#Korrasami critical

[misssakurapetal28]

Glimmadora reminds me of Kataraang tbh

[wilcze-kudly]

Im sick and delirious with fever so i unleash these upon ye

[toaverse]

Couples I wish were written better.

[fossilizedhysterics]

guess who finished tlok tonight and immediately had this come to him in a vision!!!!

[ao3topshipsbracket]

Tumblr Top Ships Bracket - Round 3

Shadowgast art by Lap Pun Cheung

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[spop-romanticizes-abuse]

the idea that c//a is only toxic because the show execs were homophobic is so stupid. i've heard fans say this a lot, and it makes absolutely no sense.

because guess what? the writers of tlok had the same restrictions but MORE severe, and wasn't able to make korrasami canon until the finale. but they still managed to build a healthy relationship between korra and asami. the romance aspect was very vague but at the very least, korra and asami had a good friendship going on. it's not hard to imagine that that friendship could have turned into a healthy romantic relationship.

the writers of spop had absolutely no reason to make c//a the toxic cesspit that it was. even if they wanted to make it a complex ship, they could have still made it healthy by NOT having catra abuse and torture adora at every turn. it's really not that hard.

i mean, korra and asami had a rivalry at first because they both liked the same guy. but it never reached a point where one or both of them were actively hurting each other. and once both of them broke things off with mako, they were able to put aside their differences and form a friendship.

this was in s3, so we get two whole seasons where korra and asami are friends. spop, meanwhile, had 5 entire seasons and they just had to make catra go batshit crazy for four seasons straight, only for her to suddenly be forgiven in the last season. /s

[sapphic-agent]

"If I was surprised at anything, it may have been that it seemed like people were less willing to let her make mistakes than they were with Aang."

I hate Bryke's guts, but the one thing I will agree with him (Bryan) on is this.

I've gotten heat from Aang stans for saying this, but for me Korra will always be a better written character for me. Not because Aang's childish and optimistic and naive or anything like that. That doesn't matter to me. Hell, it's not even for his actions during DOBS or EIP or Kataang. Sure, those things aren't great, but they aren't the issue with his character.

It's not about Aang's actions, it's about how Aang's actions are treated by the narrative.

This is nothing new obviously, I've said this before. Many times. Aang kissing Katara in EIP is treated as him messing up his chances with her, not because he forced something on her she didn't want. The kiss in DOBS doesn't even come up again in the show (and when it did in the comics, Aang blew up and nearly melted her face off so-). I've spoken enough about his holier-than-thou attitude in TSR too and how his message of forgiveness is perpetuated as the right one.

It's one thing that is 100% better in LOK; Korra is held accountable for her actions, by the narrative, the other characters, and herself. A big part of LOK is Korra acknowledging her actions and making the effort to change and be better.

A great counter to Aang repeatedly crossing boundaries with Katara is in Reunion when she warns Asami about trusting Hiroshi and Asami calls her out on giving unsolicited advice. Korra immediately backs off and tries to apologize when she sees that she upset her.

Now compare this to Aang's behavior in TSR or EIP.

And before anyone says it, I know Korra's older. I also know Asami reconnecting with her father is different than Katara wanting to kill Yon Rha. I get all of that.

But honestly? That doesn't matter to me. Because when you're talking about fictional characters- especially character progression and development for the protagonist- addressing flaws is important. Accountability is important. Especially when it comes to how they treat the people around them (love interests like Asami and Korra probably being the most important).

This is what solidifies Korra's character development as being better than Aang's for me.

However, I do think it's because of this framing (and the fact that she's a woman, but shh) that Korra gets more hate. Her flaws being addressed also means that they're constantly apparent. The audience is always aware of them. Whereas Aang's worse actions tended to be brushed over or excused. Or the context of those mistakes were maneuvered to make the audience feel bad for him instead of the one affected by his actions (EIP EIP EIP EIP).

So yes, Bryan, people were more willing to let Aang make mistakes because you and your bestie failed to actually address them

[marshmallowlemonade]

Anybody knows any good femslash fanfics where consent is very explicit and well handled?

I'm having some interactions with someone who really doesn't understand the idea of consent as well as he should and I need something to help me feel less triggered.

[herbluefire]

unpopular opinion

tlok ending >>>> atla ending

[ecoterrorist-katara]

Legend of Korra is so tough when you’re sapphic & a Katara stan. Korrasami…but Katara character assassination…but Korrasami…

[atla-confessions]

just saw an anti korrasami post saying “korrasami is the zutara of lok”…it is so over

…

[impossiblycolorfulpanda]

There's nothing inherently wrong self-inserting in fictional characters, I once did that.

But I find it weird that Bryke would write themselves into a singular 12-year-old trying to get with a 14-year-old who mostly acts like his babysitter rather than an actual love interest and was somehow the first girl he's ever met, or so how it seems.

It's even weirder that they'd respond with such bitterness to those who don't agree with them by making a video with uncredited fan art to slam on their artists and forcibly promote Kataang.

But then they turn around and say that maybe, just maybe, Kataang wasn't as well-paced as they thought it was. Gasp. Color me shocked. And so, Korrasami was their way of trying to fix that. Whether they succeeded or not depends on how you feel about Korrasami.

In the live-action reboot, they seemed to have gotten rid of the kataang build-up entirely. Aang shows no romantic interest in Katara and it's Sokka who's stuck in the cave of lovers with Katara, not Aang. I wouldn't be surprised if these were some of the reasons, if not the only reasons, for Bryke walking out.

[wlwmk]

Korrasami's shippers think that this

"like yes, korra is literally the most powerful person in the world, but the second asami uses her angry voice, she fears for her life. ( and rightfully so )"

- is a good thing... yikes yikes. why the fuck the Avatar would be afraid of Asami 🤦‍♀️

Oh man I hate that one scene with so much passion but these people making it about " Korra only scared of her lol " is the worst like- you don't care about Korra if that's your only thought.

Literally Korra just came back from years of physical and mental health struggling, which Asami perfectly knew since she's the only one who got a letter cuz Korra felt enough comfortable for her to be her only confident, but still she got screamed at while she was just trying to help her.

While on the other hand, Korra get criticized or even hated for the hell out of it when she did the same with Mako in the beginning of b2 while it was more understandable with how much she was going through at that time. Also she was a 18 yo teenage girl with the responsibility of the world on her shoulders, not 22.

Also in that same reunion scene, Mako got mad at Korra too, but him it was bc it didn't get any news from her for years making him dead worried but still.. look how gentle he is with her without knowing her condition beforehand? And his feelings were legit (both Mako's complain and Korra's self isolation are legit btw- how they're confronting it afterwards is the only thing which can be 'judged') but still, Korra didn't replied back to him too, understanding his feelings and even actually blaming herself for making him feeling bad. While we know how these two react when they're disagreeing and are genuinely angry., but here it wasn't it. But guess who got hate for literally reacting like a caring friend? Mako.

Anyway, if that scene was just taken like that and not romanticised I wouldn't care but it's just sounds wrong how people trying to turn it out.

You prob didn't asked for a rant, but there it is hoping you wouldn't mind 🫶🏽

[hotgirlkorra]

Speaking of annoying I also hate whenever I see post-LOK content of Korra breaking up with Asami to get back with Mako.

Like I borderline hate Korrasami, but come on, that's just wrong at this point.

[teratocore]

The more time goes on the more beef I have with LoK gonna be honest.

I think my basic crits of the series is that it lacks the nuance and maturity of the original series and it goes out of its way to demystify the original series for stupid battles and kaiju nonsense. Like it has some interesting ideas but it puts shock value over actual worldbuilding and characters. Whatever though bc revolutionary representation moment or something.

[spop-romanticizes-abuse]

spop fans criticize authors like j.k rowling for declaring characters' sexualities offscreen, instead of showing it onscreen. but then they praise the crew-ra for lgbt and poc representation when more than half of those things were "confirmed" offscreen.