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I don’t get it when ppl say Katara’s feelings for Aang are never shown, voiced etc… like ummm what show did you watch cuz Katara’s massive crush on Aang was the most obvious thing ever. She was jealous of him paying attention to girls that weren’t her as early as book 1 episode 4, she was giving him cheek kisses as early as book 1 episode 15 and this was immediately following the Fortuneteller episode where she was depicted as being pretty open and in awe of the idea of marrying and having children with Aang specifically. She literally told him she loved him in book 2 episode 1, and this was not familial/platonic love… she is not speaking about anyone in this scene other than herself. She is the one concerned and upset when she sees him in the avatar state, not anyone else including Sokka. This is about her feelings for him. “You have to understand, for the people who love you, watching you be in that much rage and pain is really scary.” Sokka doesn’t feel like this, lol. She does, because she loves Aang deeply and beyond simple friendship. So it’s no shock that immediately after this episode, she suggests kissing him for the first time on the mouth, and is so angry and upset when she thinks he doesn’t feel the same. She just used the whole cave thing as an excuse to make a move. Just like how she used waterbending as an excuse to touch him when he didn’t have his shirt on at the beginning of the episode 😭 she was not slick with it fr

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Why would Katara marry Aang if she didn't love him??

She's an impossibly strong woman. But they act like she's too weak and subservient to think for herself. Jesus.

She wouldn’t. But ZK shippers are so angry that she ended up with the “wrong” guy in their eyes, that they make up literally any excuse as to why she married Aang lol.

I’ve seen them claim that her choice to marry him was “practical” and a strategic move to protect her family ??? 😭 I’ve seen them say that she married Aang out of fear, I’ve seen them say she married him because it was arranged or because he forced her to, etc 😂😂😂😂

And they say the same thing about them having kids lol. He either forced her to have his kids because he’s a rapist or he coerced her somehow or she was just trying to please him etc etc

Like in their minds, Aang is an abusive super angry violent man 😂 and they want kataang to be this husband beats on wife scenario and it sends me every time cuz this is canon kataang

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From the beginning it was clear that katara heroized aang.

She literally defended him from the fisherman and called him the bravest person she knew.

And even when she had a crush on jet she sideways said aang is great because he is the avatar

I love that she got to know Aang as himself before she knew he was the Avatar. Aang proved himself as brave and caring before it was revealed he was supposed to save the world. He proves to Katara he's the right person to carry that responsibility in the very first episode, Katara doesn't have hope in the Avatar, she has hope in Aang. It's not "I believe the Avatar can save the world" no, it's "I believe AANG can save the world" and that sums up Katara's feelings fo Aang. No one believed in Aang more than Katara and no one had more of an impact on Aang than Katara.

I see some Kataang criticisers say Aang idolises Katara and loves the version of her he built in his head, and not the real her. And I'm baffled. Yes, Aang does idolise Katara but Katara idolises Aang too. Because they know each other so well. These two have seen each other at their worst and still loved each other because they knew exactly who they were on the inside. They have enormous faith and belief in one another, they're each other's biggest supporter and I don't get how you can watch the whole show and not see that.

How can you watch the show and think Aang doesn't like the raw and true Katara? Aang saw Katara jealous (The water bending scroll), vindictive (Lake Laogai), petty (The chase), angry (The waterbending master), childish (The great divide), vengeful (The Sothern raiders), spiteful (The runaway) and still loved her with all of his heart because he knows Katara. He loves her for who she is.

And its the same with Katara. She saw Aang angry (The desert) hopeless (The serpent's pass), dismissive (The northern air temple), insecure (Bato of the water tribe), ashamed (The Awakening), vengeful (The Desert), careless (the deserter) and stood by his side and supported him.

I'm sorry, but how can you watch these two throughout the show and think they don't accept each other as they both are. These two are the perfect example of a healthy relationship where one is not afraid to be themselves or show their dark side because they know the other will not judge them or love them any less.

#pro kataang #kataangtag

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i think my nitpicky trait of the week is how annoying it is to see aang be portrayed as a canonical vegan in fanart or fanfics when he is in fact a vegetarian. (and by canonical i mean people thinking this is actually canon and putting it in their works lol i’m not complaining about headcanons)

vegans - do not eat any meat or animal products including dairy and eggs

vegetarians - do not eat meat, poultry, fish and seafood, but does eat animal products

and i think it annoys me because it shows a) a gross misunderstanding of aang’s beliefs when you insist he’s a vegan or b) that you didn’t watch the show?? bc he says he’s a vegetarian, he says he likes egg custard like i’m?? why insist he’s a vegan when he’s NOT. it’s just so… odd to me

#atla #aang #nothing against vegans #but i’m just like #how hard is it to pay attention to the main character #🤦🏿‍���️

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this is the main critique i’ve never understood tbh

why would katara be forced to do anything.. especially by a man?? it just doesn’t make sense lol

People come up with a lot of stupid reasons to criticize atla but saying that Kataang ended up together because thats what Aang wanted and that its not reciprocated is definitely,,,, interesting.

Did you watch the show???? have you watched kataras arch???? it literally revolves around feminism,

The same Katara that traveled across the world to learn water bending and challenged their best teacher to a fight because he wouldn't teach her because she was a girl???

The same Katara who blew up a factory? Who successfully led a prison break???

Katara is literally the one who kick started the entire series by sticking up for herself.

Thats the Katara you think folded and built a whole life with Aang because he wore her down?? You think Katara married and had children with Aang because only Aang wanted to?? You think Katara would let anyone, even Aang, pressure her into a relationship she didn't want?

Like it showed her setting that boundary. She defends herself just fine. I can assure you Aang did not harass Katara into their relationship.

#kataang #pro kataang #katara

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Im going down with these two !

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I'm gonna say something crazy about Katara and Aang, guys....they got married because they were in love. They had children because they were in love. They had a family because they were in love.

It wasn't a business marriage. This is horrible, i know.

#they’re so boring #:/ #this is why fanon ships are better #satire

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and I know that the world needs him, but doesn’t he know how much that I need him, too?

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by the way, you guys need to reevaluate the way you act if you think a palestinian on tumblr is only valid if they have gone through some form of unspeakable tragedy.

if you only interact with our posts when we post about our trauma or the death of our family members or friends or something of that sort, please take a step back.

because we don’t have to adhere to your perfect victim narrative. and more importantly, none of us actually owe you that information. and you need to listen to us and the things we say, even if we don’t share our trauma online with a bunch of strangers, and even if we haven’t gone through some indescribable and horrible event

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Star Wars: The Rebel Files (2018) - The Ghost Crew | Illustration by Isaac Hannaford

“General, The Spectres are the real deal. Though small in number, they’ve executed some big ops thus far.”

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never cared for people who preferred zutara over kataang (to each their own) but i have to ask how they managed to convince themselves that their headcanon of katara being ‘aang’s trophy wife’ is actually real???

how are you mad over something not at all canon? just say you ship zutara and leave it at that please!

because being outraged over this while simultaneously being obsessed with the idea of katara being ‘*zuko’s* fire lady’ is a bit ironic idk

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"We actually like aang, we just don’t like how he's written."

This line is always followed with *insert made-up bullshit* *insert exaggeration* *insert moment taken out of context*

Nope, you don't like him. You just hate that he ended up with Katara and you hide behind the guise of "i like him, i just don't like how he's written" but you still actively hate him on behalf of a stupid crack ship

Just admit it and move on

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These posts are so painful

-Fire ladies are irrelevant asf. They are not leading anything

-Katara could never be the fire lady cuz she loves her CULTURE/IDENTITY

-The fire nation killed her mother, and yes, that's important. She's not gonna live in Sozin's room

-KATARA JUST DOESN'T WANT TO BE FIRE LADY

leave this girl alone if you don't understand her arc/character

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there’s still traces of it on the web archive. i find a lot of good proof of the writers establishing kataang as canon before the finale on there aka interviews, promotional material, etc etc

kataangforever.com ……. omg I miss her…

#kataang #kataangtag #diva trick 101 #the more you know

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if kataang has a million fans I’m one of them. If kataang has one fan that’s me. If kataang has zero fans then I’m dead. Catch me in the kataang tag serving and silencing the haters as god intended. I’ve been in the kataang trenches since I was 8 yrs old and I’m not fucking leaving !!!!

#this gif #lmao

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boy meets world💫