IN COMES ANNE CARSON WITH THE STEEL CHAIR

obviously I criticise scott for a lot of things; I don’t think being a fan of someone means you have to uncritically support everything they do or say. one of the things I do think he does well, however—or at the very least better than pretty much every cis mcyter out there—is being a good ally for trans people. it baffles me that people would think otherwise. I tend to pay attention to these sorts of things when I watch someone, so it sticks out to me: do you default to he/him for mobs like the ender dragon? are you close friends with any trans people? how comfortable are you using someone’s preferred pronouns? what if they use multiple pronouns, or neopronouns? do you correct yourself if you slip up? are you uncomfortable with being referred to by gendered terms that aren’t commonly associated with your actual gender?

i'm like several years late to this but when the netflix atla show came out there was like a huge barrage of videos rightfully dunking on it. however across the board there was one change lots of reviewers, even reviewers whose media takes i generally respect, thought the netflix show did well. That Zuko's crew on the ship was comprised of the battalion he "saved" by speaking out against the generals plan in the war meeting. As if it added something meaningful to his character and his story arc that the original did not. And to this day that absolutely BOGGLES me. What are you people talking about. That change alone shows a complete lack of understanding of Ozai, Zuko's banishment, just like the entire POINT of this storyline in the first place. We don't even have to get into how they bungle the rest of it!!

you know I went and rewatched the storm just now and it did alter my read a little. It’s unclear in the scene whether the other generals at the war meeting would have agreed to this plan, because Zuko interjects immediately. Iroh says Zuko was right, but we also know he’s not really a model of what the rest of Fire Nation leadership think. Maybe the others would have argued as passionately against it. But I do think it’s telling that Zuko is only one who jumps out with immediate outcry, rather than the entire table blowing up at the mere idea. That alone says a lot. I think it would track for the plan to move forward, and I’ve always understood it to be implied. Ultimately though whether they actually went through with the plan is inconsequential as far as Zuko’s story. If they changed their minds in the end, it wasn’t because he spoke up.

i'm like several years late to this but when the netflix atla show came out there was like a huge barrage of videos rightfully dunking on it. however across the board there was one change lots of reviewers, even reviewers whose media takes i generally respect, thought the netflix show did well. That Zuko's crew on the ship was comprised of the battalion he "saved" by speaking out against the generals plan in the war meeting. As if it added something meaningful to his character and his story arc that the original did not. And to this day that absolutely BOGGLES me. What are you people talking about. That change alone shows a complete lack of understanding of Ozai, Zuko's banishment, just like the entire POINT of this storyline in the first place. We don't even have to get into how they bungle the rest of it!!