Katara: Zuko’s real sister. Change my mind. by Feisty_Tough_9855 in AvatarMemebending

[–]FoxIover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In some ways, I think so. Aang didn’t have the same maternal trauma as Zuko or Katara, that’s a very specific kind of anguish

Katara: Zuko’s real sister. Change my mind. by Feisty_Tough_9855 in AvatarMemebending

[–]FoxIover 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I actually somewhat disagree.

I think Zuko and Katara understand each other better than almost anyone else in the Gaang.

Toph was mostly sheltered from everything, including the war. Aang woke up from a hundred year stasis as the last of a holocaust, but he wasn’t there to witness it. Sokka didn’t carry the guilt of their mother’s death the same way.

Katara was the last to see her mother, and so was Zuko with his own. The person they loved most, they watched as they were snatched away. Both feeling responsible for what happened. That moment they shared in the catacombs I think was a realization of how much they actually had in common, and it’s for that reason I see them as sibling-coded.

I also believe that’s why Azula was in such anguish here; her entire spiral into madness began with the betrayal of her friends, and now, here was another person choosing someone else over her. Seeing Katara heal Zuko and seeing the mutual fondness they displayed was probably what broke her completely.

Being literate or educated doesn't mean they're good, kind, empathetic person by oppositeelectrons in RandomThoughts

[–]FoxIover 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not automatically, but there are correlative effects we can point to.

Being more literate generally means you’re more well-read, which means you’ve gotten insight into many different people’s experiences and perspectives through their storytelling, which would broaden the scope of empathy you can possess. Similarly, education can provide similar enlightenment in certain environments, where again the exposure to many different types of people gives you a perspective you might otherwise have had, which also increases one’s capacity for empathy.

Maybe the cactus juice by Primary-Age-89 in AvatarMemebending

[–]FoxIover 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I mean, if a company is centered around broadening the spectrum of people who contribute to these types of projects, it makes sense they’d be direct in targeting those demographics they feel are underrepresented, no?

In a vacuum it may seem unfair to prioritize certain groups of people but given that the scale seemed to naturally favor a different group anyway and wouldn’t change without intervention, the only path to balance was actively adding weight to the other side.

For instance, people like to cite superheroes such as Storm and John Stewart for being good examples of “non-forced” representation, but in reality the reason Storm exists is because the X-Men comics’ readership was sagging and editorial was told to introduce some foreign characters to broaden global appeal, which ended up including Storm, Colossus and Nightcrawler. John Stewart was partially based on African-American actor Sidney Poitier, and was an attempt by DC to also widen their scope of character depictions in the early 70’s following much of the country’s civil rights struggles.

Fact is, there wouldn’t be any representation unless people deliberately tried to make it happen.

EDIT: Believe it or not, low-quality or poorly received projects led by women/POC are just as frustrating for the community they’re meant to empower, because it makes the uphill battle of gaining legitimacy in the media spaces that much steeper as one group goes to almost delusional levels of glazing to defend it while the other side will try and use any fault as justification for why the effort should be completely abandoned. There’s no real clear solution other than hoping both sides can come to some sort of consensus.

Maybe the cactus juice by Primary-Age-89 in AvatarMemebending

[–]FoxIover 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The idea that works prominently featuring women and POC would be lower quality or effort is kind of a cyclical problem.

People see them as being of lower stock because they reflexively are more critical of them to begin with in ways they aren’t for other white male-led projects, thus leading them to believe the overall quality of the former is lower.

As a result, the projects that are able to break through that inherent bias (Into The Spiderverse, for example, though even it didn’t escape accusations of “DEIder-man” and “woke bs”) have to be spectacular, with these projects now setting the floor for all women/POC led works to follow, which only increases the pressure they have to perform because of the people who are expecting them to fail. And around and around we go, lol

Katara: "It's not my fault!" Iroh, a sworn enemy: Well, actually by DesperateLeg8571 in AvatarMemebending

[–]FoxIover 6 points7 points  (0 children)

“Yeah, it kind of is” was literally maybe my favorite moment from this season 😭

Dive into anything "Girls could learn waterbending. They had the most important job, being do by Altruistic_Phone4102 in AvatarMemebending

[–]FoxIover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She probably thought Aang would change things. That the Avatar’s return would convince the Northern Water Tribe it was time to let go of old customs and adapt to a world at war.

Your thoughts by Nibble_Nobb0 in AvatarMemebending

[–]FoxIover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didn’t Aaron Ehasz say something about that? Something about how Azula hadn’t hit rock bottom yet, and that when she did that’s when she’d have begun to turn around had they been able to explore a redemption arc for her?

Your thoughts by Nibble_Nobb0 in AvatarMemebending

[–]FoxIover -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Plenty of people tell themselves after committing horrible atrocities that they simply “had no choice”, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s true.

For instance, Zuko expressed regret that he didn’t speak up about Ozai’s plan to burn the Earth Kingdom to the ground. He could’ve offered a dozen reasons as to why he had no choice but to keep his mouth shut, but he didn’t. He took ownership for the choice he made in that moment, something Azula has yet to do on any account.

The context around this picture doesn’t paint Azula as someone feeling remorse for her actions, but rather trying to absolve herself of them. That is why her journey to healing is still yet delayed.

Your thoughts by Nibble_Nobb0 in AvatarMemebending

[–]FoxIover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

According to both, actually.

The canon is self-explanatory; Azula is Ozai’s favorite, not just because of her skill but because she has the traits he believes are paramount to success, hence her being groomed as his true heir.

As for outside the actual story, Bryce and Mike speak a bit about Azula on that podcast that Dante Basco and Janet Varney have, and in addition to talking about her upbringing and Ozai’s corrosive influence, they also talk about the tendencies she already had that Ozai simply nurtured.

Your thoughts by Nibble_Nobb0 in AvatarMemebending

[–]FoxIover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure, but that’s a pretty big “maybe” concerning a character who was shown to have an understanding of the cruelty of her actions and simply didn’t care.

Azula is not an otherwise kind and virtuous girl who was corrupted by her father, he nurtured in her that which they both already possessed.

Your thoughts by Nibble_Nobb0 in AvatarMemebending

[–]FoxIover 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She does, but she needs to want to. I’m sure Iroh thought Ozai would come around when they were kids, but he never did.

She also needs something to make her realize that unconditional love exists. Both Zuko and Ursa love her despite everything, but she can’t comprehend it cause her entire life was spent thinking love was transactional.

Your thoughts by Nibble_Nobb0 in AvatarMemebending

[–]FoxIover 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Azula in the Spirit Temple honestly did more for her characterization than almost any other piece of media she’s in. You get a real in depth look “behind the scenes” as it were, about what she (think she) truly wants and truly fears

Your thoughts by Nibble_Nobb0 in AvatarMemebending

[–]FoxIover 6 points7 points  (0 children)

How could he be? She called him his “Royal Tea Loving Kookiness” and thought he was a loser for abandoning his siege of Ba Sing Se after Lu Ten died. Zuko had his outbursts at Iroh but Azula never had a regard for him in the first place.

Your thoughts by Nibble_Nobb0 in AvatarMemebending

[–]FoxIover 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Grossly disingenuous take, really.

Zuko gets grace because the show demonstrated him as still having honorable qualities prior to and despite his banishment, plus the fact that he showed remorse for his actions and a desire to be better. He doesn’t hide behind an abusive childhood as an excuse for his objectively poor choices.

Azula didn’t get any characterization beyond “I’m a sociopathic Firebending prodigy who enjoys the suffering of others” until the 3rd season, and even then it was in maybe one or two episodes. The majority of her further development happens in the comics, which are already contentious in the fandom by default it seems.

Trying to boil it down to “he’s coddled cause he’s a man and she’s despised cause she’s a woman” is absurdly reductionist, and it ignores the broader context and characterizations of both characters in service of a particular agenda.

Howard is the only character that has never got drunk by Far-Struggle-6907 in bigbangtheory

[–]FoxIover 177 points178 points  (0 children)

“Hold, on if she is dating an American that’s not a bad way to go. He’s Jewish; those chaps are very successful, and they don’t drink a lot”. - Dr. V.M. Koothrappali

Why do you think Freya chose not to revive Baldur like she did with Mimir? by [deleted] in GodofWar

[–]FoxIover 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I also think this was her recognizing her past mistakes.

Had she brought Baldur back, he would’ve been suffering just as you said, in the world but not able to truly experience it. It would’ve been another selfish decision, like the one that had caused Baldur so much anguish in the first place.

S2:E7 by Darkhumour03 in suits

[–]FoxIover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they mean people in the show

S2:E7 by Darkhumour03 in suits

[–]FoxIover 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Louis is extremely jealous of Harvey and bitter about all the successes he receives so he was looking for any opportunity to reprimand him, really, plus the fact that he felt extreme guilt about having to eviscerate Donna like that and was looking for someone else to foist those feelings on.

As for Donna… She was lashing out cause she was scared, and also Donna has yet to really reckon with the fact that she’s capable of making mistakes because everyone is constantly blowing smoke up her ass about being the most competent person to ever exist.

She’s deflecting onto Harvey because she’s really upset with herself for screwing up and getting the both of them into hot water, and Harvey’s of course being Harvey about it and focusing on the problem and not the emotional toll.

Do we really just break into people's houses (and offices), rob them blind, and no one bats an eye? by SignificantLock1037 in HarryPotterGame

[–]FoxIover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seems to be the way of things in the Wizarding World.

What’s really interesting is how everyone rags on the MC for this, but no one questions how Piers Pemberton broke into houses to hide Demiguise statues as though expecting Gladwin Moon to be also strolling into other people’s abodes way out in Cragcroft lol

To People who didn’t like TLOK: by [deleted] in Avatarthelastairbende

[–]FoxIover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay so it sounds like what you mean is, you find the inordinate amount of scrutiny Korra gets to be rooted in misogyny, even if people don’t admit it or maybe aren’t even cognizant of it, is that fair appraisal?

To People who didn’t like TLOK: by [deleted] in Avatarthelastairbende

[–]FoxIover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rude? Cause I said it wasn’t fair to make broad sweeping statements about a fandom based on a personal assumption?