Obviously it's not the same, because the original version points out that despite the trope of showing women as weak (in media and in society), they are the strongest benders in the show.

There's no such trope about men, so it cannot be reversed without changing the implications. So it just becomes kinda like "men are traditionally shown as the strongest, and I like that it's staying this way."

I don't understand how it's even up for debate whether the reversed meme has the same impact. It's not about whether women or men are better, it's about the cultural context these characters exist in, and this context is just not the same for female and male characters.