#lao beifong

[light-miracles]

Zuko: Toph as my new Economy Minister what is your first order?

Toph: We should print more money to end poverty and give it to the poors!

Zuko: I don't know Toph something about it doesn't sound right.

Toph: My dad says it would be catastrophic but he's always wrong about everything so he must be wrong about it too.

Zuko: Yeah Ozai would say the same. Alright let's do it.

*Cut to the Fire Nation's economy crashing*

#avatar the last airbender #Atla #Zuko #toph beifong #Toph bei fong #Tokko #Ozai #lao beifong #Lao bei fong

[a-todd-illustration]

An older Toph is forced into marriage with someone.

#myart #fanart #avatar the last airbender #atla #avatar au #avatar #toph beifong #toph #poppy beifong #lao beifong

[fyregrayfong]

Bryke really missed the ball with not giving us a spin off series called Keeping Up With The Beifongs. That some top tier television I would watch religiously.

#oh my beifong #the beifongs #toph beifong #Lin beifong #suyin beifong #bataar beifong #wei beifong #wing beifong #opal beifong #huan beifong #lao beifong #poppy beifong #bataar jr beifong #kuvira beifong

[dollvix]

The Beifong's drink their respect women juice

Let me elaborate, we know that the Beifongs are one of the richest and most powerful families for literally centuries and I doubt anyone else has stood as strong (except royalty but still) and what is the reason? their women.

Just look at their own dais, which in fact in the Kyoshi books in Spanish they even take it as their throne.

while all the other seats for the head of the family and especially the head of the state/kingdom only have one, you can say that it's because there is no known queen or fire lady or the title that would be in the water tribes (which It is actually rare but sadly not surprising) but even so we can say that if it exists they do not consider their role to be so important

And then there are the Beifong who maintain their partners' place as their equal even in their absence as the Kyoshi novels say.

Lu Beifong may have been an idiot but he made it clear that Lady Beifong's place was not just for decoration but that they genuinely treat their partner as their partner and everybody knows.

Which may be an isolated event but the years went on and then we get to Lao Beifong who at the time of separation and possible divorce just left and left Poppy everything because well, the things were hers too and I doubt another nobleman who wouldn't be a Beifong would do the same, these obviously love and respect their women fervently and passed it down for generations.

... ejem... Loppy supremacy @light-miracles

I clarify that I don't doubt that there is also sexism here in the established roles but the show never tried to hide it in the society of the avatar world (like Netflix) and yes, it is surely the least they can do but it is quite interesting to say how they simply adore their women and that they accept the help of their companions and presenting a strong unity has been what kept them firm for years.

It's a real shame that there are no Beifongs in Gaoling these days (my bets go to Lin) and that the comics butchered the visit to Gaoling in Ruins of the Empire, I'm still terribly upset about that and that coincidentally everyone except Lin went but I'll leave that for later.

#beifong family #lu beifong #lao beifong #poppy beifong #toph beifong #lin beifong #atla #avatar #avatar the last airbender #lok #the rise of kyoshi #the shadow of kyoshi #avatar the legend of korra #suyin beifong #omashu #earth kingdom #fire nation #water tribe #kyoshi novels #avatar comics

[wilcze-kudly]

I just learnt that flying boars are actually real animals in the Avatar universe and now I can't stop thinking about the Beifongs keeping them as pets.

Just like:

#the beifong family #beifong #lao beifong #poppy beifong #toph #toph beifong #lin beifong #su beifong #suyin beifong #baatar #baatar jr #huan beifong #opal beifong #wing & wei #wing beifong #wei beifong #tlok #avatar the legend of korra #the legend of korra #atlok #legend of korra #avatar legend of korra #avatar

[ehliena]

People wondered why Chief Beifong was living in a small apartment, but it never seemed to click in their minds that she owned the building and the others that surrounded it.

Lao and Poppy Beifong would never leave their family destitute.

#lin beifong #lao beifong #poppy beifong #headcanon #the legend of korra #lin is an heiress

[depressedshipper]

ha ha Toph can sense sex

Toph could sense Lao and Poppy having sex

#avatar the last airbender #atla #toph beifong #lao beifong #poppy beifong

[ask-ozai]

This may offend you, sir! Kiyi is may not be your child. She is dark skin tonned. You and your children are fair. ........Unless the somehow the spirit changed the color of the baby inside Ursa's womb during her face transition..

Your question reveals that you are from the Earth Kingdom, where the majority of the inhabitants have never set foot in a school. Not even Zuko's economy minister, the blind thirteen-year-old earthbender (she doesn't know what a Monetary Base is, it's obvious why our situation is so bad. Her last order was to end poverty by printing more money and giving it to the poors. She probably doesn't even know how to read). Not to mention that people from the Earth Kingdom are famous for their segregationist and superficial beliefs, where skin color is a sign of their status. We, the citizens of the Fire Nation, on the other hand, are decent people and staunch defenders of progress and meritocracy. Someday you will wish that we had won the war.

Let me educate you with a basic biology class that children learn in the first year of the Academy.

The approximate tone of human skin is determined by a cell called melanin. The melanin receptor gene is called melanocortin. Each human being has a specific balance between melanocortin, eumelanin, and pheomelanin, not to mention the number and size of melosomes and their distribution. Not to mention everything that is subject to external factors such as the amount of sunlight each person absorbs. There are no two human beings with the same skin tone. Even the same person can have different shades throughout their life. Zuko and Azula themselves returned home a darker shade than they left, having spent so much time on their ships.

Furthermore, it would not be a unique case. Since you're from the Earth Kingdom, I will give you a local example: Lord Beifong, whom I saw in person once when I was Zuko's age, has Earth Kingdom's usual brown skin. But his illiterate daughter is paler than raw bread. A closer example is Michi, Ukano and their daughter. They both have skin a shade darker than Mai.

For example: If the Avatar and the waterbender had children, I am sure that each of them would have a unique and different color. It's basic biology.

And if all this were not enough, Kiyi's case is perfectly explained in the family. If a child is born with a color that is too different from her parents, it is probably because the parents were carriers of a recessive gene. Ursa's parents had darker skin, and it is said that my mother did too.

Kiyi's case is perfectly normal, especially within the immigrants from the colonies that we have received in recent years. I don't blame you for not knowing, because the racist ideology of the Earth Kingdom has left a very deep mark on its society. They have to learn to see beyond skin color to the only things that matter: bending and loyalty to the crown, and a basic understanding of how a calendar works to know when Ursa got pregnant. Of course Ursa is going to tell everyone that the girl is not mine. Ursa is, at her core, deeply selfish, and she would rather the girl bear the dishonor of being a bastard than admit that she was wrong.

#Earth Kingdom citizens are so racists it's hard to reason with them #ask ozai #ozai #kiyi #ursa #Zuko #Azula #toph beifong #lao beifong #Atla #avatar the last airbender

[zuko-always-lies]

Toph was forced into joining Team Avatar more than she chose to do so[Toph meta]

Team Avatar didn’t intend this to happen, but their actions inadvertently led to this situation.

Before I begin, I would like to note that the conventional narrative surrounding Toph’s decision to join with the Gaang usually amounts to something like “Toph joined up because she was unhappy with her life with her parents and wanted a life of adventure.” At least, that’s what I thought until I happened to have a moment of insight recently. I happened to see a post which reminded me of this exchange from “The Chase”:

Katara: Ever since joining us you've been nothing but selfish and unhelpful. Toph: What? (Doing a half turn and pointing at Katara again.) Look here, sugar queen, (Drops arm and continues, Katara makes a gesture like she wants to interject.) I gave up everything I had so that I could teach Aang earthbending, so don't you talk to me about being selfish!

This didn’t exactly correspond to the conventional wisdom on why she joined Team Avatar. As we shall see, it doesn’t exactly correspond with the reality of what happened, either, yet it’s easy to see why Toph feels that way.

In “The Blind Bandit,” Toph’s introductory episode, Team Avatar try to recruit Toph since Aang thinks she’s destined to be his earthbending teacher. Their first real exchange goes like this:

Aang: (airbending himself to his feet) Well, a crazy king told me I had to find an earthbender who listens to the earth. And then I had a vision in a magic swamp and... Katara: (cutting Aang off) What Aang is trying to say is, he's the Avatar, and if he doesn't master earthbending soon he won't be able to defeat the Fire Lord. (The Bandit sticks her open hand in Katara's face, who looks taken aback.) Toph: Not my problem. Now get out of here or I'll call the guards. Sokka: Look, we all have to do our part to win this war. And yours is to teach Aang earthbending. (Cut to a shot of the Bandit's back as Sokka speaks. When he concludes, she turns around, looking distraught.) Toph: Guards! Guards, help!

Toph declines the offer to join, while demonstrating she doesn’t care that much about the war or regard it as her job to help lead the Earth Kingdom to victory.

Later on, Aang and Toph have a more substantial exchange:

Toph: Even though I was born blind, I've never had a problem seeing. (They reach the end of the bridge and she jumps off the guardrail and lands on the ground.) Toph: I see with earthbending. It's kind of like seeing with my feet. I can feel the vibrations in the earth, and I can see where everything is. You, that tree, even those ants. (The screen zooms backward three times as Toph speaks, each time showing a wider overhead shot of the pair. At the mention of the ants, cut to a shot from ground level showing Aang and Toph in the background. In the foreground, some ants are silhouetted waling across over a mound of dirt. Aang looks around, but is unable to see that ants that Toph is talking about. He finally turns to her with a smile.) Aang: That's amazing. Toph: (frustrated) My parents don't understand. They've always treated me like I was helpless. Aang: Is that why you became The Blind Bandit? Toph: Yeah. Aang: Then why stay here where you're not happy? Toph: They're my parents. Where else am I supposed to go? Aang: (pause, then with a smile) You could come with us. Toph: Yeah. You guys get to go wherever you want. No one telling you what to do, that's the life. It's just not my life. (The camera slowly zooms in on Toph as she speaks. When she concludes, her head turns suddenly as she senses something amiss. She drops to her knees and places a hand on the ground.)

Toph emphasizes that she feels the allure of the Gaang’s lifestyle and freedom, but also that she wants to remain home with her parents, even though she has to hide who she is from them and they don’t understand her.  Although this isn’t directly stated, a huge issue here is that she deeply loves them and doesn’t want to leave them. Her real wish is that her parents would not only love her but understand her and allow her openly live the kind of active life she loves.

Obviously, Toph and Aang soon get kidnapped, and Toph has to step up to save Aang in front of her parents and show them the other side of her to their disbelieving eyes.

Katara: Toph, there's too many of them. We need an earthbender. We need you! (Toph, Lao and Yu turn to look backwards, then cut to a shot of Lao.) Lao: (angry) My daughter is blind. (camera pans down and to the left to reveal Toph, holding her father's hand) She is blind and tiny and helpless and fragile. (Toph closes her eyes) She cannot help you. (Toph snaps her hand back from her father's.) Toph: Yes, I can.

Note, however, that she never says anything in this scene which amounts to a commitment to join Team Avatar.

Soon Toph has defeated her opponents, and she, her parents, and Team Avatar sit down for a chat.

Toph: Dad, I know it's hard for you to see me this way, but the obedient little helpless blind girl that you think I am just isn't me. I love fighting. I love being an earthbender. And I'm really, really good at it. I know I've kept my life secret from you, but you were keeping me secret from the whole world. You were doing it to protect me. But I'm twelve years old and I've never had a real friend. So now that you see who I really am, I hope it doesn't change the way you feel about me. Lao: Of course it doesn't change the way I feel about you, Toph. It's made me realize something. Toph: (hopeful) It has? Lao: Yes. I've let you have far too much freedom. From now on, you will be cared for and guarded 24 hours a day. Toph: But dad! Mrs. Bei Fong: We are doing this for your own good, Toph.  

Note that Toph does not actually ask for her parent’s permission to join Team Avatar. She doesn’t even mention the possibility, nor does she say anything which amounts to her agreeing to do so if her parents give her permission. In fact, from what we’ve seen in this episode, it’s not clear if anyone has ever actually unambiguously articulated the fact that Team Avatar wants Toph to join them as Aang’s earthbending teacher to Toph’s parents.

Instead, what Toph asks her parents to do is accept her as who she is.  She wants their acceptance of who she really is more than anything. It seems like what she wants to do is to be able to live an active lifestyle while staying with her parents, wants them to love her for who she is while allowing her to combine her lives. She doesn’t want to leave with Team Avatar, she wants to stay at home and live a free life with loving, understanding parents. It’s not clear if Team Avatar understands that this is what she’s asking for, though.

Of course, Toph’s parents reject this, and instead tell her that they will do everything they can to control her, eliminate her double life, and prevent from being active at all. Hence the following exchange:

Aang: I'm sorry, Toph. Toph: I'm sorry, too. Goodbye, Aang.

This is just about the only lines in the episode you could plausibly read as evidence Toph had already decided she wanted to join Team Avatar.

When Team Avatar first arrived, Toph had a choice:  she could either continue to live her double life even though she felt unhappy since her parents didn’t accept the real her, or she could leave them behind for a life of adventure. She choose the former. Due to the unintended consequences of Team Avatar’s actions, she no longer had that choice by the end of the episode. She could only choose between becoming nothing more than her parent’s perfect, controlled, doll, or joining the Gaang. Both what she really wanted(her parents’ acceptance of the real her) and the compromise she could live with were gone. Hence the following scene:

Cut to a shot of the bushes behind them. Toph runs through them, breathing heavily. Aang's turns to see her with a look of wonder.) Aang: Toph! What are you doing here? Toph: My dad changed his mind. He said I was free to travel the world. Sokka: (he and Katara look at each quickly) Well, we'd better get out of here - before your dad changes his mind again. Toph: Good idea. Aang: You're gonna be a great teacher, Toph. Toph: (slyly) Speaking of which, I want to show you something. Aang: Okay. (Aang airbends himself out of Appa's driver's seat. As he lands in front of Toph, she taps the ground with her foot and a rock erupts from the ground, throwing Aang out of the frame. Cut to a shot from the branches of a nearby tree. Aang hangs from one of them by his feet.) Toph: Now we're even.

This makes it understand why Toph was carrying around so much resentment in the next episode she appears in “The Chase,” and why she was so willing to leave the Gaang behind then.

#Toph #Toph meta #I would like emphasize she never actually agrees or asks to join the Gaang before the end #I think this a very reasonable take which makes Toph more complex #you could read the episode otherwise but I think this reading actually makes the most since #sense #Avatar The Last Airbender #ATLA #avatar the last airbender meta #ATLA meta #toph beifong #Beifong family #lao beifong #poppy beifong #Katara #Aang #Sokka #avatar: tla #avatar

[sanrielle]

Surely I can’t be the only one in the fandom who headcanons that Poppy was the Beifong heiress and Lao married into the family.

My reasoning for this is that when the two of them separated after Toph ran away, it was he who left the Beifong Estate, rather than Poppy going to back to her family. And he seemed to be financially reliant on the refinery.

Now, I realize that’s not proof of anything. I admit to having no working knowledge of how a separation would be handled in that culture/time period. It just makes sense to me.

#atla #atla comics #Lao Beifong #poppy Beifong #Beifongs #headcanon #atla headcanons

[cartoonfan21]

Toph Beifong's 🪨 family collage.

#lao beifong #poppy beifong #toph beifong #lin beifong #su beifong #bataar sr #baatar jr #Huan #Opal #Wei and Wing #atla #the legend of korra #avatar the last airbender #tlok

[light-miracles]

Lin Beifong was Grandpa Lao's spoiled child and that's the hill I'm going to die on. Lin wants a pony? Lin gets a pony. Lin wants a toy? The man buys the store. Lin broke that very expensive vase that's been in the family for 200 years? It doesn't matter Lin we are rich I'm just getting a new one come and give grandpa a hug ❤️

#Listen SOMEONE has to spoil Lin #beifong family #lin beifong #lao beifong #Atla #Avatar the last Airbender #Lok #legend of korra

[balanceoflightanddark]

The Monsters We Create Chapter 13

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14287755/13/The-Monsters-We-Create

Anguirus and General Old Iron do battle for the fate of Cranefish Town, while Aang and Toph do their best to safeguard the people who are threatened by the fighting giants. Meanwhile, Azula fights for her life in the depths of Mount Aso against a marauding horde of ferocious insects, all while an ancient being below them begins to stir...

(Warning: the end of the chapter contains giant insects. Reader discretion is advised)

#atla #avatar: the last airbender #atla fic #aang #avatar aang #toph #toph beifong #katara #sokka #lao beifong #azula #azula fic #not really this chapter but you get the drill #princess azula #crossover fic #godzilla #godzilla fic #general old iron #anguirus #rodan #meganulon #kaiju #kaiju fic

[waterfire1848]

AU (that makes no sense) - Kya, Hakoda and Gyatso giving “How to not be a horrible parent 101” classes to Ozai, Ursa, Poppy, Lao, Ukano and Michi.

#avatar #avatar the last airbender #au #this makes no sense but in my mind it’s funny #Kya #Hakoda #gyatso #Ozai #Ursa #poppy #lao #lao beifong #ukano #Michi #azula #katara #zuko #sokka #toph beifong #Mai #Ty Lee #Suki #Aang

[dollvix]

Lin: Izumi is going to be Fire Lord

Lin: My mom was the Melon Lord

Lin: So I'll be Lord Beifong.

Suyin: Who will be Lady Beifong?

*Everyone raises their hands in the background*

Poppy with popcorn*: This will be entertaining

Lao: Should we interfere?

Toph: Nope.

#Aangs kids always fight #about who would be a better #Lady Beifong #lin beifong #lok #legend of korra #atla #avatar #chief beifong #beifong family #lao beifong #poppy beifong #suyin beifong

[wilcze-kudly]

Beifong family more like beefing family because theres always some argument going on there

#they hate each other so much but they love each other too #they can't be normal for even one minute #the beifongs #lao beifong #poppy beifong #toph beifong #toph #lin beifong #suyin beifong #su beifong #baatar #baatar sr #baatar jr #kuvira #huan beifong #opal beifong #wing & wei #wing beifong #wei beifong #beifong family #the beifong family #beifong