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musk is going to die in a Tesla explosion in 6 months after sticking his nose where it doesn't belong and we will never get a conclusive answer on whether it was a CIA car bomb or just a normal Tesla malfunction
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dear USAmericans,
VOTING WORKS!!!
French people showed up, French people voted, turnout was higher today than it has been since 1997, and we kicked the far right to 3rd place
a week ago, the far right was the biggest party in France, we were slated for a far right parliament, prime minister, and government
this week, we voted against them en masse and we won!
VOTING WORKS!
you're up next in November! it's very rare we get to say this, but this one time, take example on the French! show up and vote!
because VOTING WORKS!
Last year Poland had the best presence since overthrowing communism in 1989 and the far right lost to the united parties. More voting cards had to be delivered because they ran out, more boxes had to be placed because there was no space, pizza and coffee was delivered to the people who stood in hours-long lines in late autumn and that led to far right not having enough seats to form a government. The presence of the people made it happen and that was legit the proudest I've been of Polish people in a long time.
It really makes a change whether you vote or not and I beg you don't throw away your rights and freedom so lightly
VOTING WORKS
P.S. to prev: Good for you, France!
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Why Zuko's arc falls flat for me
One of the biggest things that makes up Zuko's character is his inferiority complex when it comes to his sister being better than him at firebending. As we know, he's like this because for years, Ozai made Zuko feel inferior to Azula by constantly putting him down and comparing his skills to Azula's. Zuko came to resent Azula because of this, not realizing that she wasn't the one at fault.
When Zuko defects once he realizes that Ozai was an abusive d-bag who wasn't worth the time of day, I was hoping that meant he would finally let go of his resentment that he had towards Azula. Since the only reason why it was even there was because of Ozai's abuse. And since Zuko finally realized that Ozai abused him, surely it would mean that he would finally stop blaming Azula for how his life turned out, and would let go of his resentment.
Only...he never does. Zuko still seeks out the rivalry with Azula. At the Boiling rock when Suki says "this is a rematch that I've been waiting for" Zuko responds with "yeah, me too" in regards to Azula. In the finale, he wants to "put her in her place" because she was better than him and was unapologetic about it and had the audacity to flaunt that fact in his face. If the writers really wanted to convince me that Zuko had grown? One of the lessons that he should have learned was that he doesn't HAVE to be perfect at everything. That he was just fine where he was at. That everyone learns at their own pace, and that's ok. It doesn't mean that there's something wrong with you. He should have learned that he didn't have to prove that he was better than Azula. For all the praise he gets for "breaking the cycle of abuse" in his family, he really didn't break it as much as people think he did. Because part of breaking that cycle? Would be letting go of his resentment towards Azula, and learning those lessons that I mentioned. The narrative validating Zuko's feelings towards her instead of calling them into question and calling Zuko out on this was just a disservice to his character arc. And it only gets worse in the comics.
These are some really good points, but I think I'd have to disagree (speaking about the show here bc I haven't read the comics)
I always thought his redemption arc and his relationship with Azula was really well done, and if anything his lingering resentment towards Azula at the end made it more realistic.
Obviously to truly heal, break the cycle and grow to see the full impact of Ozai's abuse, he would need to realise that Azula was also a victim and both of their suffering is not at the fault of the other, but with their father, and Zuko needed to forgive her and find peace within himself to overcome his inferiority complex.
But he's only starting out!! I think we, as the audience, forget sometimes that the end of the show is only the start of his healing process. His redemption arc has been setting up and rolling since the beginning, but he only JUST realised he was being abused and DIDN'T deserve to have his face burnt off in the THIRD SEASON!!! And then, he had the strength to leave and comit treason, and from then on his father and Azula have been the enemy (which they already were to him just not on such a big scale)
And not to bash on Azula, she is my girl, but it's not like she didn't give him reason to resent her. She wasn't just standing there for fourteen years while Ozai pointed at her and said she was perfect. She actively picked on and bullied Zuko as children, putting herself above him in everything as they got older and encouraging his inferiority complex. Obviously we know this is a result of Ozai's abuse and she only behaves this way to please him and protect herself, but to Zuko (especially as a kid) this is just more abuse, more confirmation that he really is worthless and an outcast in his family. It makes sense then that later, when he's turned against the fire nation, that it'll take him time to see through not only Ozai's mistreatment, but Azula's as well. He only just realised he was being abused at all, and then got swept up in preparing for the final battle, so he hasn't really had time to see past the mask of power and perfection Azula has maintained their entire lives, especially at the point of Boiling Rock. Its so soon after he left and she is quite literally there to imprison his friends (or worse) and bring him back to his abusive home, and she's completely unapologetic. Just like with everything she does.
That's why I think the final Agni Kai works so well, because yes, they both seek out that rivalry once again, because it's the only way they know how to interact with each other, and now, being on separate sides of a war, Zuko knows Azula is dangerous, he knows she will destroy him if given the chance. So he doesn't give her the chance until he has to protect Katara, and it's framed by silence. It's presented as a sad and tragic thing that these siblings are fighting each other, even if neither realises it yet.
You can argue that he should have tried to reach her or convince her to switch sides or realise she was suffering sooner etc etc and that's a fair point, but I always liked the fact that he wasn't suddenly Mr Perfect at the end and his healing wasn't complete, because no one's journey is ever complete! Not that quickly, not tidied up so neatly for the last episode. He couldn't have helped Azula when he only just realised he needed help himself, and personally the pacing of his redemption arc is the best part of it for me. Even when it's left "unfinished"
Again, I haven't read the comics but from what I've heard you're definetly right and his whole relationship with Azula is soooo fucked up. I would've liked to see him realising she's in pain rather than just 'crazy and dangerous' once he's had time to work on himself and think about his childhood and how it effected both him and Azula, and then they can work on it together.
But them healing together and reconciling is definitely not feasible in the show, and I'm inclined to think the same about Zuko's forgiveness. Due to the pacing of his character development, its just too soon for him to have that breakthrough, and the other characters are a bit preoccupied being hunted by Azula to call out Zuko for resenting her (note even Iroh, Zukos guide to redemption and an extremely forgiving person saying "shes crazy and she needs to go down"), but that is something I would like to see after the show, either in the comics or the movie, when she's not a threat to them anymore and they can actually sit down and think about it.
I think people don’t realise that Zuko’s arc doesn’t mean he is healed - it means that he’s now in a place where he can start healing. You don’t recover from trauma that quickly.
What we saw in ATLA was him recognising and acknowledging how bad his father was, and then working to separate himself from his dad and to bring some good in the world. His journey was to get to a point where he can start healing. ATLA is 61 episodes long and it took 51 of those for Zuko to realise how bad his father was - that in itself is a massive achievement!!
But that’s not actually healing. We just watched him go through anger, denial, depression, hopelessness, bargaining, pain, loneliness, guilt and acceptance and hope. Healing is a completely different thing that has its own set of difficulties, pain and set backs.
The series ends with Zuko and the fire nation beginning the healing process together and, for me, the comics highlight how difficult, confronting and fraught that process can be.
It also means that Zuko can have the best intentions for his sister, but he is STILL dealing with the trauma of growing up with her in their family. Additionally, I think it takes a lot of nuance and understanding to see how much of a victim Azula was and how much she suffered, as well as how her actions were a result of Ozai’s abuse. It took 51 episodes for Zuko to see how bad his father was, something that the audience was convinced of by episode 12 when we found out about the Agni Kai, and that’s after being mutilated and banished for 3 years. It’s probably going to take just as long, if not longer, for him to drop the resentment against Azula because for so long, he saw her as someone to be afraid of.
I don’t think he’s capable of realising how much Azula had suffered by the end of the series and I really don’t think he’s capable of accepting or helping her yet, either in the series or the comics. Additionally, I don’t think Azula is currently ready or willing to receive his help or any acceptance from him. I think that’s very realistic for both of them currently in their stories.
Having said that, Azula is incredible and I would love to see a continuation of her story. But I don’t think she’s in a place where she is ready to heal (which is completely understandable!!!). I’d like to see her get to a place where she is though and I have high hopes for her upcoming comic. I think that a healed Azula would be a sight to behold (and I want to behold that!) and the healed fire siblings working together would be unstoppable.
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It’s Zutara Week
Briefly reactivating my fandom account because it’s Zutara week.
As someone who lived through the worst of the Avatar: The Last Airbender shipping wars over 10 years ago, it’s both surprising and not surprising to see that the term #Zutara still creates an involuntary shudder of disgust to run through my body.
Here’s to the ship (and the shippers) that killed shipping for me.
Racism isn’t always hating a Black character and misogyny isn’t always hating a female character, sometimes racism & misogyny are arguing against the narrative that those characters are evil and villainous in order to prop up and excuse the behavior of the white male villain.
“I think a lot of people live on the borderline of racism. I work in a machine shop with about thirty older guys. I don’t think there is one bad guy in the group. You’d like them if you met them. All of them love their families. But I’d say that I’ve heard eighty percent of them make racist comments of some sort. A lot of the older guys drop ‘n bombs.’ But if a black guy walks up, they’ll be friendly. They’ll even go out to lunch with him and share a meal. I honestly don’t think they see themselves as racist. Every one of them will deny it. They’ll point to the black guy that they’re friendly with. They won’t point to the things they say when he’s not around.”
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Sometimes people use “respect” to mean “treating someone like a person” and sometimes they use “respect” to mean “treating someone like an authority”
and sometimes people who are used to being treated like an authority say “if you won’t respect me I won’t respect you” and they mean “if you won’t treat me like an authority I won’t treat you like a person”
and they think they’re being fair but they aren’t, and it’s not okay.
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I belong to Oceania - or, at least, I am rooted in a fertile portion of it - and it nourishes my spirit, helps to define me, and feeds my imagination.
Albert Wendt, Towards a New Oceania (via beautyofoceania)
Can we please stop acting like mixed people are watered down versions of their ethncities
What people think it means when we say "Language is evolving": This pejorative term isn't bad anymore because it's funny to me and I say so.
What it actually means when we say "Language is evolving": English has developed a specific verb for tricking people into listening to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up"
