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I choose these options because I don't think that other people from maiko surroundings whould care about their relationship. But Iroh loves Zuko and Ty Lee loves Mai to the point of risking their lives for them, so I think they defientely would root for both Mai and Zuko having loving relationship. Also Aang is Zuko's best friend and I bet he is also up for any wedding and he is in general an angel saviour for all the couples he meets.

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I think the reason I'm a bit iffy about most zutara shippers who call themesleves "pro Katara" (and lets be honest the tags pro katara/katara deserved better are mainly people building themselves a moral highground of "if you disagree with me, you clearly dilslike Katara and want her to suffer") is just the hypocrisy of it all.

Katara's consent was violated by Aang, yes. But Zuko threatening her and being a fucking creep in the "I'll save you from the pirates" scene was sexy and not at all the nightmare of any sane woman.

Katara's role as a healer is treated as her acting subservient and her loosing her feminist icon status. Unless she's healing/offering to heal Zuko.

Aang is immature and childish. But we will handily ignore Zuko, a whole ass 16 year old who's heir to a country throwing a temper tantrum because his girlfriend dared to speak to another man. [Frankly, in my opinion, Zuko isn't really ready for a serious romantic relationship, but yall arent ready for that conversation]

Aang is supposedly misogynistic, but Zuko's many instances of actual misogyny are swept under the rug. Aang is shown in canon to be incredibly supportive of Katara defying the patriarchy.

Supposedly Aang makes Katara do all the housework. Despite there being evidence to the contrary. Zuko has just recently learnt to brew tea.

Katara being the Avatar's wife is supposedly degrading. But if she were Zuko's wife, I'm sure she wouldn't be just a baby maker. (What a horribke thing to call a woman btw. Tall call your own mothers baby makers too???) Despite the fact that Izumi's mother hasn't even been mentioned by name in tlok. But yeah. She'd be afforded the respect she deserves I'm certain.

Aang is, on most accounts, supportive and respectful of Katara's opinions, even when he disagrees with them. Zuko openly mocks people who oppose him. I am going to make a longer post on the Southern Raiders episodes and how all of you watched that episode blindfolded or smth.

Aang comparing Appa being kidnapped (his last connection to his genocided people, the last vestige of his happy past) to Katara's anger over her mother is bad. But Zuko comparing mommy leaving his ass to Katara's mother getting brutally slaughtered in front of her ? Silence.

Aang supposedly needs Katara to mother him and that's a bad thing. But Azula, Mai and Ty Lee having to gentle parent Zuko almost everytime they interact is never talked about, despite the uncalled for verbal abuse that trio goes through from him.

Aang and Katara's 2 year age gap is creepy. But Zuko and Katara's 2 year age gap is fine. My bigest gripe with Zutara lovers is them completely erasing Katara's childishness and immaturity, in order for her and Zuko to have this mature, sexy relationship. She's 14, guys. 14.

This post really isn't meant to decry Zutara. I just want people who ship Zutara to get off their high horse of feminism and to accept that they're no better than the rest of us ship loving freaks. Wanting the main girl to bump uglies with the broody emo twink doesn't make you a modern day suffragette. Disliking a main canon pairing isn't a measure of your love for a female character.

Grow up.

Enjoy your ship like a normal person.

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fanon: Katara needs to be save from evil abusive Aang by Zuko

Canon

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Rest in peace, David Lynch 🤍🕊️ January 20th, 1946 - January 16th, 2025

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art from "I am Katara"

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Okay… Shortparis performing in my city soon, and I can't wait to get to their concert.

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Zuko x Toph

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he looks so fucking cool in this scene man

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Ilya Repin, Sadko

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Christmas, Michael Abakumov

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Oh god, In fact I was that anon who asked this, but I didn't see the answer.😐 I thought the OP didn't respond! Thanks for the link!

@seyaryminamoto if you happen to read this you should know that I'm greatful for your big answer and for your wonderful metas about Zuko, Katara and other characters and writing problems about them. I hate 3rd season and I believe it slaughtered character arcs of my favourites Zuko and Aang, as well as Katara's, didn't give Toph any development and transformed complex Iroh into a dull cliche. I hate how fandom keep pretending that 3rd season is not awful and that Zuko's arc is well written while 3rd season is actually the worst and deals with all the key characters in the most lazy and crude way.

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saw people talking about how zuko was exploiting katara but man he actually EXPLOITED SOKKA the most.. he used katara anger to fuel his mission of rushed forgiveness/ while exploting sokkas trauma and trust

last panel sokka is pissssed...as he should be

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So you think that narrative always shows Katara as an ideal Mary Sue that always wins (even though it breaks believability of her character)? Im asking not because i want start fighting, just really interested in your opinion on this.

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