The Tears Man. They Fall For All That Were Lost.

the tears man. They fall for all that were lost.

You have merely started your journey.

I was born here.

All the cringe. The humor. The poor spelling in fanfics. That one guy who got weird.

I was there. And I can't to see you grow into it.

“Ew you’re an adult why are you in fandom” Kid, if being mocked for fandom shit wasn’t enough to stop me when I was an actual 15 year old, hearing it from a 15 year old when I’m 30 is genuinely hilarious

Avatar Fandom: You’re Not Supposed to AGREE with Ozai and Sozin!

So many posts misrepresenting or even flat-out lying about Aang to make him seem like the worst person imaginable.

I am begging you to remember - THAT’S LITERALLY WHAT THE FIRE NATION DID TO THE AIR NOMADS!

Lies, misrepresentation, propaganda, and brainwashing to justify their hatred.

If you spread that kind of anti-Aang misinformation, you’re not an ATLA fan. You’re a fan of the Fire Nation in ATLA.

Which is a problem considering they’re genocidal imperialists. No matter how sympathetic their individual child soldiers (who are also victims of their nation!) or citizens may be, the nation itself is a monster.

Please stop and self reflect.

Preferring a different ship doesn’t require acting like the villains’ propaganda wing in a story about war, conquest, and genocide.

Post like these are what engaging with the fandom is all about. A new vision that makes you think and makes a rewatch all the more wonderful.

Thinking about how Aang is punished for choosing power over love and his own happiness, punished for sacrificing another part of himself for the world… shot in the back and straight through his heart, his Air chakra, by lightning. His Air chakra, which deals with love and is blocked by his grief. His grief over losing his entire nation, his culture, everyone he has ever known and loved. And how the battle he fights with Katara here, they are surrounded by green crystals, the color of the Air chakra.

Aang makes the wrong choice, he too comes to a crossroads in his destiny just like Zuko—they both choose wrong. He goes against Aunt Wu’s advice, that he should follow his heart and shape his own destiny. He blocks off his own heart because he thinks it’s the only way he can save the world, to literally tear himself apart. And how his entire character arc is about him trying to mend his grief, to allow himself to still feel love, even in the wake of such devastation. And how it is Katara who saves him, because she loves him, because love never leaves, it’s simply reborn.

Many thoughts head full.

To the dum and war hungry:

Ceasefire Good. Genocide Bad.

My new "favorite" kind of post: dumbass berating people for not being neutral on the Israel and Palestine thing. Like, my guy:

1 - One side is literally commiting genocide against the other. Hamas being terrible doesn't excuse Israel attacking civilians, kicking them out of their homes, kidnapign them, bombing hospitals, making human zoos, and then saying they'll not stop until all palestinians are dead.

2 - Literally EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE POSTS also get mad at people for wanting a complete ceasefire - not even wanting to free Palestine, just "stop murdering children and violating every human right imaginable". If you can only accept unconditional support of all of Israel's bullshit, you're not "neutral", you're just using "we should all be neutral" as an excuse to bully people into shutting up because there's no argument in the whole world that justifies what the side you're supporting is doing.

I would really appreciate it if you reblogged this because I did, in fact, accidentally spend 40 hours on it!!