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just got a bunch of really sweet comments on my newsies fic and now i may be forced to open the word document again

#aurrrrr it’s been like 2 years since i last updated😭😭😭 #does anyone from the newsies fandom even remember me anymore #92sies #newsies

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the most frustrating thing about the avatar resurgence is the fact that i am going to to have to go through them damn ship wars all fucking over again and i genuinely do nawt give a fuck who you ship !!! it is never that serious !!! ship whoever the fuck you wanna ship just stay in your goddamn lanes this show has been out for nearly 20 years !!!! some of us are tired !!!! most of yall are GROWN arguing about this shit my brother in christ grow the fuck up they are FAKE just let ppl ship whoever they want it is not that big of a deal yall will be okay it won’t kill you to mind your business. like this is fucking ridiculous

tag your shit properly and start using the block and mute buttons like it’s not that hard to protect your peace

#and let’s not touch on this fake morality complex some of yall got about these things #let’s stop pretending you care abt the ethics and morals of shipping when you then go and be hypocrites about it okay #just stay in your lane my god it’s not that hard #avatar the last airbender

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i think my biggest gripe with the comparison between zuko and john smith and zutara as a whole to pocahontas is that john smith was an active colonizer. he was a grown man who chose and was proud of what he was doing. he didnt even believe the act of colonization was wrong. yes, he tried to end the violence in the movie, but he still lived with the belief that his people deserved to and were entitled to co exist on that land with the indigenous people.

zuko was an active participant in dismantling a hundred years of colonialism and colonization and genuinely wanted to fix the problems that his ancestors had left for him. it wasn’t easy and he wasn’t a perfect leader, but he was genuinely trying to make decisions that would be for the better of all the people, not just himself or his people. where john smith thought that indigenous ppl needed the white people’s help to become “more civilized” because he viewed them as inferior, zuko sought to give those that the fire nation had hurt their autonomy back.

that’s not to say that it isn’t a valid reason to dislike zutara, and if the idea makes you uncomfortable that’s fine and i respect it. i realize that the ship doesn’t appeal to everyone and that’s okay, but i just hate the comparisons because john smith was genuinely just an awful person who never should’ve been glorified in a disney movie.

#idk it’s just very frustrating because zuko was also a victim of the fire nation #j0hn smith was not a victim of england #zuko was a child who realized the atrocities and war crimes his nation was committing and sought to unlearn the indoctrination he underwent #AND played an active part in dismantling that system despite being labeled a traitor to his people #j0hn smith was not and did not and contributed to the continued oppression mistreatment and genocide of the native american people #if indigenous ppl have a different perspective im all ears as i am not and would never intend to speak over you #im always willing to work to educate myself and unlearn any biases i may have #zutara

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i also think it’s worth noting that we ALL know what yall mean when you say azula and mai’s actresses are “too soft” or “too fluffy” or “not sharp enough” for the characters or say they fucked up casting and then fan cast a skinny asian girl. we ALL know know what you’re doing.

#yall are body shaming literal children #you’re all so fucking fatphobic it’s disgusting #atla #avatar the last airbender

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initial atla live action thoughts after finishing it: i think the animated version is still better. it wasn’t bad tho and i think the actors did a great job with their characters. i didnt love all the changes they made bc some of them were pretty major (if yall want my opinions on that i’ll make another post) and i’m not sure how that will change things in seasons to come. i’m not sold on the color grading either but that seems to be an issue with a lot of media these days. it makes it feel very dull. i do think it would’ve benefitted from keeping the target audience the same as the animated series (for kids) instead of trying to make it more game of thrones-esque, but i think it was a solid foundation at the least, and i’m curious to see where they take it in the future.

current rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

#all that being said i haven’t watched the original in a while so i’m doing that currently #my opinions may be subject to change for better or for worse #atp i don’t know #if you want more in depth thoughts just ask bc i have some #avatar the last airbender #atla

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OMA AND SHU ARE LESBIANS ???

#avatar the last airbender

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like okay, there are a lot of valid reasons why you may not personally ship zutara, and there are criticisms that you can make of the ship, i won’t try to argue with you, but it’s so frustrating that in the god given year of 2024, we are still having to explain why saying “the only reason girls ship zutara is because they’re projecting onto katara bc they want to be with zuko” is misogynistic.

if your criticisms of something is rooted in making women feel bad for liking something or implying women only like someone/thing bc they’re attracted to that character/person and are incapable of liking the story or development, you are just being misogynistic. that is misogynistic rhetoric, and it’s been used to shame girls and women for liking things, in fandom spaces and in general, for decades. it’s a criticism you never see leveled at men.

if you don’t like the ship, that’s fine, but stop echoing this idea that girls only like it bc they wanna be with zuko and are trying to live out some weird fantasy vicariously through katara. let it fucking die already.

#i also heavily dislike the implication of zuko being john smith and katara being pocahontas #whenever i see that comparison it really kills apart of me #but that’s a conversation for another day i suppose #zutara

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i love lesbians all my homies love lesbians

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i think you should keep lesbians out of your mouth !!!

People are gonna hate me for saying this, but I feel like Henren needs a divorce arc. Cheating isn’t something that should be forgiven but since the show had Karen forgive Hen (way too quickly imo) I feel like the pain is probably still there and maybe Karen needs to allow herself to be pissed off and ask Hen for a divorce and see other people and learn how to be divorced co parents together just long enough that they come back together and Hen for sure will never take her for granted again.

*FTR I love Hen. This is not me shitting on Hen. I just think it was just a shitty storyline to begin with, but they wrote it, they can’t pretend like it never happened and Karen can only be gracious for so long.

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it’s the way i’ve done that prank like 4-5 times now and yall know i do it and still believe me every time i post it

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you need to STOP reposting that parody account it is so mean and so disrespectful🙄🙄🙄 only weirdos find it funny to lie to people that much

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wow who would send that to u that’s so mean…

you need to STOP reposting that parody account it is so mean and so disrespectful🙄🙄🙄 only weirdos find it funny to lie to people that much

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hey btw, i know i’m not super active here anymore, but if you’re pro “israel” or zionist at all unfollow me rn i’m so serious this is not a safe place for people who support a genocide.

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not giving us this version of newsies was a human rights violation i think

#like ???? #i’m sobbing #screaming crying shitting throwing up #the works #tears streaming down my face fr #i’m killing myself #immediately #92sies #newsies #newsies 1992

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u know it really fucking sucks being the friend people only want to talk to when their other friends are unavailable

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what the fuck

i literally just saw this again it’s the third time i’ve seen this and now 911onABC CONFIRMS??????

LOSING EVAN BUCKLEY????????

#SCREAMINGOWBDODJD #I CANT BREATEHIEHDSISJSJ #I LOVE MY LIFE #EVERYTHJNG GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN

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You guys think the two are related????

#then wtf have i been doing on twitter for the past year