meta list + blog nav
turns out most of my metas are just me being salty about the way Bryan and Mike wrote Katara...more news at 11...
Katara’s parentification
the tragedy of Katara’s parentification & (context: parentified children as maladjusted children)
Katara’s crush on Jet
Toph brings out Katara’s inner child & Toph and Suki as people Katara didn't have to take care of
Katara’s post-ATLA arc
Katara didn’t want a quiet life after the war
Katara was a role model and her post-ATLA arc is a failure in representation
Katara being the Chief of the SWT wouldn't conflict with LOK's plot or her relationship
Katara would’ve been an amazing diplomat
Why Katara’s specific healer career didn’t fit her character
bloodbending & why Katara banning it could be in character in a sad way
Zutara & Zutara discourse
Zutara, romance novels, & the female gaze
“Zutara is a self-insert ship” is not a burn, it’s just misogyny
Is Zutara colonizer x colonized: my serious take, my less serious take
the crystal catacombs & how Katara sees Zuko’s pain
Zutara's two distinct ship dynamics
Why I think the way Ka/taang is written is male gaze-y
(KA is just one of those "bitch eating crackers" ships for me...block the #anti kataang tag if you don't want to see it)
Ka/taang: friends-to-lovers or the friend zone?
How Ka/taang is written to be one-sided
Aang’s not a “feminist icon” because the only stereotypically masculine part of his arc is his romance
Misc. character stuff (not just ATLA)
Aang's nuances beyond "sunshine boy"
Rethinking Hama's storyline + some thoughts on the symbolism of bloodbending
Some thoughts on Hermione being autistic coded & her flaws
Blog housekeeping/tags navigation under the cut


















