#development but i'm- how the hell is he a colonizer his parents were the one doing all the conquering and imperialism

[catoscloves]

adlfjaldjslkdfjsk tell me TELL ME that no one called zuko and katara a "colonizer/colonized" relationship i'm in so much fucking disbelief

#okay but like honestly zuko and katara weren't set up as a couple by the writers which was super clear and like they could have had more #development but i'm- how the hell is he a colonizer his parents were the one doing all the conquering and imperialism #he hunted down a twelve year old boy because he was manipulated into doing so by an abusive father which he didn't let justify his actions #but like he was literally a teenager himself as aang pointed out in what the second ep of the show?! #and he never had any kind of power imbalance over katara long term or otherwise that implies anything NEAR colonizer for him lafnfbskdkdkdk #he was destructive yes but he clearly had the respect for other nations that his father obviously didn't like #the one time he did something fucked up to a village was when he burned suki's home in his hunt for aang which there is no justification fo #for* #that was nothing compared to what his great grandfather did like i just. fuck whoever said this bullshit #context is important here but like he clearly had great respect for other people despite the toxicity of his upbringing and his father's #messaging/teachings #siiiigh #atla for ts