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wilcze-kudly · 7 months

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The Gaang being 'bad parents' didn't ruin their characters.

I've seen this argument tossed around a couple times and it's honestly one of my least favourite criticisms of lok.

Katara (and Sokka but we have no confirmed kids for him, which seems unrealistic with how much game he had) lost their mother as children and their father was forced to abandon them when they were barely starting their teens. They were raised by their grandmother with little to no peers of their own age.

Aang did not know his parents and a huge chunk of his childhood was him being groomed into taking up the mantle of the avatar and mastering airbending. He also was isolated from other kids his age. His closest parental figure was Gyatso who was more of a teacher than a father. Also the Air Nomads were literally wiped out so that adds to the trauma pile.

I really don't think i have to talk about Zuko's family life here, but at least he had relatively positive parental figures in the form of Ursa (though i do have a burning personal dislike of ursa) and Iroh. Despite this his struggle around the subject of his family and his trauma relating to his upbringing was a focal point of his character arc.

Toph was raised in isolation by her asshole abelist parents who did not listen to her, sent people to capture and bring her back and then disowned her. (If my cursory understanding of 'the rift' is correct, I need to actually read it because i am unreasonably obsessed with the Beifong family.)

Where, pray tell, were they supposed to learn proper parenting skills? On their brief stint as child soldiers? While fighting a war as literal children?

There is the argument that they must've matured later in their lives, of course. But you can only recover so much from copious amounts of childhood trauma.

Being a bad parent doesn't necessarily make you a bad person. Sure it makes you a failure in an incredibly delicate and important aspect of human life but it doesn't make you a bad person. And saying that it does takes a lot of nuance out of the conversation.

Like, do you know how easy it is to fuck up a child?

Especially that the ways the members of the Gaang 'fucked up' as parents feel mostly in character.

Bumi was going to face some struggles with self worth due to being the firstborn child of the Avatar and arguably one of the most powerful waterbenders in history, while being a nonbender himself. That much was unavoidable, no matter how his parents approached the issue.

And Aang was obviously going to be over the moon when Tenzin was born. Think about it. He's literally the last of his people. He has no one else 'like him'. No one else to pass down the traditions, the teachings that Gyatso and everyone else he cared about and who were horrifically murdered to. Aang is getting older and he feels like his culture and history and his entire life before he got trapped in that damned iceberg will die along with him. And then Tenzin is born and Tenzin can take up the mantle that had been thrust upon Aang.

I'm going to withhold my judgement on Izumi and Zuko, since we barely know anything about them. She seems well adjusted but that's all i can say right now. But Zuko has also been shown to be extremely, painfully aware of how fucked up his family is and has clearly been putting in a lot of work to unscrew what his ancestors have screwed up.

Toph situation feels very tragic to me,because it's obvious that she thought she thought she was doing better than her parents. She gave her daughters the freedom to do what they want, to not feel opressed and trapped like she had. How was she supposed to know that she was making her girls feel like she didn't love them? (Here's another post of mine about the Beifong family and how they just feel like they're cursed or something at this point.)

TLDR; I get annoyed by people saying that the Gaang being 'bad parents' ruined their characters, because to me it felt like it actually enhanced them.

Neither Aang nor Toph acted out of malice or a lack of love. On the contrary, Toph was trying not to repeat her parents mistakes, accidentally committing a bunch of her own. While Aang probably didn't even realise that he was neglecting Kya and Bumi.

But just loving your children doesn't always make you a good parent.

I think these flaws only add to them as characters. It makes them feel more real.

It's unrealistic and, frankly, just plain boring to go 'oh the Gaang were all good people so they would be good parents too.'

The Gaang were a gaggle of traumatised children forced into saving the world, because the adults around them failed them, that then grew into traumatised adults who have no idea how to be good parents.

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a-todd-illustration · 2 months

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I saw someone make a post about no confirmation of Iroh meeting Izumi. We can't have that! So have this first meeting with Uncle and his Granddaughter.

#myart #fanart #avatar the last airbender #atla #avatar #avatar au #uncle iroh #iroh #izumi #princess izumi #firelord izumi #fire family

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flameobitch · 3 months

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"I'm always lucky, Ronnie. You were lucky to be born."

Hello everyone!!! I'm doing some dark sketches today. Meet Izumi and Bumi's youngest daughter, Hina. In my version of the canon with my friend, she travels across continents, and in this one she strives to take the place of her mother and become the next dictator.

Iroh gets caught in a storm in this universe and was declared dead, which gave her a chance to become an heiress. Iroh renounces his family and finds peace with the airbenders and confronts his parents in the final battle.

Iroh and Hina are called "Blue Spirits" because of the color of their flames. Izumi and Bumi are unaware of their enmity and the power of competition. For them, both of their children are the most valuable thing they have.

And I also started the picture with Toph, Lin and Su, and I intend to finish it within, I don't know, a week?

#avatar korra #avatar fanart #avatar art #atla fanart #dark art #dark aesthetic #dark au #iroh ii #izumi's daughter #lin beifong #toph beifong #su beifong #spoilers #bumizumi #bumi lok #bumi ii #fire lord izumi #firelord izumi

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dranktwocoffees · 9 months

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i started using infinite painter. ibis paint im so sorry

#atla #avatar the last airbender #atla zuko #firelord izumi #but shes not firelord i just dont know how else to tag her #zuko: dad edition

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befloweringg · 1 month

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I definitely think Zuko loves being a girl dad, I bet Izumi dressed him up and the people around the palace had a giggle from time to time when he'd turn around and there'd be a sticker on his butt or a bow in his hair. #girldadzuko

#atla netflix #avatar the last airbender #atla #atla zuko #zuko #fire lord zuko #headcanon #izumi #firelord izumi #girl dad #girl dad zuko #izumi and zuko #zuko and Izumi

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flamingtoads · 10 months

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I'm not sorry...

#izumi #lin beifong #kya #suyin beifong #kya ii #firelord izumi #avatar the legend of korra #avatar #legend of korra #kyalin #kyalinzumi #flamingtoadart #listen...#these memes are perfect for the gaang kids idk what you want from me...#draw your squad meme

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sailorluna15 · 1 month

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azula headcanon

azula is def the child-free friend/family member who acts like she can't stand to be around the kids but all the kids love her. She's like a kid magnet and baby whisper and it actually freaks her out. Anytime zuko & mai (I hc that mai is izumi's mom) need a break they always give izumi to azula. She'll be like "Ugh, stop giving me y'all's child 🙄" but will never tell them no. She's the bougie, rich aunt for sure.

#atla #atla headcanons #azula #fire nation #uncle iroh #zuko #atla ozai #azulon #fire lord ozai #izumi #princess azula #prince zuko #princess izumi #firelord izumi #firelady mai

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paintedpatroclus · 2 years

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she’s extra tall!!

#hi zukkas #atla #zukka #sokka #firelord izumi #fire lord izumi #izumi #zukka dads #she’s just like her papa.#my art #zukka family

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eir-trixa · 1 year

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4 year old Izumi: Do you feel… bonita?

Firelord Zuko, wearing glittering pink eyeliner, nails painted fuchsia, crown askew, lipstick smudged, dignity lost somewhere in Ba Sing Se: I feel bonita

4 year old Izumi: Wonderful, because you look bonita!!!!!!

#atla #zuko #izumi #dadko #can you tell Ive been in tiktok for a bit too long???#honestly tho #I felt like things like this happens regularly #firelord izumi #firelord zuko #avatar: the last airbender #lok #legend of korra

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zukkaart · 10 months

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Zuko: Izumi what do you have?!

Izumi: A knife!

Zuko: no!

Sokka: They grow up so fast

#avatar the last airbender #zuko #sokka #sokka avatar the last airbender #zukka nation #adult zukka #zuko x sokka #zukka au #atla #zukka incorrect quotes #Izumi #firelord Izumi #Zukka dads #zukka fluff

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wilcze-kudly · 4 days

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So uh.... gaang kids playing among us, eh?

#lin beifong #firelord izumi #kya ii #bumi ii #suyin beifong #legend of korra #avatar #tlok #the legend of korra #avatar the legend of korra #atlok #lok

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moonifall · 1 year

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“The Royal fire nation children pictured, attempting, to take a family picture in the Royal Gardens. Pictured left from right, Crown Princess Izumi, Princess Ursurna, Princess Kaita, Prince Tarkik and Prince Siku.” -United Times, circa 137 A.S.C.

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I’m making this a series I swear, I’m having so much fun but oh my god backgrounds are the bain of my existence.

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I don’t thunk i ever explained the names for the kids, but Kaita and Ursurna are named after their grandmothers, they’re names to the family being Kya and Ursa but I just felt like giving them all uniquish names because it felt fairer to them? I will explain more about their names in another post probably.

#avatar #katara #zuko #zutara #atla #avatar the last airbender #izumi #firelord izumi #fire lady katara

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flameobitch · 2 months

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2024/2021

HELLO EVERYONE!

Let's go back to bumizumi for a moment, because why not? I love these guys so much. And...

• Izumi is constantly freezing. She hates the cold terribly and rarely leaves the confines of the Fire Nation because of the different climate. Uncle Iroh taught her to control her body temperature, but after giving birth, this technique simply did not work and she gave up trying to do something about it.

• For Bumi, the culture of her mother and uncle is very important, and he believed that he would have become a water magician if he had been born a magician. He studied with Sokka all his childhood and often visits the village and his uncle's legacy.

• Despite his intolerance of the cold, Izumi always agrees to go there with him.

• In front of the press, Bumi always hides his face behind a mask of Spirit. This is how he expresses his desire for privacy and anonymity. Izumi is delighted with his idea. Masters and Zuko too. Marrying an Avatar's son, a non-magician, and a military man on the other hand, can seriously damage their reputation throughout the more than 40 years of their marriage.

• It all started with the fact that they had to run away from the press in the Republican city and Bumi put a box on his head so as not to give himself away (their parents were against this union). When Izumi announced the engagement to her father, he gave her a Spirit mask, saying that he trusted her only to him.

• Bumi had pigtail!!!

• Izumi loves the dragon theme and uses the print to the maximum

#bumizumi #bumi lok #firelord izumi #fire lord izumi #zuko #fire nation #bumi ii #avatar korra #avatar art #sokka atla #blue spirit #song art #atla fanart #avatar fanart #digital fanart #redraw

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sokkas-therapist · 1 year

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No thoughts, just Zuko doing this for Izumi 🥹