{"id":10193,"date":"2026-10-13T16:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/?p=10193"},"modified":"2026-10-13T16:22:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T15:22:00","slug":"avatar-uncle-iroh-star-shuts-down-criticism-lgbtq-disabled-characters-seven-havens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/10\/13\/avatar-uncle-iroh-star-shuts-down-criticism-lgbtq-disabled-characters-seven-havens\/","title":{"rendered":"Avatar’s Uncle Iroh star brutally shuts down criticism of LGBTQ+ and disabled characters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greg Baldwin, who voiced Uncle Iroh on the third season of Avatar: The Last Airbender<\/a>, has clapped back at the negative response to LGBTQ+ and disability representation in the new series Seven Havens. <\/span><\/p>\n

The animated sequel, which premiered on Paramount+<\/a> on October 9, follows Pavi, the next Avatar after Korra, in a world set around 225 years after the events of The Legend of Korra.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pavi has a prosthetic leg, and the series also features LGBTQ+<\/a> representation through Jae and Datu, two male characters who are in a relationship. Although this is the first canonically gay male couple in the Avatar franchise, we\u2019re in 2026, so of course there are haters. <\/span><\/p>\n

One particularly baffling X post says, \u201cAvatar\u2019s Team. Pavi : disabled. Jae: LGBTQ\u2026 This is supposed to be a kids show btw.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

This comment caught the attention of Greg Baldwin, who had the perfect response: \u201cHi! Second voice of Uncle Iroh here. So sorry LGBTQ and disabled people exist. That must be traumatic for you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hi! Second voice of Uncle Iroh here.<\/p>\n

So sorry LGBTQ and disabled people exist.<\/p>\n

That must be traumatic for you.<\/p>\n

— Greg Baldwin (@GregBaldwinIroh) October 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n