#zeekay clowndumb

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People who think Aang’s parenting is on the same level as Ozai’s need to have their internet taken away from them.

What Aang did: Happen to spend a little more time with one of his kids more so than his other two, but was accepting and loving of his children- especially with Kya being a lesbian.

With Ozai did: Physically and emotionally abused his children, even pitting his favorite child against the other. He literally burned half of his son’s face off for voicing concern over the soldiers of his own country. He did not hesitate in wanting to kill off said son for finally standing up against him.

But yeah, because Katara ended up with Aang instead of Zuko, clearly Aang is parallel to Ozai 🤡

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Zutarians: WE CARE MORE FOR KATARA THAN KATAANGERS DO!

Also Zutarians: Lol wouldn’t it be cool if Katara kept the scars she got from Aang as an aesthetic✨ He’s abusive towards her anyway- and this would be proof.

I’ve censored names because I don’t want anyone to be sent hate, but this post and the amount of likes it got enraged me so much that I had to say something about it. This truly might be the worst take I’ve ever seen about both Katara and Aang.

Let’s address how this is harmful to Katara first. The original poster seems to want Katara to keep her scars for the aesthetic™, which is already a really gross concept, but I cannot stress enough how disgusting it is to want a female character to bear permanent, painful markings in order to give a male character ‘more development.’

We are shown routinely throughout ATLA that scars are not just physical indications of trauma but emotional ones as well. 

The only person we see who has scars for “cool” character design reasons is Jeong Jeong, but even then we can assume he received them while he was fighting in the war or because he became a deserter. 

All of these characters have these scars to serve as a constant reminder of the Fire Nation’s brutality and ruthlessness. Katara doesn’t need a physical reminder of this. She already deals with the tremendous, traumatizing loss of her mother on a daily basis. How could you possibly think that it would be good to scar Katara just to ‘punish’ Aang while completely disregarding how it will affect her emotionally?

Katara should not have to bear the emotional and physical weight of Aang’s mistakes in order to teach him a lesson. 

It also completely undermines her moment when she learns she’s a healer. She gets this incredible gift that is so special to her because it means she is able to be both a fighter and a healer. These two sides of her are crucial in her fight for justice and compassion, and the healing aspect is a beautiful addition to a character who is so ‘down in the trenches’ in her approach to achieve these things.

This revelation is not only important to Katara as a character but also integral to so many pieces of the plot. If she hadn’t realized she could heal scars, she wouldn’t have offered to try healing Zuko’s in The Crossroads of Destiny. The chess pieces are constantly being set up in Book 1 in strategic and deliberate ways. I’m all for headcanons and fan concepts, but not when they dismantle the plot and characters for, frankly, sexist reasons.

Onto Aang. 

There is absolutely zero indication that Aang did not suffer the consequences from burning Katara. He is immediately remorseful. He is so incredibly guilty that he swears off firebending for good. He is attacked by Sokka, and is probably reeling over the idea that his best friends and the only people he has in this world might never forgive him for his mistake.

But Katara does forgive him, way faster than he forgives himself, as we see him struggle with memory of hurting her well into Book 3. 

Zuko burns Toph accidentally, but absolutely no one chastises him for this or holds him to the standards they hold Aang. And sure, you could argue Zuko makes his mistake as an act of self-defense while Aang is just goofing around, but Aang is literally twelve when this happened. Don’t tell me that you never unintentionally hurt yourself or others when you were messing around as a preteen. Sokka lists an array of injuries he’s sustained at the end of The Deserter, and while I’m sure most of them were self-inflicted, I can’t imagine that Katara wasn’t involved in any of those instances. They’re kids - all of them, and Aang is the youngest of the bunch, so of course he still has lessons to learn. That doesn’t mean he should have to suffer the ramifications of his adolescent mistakes forever.

His impatience to learn firebending also stems from the fact that he only has until summer’s end to do so. It’s not an excuse for him not taking Jeong Jeong’s warnings seriously, but it is an explanation. And he learns from it. The way we see him handle fire and the responsibility of bending fire in The Firebending Masters proves that he’s matured. 

Aang, Book 1: Jeong Jeong tried to tell me that I wasn’t ready. I wouldn’t listen.

Aang, Book 3:  All this time, I thought firebending was destruction. Since I hurt Katara, I’ve been too afraid and hesitant. But now I know what it really is … it’s energy, and life.

The audacity, the gall, the absolute nerve that it takes to say that Aang, a survivor of genocide who lost all of his family and friends and entire culture, “gets let off easy too much” is appalling to me. I’m not sure how many times I have to say that Aang honoring his culture and people and going against the tide - fighting back against the notion that he can’t preserve the traditions and beliefs of his people while being the Avatar at the same time - is not, by any stretch of the imagination, easy.

I don’t know how many times have to say that a child does not deserve to live with the trauma of killing someone, but I’m going to say it again. A CHILD DOES NOT DESERVE TO LIVE WITH THE TRAUMA OF KILLING SOMEONE.

If you truly still believe that the lion turtle/energybending is an easy fix, just read this meta because they explain perfectly why it is not.

And to the last point about Aang ‘getting to be with Katara’ as some kind of “reward” for winning the war, Aang never views Katara as a prize. Need I remind you that he completely drops any type of romantic expression towards her after she rejects his advances in The Ember Island Players? He lets her make the decision as to whether or not she wants to be with him. They get together because the timing is finally right for them - there is no more confusion or violence to prevent them from being together, and Katara no longer has to worry about losing someone she loves. 

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Z/tar/ians have literal brain rot 😂

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If you compare Kataang to Dan’s Schneider’s abuse then there is something severely wrong with you. :/

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“Katara and Aang had no chemistry!”

No.

Katara and Aang had chemistry. They enjoyed being in the presence of each other. They did fun activities together like penguin sledding and dancing. Katara has been affectionate with Aang through hugging and cheek kisses. They’ve developed a strong bond of trust that they’re willing to share deep conversations. They started off as two strangers getting to know each other, developing into a friendship that soon developed into a romance. Their chemistry was always there.

What you really mean to say is that their relationship dynamic did not appeal to you personally. You’re just so used to misinterpreting chemistry as ‘my personal shipping preference’ over ‘two people enjoying each other’s company and developing a bond of trust.’

Katara and Aang had chemistry with each other. Their relationship dynamic just didn’t appeal to you. That’s really all you had to say.

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Except, zutarians don’t give a shit about the actual show. They make shit up and have the confidence of being right.

“aang would be the type of boyfriend to ignore katara at a party to flirt with other girls. zuko would be the type of boyfriend to sit with her for hours having deep conversations.”

I think it should be mandatory for certain shippers to rewatch the entirety of atla from start to finish before engaging in any type of fandom discourse

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Katara and Aang: *Enjoying each other’s company, doing fun things together like penguin sledding and dancing, being affectionate with hand holds, cheek kisses and hugs. Having deep conversations with one another about personal issues.*

Twitter, for some reason: They had no chemistry!

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Zeekays struggling to reason why ANYONE would DARE choose Kataang over Zutara, so they have to make shit up.

Not because some of us actually watched the show and we’re endeared by Aang and Katara’s relationship, and how it developed throughout the course of the series.

When I first watched the show, I was a little more intrigued by the idea of Taang. But then the DoBS kiss happened and I was more convinced that Katara and Aang were meant to be together. The more I rewatch ATLA, the more I understand how much Katara cares for Aang, and that he means the world to her, and vise-versa.

Add that on how obnoxiously toxic the zutara fandom is, and are turned off by the pairing all together.

I Hate when people say Kataang is only liked because of the nostalgia factor because I don’t even have that lmao. I watched it for the first time when it came to Netflix I knew of it years before and I’d seen characters but I just assumed katara and aang were officially together all throughout the series. When I watched it katara and aangs relationship was always a standout thing to me, I didn’t even know zuko and katara was a thing until I looked on Twitter💀

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I’m sorry this clown invaded your post mate, but this is hilarious. Imagine thinking a 2 year age gap is problematic.

Someone brought up the idea that Aang may be inching to 13 and Katara only recently turned 14.

Granted, the Zeekay fandom is known for hypersexualizing Katara, so it should’t be a surprise they perceive her as ‘older’

Either way, of all the arguments to use against Kataang, it’s an irrelevant, not so wide age-gap.

ATLA’s characters aren’t static, they grow in both age and in character. We’re getting a full movie with them as grown ass adults- and this clown will STILL think he’s a literal child.

the way this clown said this with their whole chest saying Katara deserves better than “a literal kid” as if Katara herself isn’t literally a child 😭😭 god zeeks are the dumbest mfs I’ve ever seen I CANT

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“No you don’t get it! It’s totally okay if the girl is the younger one in the relationship!”

I find it funny how many "they shouldn't make kataang in the live action" arguments are going like this.

"it's gonna be so weird to watch kataang happen like just look at them ugh. They shouldn't actually just do any romace but zutara will be fine it'll be okay because it's MY ship and it will make ME happy so maybe they could show some scenes of zutara i wouldn't be opposed to that "

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Yeah, they intentionally like to post their hate in the Kataang tag, because they’re that insecure and pathetic.

Even casual, non-shipper fans can’t stand them.

Why are Zutara's always speaking on kataang? Figure out an abbreviation or something silly so you don't clog up the tag with your anti shit that no one wants to see outside your circle

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Back then, they used to say “Well FANON is better than canon anyway!”

And now all of a sudden it’s “We were ROBBED of canon!”

Like- pick a struggle.

The ATLA fandom is the most butthurt fandom in terms of endgame and canon ships that I've ever seen in my life, and for what? You all would rather make up fake interviews and elaborate conspiracy theories about behind the scenes drama instead of accepting something for what it is and moving on. I can somewhat understand the initial years after the show ended being fraught with contention, but there is no excuse for this shit 15 plus years later. There is no reason why you can't break up any of the characters post-canon and write all of the fanfic and headcanon your heart desires. There is no reason why you can't write your version of fix-it fic and create a million different AUs where your favorite ships end up together. If you really believe that Mike and Bryan are as horrible and tyrannical as you make them out to be, why are you so desperate for their approval and validation?

To be so hung up on canon is the weirdest fucking phenomenon I've ever experienced in fandom. I've watched shows and series where the writing is a million times more atrocious, contrived, and contrarian than ATLA's, and while there are pockets of negativity and bitterness, the vast majority of us shrug our shoulders and continue to create content for the ships we love instead of dunking on the ones we don't.

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Self reblog because Zeekies still like to call Kataang an “Oedipus” ship (it’s not)

Reminder: Katara never once considered Aang to be her “son” or “brother”. That relationship dynamic was perceived and projected onto by z/tar/a shippers who didn’t want to acknowledge that Katara in turn had romantic feelings for Aang:

Because heaven for-fucking-bid you meet an absolute stranger, develop a great friendship with him, and realize you might actually be in love with him along the way.

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“Aang doesn’t understand loss and pain.”

Really? The last Airbender? The last of his culture and people? Doesn’t understand what pain and loss is?

I swear these idiots only ever watch a watered down version of the show that only shows the parts between Katara and Zuko.

Absolute MORONS

this popped up on my YouTube so I decided what the hell why not hear what they have to say and I swear my brain is literally melting rn 😭

it’s literally just the same age old arguments that are not canonly supported. like dude come up with something better if you’re going to argue against kataang at least make your arguments make sense within the actual show?!!!!??!!

they rlly said “Aang doesn’t understand loss and pain” I CANNOT

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They’re mad it’s not ZUKO she’s leading the movie with. They’re mad it’s not a ZUKO centric movie with Katara as his fire-lady.

The movie will likely depict Katara having her badass and character driven moments, but these little piss-babies will never be satisfied because at the end of the day, it’s Aang who is her lover, her husband, and the father of her children.

i find it exceptionally telling that kataang antis who claim to love katara are also the same ones upset that she has a lead role in the gaang movie. these people are genuinely outraged that there will be an opportunity to expand post-atla katara’s role and give her character the justice that she deserves in this upcoming movie.

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At least they’re being honest to how unhinged and delusional they are. Can’t imagine being this worked up over a movie that’s not made for you. They should just stick to “How I became Yours.” And leave us alone.

“Canon-Kataang? Not in this household.”

Then drop by my place, we have ALL the canon Kataang.

not gonna interact w the actual post since it was accurately tagged and just showed up when I searched kataang but

Trust us, zeeks. None of us are underestimating your delusions. We unfortunately are very aware and have been forced to be aware for 18 years

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Also I hate to break it to everyone but bryke isn’t gonna do anything to zvtara in the 2025 film because zvtara isn’t real and never will be