for the character thingy: what about katara!
this is five years late, but, THANK YOU <3
how i feel about this character: asdfh Katara is my EVERYTHING. I discovered ATLA when i was around ~12/13, and, wow, she changed my life. I was a brown girl who also tragically lost her mother as a kid, so, Katara’s arc has always resonated with me. I’m still wildly impressed by how she’s given the space to be fiercely loving and compassionate and angry (a multi-faceted woc, you love to see it) in the narrative. I’ve always admired, too, much like her element, how she wields her emotions. Just like the push and pull of the water she bends <333
all the people i ship romantically with this character: Primarily Zuko, lmao. I’m just obsessed with how balanced their dynamic is; they both have a fundamental understanding of one another that I don’t think others have of them. It reminds me of this! They truly are narrative equals, always meeting one another halfway :,) Her relationship with Aang (in fanon) is also growing on me (there’s no denying that they love each other, that’s for sure).
my non-romantic OTP for this character: Katara/Zuko :))) and Toph/Katara
my unpopular opinion about this character: I like Katara. Idk, I never understood the fandom’s obsession with her and motherhood. There’s a lot of trauma associated with being the mom friend, I’m unsure of why so many people think she’d instantly want kids? Is she not allowed to be anything else? I’ve also noticed the scorching criticism she’s subjected to whenever she steps out of this moral “box” fandom has placed her in (TSR, for example). Then, of course the portrayals of her as this whiny, aggressive, girl who burdens the gaang (???) Also, if anyone ever told me I spoke about my dead mother too much, I’d just fucking punch them in the face ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I never found that joke funny :/ ~Fandom stop vilifying brown girls for being human challenge~
one thing i wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: I wish she was allowed to be more proactive in LOK. Like, Toph and Zuko were kicking butt in their late 80′s, and, yet, Katara’s WHOLE TRIBE gets attacked and she’s nowhere to be found??? Not to mention, everyone (even ZUKO) was at her granddaughter’s airbending master ceremony. Everyone, but her. HUH?!?
