Scattered Thoughts

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[animanga-bonanza]

Pretty privilege is real bc ppl keep dragging Korra for initially trusting Unalaq despite him being (1) a trusted family member and respected leader (2) the only person who could demonstrably defeat dark spirits at the time and (3) apparently more honest than Tonraq and Tenzin.

Then some of those same ppl are bending over backwards to justify Aang trusting Tagah despite him being trapped in an ice sphere that only an Avatar could create which should have set off alarm bells, and Aang’s own wife warning him at some point about the dangers of their mission.

But Tagah is a big sexy man and Unalaq is…well, not ugly, but definitely not very hot. I certainly don’t see any thirst edits about Unalaq.

[animanga-bonanza]

Ngl the whole “Disney adults” thing has quickly devolved into “here’s a type of nerd it’s acceptable to bully.” You got anime nerds ridiculing Disney nerds. Buddy we’re all grown ass adults who like animation.

Just being an adult who enjoys or is excited about Disney movies is considered cringe. If you’re an adult you’re only allowed to talk about Disney if you’re being negative — at most you’re allowed to say that “Disney used to be good” and nobody can ever agree on when that was. I understand ppl having criticisms of recent Disney properties or of Disney as a corporation but some of y’all genuinely can’t fathom why someone might like the newer stuff.

Idk it’s becoming a pet peeve of mine.

[sugar-grigri]

family 🦢🐥🐥🐥🐥🐦‍⬛

[zizishleezy5]

I am actually so tired of Aang Stans

I genuinely feel like I’m crazy for pointing out the inconsistencies in his character when EVERYBODY insists he’s the greatest protagonist in the world.

Seriously, any bad thing said about him is always combated with “oh but he’s a character with flaws” or some other excuse and it lowkey sounds like I’m crazy but hear me out.

I’m starting to think that all the atla fandoms drama comes from Aang stans. I can’t even tag Katara under my posts because there are antis who lurk and harrass people all day. They seriously cannot comprehend the fact that Aang might not be absolutely perfect and his writing was questionable at times. Sometimes I wonder if we watched the same show because wdym he’s a green flag…

I just think it’s really unfair how zutara stans always have to filter and censor what they say to appease other people. There’s no way people have been spewing the same hate from 20 years ago, that’s insane! I know most of his stans are men but it makes me so frustrated when people just completely disregard everything he did because of how the story ended. He doesn’t have a complete character arc and I feel like the nostalgia behind this series makes everyone just believe it was a perfect series with no faults.

Let’s not even get into how Aang stans AND bryke lowkey hate Zuko (they did him so dirty in that movie oml).

I also cannot help but point out how misogynistic they are towards Katara and Korra specifically. It’s so apparent with the new movie too. Everything Aang did was justified and excused by his fans while Korra has been through years of hate for the same things, it genuine makes me sick sometimes. Let’s not even talk about how they completely disregard everything about Katara just because she’s paired with Aang.

I’m sorry guys I don’t wanna complain about Aang all the time and I lowkey feel like I do. I really do like him but It’s so easy to get discouraged in the atla fandom because of the sheer volume of hate there is. I’ve never seen anything like it. I love zutara so so much and I can’t be the only one who gets irritated with all these antis running around complaining about what we ship.

[nohardheroes]

#they are one in the same 🫡

The Legend of Aang / Avatar: Aang, the Last Airbender

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[uniquecellest]

I am by no means a rogueneto shipper by any means, I love cherik and romy. But my mutants, in xmen '97 WASNT THEIR RELATIONSHIP CONSENSUAL?! I just saw a wild ass take from an anti Rogueneto (and possibly just anti magneto person) that Magneto forced Rogue cheat on Remy??? Hello?? Where those two wven together? If so, Magneto - to what I've seen - never once manipulated Rogue into being with him

[spidey-webs]

There seem to be a lot of people who don’t understand why Lobo was in the movie, so I’m just gonna say it: Lobo is who Kara is at risk of becoming.

Kara is at a crossroads, and one road leads towards Clark and one leads to Lobo. Or rather, one path leads to embracing the responsibility of the life and powers her parents gave her, and the other is continuing to drink her life away, not caring about anything or anyone but her and hers.

Lobo is immensely powerful, and the last of his planet. Just like Kara. And when we meet him, he’s passed out drunk in a bar, oblivious and uncaring of violence and exploitation around him. Just like Kara was trying to be when she first met Ruthye.

Lobo is Kara’s future if she gives up on trying to be good. Drunkenly stumbling through the galaxy not helping anyone or anything and only caring about herself. Maybe not mindlessly cruel, but not kind or good or caring of the pain of the people around her.

It’s why they both get Ruthye’s spiel, it’s why Lobo’s whole introduction mirrors what Kara was just doing demanding to know about the Brigands, it’s why they’re both “the ditz from the bar”, it’s why they both have the gag with the space suit collar.

It’s why Lobo crops up each time Ruthye and Kara are faced with choices, sometimes acting as a devil on their shoulders, sometimes just a big lurking ominous warning of their bleak future if they make the wrong choices. It’s why Lobo says “let Ruthye have her revenge”, uncaring of how the violence might haunt Ruthye for the rest of her life. He’s a big constant reminder why Kara cannot let this thirteen year old girl be consumed by violence, and of who her parents didn’t want her to be.

Lobo is Kara’s foil and shadow.

I don’t think the movie always executed this well, it could have been done better, but I don’t think it was subtle either. The parallels between Kara and Lobo are right there in every scene and always highlight the choices Kara makes to be kind, and I do wish people would take the time to actually think about them before writing Lobo’s presence off.

[aphroseas]

🌩️🌩️🌩️

[animanga-bonanza]

Polaris is back! Aggh I love seeing powerful women in animation letting loose, her crashing out on those anti-mutant terrorists was very satisfying. 😤

I like how this episode handled Xavier’s grief. Him using the Danger Room to relive Magneto’s death and say the things he wanted to say, also punishing himself for not being able to save him? Oof! Xavier’s personality may be taking a darker turn, he’s certainly becoming more desperate and aggressive.

Onslaught is probably coming, but they may be saving that for the next season.

Also Polaris x Bishop being teased a bit this episode? 👀 I think they’d be a cute ship actually, their powers and temperaments complement one another. But even if they don’t get together they’d be a really cool friendship duo!

And finally — we lost Magneto, but Gambit is back and he’s officially a Horseman 😭 Rogue get behind me! Oh man these next few episodes are gonna be heartbreaking…I can’t wait! 😈

[nijigasakilove]

This is truly artistry in motion. I love when you can tell a staff and director poured their heart and soul into a work and the work itself acts as a window into their hearts and minds. This is a passion project that oozes with quality.

[wobblefloss]

Jaadugar: A Witch In Mongolia.

[animanga-bonanza]

Now Morph and Sabretooth need to hook up to make Wolverine jealous. The reason why Wolverine is so hung up on Jean is bc Cyclops is in the way, and Wolverine is motivated by competition and rivalry. Plus he's lowkey jealous of Cyclops bc he sees him as the "perfect" or "ideal" man he believes he can never be.

Wolverine’s a hunter who enjoys the chase, and Morph is just making it too easy for him! There’s a reason Wolverine fought so hard for them when they were being controlled by Mr. Sinister. He enjoys fighting for people, he needs to have someone to compete with, someone to rescue.

And who better to stir up Wolverine's competitive side than Sabretooth?

Anyway that’s my advice for Morph, they really deserve better tho

[animanga-bonanza]

Ppl still hating on Rogue in the big 2026 😭 it’s actually annoying now.

ppl really forgot how much of a philanderer Gambit was in the original series. I love him to death (pun intended) but him getting his heart broken was kinda deserved lol.

Rogue had every reason to believe that Gambit would become bored or unsatisfied in their relationship, the man was always flirting with other women or trying to kiss Rogue! He didn’t act like someone who would be happy in a non-physical relationship. And although his jokes were intended to lighten the mood or add to their flirtation, it’s still a bit messed up that he’d make light of the dangers her powers can bring.

Rogue’s powers are so dangerous, she literally absorbed Carol Danvers’s consciousness because she touched her too long, and if it weren’t for Professor X, Rogue’s mind would be permanently shattered.

Not to mention her ex and first love, Cody, the boy whom she accidentally put into a coma which led to her powers getting exposed and her being disowned by her father — that Cody, years later, was manipulated by aliens and then permanently transformed into one all because he was so desperate to be with her.

Rogue’s actions in S1 were perfectly understandable. If Gambit hadn’t died that day she and him would be together by now. But X-Men characters aren’t allowed to be happy so we gotta wait 2 more seasons (probably) before we get our Romy endgame.

But anyway, none of that seems to matter to some ppl because they just want to judge others and project their own romantic insecurities onto fictional characters 🫩

[legends-on-legends]

X Men 97 just did in two episodes what The Legend of Zelda couldn't do in 40 years 💀

En Sabah Nur (Apocalypse) is so Ganon-coded to me. An outcast from a desert-dwelling tribe, shaped by hardship and suffering, incredibly charismatic and talented, driven by insatiable ambition and carrying deep loneliness and pain, chosen by destiny to wield a great cosmic power which he then uses to reshape civilization in his image and create a world of darkness where only the strong can survive.

Also like Ganondorf, En Sabah Nur is hot af lol i mean look at these two and tell me they're not the same man in different fonts!!!

They could be brothers fr they even kinda have the same hairstyle

[animanga-bonanza]

Been reading “debt” by the late anthropologist david graeber and there’s some discussion about slavery as an institution and concept, how slavery = social death. Ripping someone away from the social context that makes them who they are: family, friends, community, place. Often the underlying logic was that slaves “owed” a debt to their conquerors for “sparing” their lives, a debt that could only be “repaid” through a lifetime of service.

I appreciate Jaadugar for not sugarcoating how utterly evil and dehumanizing slavery is. Within two episodes we see Sitara experiencing social death twice: losing her mother and original home, then losing the family that owned her and might have someday emancipated/adopted her.

[zero-zsf]

Music share P2

[d-e-r-i]

MAWS Lois and Clark Role Swap AU 💕

[bloodraven55]

LMAO OF COURSE THEY HAD TO