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The three generations of Beifong parents we've seen seem to be constantly swinging from one extreme parenting style to the other.

Like, of course Lao and Poppy sucked and were overprotective and controlling, we all know this.

Then Toph, compensating for her own stifled childhood, gives her daughters too much freedom, to the point where they feel neglected by her.

And then Su, compensating for her childhood of feeling alone and rejected by her family members is also implied to be a rather overbearing parent. Mind you, shes like much better than Lao and Poppy, but we can see with how she tries to discourage Opal from going to the air temples. And also with Kuvira and Baatar Jr being essentially banished for leaving the city without a reason that was valid in Su's eyes. That last one was also of course due to political beliefs as well, but clearly there was a super personal grudge there.

It's like a fucked up little ourobouros of traumatised earthbenders traumatising their offspring further while thinking they're fixing their parents mistakes.

Also good luck to Su's kids because I can imagine that the subject of family will be a kinda touchy after the many attempts of parricide. I feel like the comics were a little too quick to give Kuvira a nice lil forgiveness moment from the family. Like I would be terrified to have children after seeing my parents fail so spectacularly.

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love how people forget kuvira was literally neglected as a child where her bio parents got rid of her and suyin treated her as nothing more than a charity work, thus, affecting her worldview where she sees the earth kingdom needing the type of guidance she never got as a child.

is this an excuse? no

but she wasn’t born evil nor was her intention were ever out of malice, she started off on a right path because no one was helping her people. suyin was content enough to let the others starve and be ravage with war all the while her little utopia gets to live in complete bliss and ignorance.

there’s also the fact she righted her wrongs and admitted her mistakes. is that enough? no, but it’s a step forward. and i will admit the writing for her redemption arc could’ve been way better and it would definitely need another arc to properly tell her story, but i’ll take what i can get.

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Thoughts on Kuvira's redemption ?

so i don't know what that particular side of fandom is like but i do see on the subreddit quite frequently that there's people unironically being apologists for kuvira because they think she's hot.

could not be me. war criminal kuvira getting house arrest after like 1 good deed just sends me. they really tried to say she didn't know what guan was up to. i don't buy it. not with how in control of everything kuvira was.

she takes responsibility as she deflects it at the same time. it's a weak ass move by the writers to make kuvira seem less evil. either she's taking culpability for all of the actions of the earth empire or she's not.

i do think she's an intriguing character even if i don't really think she was set up enough to truly be compared to korra.

i've made a post about it before but it's kuvira and mako that are far more interesting to compare to each other as well as wu to korra but i'm definitely an outlier on those thoughts probably. like i love the idea that kuvira is suyin's laissez faire attitude and enlightened modern ideals taken to the extreme.

it does really suck her backstory was cut from the show due to nickelodeon's bullshit but like oh no you had a rough childhood so you became a fascist isn't garnering any sympathy from me.

opal's resentment of kuvria and vice versa was a great addition that i wish could've been explored more because i found that really interesting too. the way it circles back to toph's bad parenting and the relationship suyin had with lin.

i very much get she didn't set out with bad intentions but in the end she became a dictator with ambiguous censor approved ethnic cleansing re-education camps because this aired on nickelodeon and nationalist ideologies.

cool motive still murder. learned 0 from the whole sozin bullshit nearly 200 years before like she's jared, 19.

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I have so many issues with Kuvira's redemption in Ruins of the Empire but what always felt kinda shitty to me was that it seemed like she came to her 'redemption' kinda.... out of nowhere?

Arguably the point where she "owns up" to her mistakes, is never truly shown to us.

It's shown that she doesn't really have much regret or consideration of the people she's hurt.

What's odd about it is that a good chunk of her victims were right there! Barring Su and Baatar Jr, who one could argue had their stories with Kuvira at least kinda wrapped up. But they weren't exactly the characters I wanted Kuvira to realise she'd wronged.

Opal, Huan, Wei and Wing were betrayed, imprisoned and almost died. Similarly Bolin was manipulated, used, threatened and imprisoned by Kuvira. Asami lost her father. Mako was physically scarred and almost died. Wu was almost kidnapped and forced to fear for his life several times, becoming Kuvira's main target.

Basically the entirety of the cast of the comic are Kuvira's victims to some extent. However, Kuvira is pretty callous and dissmissive of those she'd hurt through most of the comic.

Which I enjoy, it's in character for her and it would be fun to see her realise her mistakes. And she does, it seems.

However it does feel a little jarring how she goes from dismissing and being indignant at every single criticism levelled at her to this:

I also do find it kinda irksome how vague her apology is. It kinda feels like a YouTuber apology lmao. She wasn't "wrong", she was cruel, xenophobic and manipulative, among other things.

And I realise it would be hard to fit a whole ass apology tour into the comics but would it kill ya to give us at least a few scenes of Kuvira realising she done fucked up. It just feels a but unsatisfying to see her go from full on denial to acceptance of her crimes off screen.

And Opal is treated as unreasonable for being petulant towards Kuvira, however she's extremely justified in her anger and pain.

But yeah, Kuvira's story should've been treated much more carefully and given more time to unfold.

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pharmercy

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I kinda want Jasper and Lapis to be bitter exes for a while

Things still left to do in SU now that we’re all asking “Where do we go from here?”

Emerald is probably still hunting down Lars and the Off-Colors

Some closure on that whole Jasper and Lapis thing now that Lapis is a full time Crystal Gem and Jasper is back

Rescuing the Zoomans and reintegrating them back to Earth

The hundreds of actual Rose Quartz gems bubbled up on the Zoo are still there and could probably be set free now

We still don’t know what Rose/Pink was keeping in the chest in Lion’s mane

The fate of Blue Zircon, Lemon Jade, and the Topaz fusion were left up in the air

Homeworld is still facing a resource crisis and is literally split in half and hanging on by threads

And Lars is effectively immortal and he’ll totally outlive everyone

I feel like this next season will be more like a giant epilogue and doing cleanup on everything that’s been left open, unless we get a timeskip like what everyone is counting on

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Aww, how does Pearlie like being held?

What are the personalities of the babs? Where will their gem be placed? Maybe that'll help with the names?

(I always take forever to answer these, sorry!

Mmhh, surely a simple name would work but nothing seems to fit *shrugs* In-universe, I believe there’s no way the little ones would remain unnamed for long anyway, Amethyst is a natural nicknamer (She’s the one who named Stevonnie after all!).

Here are some notes about personalities and stuff about each gemling because I enjoy writing infodumps lol, I’ll see if this helps me out with ideas for names. Thanks for forcing me to put down ideas!)

The Amethyst gemling has both Amethyst’s brashness and Pearl’s tenacity, which is a frightening combination.

-She has a fun loving temperament, she laughs and smiles easily, like most Amethysts… but that doesn’t mean she’s an easy child by any means!

-She’s quite stubborn. Forget about forcing her to do anything she doesn’t want to do, but she’s receptive to what the adults (and Steven) do, and often imitates them (which sometimes gets Amethyst in trouble with Pearl. If she does something reckless, you can be sure the little gemling will try it too).

-She has a hands-on approach to learning, the kind of kid that will try to touch everything.

- She’s a lot like Amethyst in many aspects, but she’s not as lazy, there’s some of Pearl’s industriousness in her, she always wants to be doing something, which is a real headache for her poor mothers. If adults get distracted for too long, something will probably end up broken, eaten or stolen away (the gemling keeps stuff sometimes and hides it away in different parts of the house… because, of course, like a good quartz, she’s already showing signs of being a hoarder).

-She has a thing for eating all the electrodomestics in the house, which caused Steven to think she has a personal vendetta against his videogames, but the truth is she just naturally craves the silica and metal of the circuit boards.

-She gets crabby when she’s held for a long time and starts biting, which can be very painful since her teeth are very pointy (think of Sharky, and you get the idea), it’s a common trait in quartz gemlings, she’s gonna lose them in one or two regenerations, after she naturally loses the need to eat (she’s never going to outgrow her enjoyment for eating though).

-She may not like being held for long, but she enjoys climbing on people. She loves riding around on Amethyst’s mane.

-The unfortunate side of her Quartz heritage is that she has an aggressive streak. By the end of the Era 1 most quartzes were kindergartened, which means they were artificially engineered to be created as adults, soldiers ready for battle as soon as they come out of their hole. Amethyst, coming from this generation of quartzes, came with this built-in programming and she passed it on to her gemling. This reflects on the baby having random angry fits and some very scary temper tantrums that are all kicks, bites, screams and tears. She’ll learn to deal with that as she matures, but for now it causes a constant concern to her mothers.

-Her gemstone is going to be on the back of her left hand.

The little Pearl gemling is observant, intelligent and sensitive like Pearl, but she also has some of Amethyst’s carefree attitude, giving her a calmer personality.

-She inherited Pearl’s basic programing: she’s naturally orderly, one of her past times is taking Steven’s toys and stacking and grouping them by color or shape. When she’s entertained on a task, she can be surprisingly meticulous for a child that young.  

-She’s a quiet baby most of the time, content, but when she cries, she cries with passion. She’s going to become a more inquisitive child once she learns to talk.

-She’s interested in the people around her, and enjoys observing them. Much to Pearl’s perplexity she seems to be very curious about humans. As she grows up, she’ll developt a little sister-like admiration for Connie in particular.

-She enjoys when Pearl sings. She coos and makes noises like she wants to join in, but the little thing can’t sing yet. Pearl thinks it’s adorable. 

-She’s so tiny because she’s a runt (and yes, she inherited that from Amethyst, which makes Amethyst feel guilty at times, but still tries very hard not to reflect her insecurities on her). She’s never going to grow as tall as Pearl, but she’ll probably be taller than Amethyst.

-As her sister, she also got some unfortunate consequences of the programming inherited from her mother. Pearls in Homeworld are never EVER geode born, they’re all made artificially. Pearls are personalized for their masters, they are created to be good servants, programmed without the inefficient desires some worker gems still retain, like eating and sleeping. That works okay for Homeworld Pearls who are created as adults, but the problem is that gemlings in development NEED to sleep and eat. The baby Pearl needs to consume minerals for her forming gemstone, and Pearl and Amethyst have a really hard time getting her to eat anything, it’s a real problem (once Pearl even tried to eat in front of her to encourage her to imitate her. Poor Pearl).  The gemling is definitely going to stop eating as soon as she’s old enough not to need it anymore.

-As for sleeping, it was a big issue as well, but thankfully they soon realized the little Pearl falls asleep easier when she’s being held by Amethyst, so she became the baby’s official crib.

-Her gemstone is going to be on the upper right side of her chest.

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Will Lil'Amy ever get used to being held for a long time?

What are the personalities of the babs? Where will their gem be placed? Maybe that'll help with the names?

(I always take forever to answer these, sorry!

Mmhh, surely a simple name would work but nothing seems to fit *shrugs* In-universe, I believe there’s no way the little ones would remain unnamed for long anyway, Amethyst is a natural nicknamer (She’s the one who named Stevonnie after all!).

Here are some notes about personalities and stuff about each gemling because I enjoy writing infodumps lol, I’ll see if this helps me out with ideas for names. Thanks for forcing me to put down ideas!)

The Amethyst gemling has both Amethyst’s brashness and Pearl’s tenacity, which is a frightening combination.

-She has a fun loving temperament, she laughs and smiles easily, like most Amethysts… but that doesn’t mean she’s an easy child by any means!

-She’s quite stubborn. Forget about forcing her to do anything she doesn’t want to do, but she’s receptive to what the adults (and Steven) do, and often imitates them (which sometimes gets Amethyst in trouble with Pearl. If she does something reckless, you can be sure the little gemling will try it too).

-She has a hands-on approach to learning, the kind of kid that will try to touch everything.

- She’s a lot like Amethyst in many aspects, but she’s not as lazy, there’s some of Pearl’s industriousness in her, she always wants to be doing something, which is a real headache for her poor mothers. If adults get distracted for too long, something will probably end up broken, eaten or stolen away (the gemling keeps stuff sometimes and hides it away in different parts of the house… because, of course, like a good quartz, she’s already showing signs of being a hoarder).

-She has a thing for eating all the electrodomestics in the house, which caused Steven to think she has a personal vendetta against his videogames, but the truth is she just naturally craves the silica and metal of the circuit boards.

-She gets crabby when she’s held for a long time and starts biting, which can be very painful since her teeth are very pointy (think of Sharky, and you get the idea), it’s a common trait in quartz gemlings, she’s gonna lose them in one or two regenerations, after she naturally loses the need to eat (she’s never going to outgrow her enjoyment for eating though).

-She may not like being held for long, but she enjoys climbing on people. She loves riding around on Amethyst’s mane.

-The unfortunate side of her Quartz heritage is that she has an aggressive streak. By the end of the Era 1 most quartzes were kindergartened, which means they were artificially engineered to be created as adults, soldiers ready for battle as soon as they come out of their hole. Amethyst, coming from this generation of quartzes, came with this built-in programming and she passed it on to her gemling. This reflects on the baby having random angry fits and some very scary temper tantrums that are all kicks, bites, screams and tears. She’ll learn to deal with that as she matures, but for now it causes a constant concern to her mothers.

-Her gemstone is going to be on the back of her left hand.

The little Pearl gemling is observant, intelligent and sensitive like Pearl, but she also has some of Amethyst’s carefree attitude, giving her a calmer personality.

-She inherited Pearl’s basic programing: she’s naturally orderly, one of her past times is taking Steven’s toys and stacking and grouping them by color or shape. When she’s entertained on a task, she can be surprisingly meticulous for a child that young.  

-She’s a quiet baby most of the time, content, but when she cries, she cries with passion. She’s going to become a more inquisitive child once she learns to talk.

-She’s interested in the people around her, and enjoys observing them. Much to Pearl’s perplexity she seems to be very curious about humans. As she grows up, she’ll developt a little sister-like admiration for Connie in particular.

-She enjoys when Pearl sings. She coos and makes noises like she wants to join in, but the little thing can’t sing yet. Pearl thinks it’s adorable. 

-She’s so tiny because she’s a runt (and yes, she inherited that from Amethyst, which makes Amethyst feel guilty at times, but still tries very hard not to reflect her insecurities on her). She’s never going to grow as tall as Pearl, but she’ll probably be taller than Amethyst.

-As her sister, she also got some unfortunate consequences of the programming inherited from her mother. Pearls in Homeworld are never EVER geode born, they’re all made artificially. Pearls are personalized for their masters, they are created to be good servants, programmed without the inefficient desires some worker gems still retain, like eating and sleeping. That works okay for Homeworld Pearls who are created as adults, but the problem is that gemlings in development NEED to sleep and eat. The baby Pearl needs to consume minerals for her forming gemstone, and Pearl and Amethyst have a really hard time getting her to eat anything, it’s a real problem (once Pearl even tried to eat in front of her to encourage her to imitate her. Poor Pearl).  The gemling is definitely going to stop eating as soon as she’s old enough not to need it anymore.

-As for sleeping, it was a big issue as well, but thankfully they soon realized the little Pearl falls asleep easier when she’s being held by Amethyst, so she became the baby’s official crib.

-Her gemstone is going to be on the upper right side of her chest.

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Egypt Do-Dad

I don't like the first part of Aph Egypt's name being "Gupta" ,and if I had the power to change it, it would be 'Amun Mohammed Hassan' .

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Invite to LGBT Hetalia

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Sad History Stuff

Alfred: Wow, you smell like a mix of take out and despair

Yao: Gee, thanks *Sniff*

*Goes through an entire bottle of liquor then cries himself to sleep*

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Convo between Canada and Taiwan

Can: My dad made me pancakes for breakfast! what did your dad make you?

Tai: Gay... He made me gay.

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Hetalia Headcanon 9000

The Jade Emperor has acted as Yao’s father figure since he(Yao) was a little kid, and he’s had a human form; which he’s used to go visit him. And since it’s the 21st century; his human form now has short; grey hair.

On a lighter note; J.E. is the most asian parent ever, and Yao is annoyed by it.

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When peeps attempt to diss old man Yao

some hater;DATE YOUR AGE OLD MAN!

Yao: I can’t..... they’re all dead

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Not saying someone needs to edit this with hetalia characters over the faces, but  someone needs to edit this with hetalia characters over the faces,

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1. HOW THE HECK DID KOOKIE GET A HOLD OF HOSEOK’S Pajamas?

2.WHY ARE YOU IN HOSEOK’S ROOM TAE?

3.Oh, it’s the bst japanese version again

I smell theory.

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KIKU’S JOURNAL

dear Journal,

for the first time in forever,  I'm unstable,  I haven't told anybody else,  they don't know,  when  the rest of the world is unstable,  they look to me and they say, " why can't you be like Japan?",  and I want to look at them back and say, " because they can't,  and I'm not as stable as you think I am",  I've got many personal things to work out,  the solutions are clear,  the greedy just want to throw them away,  and I know that for a fact ,  I hope someday I can be forgiven for my heinous actions

-KIKU HONDA