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Enough battling between kataang and zutara and maizula --- it's time to do something radical. It's time to cross the multiverse.

I ship Aang with Hinata Hyuga!

Who's with me!?

#atla #avatar: the last airbender #avatar #naruto #hinata #hinata hyuga #im joking #purists please don't fight me

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Many people have already discussed the way Zuko and Katara are linked by the loss of their mothers. I and others have also meta'd about the differences in how they interact with their fathers, a comparison the show highlights in "The Awakening," where Zuko faces his father for the first time in years and is forced to repress his emotions, vs Katara being allowed to express her hurt towards her father and being treated with kindness and compassion by Hakoda. But another comparison between Ozai and Hakoda that I have not seen anyone bring up before is this one:

Both Zuko and Katara running to their dads for help upon discovering that something has happened to their mothers. Hakoda immediately stops what he's doing to let Katara take him to Kya, while Ozai does not even acknowledge Zuko. Zuko's angry "where is she?" to Ozai also implies that he knows his father is the cause of her disappearance. There's also an emphasis on the fact that Hakoda is defending the village when Katara comes to him whereas Zuko finds Ozai tending to his own wounds and refusing to acknowledge what his children might be feeling.

The father as protector of the family vs the father who divides the family.

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Looks like his tea is nothing but hot leaf juice.

Tea problems with Zuko

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TL;DR: "I know you didn't compare one very obviously abusive relationship to another very obviously abusive relationship. It's so different because I actually ship this one. And it can't be abuse because she doesn't try to escape again after being threatened with fire."

Friendly reminder that the fact a couple is LGBT doesn't erase abuse. You can still be a victim of serious abuse, by a monster, and need to escape your abuser and find your voice, freedom, and independence away from them. And the fact they are your same gender doesn't mean you should endure that abuse. An abusive relationship is never better than being single. No matter what the circumstances surrounding.

Ty Lee was a victim of abuse by Azula. Ty Lee didn't want to be there. Azula FORCED Ty Lee to come. Ty Lee was terrified of Azula and at the first sign that Mai was brave enough to stand up to her, Ty Lee finally felt strong enough to.

It's not enough to say "but ty lee was bright and bubbly and acted like she cared about Azula."

Yeah. And Ty Lee didn't want to even travel with her. Ty Lee was brought away from her life where she was *happy* because Azula felt like she wanted company and Ty Lee was her personal property.

You want to ship her with a girl? Go nuts. Idc. Ship her with one of the girls giggling on the beach at Zuko for all I care.

But shipping her with Azula is fucked up. And yes I will die on this hill.

Abuse is abuse no matter the gender.

In short: #justiceforTyLee #downwithshippingsomeonewiththeirabuser

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The fact an abuse victim says "but I love him/her/them." While the abuse is actively happening, doesn't mean the abuse isn't actively happening.

The fact an abuser apologizes after abusing their victim doesn't erase the abuse they deal out.

An abuser can swear until they are blue in the face that they really do care about their victim...most of the time they probably actually mean it, too!

But Ty Lee joined Azula because Azula threatened her life.

Mai joined because she got bored.

Ty Lee knows how to play the game...like most victims of abuse learn how to do with their abusers.

And at the first *sign* that her friend Mai is standing up to Azula, Ty Lee finally makes a decision to be freed from her abusers grip.

It's genuinely messed up to look at a blatantly abusive relationship and say things like "Yeah but after they beat her, they said sorry and brought flowers. They never do that for anyone else."

'I never do x for anyone else.' Like its something you should be grateful for is another manipulation tactic a lot of abusers use. Make you question whether you should prioritize the bad over the good. Because yeah they totally slapped you but before that they went on a roller coaster with you and that's special because they've *never* taken another girl on a Rollercoaster before.

It's like shipping Harley Quinn with the Joker. The fact Harley Quinn commits crimes too doesn't erase the fact Joker is really, quite obviously, horrendously abusive to her.

The fact he turns around and gives her little dollops of affection to appease her righteous fury so he can keep control of her mean absolutely nothing. She's just aggressively insecure enough to fall for it.

Ty Lee may not be as insecure, or the same brand of insecure, but she still

A.) Only comes along because her *life was literally threatened.*

B.) Reveals in the beach episode that she does have a deep seeded insecurity about having a billion identical sisters and "being part of a match set." Like she's not allowed to have her own individual identity outside of being in that set.

Of course, it's completely relevant to note that when Ty Lee found a place where she was happy and that she want to stay in. And she told Azula that she wanted to stay where she was because it made her happy.

She didn't leave because Azula said, "please reconsider. I know you're happy here and I respect your decision. But I could really use you. I'll leave in the morning, join me if you change your mind."

She left because no one says no to azula, particularly not one of her pets, and so Azula sent a message by setting it on fire.

Yeah. Azula called a little louder is right. And it wasn't the least bit romantic.

Friendly reminder that the fact a couple is LGBT doesn't erase abuse. You can still be a victim of serious abuse, by a monster, and need to escape your abuser and find your voice, freedom, and independence away from them. And the fact they are your same gender doesn't mean you should endure that abuse. An abusive relationship is never better than being single. No matter what the circumstances surrounding.

Ty Lee was a victim of abuse by Azula. Ty Lee didn't want to be there. Azula FORCED Ty Lee to come. Ty Lee was terrified of Azula and at the first sign that Mai was brave enough to stand up to her, Ty Lee finally felt strong enough to.

It's not enough to say "but ty lee was bright and bubbly and acted like she cared about Azula."

Yeah. And Ty Lee didn't want to even travel with her. Ty Lee was brought away from her life where she was *happy* because Azula felt like she wanted company and Ty Lee was her personal property.

You want to ship her with a girl? Go nuts. Idc. Ship her with one of the girls giggling on the beach at Zuko for all I care.

But shipping her with Azula is fucked up. And yes I will die on this hill.

Abuse is abuse no matter the gender.

In short: #justiceforTyLee #downwithshippingsomeonewiththeirabuser

#abuse doesn't become not abuse just because its tempered by little shows of affection #anti tyzula

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So that's just a fish wearing a sheet, right?

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Friendly reminder that the fact a couple is LGBT doesn't erase abuse. You can still be a victim of serious abuse, by a monster, and need to escape your abuser and find your voice, freedom, and independence away from them. And the fact they are your same gender doesn't mean you should endure that abuse. An abusive relationship is never better than being single. No matter what the circumstances surrounding.

Ty Lee was a victim of abuse by Azula. Ty Lee didn't want to be there. Azula FORCED Ty Lee to come. Ty Lee was terrified of Azula and at the first sign that Mai was brave enough to stand up to her, Ty Lee finally felt strong enough to.

It's not enough to say "but ty lee was bright and bubbly and acted like she cared about Azula."

Yeah. And Ty Lee didn't want to even travel with her. Ty Lee was brought away from her life where she was *happy* because Azula felt like she wanted company and Ty Lee was her personal property.

You want to ship her with a girl? Go nuts. Idc. Ship her with one of the girls giggling on the beach at Zuko for all I care.

But shipping her with Azula is fucked up. And yes I will die on this hill.

Abuse is abuse no matter the gender.

In short: #justiceforTyLee #downwithshippingsomeonewiththeirabuser

#atla #anti-tyzula #azula is a psycho monster #i dont care if you think she deserves redemption #the fact is she didnt get it #and she had to make ty lee fear for her life just so they could travel together #ty lee didnt want to be there ty lee was scared of her #it took mai standing up to azula for ty lee to feel she could do it also #ty lee was being abused #and saying oh but she loved azula doesnt change that #people justify their abusers with 'but I love him/her/them all the time' #ship her with mai or toph or katara or yue I dont care #but shipping her with azula is fucked up #yes ill die on this hill #ty lee #avatar: the last airbender #avatar #avatar the last airbender

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I love how this seems to take place when they're all a bit older. They have more emotional maturity than they did when they were preteens. It makes it feel more finalizing that Katara wants Zuko.

But it is so in line for Zuko to not read it off of her. Little lamb prince.

#zutara #zuko x katara #zuko #katara #gorgeous art btw #i know youre reading the tags #i love your style #if you did commissions id sign up

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Someone do that bro fists meme about people that support Zutara being the people who also actually get Katara as a character.

#zutara #atla #avatar: the last airbender #avatar #katara #anti-kataang

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Thinking about zutara in the finale outfits…. this is my canon ending 🌸💕

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Gets upset at her for wanting to take revenge on her mother's killer. Getting upset with her because she doesn't understand how upset and dark days he is about his missing support animal.

But they belong together cause he's the avatar. XD

The reason I'm so vulgar in regards to Aang's crush on Katara is that his crush on her is very superficial. He thinks she's pretty and nice, but he makes no effort to get to know or understand her. He doesn't accept the parts of her that he doesn't like.

We get the male gaze from him a couple of times at Katara. He clearly finds her attractive. Katara is confirmed to be considered attractive in universe. She gives him emotional support. And then...that's it.

Aang doesn't care to find out what happened to Katara's mom, one of if not the most single important event in her life. He always gets surprised when she gets mad at something. He hates the food and culture that she loves so much. He doesn't respect her boundaries and kisses her twice without her consent. He keeps trying to talk for her when she's angry. And he expects her to do the work for their "relationship." After he kisses her, he's upset that SHE didn't talk to HIM about their "relationship."

Just because he kissed her without her consent once, he thinks they're exclusive. He's a literal child who doesn't have the maturity to handle a romantic relationship.

Aang wants the beautiful image of Katara. He wants that pretty face, those big blue eyes, that body, those long legs, those hips, the chest, and the hair that is just so manageable.

He has no interest in the complex, strong, hurt, angry, and caring person that Katara actually is.

I'm calling it like I see it. Aang doesn't actually like Katara; he's just really horny for her. There's a difference.

#anti kataang #anti bryke #Zutara #pro zutara

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"Zuko and Katara would argue all the time if they ever had a romantic relationship"

Are

you

absolutely

sure

about

that?

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Me, screaming into the void: I DON'T HATE MAI I JUST FEEL LIKE SHE NEEDED MORE DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE OF ZUKO AND HER ARC SHOULDN'T REVOLVE AROUND HER LOVE INTEREST

Also me, still screaming into the void: I DON'T HATE AANG I JUST QUESTION WHETHER HIS ROMANTIC INTEREST IN KATARA BRINGS OUT THE BEST SIDES OF HIM AND FEEL AS THOUGH HE AND HIS DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ABOVE NECESSARY CRITICISM

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Have your canon. You’ll never have the streets 🔥🌊