things i love about avatar: the last airbender
katara calling sokka out for being sexist, to his face, loudly, no beating around the bush, in the first five minutes of the first episode
katara literally fighting the patriarchy, and winning
suki telling sokka that sheās both a girl and a warrior, and being one doesnāt cancel out the other
sokkaās character developmentĀ
the sheer diversity and quality of the female characters (of whom there are a lot compared to most cartoons)
aang didnāt have to compromise his beliefs by killing ozai, and he wasnāt seen as weak for finding a way around it
zukoās character development
azulaās portrayal as someone sad, rather than as someone to mock, especially in light of her obvious mental illness (at least, thatās how i saw it, if others saw differently i wonāt argue, i havenāt got theĀ ābadā mental illnesses)
uncle irohās relationship with zuko and itās development through the show
the clear message that power is nothing if you have no compassion
the message about it being okay to dislike your family if theyāre abusive (zuko, toph to a point), and that found families are just as good, if not better
the characters respecting aangās philosophies about nonviolence and compassion
aang keeping his cheerfulness and sense of joy, even through rough situations
the message that you canāt do everything alone, and needing help isnāt weakness
that time sokka got high on cactus juiceĀ
āthatās rough, buddyā
ādeath is an illusion, and so are pantsā
the entire show is what i loveĀ
