Edited on 05/11/2008 3:30pm
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    mister001

    [22]May 11, 2008
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    Don't real Eskimos look darker too???
    But yes they do look a bit to "brownish" too be living in the world of wearing allot of clothes.
    Maybe they did it to have all kinds of people to not make it look like they are racist or are making a difference. But there aren't any African people in the entire avatar world too.
    Then again there aren't any western (Caucasian, Latino etc) people there either, even aang looks more Chinese then Caucasian. Which means that they just wanted to have asian like people to not start a discussion about their origin.
    Besides there could be a whole bunch of people like guru, we just don't know about it, just ask the creators.
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    GuerillaMan

    [23]May 11, 2008
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    India was actually once a seperate continent from Asia, but has been pushing into the mainland for a long time, wich originated the Himilayas, whiich are still growing. That is why it is the sub-continent of Asia. So when referring to Asia, you're are referring to the main continent, not India.
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    vampys_girl

    [24]May 11, 2008
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    tomtitan wrote:
    khalid13 wrote:
    Maria93 wrote:
    Avatar is inspired in Asian culture and India is in Asia


    Correction: Avatar is inspired by Buddhist and Hindu (but mainly Buddhist) culture. Saudi Arabia is also in Asia. So are Turkey and Russia.

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    But on another note, for people who live as far South as the Pole, have you noticed how dark Sokka and Katara's skins are? They have quite a North Indian/Arab skin colour. Toph, from a warmer climate, is fairer than both of them.
    Probably because the waterbenders originated from tropical areas. Swampbenders, for example.

    Pure speculation, BTW.
    It doesn't seem to work like that in the avatar world. The tropical area of the Avatar world would be the fire nation and a part of the earth kingdom. But the people from the fire nation have fair skin, at least most of them. Poeple from the water tribes have tan skin, but also have blue or grayish blue eyes. Is there a race in this world with that combination? because I must admit cultures and history is not my strength. My question is... what nation do you think the Guru is from? We know he's not from the Air Nomads but he doesn't fit with the poeple of the fire nation. He also doesn't appears to be from the Water Nation. The earth nation has more diversity so my guess is he's from this one.
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    That_ool_hick

    [25]May 11, 2008
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    tomtitan wrote:
    khalid13 wrote:
    Maria93 wrote:
    Avatar is inspired in Asian culture and India is in Asia


    Correction: Avatar is inspired by Buddhist and Hindu (but mainly Buddhist) culture. Saudi Arabia is also in Asia. So are Turkey and Russia.

    ---

    But on another note, for people who live as far South as the Pole, have you noticed how dark Sokka and Katara's skins are? They have quite a North Indian/Arab skin colour. Toph, from a warmer climate, is fairer than both of them.
    Probably because the waterbenders originated from tropical areas. Swampbenders, for example.

    Pure speculation, BTW.


    Have you seen the Inuits? They have dark skin. Anyway, the swampbenders are the people who decided to stay in the middle during the time waterbenders made the migration from North to South.
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    TheBLUESPIRIT86

    [26]May 11, 2008
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    vampys_girl wrote:
    tomtitan wrote:
    khalid13 wrote:
    Maria93 wrote:
    Avatar is inspired in Asian culture and India is in Asia


    Correction: Avatar is inspired by Buddhist and Hindu (but mainly Buddhist) culture. Saudi Arabia is also in Asia. So are Turkey and Russia.

    ---

    But on another note, for people who live as far South as the Pole, have you noticed how dark Sokka and Katara's skins are? They have quite a North Indian/Arab skin colour. Toph, from a warmer climate, is fairer than both of them.
    Probably because the waterbenders originated from tropical areas. Swampbenders, for example.

    Pure speculation, BTW.
    It doesn't seem to work like that in the avatar world. The tropical area of the Avatar world would be the fire nation and a part of the earth kingdom. But the people from the fire nation have fair skin, at least most of them. Poeple from the water tribes have tan skin, but also have blue or grayish blue eyes. Is there a race in this world with that combination? because I must admit cultures and history is not my strength. My question is... what nation do you think the Guru is from? We know he's not from the Air Nomads but he doesn't fit with the poeple of the fire nation. He also doesn't appears to be from the Water Nation. The earth nation has more diversity so my guess is he's from this one.


    the closes element the guru is from would be air he knew the airbenders alot more than any other benders
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    DeeDuck33

    [27]May 11, 2008
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    vampys_girl wrote:
    tomtitan wrote:
    khalid13 wrote:
    Maria93 wrote:
    Avatar is inspired in Asian culture and India is in Asia


    Correction: Avatar is inspired by Buddhist and Hindu (but mainly Buddhist) culture. Saudi Arabia is also in Asia. So are Turkey and Russia.

    ---

    But on another note, for people who live as far South as the Pole, have you noticed how dark Sokka and Katara's skins are? They have quite a North Indian/Arab skin colour. Toph, from a warmer climate, is fairer than both of them.
    Probably because the waterbenders originated from tropical areas. Swampbenders, for example.

    Pure speculation, BTW.
    It doesn't seem to work like that in the avatar world. The tropical area of the Avatar world would be the fire nation and a part of the earth kingdom. But the people from the fire nation have fair skin, at least most of them. Poeple from the water tribes have tan skin, but also have blue or grayish blue eyes. Is there a race in this world with that combination? because I must admit cultures and history is not my strength. My question is... what nation do you think the Guru is from? We know he's not from the Air Nomads but he doesn't fit with the poeple of the fire nation. He also doesn't appears to be from the Water Nation. The earth nation has more diversity so my guess is he's from this one.

    I think the main purpose of eye color is to determine which nation the person is from. Of course there are some people who are different (such as Ty Lee or the swampbenders), but mostly, the eye color follows this pattern:

    Water - blue (are there any other eye colors? I don't remember)

    Earth - green or brown

    Fire - red

    Air - grey

    Or something like that.
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    ddendong116

    [28]May 11, 2008
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    because the Avatar world =/= Earth. I mean, cmon. Do any of the people look Asian anyways???
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    WiseLad

    [29]May 12, 2008
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    the people of the 4 nations are unique

    but...............

    Bryke has taken elements from different parts of the world

    most obvious are Japanese and Chinese, lot of other regions around there "martial arts" wise

    also a lot from India-Pakistan area and Nepal-Tibet area (airbenders), we also got a lot of Inuit elements, some Arabians(Sandbenders)and some southern USA (swamp people language) and some Amazonian(swamp people culture), also some hints of Brazil(beach with their "kick-volley" similar game and a small dose of martial arts), and we could think of "the library" as small hints of Greek culture
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    TheFungusyOne

    [30]May 12, 2008
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    So Avatar's multicultural. What of it?
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    joeking14

    [31]May 12, 2008
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    GuerillaMan wrote:
    So when referring to Asia, you're are referring to the main continent, not India.

    When I refer to Asia I mean all of it. Why do I have to leave out India?

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    TheFungusyOne

    [32]May 12, 2008
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    joeking14 wrote:

    GuerillaMan wrote:
    So when referring to Asia, you're are referring to the main continent, not India.

    When I refer to Asia I mean all of it. Why do I have to leave out India?

    '
    Touche
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    khalid13

    [33]May 12, 2008
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    joeking14 wrote:

    GuerillaMan wrote:
    So when referring to Asia, you're are referring to the main continent, not India.

    When I refer to Asia I mean all of it. Why do I have to leave out India?



    It's kinda like America and Hawaii. Part of America and yet not part of it.
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    TheFungusyOne

    [34]May 12, 2008
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    khalid13 wrote:
    joeking14 wrote:

    GuerillaMan wrote:
    So when referring to Asia, you're are referring to the main continent, not India.

    When I refer to Asia I mean all of it. Why do I have to leave out India?



    It's kinda like America and Hawaii. Part of America and yet not part of it.

    That's different. Hawaii was it's own country not too long ago. India was it's own continent millions of years ago.
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    joeking14

    [35]May 12, 2008
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    khalid13 wrote:
    joeking14 wrote:

    GuerillaMan wrote:
    So when referring to Asia, you're are referring to the main continent, not India.

    When I refer to Asia I mean all of it. Why do I have to leave out India?

    It's kinda like America and Hawaii. Part of America and yet not part of it.

    I refer to Hawaii as "The state in the USA I want to visit the least that I know of" although I only know a couple of USA states.

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    TheFungusyOne

    [36]May 12, 2008
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    joeking14 wrote:
    khalid13 wrote:
    joeking14 wrote:

    GuerillaMan wrote:
    So when referring to Asia, you're are referring to the main continent, not India.

    When I refer to Asia I mean all of it. Why do I have to leave out India?

    It's kinda like America and Hawaii. Part of America and yet not part of it.

    I refer to Hawaii as "The state in the USA I want to visit the least that I know of" although I only know a couple of USA states.


    lol same here but I'd like to go to Hawaii...
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    khalid13

    [37]May 12, 2008
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    TheFungusyOne wrote:
    khalid13 wrote:
    joeking14 wrote:

    GuerillaMan wrote:
    So when referring to Asia, you're are referring to the main continent, not India.

    When I refer to Asia I mean all of it. Why do I have to leave out India?



    It's kinda like America and Hawaii. Part of America and yet not part of it.

    That's different. Hawaii was it's own country not too long ago. India was it's own continent millions of years ago.


    I meant that it got the sea separating it from the rest of America. We got the Himalayas separating us from the rest of Asia.
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    TheFungusyOne

    [38]May 12, 2008
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    khalid13 wrote:
    TheFungusyOne wrote:
    khalid13 wrote:
    joeking14 wrote:

    GuerillaMan wrote:
    So when referring to Asia, you're are referring to the main continent, not India.

    When I refer to Asia I mean all of it. Why do I have to leave out India?



    It's kinda like America and Hawaii. Part of America and yet not part of it.

    That's different. Hawaii was it's own country not too long ago. India was it's own continent millions of years ago.


    I meant that it got the sea separating it from the rest of America. We got the Himalayas separating us from the rest of Asia.

    True that, true that.
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    yillyiscool

    [39]May 12, 2008
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    This reminds me isn't the fire nation in the equator? Shouldn't they be the bronest characters in the series?
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    Absarroth

    [40]May 12, 2008
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    That_ool_hick wrote:
    tomtitan wrote:
    khalid13 wrote:
    Maria93 wrote:
    Avatar is inspired in Asian culture and India is in Asia
    Correction: Avatar is inspired by Buddhist and Hindu (but mainly Buddhist) culture. Saudi Arabia is also in Asia. So are Turkey and Russia. --- But on another note, for people who live as far South as the Pole, have you noticed how dark Sokka and Katara's skins are? They have quite a North Indian/Arab skin colour. Toph, from a warmer climate, is fairer than both of them.
    Probably because the waterbenders originated from tropical areas. Swampbenders, for example. Pure speculation, BTW.
    Have you seen the Inuits? They have dark skin. Anyway, the swampbenders are the people who decided to stay in the middle during the time waterbenders made the migration from North to South.

    Yeah. It's because of the reflective capabilities of snow and the fact there's no shade in polar envirmoents. That means they're exposed to sunight so this gives them dark skin.

    Anyway, the swampbenders probably became pale since there's not much sunlight in a swamp because of the tree cover. They must have been living in the swamp for hundred or thousands of years for their natural sking colour to become so pale. This probably matches up with the idea that they hadn't had any contact with the other waterbenders and were unaware of them.

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