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People suddenly "getting" Kataang now that Aang is tall and buff and sexy. Ok yeah man whatever.

I mean yeah he was a child and very much looked and acted like it (most of the time) in his series.

So did Katara???

She looks young but no not as young as Aang???? I know 2 years as a fully grown adult is nothing but when you’re that young you’re growing and developing so quickly that time is incredibly important.

Especially because in so much of the show Katara did see him as a kid, which is how a 14 year old would view a 12 year old.

Can't be bothered to argue with this on just want it on the Board of Shame to prove that atla fans will continue to Confidently state things that are actively disproven by the show because it has either been incredibly long since they've actually watched the show or their own personal biases are getting in the way of their media literacy.

And also that they will continue to adultify young brown girls and act as if it were an incredibly normal thing.

I'm back in the fucking building. Cheers 😘

I have time today so I’ll argue.

Yeah there were a couple moments you can point to some feelings, but you could do that to a bunch of characters. You can also point to places where Katara says she sees Aang as a little brother. It felt like they were in different places even at the end of the series.

Also I understand people adultify young brown girls; and the show does that plenty on its own. Like by making Aang or Sokka appear older they have them wear mock facial hair; to make Katara appear older they just give her a pregnant belly.

But I’m not saying Katara is an adult. I’m saying she’s older than Aang and in the timeframe we’re shown the maturity level is a bit skewed (see again saying Aang is like a little brother). It would be just as weird to ship Aang (at that moment in time) with Azula or Suki or Mai. Maybe Ty Lee but she acts quite a bit younger than the others.

Katara said she loved Aang like a brother in the FAKE in world play that was specifically made to make fun of people like you.

Also Katara kissed him multiple times and explicitly got jealous when other girls were into him. "You could make that argument for a bunch of characters" gtfo.

My bad man I forgot that a bunch of other characters were also acting about each other like this.

Also. If you don't understand what I am refereing to by the adultification of brown girls, you can use google, you know? I don't mean the characters putting on shitty disguises for a gag. I mean the prevailing phenomenon of characterising black and brown girls as more mature, responsible and sexually active than their male/lighter peers. This is a behaviour the atla fandom engages in tremendously with Katara, and one you are replicating at the moment without being aware of your own bias.

I work with kids and am studying pedagogics. They don't gaf. Also, nice strawman 💕. Two children in their early adolescence getting together is nothing like a child in their early adolescence getting with someone just entering adulthood. Hope this helps!

I don’t know you seem to be ignoring the part where I say it’s more about Aangs maturity level than Kataras.

Try to imagine people shipping Azula and Aang; it’s the same age difference but feels just as wrong to put them together if we’re going by where they are in the show.

I see your examples of some kisses on the cheek and a couple of blushing/jealousy, I have seen the show. That doesn’t mean they have to get together right at that moment. You got me about the little brother thing. I don’t think it disproves anything, there were still plenty of moments where Katara seems not ready or interested.

Also it’s not just Aang it’s Toph as well. It’s shown she has a crush on Sokka; it’s only a 3 year age difference, is that magically a child and someone entering adulthood? Or is that two children with a significant age gap and difference in maturity levels? Like I said I knew the 14 and 18 year old was more dramatic, so I don’t really think you can call it a “strawman”, but where is the line in your professional opinion?

Sure maybe it is a me thing. Toph and Aang are 12, kids who probably haven’t gone through puberty and are in a group with teenagers who most likely have. Friendships and crushes are one thing, but a romantic relationship is on a different level. It’s not 10 year olds with a bunch of 18s, but to me there is a line.

And I do understand the adulification of brown girls; and I gave an example of how the show (written and created by two adult white guys) does it. That example might just be a “gag” but it’s rooted in something. The fandom can have this issue but it started with the material. I love the show but you have to understand its faults.

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So in this terrible response, we have

• Using a completely romantically and emotionally incompatible ship as a reference for how age gaps don’t work, because there’s absolutely nothing that would make Aang and Azula NOT interested in each other besides their age gap…

• Shrugging off legitimate gestures of affections as things that “don’t count” because Katara doesn’t show interest 100% of the time while trying to fight an evil dictator trying to destroy the world and also ignoring that Aang isn’t thirsting over her 24/7 either

• Using your own anecdotal personal evidence that the ship didn’t work because you personally did not connect with kids in other age groups, despite systems such as schools/clubs/etc. causing most of those age gap divides rather than anything in the ATLA universe

• Saying you “understand” the situation then blame the fandom and yourself doing the exact bad behavior OP is getting on you for on the creators of the show, because you’re faultless and perfect and have never done that in your life!

The show doesn’t do anything to adultify Katara than it does literally any of the other characters. Zuko is forced to figure out how to be a world leader without any real guidance after the end of the show due to his uncle not really being present and the rest of his family being in prison or missing. Aang has literally the entire world relying on him, plus the weight of an entire race he indirectly caused to die on his back. Sokka has to become the only warrior in his village and has to learn how to be effective against some of the most powerful benders ever. Toph had to discover her abilities and train herself beyond her parents’ sight. All 5 of them had to travel the world and survive on their own. You either have to include all of them or none of them in your “adult-ification” argument.

The media isn’t the problem. You are.

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You see these expressions right here?

You see Denahi's faces here?

That man is angry. He is pissed. He is grieving. He's feeling a million emotions all at once, and you can see it all here. You can tell Denahi is going through such grief and anger, and it's actually heartbreaking.

Disney keeps making live action remakes, thinking they can mimic everything about the original. But I'm telling you, no expression of grief in a live action remake is going to be as heartbreaking and real as in the original animated proof. And Denahi will be proof of that if Disney DARES TO MAKE A FUCKING LIVE ACTION ADAPTATION OF BROTHER BEAR! THOSE ANGRY AND GRIEVING EXPRESSIONS WON'T EXIST ON HIM IN THAT REMAKE!

Sorry. Done ranting. Calming down now.

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