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One of my least favorite tumblrisms is the obsession with romanticizing the nonconsensual suicide mission and torture of the dog known as Laika as part of an unnecessary human arms race. You need to stop making out her killing as a beautiful and noble sacrifice. She died alone in terror and in pain for the sake of a pissing contest of nationalist hegemony between two of the world’s foremost imperialist powers. There is no honor in what they did to her. There is no honor in a death you never asked for. Don’t kid yourself.
I find the discourse around LA Azula so telling, Azula's character, just like every other main character suffors from a deep mischaracterization but thats not my point.
My point is how the agenda is "LA Azula is good cuz she gets humanized". First of all, og Azula also gets depth and a complex and relevant motivation. Second, knowing that all they mean by "humanization" is the fact that LA (6yo)Azula gets heavily traumatized when Ursa gets taken away is just a bit concerning. Ursa is a forever victim and her relationship with Azula completely disappears. Is that the humanizing part? A little girl gets their mother taken away and turns into a heartless evil mass murderer by the age of 15. Is that the humanizing part? Now you pity a fictional character OK, a bit condescending but OK. Is that the humanizing part tho?
I can only speak for myself, but I do not need your pity. Chances are you're not a creative, I do not need your pity. What I need is for you to either leave, or acknowledge that XYZ three-dimensional character is worthy of exploration. In this specific case that would be acknowledging that Azula is worthy of redemption/change/closure/Ty Lee's lips. These (n)atla apologist circles are far from this, very far.
You find Azula's relationship with ____ the most interesting
Ozai
Zuko
Ursa
Azulon
Iroh
Lu Ten
Lo and Li
Mai
Ty Lee
someone else (please explain)
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I included only characters she significantly interacts with.
....Does Azula have a single interaction with Lu Ten?
They are related, so I assume she's at least met him in some way. Really I included him because he's family. I didn't include the Gaang, Suki, etc. because she's barely had a single conversation, if that, with any of them.
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You find Azula's relationship with ____ the most interesting
Ozai
Zuko
Ursa
Azulon
Iroh
Lu Ten
Lo and Li
Mai
Ty Lee
someone else (please explain)
show results
I included only characters she significantly interacts with.
most zuko stans don't even love canon zuko😬
agreed
I'm 17 and I recently learned that my mother is emotionally abusive. I'm "moving out" in mid august to go to college, but she doesn't approve of any of my choices regarding my university, or anything college related. Normally I wouldn't care because I'm leaving, but she has gotten worse and it is everyday now and it's terrifying. My father just acts like nothing's wrong. I don't know if it's worth doing anything though because I won't live here much longer.
I am so sorry, anon. I am not surprised things have gotten worse as you get closer to moving out. What is happening is probably the beginning of what is known as an “extinction burst”. That’s when a behavior temporarily gets worse or more frequent because reinforcement stops, or is going to stop. Your mom knows you are going away and she’s not going to be able to harass you the way that she does now, so she’s getting it in early.
Just hold on, anon. You’ve got 2 more months and then you are free. You will not know how good that feels until you have lived it.
Some advice for you, and anyone else escaping abuse when they’re heading in to college.
1. Number one absolute must: buy a cheap prepaid cellphone at walmart. Not a smart phone, just a basic talk/text cell phone. They cost about $10 to buy and the minutes are dirt cheap. Give this number to friends and people you trust as an emergency number, and absolutely do not give your parents this number. Keep this phone in case your parents cut off your cell phone, or for other emergencies, like if your parents won’t stop calling your phone.
2. Research part time and no-experience jobs in your school’s area, even if you don’t plan on getting a job while you study. This way if your parents cut you off or try to drag you home, you will have a quick way of gaining employment and hopefully supporting yourself if only temporarily. Types of jobs that hire quickly and with little effort don’t just include fast food and cashiering; make sure you check out local call centers and security guard agencies as well. These last two are especially good for students with minor disabilities because call center work can be done sitting down, and security guard work, especially over night requires minimum human interaction.
3. Research cheap housing in your school’s area, even if your housing should be covered. Again in case your parents try to cut you off and/or drag you home, it is good to know what you’re up against in terms of housing. A few hours on craigslist should give you a good idea of what to expect in terms of paying for housing in your schools area. TIP: in urban areas and especially college towns, many people have single rooms for rent in large houses, where you pay for your room and access to the bathroom/kitchen/etc. These are generally very cheap and a WONDERFUL resource if you are low on cash. I can not recommend it enough if you are in a hard place financially.
4. Talk with your school counselors and financial aid department immediately. Tell them that you are coming from a background of abuse, and ask what resources they have if you suddenly have to pay for college yourself. Often they will be able to help you find affordable housing through the summer, and will be able to walk you through taking on loans if your parents refuse to pay for tuition. They can also help you with getting therapy, and other resources to cope with abuse and the effects of it.
PSA to fan creators who don't have a lot of regular contact with children: They are almost always bigger than you think. A 1-year-old baby may already be walking. A toddler is likely already hip-high. A 10-year-old may already be taller than at least one of their parents. A 14/15 year old may already have reached their adult height.
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Here's the link. It was actually not immediately easy to find, so I thought this might help.
I know I'm not typically an ATLA blog but I have to check something —
Do you like Azula from Avatar The Last Airbender?
I like Azula, I'm an eldest child
I like Azula, I'm a middle child
I like Azula, I'm a youngest child
I like Azula, I'm an only child/twin
I don't care for Azula, I'm an eldest child
I don't care for Azula, I'm a middle child
I don't care for Azula, I'm a youngest child
I don't care for Azula, I'm an only child/twin
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If you believe the age gap between you and your siblings is too small or too large to matter, or you never lived together in one house, etc, feel free to answer with the group you feel you have the most in common with.
"I don't care for Azula" doesn't necessarily have to mean "I hate her".
Does the number 85 has any meaning in any of the cultures that are represented in ALTA? I was thinking about jings as one does then I remembered how Bumi said that theres 85 different jings. Why is that? I know about the obvoius option, its for laughs, an obscure number stated by a fraud. It fits both the literal text and the meta. But is there another reason?
ATLA fans, does 85 has a meaning in your field of interest? Anything and I mean ANYTHING could help.
There was a double earthquake in Venezuela on June 24th, 2026, of 7.1 magnitude, followed by a 7.5 magnitude with only 20 seconds of difference.
My family and friends have all reported safe. Things are very scary still, lots of rescue efforts by civilians are underway. There's no certainty in terms of numbers, but as of right now, the inept authorities in charge of the country have confirmed 32 dead and around 700 injured. The likelihood is that the real numbers will be countless times worse considering the extent of the damage. Many buildings collapsed across multiple cities.
If you know anyone in Venezuela, or have friends there, reach out if you can and be patient. I don't know of any donation websites that are functional yet, but leaders of a few countries have already pledged to help with rescue efforts, at least. When/if there's anything else to report, I'll post again.
The priority is to rescue survivors while the entirety of the damage is assessed
A list of confirmed and trustworthy organizations that will supply aid can be found in this article. If you'd like to help in any way, this is the best that can be done from abroad right now. Thank you in advance to anyone who collaborates or spreads the word.
if you ever doubt that your ao3 comments matter or mean something: i have been struggling with my writing for 6 months straight, crying myself to sleep afraid that i will never be able to write again, that the thing i love most in the world has left me, that my writing is just gone
this morning i got this comment:
and after i stopped blubbering over it, i picked up my writing notebook, and re-read all my fic research, and opened up my document again for the first time in weeks without being afraid of it
you have no idea how much writers treasure every single comment we get. you have no idea how big an impact you can have. sometimes, just sometimes, your one "insignificant" comment changes everything
Based on uisceB amazing AU fanfic Bridges to Burn, Places to Run.
If Katara ended up with Zuko instead, she'd be remembered as a warrior...
..is the take that's making rounds around TikTok and Twitter currently, that I disagree with. So let's talk about that.
First of, just to get it out of the way, this is a blatantly mysogynistic thing to say. To imply that a legacy of a woman is defined not by her actions but by her man, and that the "soft" guy "softened up" her image to a weak little healer, but the "edgy, cool, bad boy" would have "let" her maintain the edgy image of a warrior.
Way to completely undermine a woman's agency and ability to control her actions and how they are remained in history. Way to water down the achievements of a woman by implying they're so insignificant that she needs the "right man" to make sure they're remembered, and the "wrong man" will let them be forgotten. Way to imply that being remembered as a healer (a "traditionally" female role in the eyes of some of the fandom, because the way the NWT operates affected how fans perceive WT culture in general) is inferior to being remembered as a warrior (a "traditionally" male role, for the same reason as above). Your internalized mysonigy and hatred of everything you associate with femininity or womanhood is showing.
But that's only a footnote I have for this take. Another reason I don't like it is because it doesn't make sense.
In order for Katara to be remained as a warrior, either her greatest achievements that everyone knows and remembers more than anyone else should be fighting-centered, or she'd need to spend the majority of her life as a warrior so she's more warrior than anything else. In both scenarios, it's unlikely Katara would have been remembered as a warrior in any scenario, simply because she's been a healer for longer than she's been a warrior, and boyfriends don't change that.
Katara was active in the battlefield for one year of her life. And then there was no more war. So in order to be remembered as a warrior, Katara would have to retire from everything forever, or do everything she does for a lesser amount of time or with lesser results/effectiveness levels, allowing "Warrior" to remain her most longlasting/successful role throughout her life. And that's simply not like Katara at all. She was never able to be passive to people needing help or support, she would want to do something. And seeing as that "something" wouldn't be "Warrior" (because there's hardly a need for a warrior without a war), she's bound to do something else, for a prologued amount of time, and that something else would ultimately be what she was remembered as, because it'd be what she did for majority of her life.
Now, that "something" could have been scientist or politicians or teacher or cleaning lady or archeologist, but it ended up being a healer. And that had nothing to do with Aang and everything to do with a fact that she's a good healer and she likes to heal. Her healing abilities and their importance have been repeatedly showcased, and Katara's willingness to help people in whatever way she can. A warrior is only needed when there's a war, but a healer is only needed every time somebody gets injured or sick and needs help. And Katara likes being able to help. So, considering she couldn't remain a warrior without a war, she became a healer because these are always needed, everywhere, at all times. And then she remained a healer for several decades, resulting to her being remembered as one. It had nothing to do with Aang, and everything to do with Katara. And dating Zuko wouldn't have changed that.
There's only one way Katara could've possibly remain a warrior after the war was over, and that would be if she joined an army of some type. And I'm sure a mix of war related trauma, plus seeing some level of corruption in most of the armed forces she's encountered, plus not being much of a flag-praising patriot, Katara wouldn't want to join any armies.
So, let's review:
With the war being over, in order to reimain a warrior, Katara must join some type of armed force and continue war-ing.
Katara wouldn't want to do that, so that's out of the question.
Without an ongoing war or military service, the only way for Katara's main point of legacy to be her as a warrior is if Katara didn't do anything else better or for a more prolonged amount of time, allowing the label "Warrior" to keep the spotlight.
Katara wouldn't want to do that, because she doesn't want to be a passive figure in the narrative, she wants to be helpful and impactful. She wouldn't want to retire. She'd become something else.
So remaining in history as just "Warrior" is out of the question. She'll do something else, with more successfully or for longer, and that'll be her legacy.
What will that be? Maybe the skill she's been honing over and over again throughout all three seasons, the skill everyone values and needs because it's indispensable, and the skill she is proud of having and fits with her character and narrative because she likes helping people. Healing!
Flashforward to the last years of her life, Katara has been a healer for decades, she's helped countless of people, saved several lives, maybe taught her craft to somebody that was interested in learning, and her legacy is that of a healer because that's what she spent most of her life being.
You see how, in this cohesive train of thought that concludes with Katara being a healer while remaining faithful to her characterization and making sense narratively, I didn't mention Aang or Zuko once? That's because Katara being a healer had nothing to do with either of them, and everything to do with it making sense for who she is.
If she dated Zuko, would the war he everlasting so she can remain a warrior? Would she join the army to still be considered a warrior even without war? Would she retire after the war and never do anything again to let the war era define her entire legacy? No! She'd still become a healer! Because it makes sense for her character! And she'd be a damn good healer for a real long time, so she'd still be remembered as a healer!
Katara's actions are defined by HER, not any love interests. Katara's legacy is defined by HER actions, not who her husband is. Katara would still be a healer and be remembered as one no matter who she dated, and that's okay! Because she's proud to be a healer and it fits her narrative and character!
And it's misogynistic to imply her being a healer is wrong or bad or lesser than, and it's mysogynistic to imply a different boyfriend would fundamentally uproot her personality and values to the point being a healer doesn't fit her anymore when it's been part of her skillset and characterization since early book 1.
Thus proven.
If Katara ended up with Zuko she probably wouldn't be remembered at all given the fact that Zuko's wife's existance and name has never been confirmed, theres no statues to her as far as we know — her existance is entirely implicit and based upon the fact that Zuko has a daughter ergo someone must have birthed her.
Well, the thing is that Izumi's mother was a concubine, not Zuko's wife...
I said this in a joking manner but I’ve commented before that the reason we know absolutely nothing about Lu Ten’s mother is probably that she’s considered low status in the Fire Nation for one reason or another, and the same could be true of Izumi’s mother, who is also never mentioned.
