#Korra stan

[zukkaart]

*investigation shenanigans*

Mako: the door is locked

Bolin: Asami! Give me your credit card

Asami: *gives it*

Bolin: Thanks! *pockets it* Korra kick the door down

[kaycartoons]

I think one of my favorite things about modern cartoons of the 2010's - 2020's is the amount of great characters that came out of this era of cartoons.

[imjustavenuxwithaboomerang]

they can never make me hate you

(collage by me)

[spop-romanticizes-abuse]

honestly, i think the double standards with catra and glimmer stems from something other than pretty privilege, and it's something i've seen in a lot of media.

take, for instance, the atla fandom demonizing aang and katara but coddling azula. or the su fandom villanizing steven but making excuses for spinel and lapis.

and the reason for this is that villains or antagonists are always given more freedom to make mistakes, to do heinous shit, to be cold or rude or insensitive to others. the logic being that "they're the villain, of course they're gonna be horrible".

with heroes, on the other hand, there's this subconscious judgment whenever they make a mistake. heroes are meant to be perfect and as much as people say that they want more antiheroes, they always judge a hero based on how morally good they are.

which explains why katara is hated on for saying something insensitive out of repressed grief and trauma, but azula is coddled for committing multiple war crimes.

why glimmer is bashed for being kinda mean and making some bad choices due to grief and pressure, but catra's conscious choice to attempt genocide and willing participation in war is justified.

why steven is villanized for having a mental breakdown after years of suppressed trauma, but spinel's attempts to kill dozens of people on earth are excused.

why mabel is demonized for being kinda selfish sometimes and for being manipulated into giving away something she didn't know the importance of, but bill is loved by everyone.

why korra is blamed for trusting her uncle and losing her connection to the previous avatars, instead of unalaq being held accountable for manipulating her (unalaq isn't really coddled by the fandom but there's a huge victim blaming problem).

simply put, people want heroes to be pure. they want surface-level flaws like clumsiness and awkwardness, not REAL flaws. as much as these people say that they want more morally grey or complex heroes, the truth is that they can't even handle their hero being kinda rude to someone.

especially with characters like glimmer, mabel and katara, who have a more traditionally feminine aesthetic and is generally a good person, people expect them to be well-behaved and perfect all the time. even though both these characters were shown to be passionate and stubborn and fierce from the very beginning, people are still blindsided when they actually take a bold stance or act on their emotions.

and with steven, he was a nice, happy, easygoing kid in the beginning and he tried to remain optimistic throughout all the trauma he went through, so people just expect him to do that forever. to always repress his feelings and never give himself the space to express them, to always focus on being a therapist for literally every other character and to never prioritize himself.

and like sure, villains are meant to be evil. i'm not telling anyone to water down their villains. but there's a difference between liking a villain and excusing their actions. i like azula. i like all of the villains in tlok. i like bill cipher. i even like catra and white diamond minus their shitty redemption arcs.

but i'm not going to set double standards by justifying everything that a villain does and demonizing a hero for acting out of line once. especially if the hero actually takes responsibility for their actions and tries to be better, and the villains just get forgiven for doing the bare minimum.

[sleepyfriend]

“mako hates wu!”

the mako in question:

[queen-morgana91]

Canon, happy and more content soon 💕 certain ships that never sailed can't relate

[herbluefire]

hating on a female character for the same exact reasons you're madly in love with a male character is crazyyy

[hk33b]

sketch and quick coloring

[blackflash9]

Lin’s tendency to respond to her problems and conflicts with others through violence, intimidation, and passive-aggressive behavior is deeply toxic and problematic. The narrative clearly portrays these actions as flaws she must address. Those who continue to support her despite these behaviors often overlook the key point of her character arc, which focuses on her journey toward mental and emotional healing. She isn't looking to "win." She isn't looking to be vindicated. She just wants to be loved and understood.

[coconutsaiyan]

Seeing Zuko stans crying on twitter about their fave emo hoy getting “hate” is funny. Real hate is what characters like Katara, Aang and Korra got for years. The people talking about Zuko do not hate him, people are just tired of his overzealous fans

[zukkaart]

We don’t talk about Korras brute strength enough. She could have been the avatar without bending and just snapped spines left and right

[legendofpines]

Grunkle Stan makes taxidermy non-hybrid animals out of hybrid animals.

[madlad-link]

wandering shinobi Asami

[imjustavenuxwithaboomerang]

idk if anyone needs to hear this but if you've forgiven rayla for being sent to kill the princes, you cannot turn around and yell at soren for the same thing

[wilcze-kudly]

My fascination and love for kuvira as a complex character vs my absolute and utter disgust for everything she stands for and represents

[sleepyfriend]

everyday i eat, sleep and pray for wuko canonization in the comics...