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max-nolastname · 2 years ago

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aang having a code against killing makes sense because as the last airbender he carries the weight of his entire peoples and culture on his wee shoulders, and that includes respecting and valuing all life. it is core to his being, and him finding a roundabout way to solve the issue of killing ozai makes sense both as an airbender and for the story. we find out later in the kyoshi series that murder literally inhibits your ability to airbend, hence kyoshi and her mother's use of fans! and dont bring your utilitarian "oh we can save more lives by killing one person" into this, because sure that can work for another show but not this one!! it is literally the core thesis of the show! have some media literacy my god

#aang #avatar aang #ill put respect to their name!#atla #avatar the last airbender #we can debate the morality of killing all you want we'll talk ourselves in circles and not add anything new to the conversation #people and silly little philosophers have been debating this stuff for centuries #“x was in the right y is in the wrong”#shut up! whether killing is justified in certain cases or not depends on the show and the message its trying to give #and what will be more thematically satisfying #and dont u dare bring the “batman should kill the joker” debate into this #or do idc ill fight you #batman cant kill the joker but the red hood and his other victims can that is my stance #and ive seen like no debates in the morality of killing in black sails discourse because everyone is on the same boat

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