#zutara is canon

[bidisasterforzutara]

Elizabeth wrote this so it’s canon. Idc

#zutara #zutara is canon #still think ka won?? #after 84 years we finally have if y’all #original tsr script #Zuko #Katara

[apartz]

My first ever Zutara piece! ❤️‍🔥

((🚫do not repost🚫))

#sometimes the best one is the one you least expect #sorry boys 😅 #zutara is canon #idk what you’re talking about #my art #zutara #zk #zuko x katara #Zuko #Katara #fanart #zutara fanart #zutara art #atla #avatar the last airbender

[starlight-bread-blog]

"Zuko would take a lightning for anyone–"

But it was Katara that he chose to invite.

"Zuko would take a lightning for anyone–"

But Azula knew to aim at Katara.

"Zuko would take a lightning for anyone–"

But the scene was romamtically coded.

"Zuko would take a lightning for anyone–"

But Katara needed to get to heal him.

"Zuko would take a lightning for anyone–"

But it was Katara who was with him in season finales.

"Zuko would take a lightning for anyone–"

But he needed to choose Katara over Azula.

"Zuko would take a lightning for anyone–"

But Shu needed to survive in this life.

"Zuko would take a lightning for anyone–"

But the writers deliberately chose Katara.

Inspired by @captain-konami-code 's "They were enemies"

#DISCLAIMER: I know this post isn't a full convincing argument. It's more for people who already agree. #it *definitely* falls under shitpost #zutara shitpost #<- the true nature of the post #zutara meta #<- for exposure #zutara #anti anti zutara #pro zutara #zuko x katara #katara x zuko #zukoxkatara #kataraxzuko #zutara analysis #zutara evidence #zutara forever #zutara nation #zutara was robbed #zutara supremacy #zutara should have been canon #atla critical #atla critisism #katara #zuko #prince zuko #katara of the southern water tribe

[burst-of-iridescent]

zuko and katara’s narrative symmetry drives me insane every time i think about it, actually. you rise with the moon, i rise with the sun; her power waning as his grows, and vice versa. zuko becoming disillusioned with the fire nation as katara learns the truth about the evil that exists within the other nations. how they both orbit around the avatar, the emblem of all their hopes; katara pulling aang forward to his destiny while zuko pursues on the other end, driving him onwards. the way their parallel lines intersect at the end of every season before diverging once more, each one only able to rise when the other falls. circling one another, so close yet so far, until they finally come together in the agni kai, two halves becoming whole at the crux of their individual arcs and their journey together — balance forged in sacrifice, an eternal push and pull finally brought to stillness. and all of this beautifully personifying the show’s most fundamental themes in the process. how the fuck were they not canon.

#zutara #like i know why they weren't canon but HOW #i'm literally incapable of being normal about this

[longing-for-rain]

Look I know people love to act like Zuko is the most dangerous, toxic, and temperamental character… but there is exactly one (1) male character Katara was canonically responsible for calming down from violent, destructive tantrums at risk to herself and it wasn’t Zuko… 🐸☕️

#another overlooked toxic trope tbh #zutara #atla #zuko #katara #aang critical #anti kataang #canon critical

[walloruss]

Zutara 💜

It’s after the war and they get hitched! [Fire Nation Style] 🔥🔥🔥

#concept art #cute romance #fanart #zutara #zuko x katara #fire lord zuko #atla zuko #zuko #katara #fire nation #water nation #my otp #speed drawing #this should be canon #avatar the last airbender #atla fanart #atla #happy couple #fire lilies #field #piggyback #married life #romance

[elevenharbor]

The moment I shipped these two. So redrawing that scene in honor of it.

#zutara #eleven's doodles #zuko x katara #zuko #katara #atla #fan art #my art #fanart #art #avatar: the last airbender #zuko fanart #katara fanart #this is canon #art on tumblr

[petratherrock]

Kataang this, Zutara that. How about the gaang and peace huh? Have you ever considered that ship? Them and Happiness? No. Ofc not cz you only consider yourself

#lol i started out wanting to state out which ship i ship in nick atla but then it's like how about PEACE FOR THE CHILDREN HUH #atla #kataang #zutara #avatar the last airbender #unrelated but i like both ships prefer the canon one but I'm also not one to talk since I'm a Zutoph shipper too 🫣 lolllll #and ZuMai? ZukoMai? yh love them too #zutoph i kinda a rarepair seeing their personalities dont mix but nothing's impossible in the cauldron of fanfics buddies

[steambend]

zutaras are about to be baited so bad for the second time in a row and frankly idc can i get ten more scarf scenes please

#zutara #watch as they milk zutara for all theyre worth and still not make them canon #yes i watched natla and i dont feel strongly either way about it #it was neither great nor bad but some secret third thing #dallas makes an EXCELLENT zuko though

[19silvermirrors]

Reaching 💙❤️

#zutara #zuko #katara #avatar the last airbender #atla #romance #tenderness #excerpt #post canon

[parkiebearr]

#zutara #zutara fanart #zuko x katara #katara and zuko #toph beifong #avatar the last airbender #toph teases them constantly this is canon #avatar: the last airbender #katara #zuko #zuko and katara #zuko doesn’t even bother fighting toph anymore

[bidisasterforzutara]

I’m looking at Dante’s zutara reblogs and…DAMN they’re all so fucking sad ://

I hope one day he’ll come to the realization that they ARE canon bc we say so, and stop engaging with everyone who says how “robbed” we were

#this man literally wrote a poem ab how zutara isn’t canon and like 🙃🙃🙃 #dante I love you but consider this: zutara is real and you don’t have to be miserable 🥰 #anyway #zutara is canon #zutara positivity

[allthebestnamesweretaken]

I love when Toph picks up on the feelings brewing between Zuko and Katara before they completely acknowledge it themselves. Every time someone includes it in a fic it’s just so fun and cute and I’m obsessed, continue doing the lords work guys

#zutara #atla #zuko x katara #Toph shipping Zutara is my head canon #avatar the last airbender #anti anti zutara #zutara fanfic

[starlight-bread-blog]

Katara's other canon love interests give her agency, and her pov.

And gets a moment where the two connect over similar losses.

Except Aang.

Kataang is framed entirely from Aang's point of view.

Even when he violates her boundries.

And is unable to handle Katara's grief.

But Zutara?

We get Katara's pov, and give her agency.

He saw her at her very worst, and wasn't at all hostile.

And Katara opened up to Zuko in the most significant way.

#How are they not canon #katara didn't even forgive Zuko while opening up to her #Aang had 3 books #and yet she opens up to Zuko #not her canonical love intetest #oh my god #zutara #zutara meta #anti kataang #aang critical #anti aang #anti anti zutara #kataang critical #the southern raiders #atla critical #anti bryke #bryke critical #avatar critical #pro zutara #pro zuko #zutara analysis #zutara was robbed #zutara forever #zutara evidence #katara of the southern water tribe #katara #zuko #zuko x katara #kataraxzuko #atla katara

[burst-of-iridescent]

the thing about the ember island play is that though it is certainly inaccurate, it is distorted - not false.

the whole point of the play is that the gaang do recognize aspects of themselves - their mistakes and desires and choices - in it! aang is cheerful and traditionally non-masculine, katara is intrinsically hopeful, toph is strong and doesn't conform to social norms of femininity, sokka is comedic, and zuko was obsessed with regaining his honour.

the reason it affects them at all is because it does hold a kernel of truth - because, though exaggerated, it draws upon traits, actions and relationships that genuinely exist. and so having katara call aang her brother and implying real romantic feelings between zuko and katara in this episode where every supposed exaggeration is underscored by reality only lends credence to those implications instead of dismissing them.

after all, if the play was meant to spoof zutara... it can only be because there was indeed something real to spoof in the first place.

#zutara #the ember island players #this episode never fails to crack me up #yes we'll show those zutara shippers alright by... uh... making them canon in this play that's lowkey based on the truth #yes nailed it

[longing-for-rain]

what exactly is Aang's toxic masculinity that you're talking about? there are no examples of such behavior on his part in the show. he is not an ideal person, he is a child who sometimes behaved incorrectly, just like all the other children in the show (Katara, Toph, Sokka), and this is normal.

in addition, we see how he regrets some of his wrong actions and gets better, while Zuko does not regret his toxic behavior, doesn't apologize and doesn't face the consequences of his behavior (racist jokes about Aang, demands that Katara forgive him as if he has the right to her forgiveness, an attack on Aang to "teach him a lesson" and many other things).

Hi anon, thanks for the ask! This is a very good illustration of what I was talking about in this post when I mentioned that I feel toxic men are overlooked more often for appearing “nice” than they are for being conventionally attractive.

No examples of toxic behavior in the show? What do you call this then?

I know what I (and the law) call it:

But you see, he’s “nice” right? This is just a misbehaved child, as you put it? Yah, no. He knew better and still did it because he was possessive; this whole interaction started because he was jealous that an actress playing Katara was interested in men other than him. And the show proceeded to frame the situation in a way that made Aang sympathetic, despite being the aggressor and the one behaving irrationally. How much more “toxically masculine” can you get than that? But he put on a flower crown once so we’re supposed to think he’s a soft uwu feminine boi (even though he was absolutely enraged that a female actress played him).

I also find it very interesting that you describe Katara and Sokka as “children” while Zuko is omitted from that list despite being the same age. Are you admitting you agree he’s more mature, or are you admitting that you hold him to different standards?

But, anyways. You asked about toxic behavior on Aang’s part, which I’ll get further into now that the most egregious example is out of the way.

Let’s break down what you consider unforgivably toxic behavior on Zuko’s part and compare it to Aang’s behavior in similar situations.

1. “Racist” jokes

I’m guessing this is made with reference to the “Air Temple preschool” comment. How exactly is this racist? In context, Aang is the one trying to force his beliefs on others, and Zuko makes this comment to a) tell him to back off and b) point out that Aang is, in fact, a child who doesn’t have any business telling Katara how to feel.

This point is particularly interesting to me, because it implies that the simple fact that Zuko doesn’t agree with the philosophy of Aang’s culture makes him racist. By this logic, Aang is also racist against Katara’s culture, because he clearly disagrees with her philosophy and is openly telling her that his culture is morally virtuous over hers. And well. That’s even more believable considering Aang’s previous reactions to Water Tribe culture.

Ah, yes. Playing with a cultural artifact like it’s a toy because you were upset about not being the center of attention for once, and telling everyone how disgusting you think cultural food is, what great ways to show the supposed love of your life how much you respect her culture!

I know your response to this point would be something like “uwu but he’s a kid he didn’t knowww” ok well. The same logic can be applied to any alleged “racism” on Zuko’s part.

2. “Demanding” forgiveness

Zuko: What can I do to make it up to you?

Ah, yes. How demanding of him. He’s clearly so self-centered and only thinking about his own values and agenda here.

It’s not like he…

…told his friend how she’s allowed to process her grief and try to impose his own morals…

…or demanded to know if his crush liked him back, wouldn’t accept “no” as an answer, and forced a kiss on her…

…or told an abuse victim he was wrong to want to kill his abusive father for trying to commit a genocide…

…oh, um. Yeah. Sorry, but after actually watching the show it’s very clear to me which character doesn’t seem to regret or see the flaws in any of his actions at the end of the show, which is when all of these examples took place.

3. Training in the finale

“Attacking Aang to teach him a lesson” … wow, that’s a very dishonest way of phrasing that situation. I’m impressed, I have to say. I’ve seen lots of dumb takes from Aang stans over the years but this is a new one.

Well, luckily I actually watched the scene in context, so my reaction was the same as all the other characters’ reactions in canon when they learned the context behind this “attack”:

They agree with him. Yeah. Obviously, when nobody is taking training seriously when the world is about to literally go up in flames, you might need to do something to get their attention.

“But it was dangerous!” you might argue. Well… yeah. When magic and bending is in the equation, training in the Avatar universe has been shown to be somewhat dangerous at times. As an example, from this very same episode, Toph very nearly smashed Sokka with a giant flaming rock. That was way closer to hurting someone than Zuko was in this incident. If you’re going to fault characters for making their training exercises too dangerous, I guess Toph is mega cancelled.

Now back to Aang. What was his reaction in this situation? How did he react to the end of the world being days away? He ran away with absolutely no plan. Just like he did at the very beginning of the show.

I mean, think about it. This is a critical flaw (and toxic trait) in Aang that is literally never addressed, because he starts and ends the show the exact same way: he’s faced with a problem, he runs away from it, then he’s saved by an in-universe equivalent of an Act of God. Wowie, such great character development. Not fixing your core flaw and having a mythical plot device materialize into existence to solve your problems for you. Aang’s whole arc is a big blah, because the writing fails to address any of his flaws or have him meaningfully question any of his values.

Meanwhile, Zuko has consistently been a fan favorite because he’s the opposite. His flaws are meaningfully addressed, he does admit he’s wrong and fix his flaws, and his character shows a critically acclaimed change throughout the show. His arc is written so well that despite being a cartoon character, Zuko is widely considered the poster child for a good redemption arc across all forms of media.

So anyways, miss me with the double standards… there is a reason why Zuko is the fan favorite, and it’s not just his abs 🔥

#fandom salt #meta #zuko #katara #aang critical #canon critical #atla #zutara #anti kataang #ask #anon