21 years later and we’re still getting fandom takes about the canonical romantic pairing that the show goes out of its way to disprove on screen… man 🚬
Aang doesn’t ask for Katara’s physical affection, and it’s actually something he has a small arc rejecting because he has a hard time accepting it.
Katara doesn’t “mother” Aang by being physically affectionate. That’s how she is showing romantic love. When she mothers a character (like Sokka or Toph) she scolds them, yells at them, bosses them around and acts like she has authority over them.
Aang never asked Katara to “manage” the Avatar State for him, and never appointed her to such a role. She also only pulls him out of the Avatar State twice in the entire 61 episode show.
Aang does not “throw a tantrum” when entering the Avatar State. He only enters the Avatar State 3 times due to emotional distress. Every other time he does, it’s to save people’s lives.
Aang did let go of Katara in the Crossroads of Destiny. We literally see him do this on screen and then he gets shot with lightning and nearly dies because he’s narratively being punished for it.
Katara shows clear romantic interest in Aang throughout each season of the show, beginning with book 1 episode 4. She shows repeated jealousy whenever Aang mentions or interacts with a girl that isn’t her. She blushes over Aang, she asks to kiss him, she kisses him back, she initiates the kiss that starts their relationship, she asks what he thinks of her appearance, she considers marrying him, and she said she loved him in book 2 episode 1.
Aang appreciates all of the things Katara does for him and repeatedly thanks her for these things throughout the show.
Aang did not try to force his culture onto Katara in The Southern Raiders and agreed that she needed to go on the journey. She even thanked him for understanding before she left. He ended the episode saying he was proud of her.
Katara does not treat Aang like a brother and we can see that she does not treat or view Aang and Sokka the same way whatsoever. She even on screen denies viewing him like a brother when he asks.
Katara never said she was confused about how she felt for Aang. She said she was confused about if and when they could have a romantic relationship because the war was still ongoing.
Aang did not assault Katara in The Ember Island Players episode. He did not hold Katara down and force himself onto her. He did not kiss her out of malice or intent to hurt her. Both of these characters were in love with each other and had already kissed twice before this moment, one at her suggestion and the other being one she on screen reciprocated. He kissed her at a bad time here and that was all it was. She pulled back, and he didn’t try to fight her on that. He was reprimanded for it and made a mistake.
Aang does not depend on Katara to “raise” him. He was already self sufficient and well traveled before he’d even met her. It was Katara who had never left her home before she met Aang. She’d never even met another boy around her age that wasn’t her brother. This is canon.
Katara lost her mother and Aang DOES understand that pain because he lost Gyatso, who was his guardian and father in every way that matters. Katara herself literally relates her grief over her mother’s death to Aang having lost Gyatso in the 3rd episode of the show! This is CANON!
This was literally kataang the entire show mind you
All this gross mischaracterization and outright lies spewed for decades all for a fanon ship that was never happening smfh free us all from this hell
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