sokka’s eboy haircut

Raven getting wrapped up

But yet have the most pride // that they are of a different kind 

Mary Høeg & Bolette Berg in the Boat, Mary Høeg // Protestors at Warsaw, Poland, after the arrest of LGBT- activist Margot Sz., © Janek Skarzynski/​AFP/​Getty Images // Husbands Aditya Madiraju and Amit Shah at their Hindu wedding ceremony // Screenshot from the music video to Montreo (Call me by your name) by Lil Nas X // Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene, Siemon Solomon // Two Nudes in the Forest (The Earth Itself) Frida Kahlo // Unathi Ferguson and Shakira Mabika by Lee-Ann Olwage for the project #BlackDragMagic // We are together, © Anna Milokumova // Dancing Sailors, Charles Demuth //  A drag queen at the Parada do Orgulho LGBTQ in São Paulo // Das Lila Lied, Kurt Schwarbach, Mischa Spoliansky 

OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH

I’ve noticed many ATLA fans comparing Zuko’s Blue Spirit mask to a Japanese Noh mask, but Bryke have actually confirmed (in the artbook) that it’s based off of a Chinese Nuo mask. Nuo Opera is one of the most popular folk operas in southern China. Its most distinguishing feature is the use of ferocious-looking masks with the costumes. The opera is a religious performance intrinsic to the practice of Nuoism, a type of Chinese folk religion. The purpose of Nuo opera is to drive away disease and negative influences/spirits, as well as to petition for blessings from the gods.

Zuko’s Nuo mask depicts “The Dragon King”, a Chinese water and weather god. That Zuko chooses to wear this mask when he’s being sneaky and underhanded speaks to how clever he can be when he’s not being hotheaded.

First, he knows that dressing up as a dragon associated with water will confuse anyone trying to identify the Blue Spirit. Dragons are a symbol of the Fire Nation, but blue and water are obviously Water Tribe coding. Is this person from the Fire Nation or Water Tribe? A person of mixed heritage, maybe?

Second, a consistent piece of symbolism within the Avatar-verse is that blue dragons are cruel and cutthroat. Sozin’s animal companion was a blue dragon, Azulon’s name means Blue Dragon, and Azula is portrayed as a blue dragon in Zuko’s fever dream. When Zuko chooses to behave in a dishonorable way (from his POV), he choose to don the face of a blue dragon.

Third, the purpose of Nuo opera is to drive away negative influences and petition for blessings. When Zuko first dons the Blue Spirit persona, he’s kidnapping the Avatar away from Zhao. If you were a superstitious FN citizen— which is not an unreasonable thing to be in the Avatar-verse— you might think that the Blue Spirit is some sort of otherworldly guardian to the Avatar. He’s exorcising Zhao’s influence and has been blessed by the Avatar with good fortune. Think about how intimidating a reputation the Blue Spirit must have thanks to the events of that night. Is it any wonder why Zuko chooses to don the mask again in the Earth Kingdom?

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