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This whole essay is filled with horrific details but there's one that stood out to me.

I stopped keeping track of how many new orphans I had operated on. After surgery they would be filed somewhere in the hospital, I’m unsure of who will take care of them or how they will survive. On one occasion, a handful of children, all about ages 5 to 8, were carried to the emergency room by their parents. All had single sniper shots to the head. These families were returning to their homes in Khan Yunis, about 2.5 miles away from the hospital, after Israeli tanks had withdrawn. But the snipers apparently stayed behind. None of these children survived.

This is a depth of depravity and moral sickness I associate with something like the Dirlewanger Brigade.

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Thank you to everyone who got me to 1000 likes!

#1000 likes #tumblr milestone #thank you

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the journalists who stayed behind in northern gaza to report on atrocities like decomposed babies in hospital beds and patients who had been bulldozed in their tents by the idf and skeletons in the streets—now starving on camera, even as they continue to report.

the doctors who stayed behind in every single hospital and got sniped, kidnapped and tortured for their efforts. the director of al-shifa whose hands were broken and was forced to crawl on all fours. the doctors of al-amal and al-nasser hospital who were stripped and bound and beaten.

is there anything worse than watching people who are brave and conscientious and principled punished for it? people who are determined to do their duty until their last minute standing? is there anything like this, watching them waste away at their posts for five months straight?

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Yaaangcheeen! Does someone have a crush again?

Why are you like this?

Just tell me!

Whatever. You said that you were going to write your own book, right?

Yeah. And one of the characters has the exact same hairstyle as him what do I do what do I do

wouldn’t you like to know math boy

#atla #kind of #chronicles of the avatar #yangchen novels #kavik #yangchen #special guest #and yes it's true #one of the characters does look a bit like Kavik #but that's mostly by accident #mone lives

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That's a really good point. I mean, if Aang could take bending away, then surely he could give airbending to the Acolytes if he was that desperate. I saw some posts saying that Aang can't use energybending to suddenly give a nonbender the ability to bend; he can only restore bending to someone who was once a bender (like when he restored Korra's bending at the end of LOK Book 1), but there's no evidence supporting this claim because Aang didn't know that was possible. And the reason why he didn't know it was possible is because he never tried!

HUH?!?!?!

Since when did Aang surpass all the other Avatars by being selfish, supremacist, and refusing to do his duty to bring balance to the world because HIS morals were being challenged, falling asleep, and waking up on a lionturtle, who gives him all the solutions he'll ever need, without Aang needing to do a THING, and later being hit in the back by an ULTRA POINTY ROCK EX MACHINA, and letting his PAST LIVES do all the work FOR him, after being CURBSTOMPED by Firelord Ozai, and then just TAKING HIS BENDING AWAY, making sure that Ozai's still alive and jeopardising Zuko's reign in the process, ALL AT THE LAST SECOND??? Have we even WATCHED THE SAME SHOW?

Not to mention whoever wrote that CLEARLY DIDN'T READ THE NOVELS! Even KORRA did more for the Air Nation than AANG did! Who wrote this garbage on TV TROPES, BRYKE???

Did the definition of enlightenment CHANGE in the last hundred years? Or is it just me?

#atla critical #mone lives

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The next 'Evacuation' will be complete annihilation!

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#finally #i found him #that freaking duck #mone lives

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Spirits, Rain, spirits! Is that supposed to be me?

AVATAR YANGCHEN! YOU CAN'T SAY THAT!!!

Say what?

You know what Wan's talking about. The "s" word. In front of Kuruk.

Kyoshi, it's OK. Let Yangchen have her moment- WHO IN THE NAME OF DRAGONS IS THAT GUY???

Kuruk, that's Yangchen's... "companion" Kavik. He's from the North Pole, just like you. And by "companion", I mean crush.

YOU SON OF A-

Yangchen, they were gonna find out about your crush even if I DIDN'T tell anyone. Just look at the positives.

You know, the girl's right. You do look really beautiful in the fanart, Avatar Yangchen. And that Kavik looks like a handsome young man.

I wonder why that Kavik guy looks a lot like my dad. Or Kuruk.

Korra, don't worry about it. It's probably because they're all from the Northern Water Tribe. Roku had a waterbending teacher who looked just like that, but crusty-dusty and really old.

Wan you can't just say that!

I can, and I have. Now shut up, you bald egg!

You MONKEYFEATHER! Oh forget it.

You know, Aang, I was also gonna say that Kavik and Kuruk both look a lot like your father-in-law, Hakoda.

Really? That's... ohhh.

Kyoshi, please dont-

AVATAR AANG! WHO TOLD YOU IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO MARRY YOUR OWN DESCENDANT?

Umm... what about my fanart?

Oh yeah! It's nice, I guess.

I agree!

Totally!

Why didn't I think of painting during my era?

Shut up, old man.

... I think that's enough for now.

#atla #atla art #the dawn of yangchen #the legacy of yangchen #avatar wan #avatar yangchen #avatar kuruk #avatar kyoshi #avatar roku #avatar aang #avatar korra #the specials #mone lives

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THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING! EVERYTHING'S CONNECTED!!!

Uh, Kuruk, we get it. Someone acknowledged your opinion. Now get off my computer.

Fine.

Sometimes I think a lot about the overlap the Fire Nation and the Water Tribes have in the unsaid things, or the things implied by the biome: heavy emphasis on seafaring, how ocean kumquats are similar to sea prunes, the Painted Lady being a beloved water spirit specifically revered by a Fire Nation town, respect and appreciation for the opposite element (you can’t tell me the Fire Nation wouldn’t have a monsoon season to create all that lushness, or that the Water Tribes wouldn’t be thankful for the return of the sun after every polar winter)

Which also made me think about any overlaps or connections like that with the Air Nomad Temples and the Earth Kingdom: the temples are all built high up on mountains, but I feel like Air Nomads would appreciate the overwhelming sense of big sky that Earth Kingdom plains and more arid landscapes would have (if you’ve experienced the American Southwest, you know exactly what I’m talking about).

Nebulous thoughts, but I like to think about the overlaps and parallels of opposing elements a lot

#atla #fire nation #water tribes #earth kingdom #air nomads #its all connected #kuruk #the special guest #mone lives

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Mone's Introduction (+ Masterlist)

Welcome to my Tumblr account!

Name: You can call me Mone as per this account Age: I'm a teenager (13-19) Gender: She/her Fandoms: ATLA, Riordanverse, Harry Potter (formerly), Ninjago (Occasionally), Voltron (Occasionally) What I do here: Just chilling around, wasting my time (and occasionally write stuff) What I DON'T do here: Bullying people for their opinions DNI: Racism, sexism, misogyny, Islamophobia, zionism, neo-nazis, other religious nutjobs, bigotry of any kind Favourite Characters: I have... a lot of favourites: ATLA Katara Zuko Sokka Toph Iroh Korra Kyoshi Kuruk PJO/HOO/TOA Percy Jackson Leo Valdez Jason Grace Piper McLean Apollo/Lester Papadopoulos Dionysus/Mr D Favourite Ships: Taang (ATLA), Zutara (ATLA), Sukka (ATLA), Percabeth (PJO), Valdangelo (PJO), Valgrace (PJO) Hobbies: I'm gonna be a writer!

Masterlist:

The Unlikely Analogy

Avatars Aang and Kuruk Avatars Kyoshi and Korra (+ Yun)

Elemental Symbolism and Foils

Avatars Aang and Kyoshi Avatars Kuruk and Roku The Element of Change

Equivalent Elements

Avatars Kuruk and Korra Avatars Aang and Yangchen

Other Metas:

ATLA Modern AU: Avatar Edition

Disclaimer: After my encounter with the Avatars for The Cycle Repeats series, they have decided that they will be infiltrating my blog from time to time. Text spoken by a past Avatar will be colour-coded for your own convenience:

Avatar Wan: Bold Red Avatar Yangchen: Bold Orange Avatar Kuruk: Bold Purple Avatar Kyoshi: Bold Green Avatar Roku: Bold Black Avatar Aang: Bold Yellow Avatar Korra: Bold Blue Me: Bold Pink or Simple Black

#about my blog #mone lives

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HUH?!?!?!

Since when did Aang surpass all the other Avatars by being selfish, supremacist, and refusing to do his duty to bring balance to the world because HIS morals were being challenged, falling asleep, and waking up on a lionturtle, who gives him all the solutions he'll ever need, without Aang needing to do a THING, and later being hit in the back by an ULTRA POINTY ROCK EX MACHINA, and letting his PAST LIVES do all the work FOR him, after being CURBSTOMPED by Firelord Ozai, and then just TAKING HIS BENDING AWAY, making sure that Ozai's still alive and jeopardising Zuko's reign in the process, ALL AT THE LAST SECOND??? Have we even WATCHED THE SAME SHOW?

Not to mention whoever wrote that CLEARLY DIDN'T READ THE NOVELS! Even KORRA did more for the Air Nation than AANG did! Who wrote this garbage on TV TROPES, BRYKE???

Did the definition of enlightenment CHANGE in the last hundred years? Or is it just me?

#atla #anti aang #anti bryke #mone lives #and rants

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Thanks for answering, Badgermole! For me, Korra isn't my favourite Avatar (she's more in my top 3), but Aang's still my least favourite of the known Avatars. It's not that I hate him or anyhing, it's just that I can't help but like all the other Avatars more (even Roku and Wan). Not to mention, he's pretty boring and in hindsight, a bit infuriating with the whole energybending and pointy rock BS in the finale.

I understand why you didn't want any context, since you needed to read the Kyoshi novels to understand the context anyway I remember it was from @kyoshist's TikTok account (timestamps 1:46-2:45 of this video if anyone else wants to see the footage for yourselves). For context, Avatar Wan had just revealed that Avatar Kuruk was (SPOILER ALERT) r@ped by one of his maids when she got him drunk on wine (worse, he was hospitalized after he killed a spirit), and Korra wanted to throw her grave in a volcano as justice for him (which is GREAT). But then Aang (and tbf, every other Avatar besides Wan (who was enjoying the chaos) and Kyoshi (who actually supported her)) tried to stop Korra from doing that, and Aang even said the same thing he said to Katara right before she went to confront Yon Rha ("It's easy to do nothing, but it's hard to forgive.")

THAT was an example of Aang not only disregarding a Water Tribe Avatar suffering from abuse (Kuruk), but ALSO taking the chance to impose his Air Nomad morality on ANOTHER Water Tribe Avatar (Korra, who is his literal SUCCESSOR)! To be fair, this isn't canon (it's a parody of the Avatar Cycle), but given what we've seen of Aang's negative qualities in the show (his Air Nomad superiority, his disrespect of other cultures (particularly SWT), and his lack of empathy), I can't help but think that he's really in character in this segment.

To add salt to the wound, AANG had also disregarded Katara's consent by kissing her TWICE without asking for it (DoBS and EIP). If Kuruk found out about the EIP kiss especially, he would've INSTANTLY spawned up in the real world and beaten Aang so hard he would have entered the Avatar State, all faster than you could say "That's rough buddy."

Although, to be fair to Aang, it was Wan who revealed it without Kuruk's permission, with the intention to make Kuruk upset about it. If ANYONE has the right to disclose private information like this, it's Kuruk.

Good morning, Lady Badgermole!

So, I found this comment on an ATLA TikTok video, and...

... since around 98% of your brain matter is dedicated specifically to trash-talking A@ng (which I for one really admire, the fandom needs more people as honest about their opinions as you), I think I already know your reaction to this comment 😅. Would you like any context surrounding the comment?

Bonus question: Have you read the Avatar novels or watched Legend of Korra? If so, who's your favourite Avatar (assuming A@ng is your least favourite)?

I don't need context. This comment is true in any context.

As for who my favorite Avatar is, I haven't read the novels, so it's Korra by default. Even though the show wasn't very good, she was at least more interesting than Aang

#atla #anti aang #kuruk #korra #legend of korra #the shadow of kyoshi spoilers #since you haven't read the novels yet #I heard they're really good #although Mike is still the editor #he isn't the writer (thankfully) #tw abuse #tw r4p3 #tw drugs #sort of #they're both mentioned #I don't know if I should tag it as a “mature” post #mone lives

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"Thousands have lived without love, not one without water." — W. H. Auden

#wisdom #life quote #quote submission #water #mone lives

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Take a good look at the countries leading/have started the legal battles to hold the IOF accountable -their fights to end IOF terrorism and war crimes, as this should have been done months ago, are now beginning.

So many Palestinian people have been genocided, and the rampant global government inaction has caused chaos, death, and destruction of Gaza... I just hope this leads to a permanent ceasefire and an end to the occupation. I truly do.

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I wonder what happens if I use two Keep Reading tags in the same post...

That's one...

Aaaaannnd... I ran out. So it turns out I can only use one Keep Reading tag per post.

But you can have a personalised meme from me instead!

Guess which two shows I'm talking about!

#mone lives #I'm not gonna reveal it yet in the tags #you have to guess in the replies section

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HOT TAKE INCOMING...

Aang should've struggled with waterbending.

OK! OK! OK! I get why you're upset, just hear me out first! (Also I'm a teenage girl, not an old man.)

Now, if we remember the whole system with the four elements, fire is the element of power, earth is the element of substance, air is the element of freedom, and water is the element of change. And each Avatar has an element that they struggle with because its principles conflict with their personality.

That's why Aang struggled to earthbend, its mindset of facing conflict head-on contrasted with his avoidance of conflict. Similarly, Korra struggled to airbend because its mindset of avoiding conflict contradicted with her hot-headedness and brash attitude.

However, the problem is that while Korra (realistically) spends the entire first season learning to airbend (but this isn't about her though, this is about Aang), Aang struggles with earthbending for just one episode and then instantly grasps the concept and become really proficient (hey, maybe Toph's just a really good teacher).

This is the problem. The writers wanted Aang to struggle, so they gave them challenges that clashed with Aang's character traits, but then as soon as the episode ends, he's automatically succeeded in the given task. It's really annoying how Bryke especially don't want Aang to learn from his mistakes and grow as a person, because Raava forbid their Pwecious Boi(TM) is ever in the wrong!

Another element he struggled with is firebending, but not so much with the element itself as with the application of firebending. In The Deserter (1x16), Aang is given the opportunity to learn how to firebend under the tutelage of Jeong Jeong, but over time Aang becomes careless until he accidentally burns Katara while playing around. The episode ends with Aang swearing to never firebend again, and he stays true to his word until The Firebending Masters (3x13), when he and Zuko relearn firebending from the titular masters, Ran and Shaw. This episode ends with them learning that fire isn't an element of destruction, but rather one of life, warmth, and light, and thus becoming more confident in their firebending abilities.

Then there's waterbending, which is the only element besides air that Aang did not struggle with (apparently it was because Aang was quickly able to grasp the mindset of water), but he somehow managed to be a better waterbender than Katara? "Hard to believe" is how I'd put it. I really think there's a missed opportunity to have Aang struggle with the element, and here's why.

The world has changed a lot during the hundred years Aang was trapped in the iceberg. As Katara put it best, "Everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked." Aang had just found out that every single one of his people were exterminated by the Fire Nation, and the rest of the world was caught in a brutal war that lasted an entire century. Worse, in The Northern Air Temple (1x17), Aang discovers that a group of refugees have moved into the Northern Air Temple and almost completely renovated the interior for their own needs (this is a really grey area of morality, I personally believe that the Mechanist was wrong for destroying what was already there in the temple, but Aang was acting on borderline supremacist behaviour throughout the episode. Plus the Mechanist and Teo especially were genuinely interested in Air Nomad culture and wanted the best for their community).

That's why I believe that Aang should have had a mini-arc about waterbending throughout Book 1 (like how he did with learning earthbending and later firebending in the later seasons), which would be about realizing that the world has changed so much during the last century. The Gaang still steals the waterbending scroll, but this time around, instead of getting it right first try, Aang would struggle terribly the first few times because he's still in denial that he's the Avatar and truly the last of his kind.

This would be explored at the Northern Air Temple, which would still new development. He'd have a talk with Teo who reminds him of his people, and that they would never leave him, and that they would live on in his heart. (I personally think it was a missed opportunity that Teo didn't become one of the Air Acolytes. He'd do great improving the standard of living by inventing new machines that would be a benefit, not a detriment, to the new Air Nation and to everyone who is part of it. That's for another time, though.)

Then at the North Pole the whole deal with Pakku would still be there, but this time Aang would still lag behind Katara, this time not because of his laziness, but rather because he still doesn't understand the change. Then with a little help from Katara and Yue, Aang would finally understand that the world has changed, nothing will be the same, but he can face this. With a little help from Water Tribe philosophy, Aang would realize during the finale that what makes the Water Tribe strong is their ability to work with adversity, rather than resisting or fleeing, and their strong bonds with family that can hold them through anything. Also can we please please please have more Water Tribe Aang? The Gaang spent most of Book 1: Water in the Earth Kingdom!

And there you have it. My argument for why Aang should have struggled with waterbending. You can agree or disagree (you are, after all, entitled to your own opinion), but please don't be rude about it, and try to consider my perspective too.

#atla #atla meta #atla critical #sort of #not really methinks #just my opinion on it #aang #waterbending #atla book 1 #mone lives

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I just saw this on Instagram and you know... Aang did say that. The hypocrisy and double standards of this fandom got a little bigger huh.

#I wanted to add an angry Toph gif #but I couldn't figure out how #Anyway #WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU AANG?! #avatar: the last airbender #anti aang