#kataang lovers i don't hate you we all lost because korra exists ftr im not trying to start atla discourse

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can you elaborate more about kataang hatred ?

Aang was a baby incel and the arc where they got together was gross. Katara explicitly communicated her need to work out her feelings, and Aang ignored that and just like kissed her (said it then, I'll say it now: ew!). Also the two year age difference being 12-14 isn't like, inherently, problematique, but it definitely shaped the way they talked to each other that made Aang's crush feel immature and unobtainable for most of the series while Katara was flirting with slightly more mature non incels like Jet. Aang was often trying to show off and get her attention in an understandably immature way but not one that made me um want them to date (see the koi sailing, aunt wu episode etc.etc.)

Fundamentally it feels like it's a one-sided self serving contrived ship when we consider their moments of growth, how when Katara needed someone to lean on to confront her mother's murderer she couldn't trust that to be Aang, yet she is always there for him when anyone can be & was his weakness in being able to let go of his world connections.

It also felt like the creators were well aware that their preteen and teen girl fan base all preferred her love interests that were or were implied to be older than middle schoolers (see the Haru-Jet-Zuko-Blue Spirit short) and stated something about how it would be disappointing to little boys if Aang didn't get the girl which leaves a bad taste in the mouth. also they raised Tenzin #LikeThat.