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#katara appreciation
aurithemoon · 2 years
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When your secret crush falls asleep on your shoulder and you have to stay very still so she doesn't wake up.
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Would you say that the show itself doesn't respect/understand Katara's trauma?
Let's see:
The first voice we hear in the very begining of the show (not just in the first episode, but in EVERY SINGLE ONE that followed), is Katara's. The first character to explain the show's whole deal, HOPE, is her.
Right away she explains to us through narration the whole conflict of the story, and the series itself immediately shows us how it has affected her and her family personally, with the death of her mother, the departure of her father as he goes to fight in the war, her and her brother struggling to get food, the tribe having no defense.
She is the first person to interact with Aang, the protagonist - and we find out about HER life, HER trauma, and see a bit of HER personality before we even see Aang or find out his name. The show introduces us to KATARA as a character, while Aang and his backstory are still always a bit of mystery until episode 13. For fuck's sake, the reason Aang becomes so endearing so quickly is because he brings the fun of childhood back to Katara and HER village.
The idea of traveling to the Northern Water Tribe is introduced because KATARA wants to be a fighter. And even when it goes from a promise of adventure between two friends to an official mission, Aang is happy that they will learn TOGETHER. Hell, excluding the opening, Katara is the first character we see using any kind of bending on screen, in the actual story.
The death of Kya and how it has severely traumatized Katara is brought up three more times in the first season - when she's comforting Aang, and bonding with Jet and Haru.
The first situation is one of the many times the show will make clear parallel between Aang's anger/grief at what was done to his people and Katara's anger/grief at what was done to hers. She comforts him about Gyatso's death by mentioning the death of her mother, managing to make Aang come back for the Avatar state. In the start of season two, we hear her mention just how tough it is to watch someone she loves be in so much pain. She comforts him again when the Sandbenders take Appa. And then in the Southern Raiders, when Katara wants to murder her mother's killer, Aang EXPLICITLY recalls these moments to explain that he DOES understand what she's going through (same thing she said to him the very first time) and still thinks that this is not what she needs to heal - much like Katara telling him not to weaponize the Avatar State, aka his pain.
Katara's grief over her mother is explicitly shown as a reason why she wants to protect the innocent, to help anyone who needs her. In the Haru episode, she's explicitly shown as a figure that symbolizes hope in the darkest situations, just like Aang is too her. Once again, the show lets her have some time in the spotlight, even in a plot that could have easily been filled by Aang since the dude is basically a messiah. And in the Jet one, while she's being lied to, she IS trying to do something good - and Aang is there with her. Once again, Katara's hero journey, and all the grief that comes with it, is literally being written alongside Aang's.
The show also places great emphasis on her journey to become a poweful warrior, even openly challenging (and giving some trouble) to a master that is unfairly refusing to teach her solely because she is a girl. She gets to hold her own in a fight against Zuko in the season one finale. In season two, when she expresses the desire to be given the title of Sifu like Toph, Aang immediately accepts. Katara is constantly shown to be pretty badass - including in the Southern Raiders, where she looks the man that killed her mom straight in the face and says she's not a helpless little girl anymore, exposing one of, if not THE, main reason why she wanted to be a fighter so bad. To regain power, to protect herself and those she cared about.
And while the show DID highlight these moments of strength from Katara, it also let her be vulnerable. We see her crying after thinking she saw her mother in the swamp, and when she believes her friends see her more as a motherly figure than a kid because she was forced to grow up too fast after Kya's death - and then Toph comforts her because they DO see her as their friend, not just a replacement mom. There's also the beautiful scene of her and Hakoda, in which she is allowed to admit how badly it hurt to suddenly no longer have her dad around, even if it was necessary/for a good cause.
There's also little things like her being allowed to bond with Bato and reconnect a bit with her tribe's way of life after some time away from it, or the show explictly having her tell Hama that it would be an honor to be allowed to learn more about her culture and heritage, which the Fire Nation obviously has robbed her of as the tribe is struggling to just survive. She also is clearly overjoyed when Pakku says it's about time for the North to help rebuild the South.
And, of course, when she's face to face with the man that killed her mother, she is allowed to stay her compassionate self - while still not forgiving him because, surprise surprise, the writers knew what they were doing and did not want to force her to suddenly ignore all that trauma just to half-ass a lesson about forgiveness is ALWAYS the way to go.
Katara is allowed to be strong AND vulnerable. To help AND be helped by others. The show clearly demonstrates, repeatedly, that she isn't just struggling to deal with the death of a parent, but with having to sacrifice her own childhood, not having BOTH parents around, seeing her home be destroyed both literally and figuratively, the feeling of helplessness as this century old war is taking so much from her and others (both dear friends and strangers). The writting for her wasn't perfect, but it was clearly not an after-thought like part of the fandom claims.
Just because she didn't kill a guy and wasn't okay with using bloodbending unless 110% sure there was no other alternative, it does not mean the show didn't take her character and it's struggles seriously. And if this fandom cared about her half as much as they claim they do, they'd recognize that instead of complaining non-stop about how one of the kindest characters in the story didn't suddenly do a 180 turn and go "Murder is great actually"
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todomemolesta18 · 5 months
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Katara with her hair down appreciation
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Girl pretty
❤️💕✨️
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ellakomskaikru · 2 years
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I find it funny how anti-zutaras accuse Zutara shippers of wanting Zuko to have a girlfriend who only lives for him and coddles him when we literally ship him with Katara who certainly doesn’t live for Zuko or coddle him.
Hello anon!
That’s my own thought as well. Zutara shippers are literally some of the biggest Katara stans ever, and we love her because she is fierce and headstrong and because she has her own motivations. So Katara most certainly does not live for Zuko or coddle him. We ship Zuko and Katara together because they have a relationship that is equally emotionally supportive. Katara does not coddle Zuko, nor does he do the same to her. They are supportive of each other on an equal level which is what we like about their dynamic.
And if we wanted Katara to coddle a male character, we would just ship her with Aang, where their dynamic really is Katara mostly taking care of him and her doing most of the emotional labor. But of course, that’s not what we want for Katara. Katara, unlike another character, actually has her own motivations and doesn’t revolve around a male character. She has her own goals that have nothing to do with Zuko. Katara is what you call a true strong female character. We would not like Zutara if they wrote Katara as revolving around Zuko and having all her most important actions be tied to him.
Thanks for the ask!
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prodogg · 1 year
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Katara needs some appreciation. So if you want to, pls tell me your favorite qualities about Katara in the comments or a reblog. (I’m curious 👀)
I love about Katara her passion and compassion for people, that she has a good heart and when she gets angry at you she’ll let you know.
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blinday · 1 year
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I seem to remember that you like Zutara, what do you like about it, why do you ship it and what’re your favorite tropes with them
Well, actually, I started to ship it out of spite to piss off my boyfriend at the time, who was an avid Kataang shipper.
What I like about it? The way Katara is the one character that can put Zuko in his place and blorbify him at the same time. I love the way Katara can be so versatile depending on the relationship she is put on. With Aang she tries to be more understanding and persuade him when he's an idiot, while with Zuko she shuts him down and argues; she knows what language each person understands better. And I happen to like the arguing lmao
My favourite tropes? That's a hard question. I could instead list the tropes I dislike the most: when they are the only focus in a multichaptered plot fic, when other characters are bashed or ignored to make them look better, when their flaws are ignored for the sake of blorbifying them, and especially when they throw in Azula salt. OH WAIT-
The vigilantes trope. I love the vigilantes trope. Oh- and the ex-jock x former nerd trope in the university Au too.
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stargirl-judooz · 2 years
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Reading a fic that has Aang staying to open his heart chakra.
“Did he love Katara enough, to not ask anything of her? To be completely satisfied with just making her smile, without itching to touch her hair, or dying to kiss her lips... Was his love for her purely selfish, or could it be reconciled with the selfless act of giving? After all, he didn't need to be attached to her to love her. He was not attached to her now, not really, even though he wanted to be, ...and he still loved her. Was it all out of the expectation he would get something out of it? Was his love for her really that shallow?”
These are important questions.
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i need to save suki, mai, ty lee and katara from brykes basement. i want 10 spinoff shows with them, 23 comics, 14 books and an issued apology for not giving katara a statue in legend of korra.
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ajitomiel · 2 years
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i made this like a month ago i just forgot to post it i kinda hate it now but she looks pretty so ig its fine
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memopmiff · 4 days
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Any rec for azutara or azula redemption arc fics aside from measure each step??
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phoebester · 4 months
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Zutara Artist Appreciation
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I invite you all to check, like, and follow @_jacqstoned art out on instagram.
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catiecriesalot · 12 days
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My tl doesnt seem to get it so i guess I have to make a post. I dont ship zutara.
I SHIP ZUKKA.
ZUKO x SOKKA.
I LIKE THE FUNKY LITTLE GUYS TO KISS.
AU OR NOT I LIKE WHEN THEY GET TOGETHER AFTER HAVING A VERY ROMANTICALLY CHARGED REBUILDING OF THEIR NATIONS.
I LIKE THEM TO SEND LETTERS TO EACH OTHER AND I LIKE WHEN THEY MAKE DUMB JOKES THAT DONT QUITE LAND.
So so so so soo sososooooooo much.
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drpoisonoaky · 3 months
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Things atla characters will do or not just because vibes
Do they smoke?
Aang: No.
Sokka: No, but he hangs out with smokers.
Katara: Only when she’s very drunk.
Toph: She tried, didn’t liked it and never have done it again.
Suki: Once.
Zuko: He used to, but he quits just because of the smell.
Mai: Yes, but she says she can stop whenever she wants.
Ty lee: Parties only.
Azula: Yes. No further questions.
Tattoos
Aang: bro
Sokka: No, he's afraid of needles.
Katara: Yes, but fine line and small.
Toph: She's blind but she has one. Don’t ask.
Suki: Yes and a lot, but they are small.
Zuko: Nope.
Mai: Yes, a few, but she never will tell you where.
Ty Lee: Yes, a few, in weird places and she will show you.
Azula: Yes and one of them it's a dragon.
Do they get drunk?
Aang: No, and he takes care of the drunks.
Sokka: Yes but he’s a happy drunk.
Katara: Yes, and she has stages depending on how much she drinks (happy-> horny -> wants cuddles -> cry)
Toph: Yes, until she passes out.
Suki: Yes, but she never throws up.
Zuko: Yes, and he throws up a lot.
Mai: Yes, but you could never tell.
Ty lee: Yes, but you never know if she is going to be a happy drunk or a sad one.
Azula: No, but she likes to see drunks around her fall or cry.
Taylor Swift
Aang: he likes her but only listen her singles
Katara: die hard swiftie
Sokka: he likes her but he tells Katara she’s the worst just to piss her off.
Sukki: chill swiftie
Toph: nope
Mai: not sure but she knows when to clap in you belong with me
Zuko: silent die hard swiftie
Ty Lee: loud die hard swiftie
Azula: die hard swiftie but she will never admit it even though she has folklore, evermore and reputation on loop all the time.
Tidy room?
Aang: Yes, just because he only has like 3 things.
Sokka: No.
Katara: No, but she would clean up before someone wants to enter in her room.
Toph: No.
Suki: Yes.
Zuko: Yes.
Mai: No.
Ty lee: No and it's absolute chaos.
Azula: Yes.
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muffinlance · 1 year
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Fellow Prisoner Li, Part 4: Zuko Goes to the Time-Out Thinking Corner
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The prison was there. And worse than Sokka could have imagined, which was a pretty high bar, but the Fire Nation really dedicated itself to exceeding his expectations. At least it explained why Li had been acting so weird. What with his trying to scout ahead while they were still outside. And trying to get them to wait inside that empty cell while he went ahead. And then they’d found the prisoners, and… yeah. Yeah, maybe Sokka shouldn’t have let his little sister and a twelve-year-old see that. Maybe, just maybe, Li had been on to something. 
Since the twelve-year-old was a fellow genocide survivor—and wow, that applied to three-fourths of their team, Sokka had never really realized that before—and. And since he was the Avatar, well. There had been glowing. And then there was a convenient hole in the ceiling for Appa to enter by. 
There hadn’t been many prisoners left. Still should have been too many for one flying bison. But their added weight was not large enough to cause an issue. 
It should have been. The Fire Nation was— 
Sokka did not have words. He just. He didn’t. 
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They landed in some forest at night, somewhere outside anywhere major. 
And got jump-scared by some old lady who appeared out of the trees with the creepiest grin and then promptly lost it.
“Amka? Ikiaq?” creepy lady said.
“Hama?” whispered one of their rescuees. Her smile creased her face, like leather going against its grain. “You did it. You really did. We never knew if they caught you, they told us they did but there was no body—”
And now they were at an inn. Sokka collapsed into bed, and resolved not to question the convenience of this all until morning. 
* * *
He woke up too early, and yawned his way down the stairs.
“Why didn’t you go home?” someone was asking, from the kitchen.
There was a clink of cups being set down. Maybe bowls. Hama had insisted on bone broth and nothing but for last night’s dinner. To be fair, that had been all Sokka’s stomach could handle, too.
“And give them an excuse to raid again?” the innkeeper quietly scoffed. “No. I do what I can from here. Our tribe is safer without me.”
Sokka went back upstairs.
* * *
Hama offered to train Katara. 
“Yes,” Katara said. And, after the hugging was done, and after a small guilty time delay to remember their mission: “Will you train Aang, too?”
“He’s a waterbender?” the last healthy southern master said, with a glance at the airbender’s tattoos.
“He’s the Avatar.”
“Yes,” Hama said.
* * *
Sokka sat down next to Li on the steps outside. The firebender looked like he was having a moment. His face had been stuck like that since mid-escape, though, so. Probably time to talk to him. 
“Hey, Fellow Prisoner,” Sokka said. “Sure makes you realize how good we had it, huh?”
At which point Li opened his mouth and said words, but there was no way Sokka had heard them right.
“Sorry,” he said. “Didn’t catch that. Say again?”
“...The Fire Lord doesn’t know. There’s no way he… he wouldn’t have allowed that. I need to tell—”
“I am,” Sokka said, “going to stop you there. Li. Buddy. Fellow Prison Pal. I am aware that it is apparently a shock, that the people who burned half your face off as a kid, then beat you and threw you in Commander Muttonchop's fun-time ship prison basement for more beatings as a slightly older kid, are not the best people—”
“But…” Li interrupted, and then stopped talking, because apparently he didn’t know where he was going with that, either. 
“—And it is important to me that you know I don’t blame you for this. But it’s also important that you understand that that prison wasn’t built in secret, and it wasn’t staffed by uniquely evil people. It’s… it’s been there for decades. And people just… just went to work there, and got paid for it, and it was a normal job to them, and…” Sokka took a deep breath and let it out. “...And that is what the Fire Nation is. What it does. If you weren’t on our side from the start, I would have hated you and your bending on sight, because that’s what the Fire Nation does. And I really can’t be the one consoling you through this, because it is actually a little offensive to me that there are peaceful little villages like this a day’s travel from places like that, and decent people like you who knew the place existed but you… what? Think it’s just mismanagement? How should they have locked up generations of my elders, Li?”
Katara was right. He really, really shouldn’t be the one to have these conversations with the guy. Something something he’s got a good heart and yelling at him doesn’t help with the de-eviling.  
“Listen,” Sokka said, standing up. “Why don’t you… think about it. Some more. And maybe about your place on the team, okay? Because we want you here. And we trust you. But our goal isn’t to sit the Fire Lord down and enlighten him about all the things his country is doing. Our goal is to get rid of him. If that’s not for you, that’s…”
That would be a choice. But one Li could make. And Sokka would rather have him make it now than have a breakdown during some future fight.
“I’m going to go help Kirima take her walk,” Sokka said, and went back inside. The elders’ walks were all in done inside. Because it wasn’t safe for the prisoners to show their faces outside, and it wasn’t like she could walk far enough to enjoy the sunshine, anyway. 
Li was still sitting there, when he closed the door. 
* * *
“You,” said the innkeeper, “have been sitting here all day. I’ve always found an evening walk to lift my spirits. Help an old woman find her way in the dark? Besides, I know a better spot for thinking.”
“I… okay.”
Under the full moon, Zuko followed.
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ellakomskaikru · 2 years
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Something I’ve noticed in my 10+ years of being an Avatar fan is how at the very beginning I can remember Katara being a unanimously loved character for reasons such as her bending prowess, compassionate nature, and strong will despite all of her personal trauma. Now I’m noticing in the days of the fandom resurgence, people are much more critical of her character? Like I’ve heard people label her as a trauma dumper amongst other things. It genuinely confuses me.
Hello anon!
Yes, it confuses me too. In the earlier days of Avatar, Katara seemed to be much more loved than now. I’ve seen many people call her annoying and almost all of those people came from the fandom resurgence. Katara does have flaws, like literally every other character on the show, but the things she gets hated on for I think are not fair.
The things I’ve seen Katara get most hated on for:
Mentioning her mother’s death
Not noticing Aang’s crush on her and having crushes on other guys that aren’t Aang
Arguing with Toph about Toph not doing anything to help the group get chores done
Being angry at Zuko after he joined Team Avatar
For being angry at Sokka and Aang for not supporting her wanting to find her mother’s killer
In my opinion, Katara should not get hate for any of those reasons. I’ll explain why for each reason:
Katara mentioning her mother’s death is part of her coping strategy. Kya dying was extremely traumatic to her, and talking about it is how she is able to cope with it. People forget that Kya died in Katara’s place, so she not only carried the trauma of seeing her mother dead, but also of the fact that her mother sacrificed herself for her. So hating Katara for that is just wrong.
It’s just extremely misogynistic to hate Katara for not noticing Aang’s crush on her and for “daring” to have a crush on other guys. Katara did not owe Aang any of her romantic feelings. And Katara is her own person who does not exist to cater to Aang’s feelings. So hating Katara for not returning Aang’s feelings is extremely wrong.
Katara comes from a culture where the community helps each other gets things done. Toph comes from an aristocratic family in which she had servants always doing everything for her. It’s understandable that they would clash on the subject of doing chores. Katara was right to want Toph to help, but I also understand why Toph didn’t want to. Still, I agree more with Katara because Toph was now part of a team. Therefore Katara shouldn’t get hate for that.
Katara had all the right in the world to be angry at Zuko. Zuko not only betrayed her in Ba Sing Se after she had shown him kindness, but it also led to the fall of Ba Sing Se, which was a huge blow to the Earth Kingdom and caused the sufferings of many innocent people. Yes Katara was mean to Zuko at times, but he deserved it. And after Zuko went to her directly and wanted to make it up to her and found a way to do so, she forgave him when she was ready. So Katara should not be hated for her anger at Zuko.
Katara wanted to feel supported by Sokka and Aang in this very important matter. And she didn’t. Yes it was wrong of her to snap at Sokka, but it came from feeling very hurt. Aang and Sokka just wanted her to forgive her mother’s killer, and Katara of course did not want to do that. I don’t blame Katara for being angry, she had always been the caretaker of the group and she was finally doing something for own well being, she needed to be supported and she wasn’t. So Katara should not get hate for that.
So those are the main reasons I’ve seen Katara get hated on and it’s all very unfair. Katara has flaws but many of the things she gets hated aren’t fair in my opinion. She deserves better!
Thanks for the ask!
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justasmallflick · 24 days
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Wanted to take a small break from drawing turtles lmfao
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I have a TMNT WIP that I’ve been procrastinating on that I really need to tackle 💀 💀
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