#mango squad?

[mangoboi07]

It has come to my attention people actually care about this silly little blog and I am happy

I don’t care about the amount of people who follow this. But it makes me happy that people care about seeing what my goofy little brain had to say and to that I say: Thank you

So I would like to name my little community. But that’s not all

I have decided to let you guys pick. I have the ideas, all you have to do is pick which one you want

[its-a-me-mango]

I freaking love having OC's I can do anything I want with them.

[jellyfosh]

Redemption Squad…But as girls

Hey ladies 😎🍷

Hope you like it :>

[in-g-major]

ATLA Unpacked: Kataang is Reactive, not Constructive (Part 2)

(Part 1) Still no Kataang in sight (B1:E11 - B1:E13) As of B1:E10, we've been given no text or subtext which demonstrates Aang and Katara having a romantic bond. Beyond that, all of the romantic subtext involving Katara has been with three boys other than Aang, and Aang is completely uninvolved in all three dynamics. With this in mind, we can dismiss the argument that Kataang was an integral part of the show from the beginning. This will continue for another few episodes, until we come to our first instance of bringing romance into Aang and Katara's relationship The Fortuneteller (B1:E14): Strike One This is our first Kataang episode, and it doesn't put us off to a good start. What seems like a fairly innocuous episode about young love has some serious problems in terms of romantic agency and sexist double standards. So we establish Aang as now developing a crush on Katara with another shot of her from his POV.

(Oh hey, Aang made Katara a necklace! It disappears later in the episode because it wasn't really important to anyone involved) Now this does make sense in terms of Aang's perspective. Aang is young and this is probably the first time he's had these kinds of feelings for anyone. He already has a rather idealized view of Katara as established in B1:E1. However, in the context of how Katara has previously been depicted in her interactions with Zuko, Haru, and Jet, how she's depicted in this shot is a step backwards. Those interactions gave her agency and depicted her as the wonderfully well-rounded character she normally is. Here, by contrast, we're seeing Katara an an ideal, not as a person. One image alone can't fully explain what I'm getting at, so let's proceed through the remainder of the episode. Once we get Aang's new perspective on Katara, something immediately presents itself as an obstacle: Katara simply doesn't see Aang the same way.

Sokka: Smoochie, smoochie, someone's in love! Katara: Stop teasing him, Sokka! Aang's just a good friend. A sweet little guy. Just like Momo. Aang: Thanks. Putting my own personal annoyance with this trope aside, it creates a serious disconnect which hinders communication between Aang and Katara. With this disconnect, the problem of Katara seeming less like a character in the context of her relationship with Aang only grows. Already we're only seeing Aang's side of this anyway. After some shenanigans involving a stranger in the woods who tells our young heroes of a fortuneteller named Aunt Wu, they go and see this fortuneteller. The one most excited about seeing Aunt Wu is Katara, which could have been the setup for a story about a character flaw we've already seen from Katara: she doesn't have much confidence in herself. - In B1:E6, Haru encourages her to take credit for helping him and his fellow earthbending prisoners stand up for themselves after she downplays her role in the prison break. - In B1:E9 she's insecure about her lack of waterbending skill to the point of getting quickly upset when Aang learns techniques faster than she does. - In B1:E10 she's easily wooed by Jet's charisma to the point where she becomes naive about any possibility that he's not what she thinks. Despite not being fully honest with her, Jet does encourage her to have faith in herself, which she later uses to turn against him. What made those episodes with Katara and the dark-haired boys in her life compelling was seeing Katara overcome various challenges and develop in her journey of becoming a remarkable young woman. Before we come to how "The Fortuneteller" backtracks on Katara's character arc so far, we experience something extremely revealing about this episode's contradictory approach to Aang's one-sided crush.

Everyone, say hello to Meng! She's Aunt Wu's assistant, and her only purpose in this episode is demonstrating that someone in the writers' room realizes what's wrong with the Kataang dynamic but can't stop the powers-that-be from going ahead with it anyway. There's a term I haven't used yet but is extremely relevant to both this scene and the POV shot of Katara: the male gaze. Put simply, the male gaze describes how women and girls are often depicted in stories written from a male point-of-view. Since ATLA fits the category of an action/adventure fantasy aimed primarily at boys aged 12-16, written and directed mostly by men, we can easily apply the male gaze as an analytical tool here. So from Aang's POV, we get an extremely idealized view of Katara rather than the more complex reality of her as a person. From Meng's POV, we get what's framed as an idealized view of Aang, but what we see is far closer to who he actually is. The double standard is extremely telling, and more than a bit concerning given how the episode ultimately turns out. Moving on, the first member of the Gaang who gets their fortune from Aunt Wu is Katara, and it establishes a pattern for the remainder of the episode. Katara becomes dependent on Aunt Wu's predictions, even going as far as asking whether she should have mango or papaya for breakfast.

(Mango >>> Papaya) Having Katara be this gullible isn't automatically a bad thing. Again, the show has already established that she struggles with confidence in herself. Had the episode gone in the direction of having her realize this flaw and work to overcome it, it would have been far better. Let's head over to our young airbender for a bit.

The prediction Aang gets from Aunt Wu mentions nothing about love. Seeing Aang's reaction to this, Aunt Wu concocts a platitude to help him feel better. Once again we get a double standard: compare what Aunt Wu tells Aang to what she tells Katara. Aunt Wu (to Aang): Well, look! I must've missed something. Right here. It says "trust your heart and you will be with the one you love." Aunt Wu (to Katara): I feel a great romance for you. The man you are going to marry. I can see that he's a very powerful bender. Aang is given a message that encourages him to be proactive in finding the one he loves. Katara is told whom she will fall in love with, and simply accepts it. This double standard is only reinforced when our heroes save Aunt Wu's village from being burned down by a volcanic eruption after Aunt Wu incorrectly predicted that the volcano would not threaten the village.

Aang: You didn't really see love in my fortune, did you? You just told me what I wanted to hear. Aunt Wu: I'll tell you a little secret, young airbender. Just as you reshaped those clouds, you have the power to shape your own destiny. For all the many problems with "The Fortuneteller," I do find Aunt Wu extremely relatable. Besides my own experiences in customer service, I've befriended two middle-aged Asian American small business owning women in my life. Now I can't watch this episode without thinking of them. Her being voiced by Tsai Chin, a veteran actress with an incredible career, is a huge bonus. So, what revelation does Katara come away with after this awe-inspiring experience?

Sokka: Man, sometimes I forget what a powerful bender that kid is.  Katara: (surprised) Wait, what did you just say? Sokka: Nothing, just that Aang is one powerful bender. Katara: ...I suppose he is. Not only is Katara much more confused than enthused by the prospect of Aang being the one Aunt Wu predicted, both in the way she's drawn and in Mae Whitman's delivery, but we're ending this story with no indication of how she feels about Aang other than him being a friend and "sweet little guy." She had an obvious crush on Jet, who was quite a different type both physically and in personality. Nothing we've seen from Katara so far indicates a mutual attraction to Aang, which ultimately makes her nothing more than a "prize" in Aang's "quest" to win her over. If you think later Kataang focused episodes rectify this, I have some very bad news. What's especially frustrating is "The Fortuneteller" could have been an easy setup for Katara learning more about what kind of boys she's into and seeing Aang more in a romantic light over the course of the episode. Them actually interacting and becoming more aware of each other's feelings would have kept Kataang from being completely insufferable and sending a pretty lousy message to its young viewers. Piling on the insult to the injury is that there is a truly good message within "The Fortuneteller" which is ultimately ignored. Until now I haven't commented much on Meng's cute but ultimately shallow crush on Aang because all that's worth addressing is how it's established and how it's resolved.

Meng: You don't like me, do you? Aang: Of course I like you. Meng: But not the way I like you. Aang: Oh, I guess not. Meng: It's okay. It's just really hard when you like someone, but they don't think of you that way. Aang: I know what you mean. Meng: She's beautiful, by the way... that Water Tribe girl. I can see why you like her so much. She's sweet, she's a bender, and her hair seems so manageable. Aang: Don't worry. You're going to meet a great guy who's going to completely fall for you. I know it. Now this is good! It brings up what having a one-sided attraction feels like and gives a positive example of resolving it. There's no vindictiveness, or jealousy, just Aang being as reassuring as he can. It's not just a good message for ATLA's target audience, it's something relevant to people in later stages of life too. This could have also been a great setup for Aang realizing later on that the advice he gives Meng here is just as relevant to his relationship with Katara. Alas... In conclusion, "The Fortuneteller" sucks. I didn't even get into the most misogynistic moment in the episode, which is the underage slut shaming from Meng that destroys her wonderful moment with Aang earlier. Ultimately it's a symptom of the lousy romance tropes which plague this entire episode and undercut what could have been a good story. Easy fix: have this be an episode where Aang and Katara discover feelings about each other they didn't anticipate. They're given conflicting advice on their romantic prospects by Aunt Wu, and they help each other resolve their respective dilemmas. Aang helps Katara become more independent and not simply depend on everything Aunt Wu tells her. Katara helps Aang not be so anxious about deciding his future and instead allow things to happen more "naturally." By the end they begin seeing something "more" between them, and it teases the possible beginning of a love story. As it stands, B1:E14 contradicts Katara's established characterization, ignores her romantic agency, and sets a very bad precedent for how Kataang will be handled going forward. Fortunately, Kataang is no longer relevant to the remainder of Book 1, so next time we'll skip right ahead to Book 2. Get ready, because this is where the story puts Kataang through a stress test it's absolutely not prepared for. Related Meta & Additional Reading - Romantic subtext in "The Fortuneteller" by marsreds

[greencheekconure27]

Artful Dodger headcanon:

Fanny has a ridiculously high spice tolerance, which was why she didn't question "pepper jelly" being a thing. *She actually liked it when she tried it, despite being vaguely aware it might be a bit much for other people.

Rainford Sneed, however, cannot stand most spices even in small quantities (except nutmeg).

(*brought to you by me ALSO not questioning it beyond: "Huh must be some Victorian spicy condiment.Note to self: look up the recipe later")

[ariaofsorrows]

CASTLEVANIA DRACULA’S CURSE REMAKE WHEN!!!!!!!

[flowersandbirdsflyingfree]

Calling all Nintendo fans! I’m curious to know: Is there any fantasy foods from games you wish you could try? Reblog and tell me in the tags

[toxatank]

I really like these guys as like a found family/mystery gang.

Also a friend inspired me to do some squad meme drawings again

Base/original idea from @/illogicalvoid on tumblr and bg from cookie run

[mmmthornton]

Easily panel of the year right here.

[roger-paladino]

I miss being rly into fnaf 😔

[mangoboi07]

I have decided to start a thing called ✨Poll Month✨

Every Friday I will post a poll that will last a week and whatever post wins will be used for a post idea.

These will be for a say, so say your options my lovely folk(Going to figure out a name for my followers soon, maybe mango squad)

[jellyfosh]

Ok so hear me out.

What if you put an animators drawing pen into MTs staff?

that is an interesting idea. Here’s my interpret of this, I like to think its based on ones creativity. - placing an animators drawing pen into Mt’s staff, its properties will be effective. However MT lacks the knowledge how it will function. - Second can use it effortlessly because he’s an animator and draws often, so he has more control or knowledge how the drawing pen works.

- MT can use it but its more messy and ink like like, Like Katara when she’s first learning waterbending but MT is more stable. He cant make accurate/clean drawings and his mind is on more just slashing the staff. So.. he can make splash damage with it.

But if Second taught him how to use it and how it works. MT may have a better grasp of the animators drawing pen. So if he practices it and his mind more open to creativity. He can end conjuring this since its coming from his imagination. I’m sure you guys know where this is based from.

[randommusicalfluff]

I can’t. Stop thinking about Max J//agerman from NP//MD getting his shit wrecked. I haven’t felt such a strong ler mood in a while but I need to see/read about bro being tickled until he cries STAT!! 100% will never pass up a good “fucking with a person that bullies us” troupe and like this fic does it SO well

It’s pretty intense but it’s all so perfectly in character???? I love it I’m losing my mind

[diaphamin]

secret admirer — lee jeno 𝜗𝜚

in which ncu’s star basketball player jeno is your long time secret admirer

part six

diaphamin: whole squad of fucking idiots god help me

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[if-mirrormine]

When orange mango was elected back then people also thought he was gonna bring in the death squads and some other bs. The average american was fine back then and they will be now too.

have you considered the fact that that was then and this is now? a lot can change over the course of eight years and we actually can't compare trumps run as president in 2016 to now.

also i can guarantee you the average american was most certainly not "fine".

[suzukiblu]

Winner of the "🧮❓" poll, "be the person you needed when you were younger", aka "YJ accidental baby acquisition". (( chrono || non-chrono ))

“Our kid,” Kon corrects, and hugs Kenley tighter. Kenley loops their arms around his neck mechanically, clearly still not familiar with the process. Bruce is going to see that mechanical body language and see someone who’s acting, Tim already knows. Not someone who’s just learning something they weren’t taught in development. 

And they can’t, actually, prove that assumption wrong. Not without getting a telepath or a truth spell involved, and even then, well–Kenley was being programmed as much as they were being educated, so who knows what might be in their head to deal with or work around things like that? 

Bruce might be right, if he thinks Kenley’s acting. 

They don’t like him or Cassie or Bart. They don’t like Superman. They don’t like Dick or Vic or Kori. They don’t like anyone but the only other clone available, in fact, who just so happens to have one of the strongest possible superpower sets on the planet–one that has been visibly evolving into something stronger and stronger in the public eye for years–and also a very well-known affinity and sympathy for other clones, including literal supervillain ones, and also is dedicated to that sympathy up to the point where he has very publicly started shit with the government and other superheroes and the fucking Suicide Squad over it. 

And if it only took fifteen seconds to make Kenley–if the security system didn’t trigger until specifically Kon was there and close enough to do something about it, even though the team had been clocked as breaking into the lab long before that–

Well. That’s definitely something that Bruce has thought of by now.

But it would make sense, though, for a newly-produced clone to trust the only other clone available more than anyone else. Especially for a child. Especially for a technical-newborn who’d met that other clone before anyone else in the world. Especially after that other clone had saved them and carried them out of a burning lab wrapped up in his arms and his jacket and immediately declared them “ours” and refused to turn them over to government custody or even let the government know they existed. It’d make sense, for Kenley to trust the person who’d done all that for them without a single moment’s hesitation and to ask that person for a name and to listen to that person above anyone else. 

But they also knew to ask for mango.