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there is not even a TINY aspect of Clementine’s personality that indicates she’d turn and run from the people who love her, regardless of your game choices.

aside from being a safe place to live, the Ericson group is literally the most rock-solid out of any of the survivor groups Clementine has been in, because they all care about each other above power or their own-self interests. with them, she finally found loved ones and a family that won’t fall apart, and there’s no reason she’d ever abandon that???

but above all else, there is not a plot point in this WORLD that would ever justify her leaving AJ behind. she risked everything to raise him, because she loved him so fucking much. she fought tooth and nail for him all throughout season 3, and time and time again she has proven that she’d do anything for that kid, AJ is literally her top priority, her whole life.

Look no further than avatarfandompolice and metallicarules5. Both of these assholes reblog (properly tagged) posts and bitch at the OPs. I’m sure there are more, but these are the ones I’ve had the misfortune of encountering personally.

If these people are this disgusting without anon, imagine how bad they and their cronies are behind the gray face.

Examples below the cut.

Anything I’ve responded to, reblogged, or critiqued has either been misappropriately tagged, or was in another tag like “atla” or “avatar,” something more general like that. Person doesn’t want their bad takes or ideas critiqued, shouldn’t be posted on a public forum. But I don’t go actively searching for shit, so you’re just plain lying. Oh, and while I’m at it, here’s me saying I don’t ship Kataang:

My stance has always been clear, if you’re respectful of others despite us having differing views, then that’s fine. And you can go back and see exactly that. Anyone I have responded to has not followed this tenet, but has either attacked someone personally or a group of people, lied or misrepresented the characters, gone after the creators unjustly, or has just spread plain false information. There’s only so many times you can hear the “Bryke are peeophiles, Aang is a self insert,” argument before you just realize that those people are morons. 

Have you ever stopped to think about how toxic Kataang actually is?

1. It’s forced from the first episode.

Here’s a kid who wakes up after being in a coma for a hundred years, sees the first girl ever, and goes “I'mma make her mine for the rest of her life.” Seriously?

2. It’s not 100% consensual.

Aang repeatedly forces himself on Katara, physically and emotionally. She’s never asked about her feelings or what she wants; it’s all about his feelings and what he wants, to the point where he actively disrespects her when she heavily implies she doesn’t want a relationship.

3. The obsessive attachment is unreal.

Throughout the entire show, Aang is overly fixated on her, to the point of being possessive (as in “Jet” and “Crosssroads of Destiny”) and putting the world at risk because of his attachment to her. He was willing to sacrifice his destiny, and the world’s health, because he refused to let go of his unhealthy obsession with her.

4. Katara alone inherits the love and grief of his people.

“The Guru” flat-out said that this poor girl was the object of Aang’s trauma, the manifestation of his lost culture. That’s an incredible burden, unfair for a young girl who has enough troubles of her own.

5. After the war, she loses her independence.

She seems to become just an extension of Aang. Everything she is and does now is dependent on him. She’s his sidekick, his source of support, his second banana. She isn’t herself anymore.

6. Katara gets demoted.

Relationships are supposed to allow each party to grow through the other. Aang sure grows through Katara, but as for her part? She ultimately goes from a passionate, restless warrior to a homebody, from an amazingly powerful, independent young woman to the mother of Aang’s children. The Gaang all have achievements to speak of…except her. She’s just the Avatar’s wife. No more “Master Katara” or “Sifu Katara.” She’s “Mrs. Avatar.”

7. The kiss is all that mattered.

The show about children rising above adversity, coming into their own, finding and redeeming themselves, & ending a century-long war that a world of adults couldn’t end…

…culminates in a kiss.

This amazing story of strength and valour ends with "the hero gets the girl,” as if that’s all that really mattered. Who cares about all the lives they’ve saved? The new course they’ve charted for the world? The winner gets his trophy. That’s the moral of the story.

8. Their relationship wasn’t founded on healthy means.

Bryke seriously looked at two traumatised children and thought it would be a good idea to couple them for the rest of their lives.

9. It isn’t love.

They can’t naturally have a romantic love in their circumstances. Their love is emotional. After everything they’ve been through, independently and together, they’ve become attached to each other. They (or at least Aang) have mistaken their severe emotional dependence upon each other for romantic love. Do they honestly desire each other? Or are they just terrified of losing each other, like they’ve lost so many others in their lives?

10. It’s way too fast.

FB ATLA fandom: But she did forgive him!! Aang was right! She didn't kill him after all!

Or like, maybe this post was about a specific fandom (being facebook) and a specific conversation where they literally said Katara forgave Yon Rha. And just for you, I added some lines directly from netflix for your convenience to show where Katara says she doesn't forgive him despite Aang's ideas so. Don't come on my post calling me an idiot.

And you’re still wrong in the end. You’re attacking some dumbass for saying Katara forgave Yon Rha when she clearly didn’t, but attributing words to Katara that she in no way says either. Pot, meet kettle. She NEVER said Aang was wrong, at what point did she ever say that. Honestly, you’re just as bad as the person lying and saying she forgave him, because you’re clearly lying about this. Also, wasn’t just the anti-kataang tag you posted this in. I was searching the atla tag, and it popped up in there. Also, just out of curiosity, I checked the regular Kataang tag, and it’s popping up there as well. That’s an error on this crap website’s tagging system. Here’s a picture for proof: 

FB ATLA fandom: But she did forgive him!! Aang was right! She didn't kill him after all!

i don’t see the first part of your ask i’m sorry!! but i will respond anyway!!

Based on what you’ve said here, you aren’t very familiar with the Zutara fandom, or my personal opinions, so I’d suggest looking into it before sending any more anons.

Being critical of certain characters and relationships is not the same as bashing them.

I’ll start with canon k*taang because that’s the most egregious. The way that relationship went was Aang having a crush on Katara which she did not reciprocate until the narrative demanded her to (with no explanation). This reached its peak in Ember Island Players when Aang kissed Katara without her consent because he was angry at her for turning down his advances. Is that behavior I should NOT be critical of? Because the problems with that should be... obvious. Also the fact that a pairing between girl with abandonment issues and boy who can’t stop running away does not sound healthy.

Now, that being said, I think moments like these also did Aang a disservice as a character. He never learned to let go of his possessive attachment like the book 2 finale suggested he needed to do for his own spiritual growth. Another big part of his character is his connection to his culture. A culture which is shown to be non monogamous. So, why then, would it make sense for Aang to be so possessive over a girl? I fault the writing for this, not the concept behind Aang’s character.

Now, onto m*iko. I don’t know what gave the impression that I hate Mai, because I don’t. She’s part of my second favorite ship. I just think she and Zuko are toxic for one another because they don’t understand each other’s needs. The Beach is a perfect example. Zuko gets insecure and lashes out, Mai misinterprets his insecurity as possessiveness, and lashes out back. I wrote a whole meta about this. I don’t hate her. I just think Zuko needs someone who is more openly compassionate and better at communicating with him (like Katara shows herself to be in canon).

Also, in regards to the creators... The main takeaway there is that many people in the production team liked the Zutara relationship and wanted to explore it more, including Ehasz and many voice actors. Hints of that show through in the story. However, we also know Bryke were so fixated on k*taang that they caused some changes. It’s also probably why they left the new Netflix project. So, there was clearly some conflict over this, especially in Book 3 production. Honestly, rewatching the show, this is glaringly obvious. Just compare The Headband to... any other episode. Consider how Katara suddenly decided she was interested in Aang after Ember Island Players.

AE: You know, sadly I have seen some rumors and even some fake interviews that claimed to speak with me. Regarding “Zutara” theories, I have to say that I don’t tend to “ship” characters, because that could lead to biases and contrivances in the writing.