She Is Beauty!

i’ve seen some posts recently about robin being a different character this season but i think it’s super important to note that she’s only a different character when she’s around nancy.

in the car, robin and steve have the same sarcastic banter that they had in season three. with eddie, she’s abrasive and snarky like always. she’s the same mean lesbian we’ve come to love.

but then she’s around nancy. and she’s awkward. and she overthinks. and she apologizes for her behavior and talks a lot and keeps telling her that she and steve are NOT a thing. she acts the way she does around her crush.

because nancy “pretty girl” wheeler is smart and brave and so determined and robin doesn’t know how she’s supposed to act around her.

tldr: robin isn’t ooc in the new season she’s just around a pretty girl and unable to function.

People please think before doing something

[ID: Bernie Sanders meme with white text on the image of Bernie Sanders saying “I am once again asking you to use critical thinking skills when writing or drawing ATLA/LOK fan pieces” END ID]

Dear white fans of Avatar the Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra (but especially Korra because that’s the half of fandom I am most involved in right now): I am literally BEGGING y’all to do a MODICUM of research before you start drawing or writing. Nobody in ATLA/LOK is white or Christian: please apply an OUNCE of critical thought to the cultural choices you are making in your fanart and fanfic.

Some Resources:

List of observances set by the Chinese Calendar

Chinese/Lunar New Year

Inuit people | Iñupiat people | Yupik people | Chukchi people

Tibetan Culture | Culture of Nepal | Shaolin Monastery | Sri Lankan Buddhism

Chinese architecture | Japanese architecture | Traditional Arctic Architecture | Buddhist Architecture | Hindu Architecture | Maya Architecture | Aztec Architecture | Architecture of ancient Sri Lanka

Alcoholic drinks in China | “Most Popular Asian Alcoholic Drinks"

Marriage in Japan | Traditional Japanese Weddings | Chinese Wedding Customs

Color symbolism in Chinese culture

This list is NOT comprehensive.

This is just everything I have the spoons to collate right now. I don’t include food or fashion, because that it is better explained/detailed in the links below:

When in doubt, read this first and research the cultural influences herein: Influences on the Avatar franchise

Additionally:

Cuisine in the World of Avatar

Fashion in the World of Avatar

Fan artist resources:

TUTORIAL: Drawing Characters of Colour

Guide to Drawing Dark Skinned and POC Characters (white author, mostly link compilations)

Katara, Aang, Kya ii, Bumi ii, Tenzin, Senna, Tonraq, and Korra’s official skin tone palettes, from Bryke

Skin tone charts

on painting skin tones, and why lighting = pale is a fallacy

Dark skin colors under different lights

How to Stop Whitewashing (or Lightwashing) in Fanart

And lastly:

The Inescapable Whiteness of AVATAR: THE LEGEND OF KORRA, and its Uncomfortable Implications

The Appropriation of Avatar

When Transformative Fandom Passes The Buck On Representation In Fandom

Don’t be shitty and perpetuate racism in fandom. Do your goddamn research.

Again: Nobody in ATLA/LOK is white or Christian.

Your existence in a white supremacist, christian society, consuming this piece of media made mostly by white people existing in a white supremacist christian society, influences how you will interact and create media in this fandom.

This includes, but is not limited to, colorism in ships: If your darker character in your ship is always the caretaker, please examine why that is.

Lastly, listen to your fellow fans of color. If they say something is racist or shitty, LISTEN TO THEM.

Folks with additional resources are more than welcome to reblog and add them and/or DM me and I’ll add them to the main post. Thanks.

some of you haven’t spent countless hours reading fix-it fics to make up for the horrendous ways your ship was treated in canon and it shows

IKR

bro wym you don’t know that the top claude wears is his binder?

Hi! I’m looking for people that would like to RP on Discord, It's just a lot easier for me. I sometimes have to take a break because of Chronic Pain so don’t worry if I’m not there for a day or two, I usually will tell you if something’s coming up or if I’m not going to be on after a day or two.

These are the ships I’m really wanting to do.

➻Ayame Yomogawa x Kurusu Konochi💞

➻Mumei/Hozumi x Ikoma

➻Yukina x Sukari

➻Ikoma x Takumi

➻Kibito x Kurusu Konochi💞

➻Kurusu Konochi x Ikoma

➻Suzuki x Kibito

➻Uryuu x Takumi

➻Uryuu x Sukari

➻Ayame Yomogawa x Mumei

➻Ayame Yomogawa x Yukina

➻Kajika x Mumei

➻Ayame Yomogawa x Kajika x Mumei x Yukina

➻Ayame Yomogawa x Kurusu Konochi💞 x Kibito

➻Kurusu Konochi x Kibito x Ikoma

Who I’d rather be is the 💞, If it doesn’t have 💞 that means I’m fine with either.

These are all of the ships I can rp if you don’t want to rp one of those.

✄Het

➻Ayame Yomogawa x Kurusu Konochi💞

➻Mumei/Hozumi x Ikoma

➻Yukina x Sukari

✄Slash

➻Ikoma x Takumi

➻Kibito x Kurusu Konochi💞

➻Kurusu Konochi x Ikoma

➻Suzuki x Kibito

➻Uryuu x Takumi

➻Uryuu x Sukari

✄Femslash

➻Ayame Yomogawa x Kajika

➻Ayame Yomogawa x Mumei

➻Ayame Yomogawa x Yukina

➻Kajika x Mumei

➻Kajika x Yukina

➻Mumei x Yukina

✄Poly

➻Ayame Yomogawa x Kajika x Mumei x Yukina

➻Ayame Yomogawa x Kurusu Konochi💞 x Kibito

➻Kurusu Konochi x Kibito x Ikoma

IKR!? I NEED TO KNOW HIS NAMEEEEE

So when are we gonna talk about him

Omg I wishhh

How much do you guys wanna bet the third movie is about her?

Unpopular opinion (?) but hear me out,

I really dont want Aizawa getting back his leg-or his eye.

I know, I know, I love him too. But the thing is,

I’ve seen so many people out here talking about how Eri can fix Aizawa’s limbs. I’ve heard people talking about Eri fixing Hawks and Mirko too but I’m not gonna go there now.

You know how Character plots are resolved when the character finds their significant other? Especially in fanfics, man we dig that shit, thats good stuff. I used to wish the same for Aizawa and indulged in every ship of his because I just wanted the guy to find love and be loved and be happy.

But when Aizawa cut off his leg for Eri? I realised he didnt need any significant other. A happy ending for Aizawa doesnt have to be in finding romance.

Sense of duty alone towards someone isn’t enough to take such drastic decisions. Yes you’d need an immense mental fortitude but apart from that there’s also love. And to me, this moment is proof of that. Aizawa has found someone he can love and care for and this has gone beyond his duty of having to look after Eri, it’s beyond the fact that his erasure quirk is crucial in keeping her rewind in check. We’ve always known that Eraserhead would do anything for his kids, and having that shown time and time again, i think it validates that he’s found happiness in Eri, and not just her but in Shinsou and 1A too. He protects them not only because he’s their teacher, but because he loves them and they bring happiness and fulfilment in his life.

Having Eri restore his limb back takes away from this moment, completely defeats the purpose of having created tension there. Eri’s rewind should not be solution to everything unfortunate that has befallen a character. Moreover, this is different from Eri restoring Mirio’s quirk, that was a promise of sorts, this is a sacrifice, a proof of his love.

Joe immediately understanding how Langa feels about Reki and breaking his board gives me the impression that he has the exact same feelings for Cherry