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[yukinoomoni]

WAAAAAAAAAAANT!!

EDIT: Can you tell I'm excited?



SECOND EDIT: Here is another article, with a better picture!

OH SHIT!:

"Nickelodeon said in a release that “The Legend of Korra takes place 70 years after the events of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ and follows the adventures of the Avatar after Aang – a passionate, rebellious, and fearless teenaged girl from the Southern Water Tribe named Korra.”

Korra’s quest eventually leads her to Republic City–the epicenter of the world of “Avatar.” A metropolis powered by steampunk-type technology, the city is inhabited by people from all nations. Korra finds that Republic City suffers from rampant crime and is also dealing with an anti-bender revolt. Korra is tutored by Aang’s son, Tenzin, i[n] the ways of airbending."

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THIRD EDIT:

From here:

"The Legend of Korra" takes place 70 years after the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender and follows the adventures of the Avatar after Aang – a passionate, rebellious, and fearless teenaged girl from the Southern Water Tribe named Korra. With three of the four elements under her belt (Earth, Water, and Fire), Korra seeks to master the final element, Air. Her quest leads her to the epicenter of the modern "Avatar" world, Republic City – a metropolis that is fueled by steampunk technology. It is a virtual melting pot where benders and non-benders from all nations live and thrive. However, Korra discovers that Republic City is plagued by crime as well as a growing anti-bending revolution that threatens to rip it apart. Under the tutelage of Aang's son, Tenzin, Korra begins her airbending training while dealing with the dangers at large.

Comments

[lavanyasix.livejournal.com]

I find this wank fascinating, mostly because I've never been in a living fandom before.

The story's aspect of Korra being a hothead under the tutelage of an older master bender reminds me of the Zuko/Iroh dynamic. I wonder if the creators purposely harkened back to that relationship, considering how popular it was in the original series.

[yukinoomoni.livejournal.com]

Now THERE'S an idea.

Although you just know Korra'll get shipped with Tenzin, no matter what. YOU JUST KNOW IT.

[lavanyasix.livejournal.com]

Of course! After all, it's not like there isn't Irko slash out there.

[yukinoomoni.livejournal.com]

I think I must have protected myself from it, to be honest.

[lavanyasix.livejournal.com]

Be glad you have. Irko slash definitely falls into the "what has been seen cannot be unseen" category.

[clockwerkchaos.livejournal.com]

Sadly some of the juiciest (non shipping) wank was on 4chan's /co/* board, so it's already gone by this point. That was the epicenter of the oh no "strong" "independent" whining came from. With a juicy helping of "omg male oppression because all Avatar males are wimps", and mix with the slightest sprinkle of "women are biologically different".

That was also "this is totally a rehash of canon" wank.

*Not a place I usually visit, but I heard there was wank and couldn't resist.

[yukinoomoni.livejournal.com]

"All male Avatars are wimps"

"All male Avatars are wimps"

WHAT

[clockwerkchaos.livejournal.com]

Actually I* said all avatar males (as in every male in the series) is a wimp. No, really, there are people who actually argue this. Which has to be a bizarre twist of logic. The most powerful person in the series is Aang, but they get around that by saying he's emotionally weak. Then they get around people like Zuko and Jet by arguing they aren't physically as powerful as the women. So remember, if a lady shows up a guy at anything, that means the guy is a wimp.

But the "Male Avatar" is also a bit of a meme. The general idea is that Kyoshi was badass, Roku wasn't (conveniently ignoring the "tear up the throne room" scene) and work from there. (Kuruk was lazy, Yangchen was successful and willing to kill). They then thrown in Aang a wimp because he shows emotion/doesn't kill.

*Well not me, obviously. I mean I said that they said... etc

[yukinoomoni.livejournal.com]

To me, strength varies, really. I'm a little off-kilter to speak very eloquently, but I'll try my best.

Basically, you can be strong in different ways. You can be physical like Kyoshi (who also had a penchant for politics), or you can be resourceful and monetary like Roku (although fuck he used force when he had to). Yangchen clearly killed; that much is evident in her answer to Aang in the finale, but does that make her stronger than Aang, who chose not to? Kuruk was lazy, but he had to spend his entire afterlife regretting and hunting for redemption. To me, in different ways, each Avatar is strong, regardless of sex or method.

What I found particularly stunning in the show was that the creators were willing to show that a male can still be strong and badass and still cry. When I was growing up, I honestly can count all of the cartoons I was raised with that showed that. The whole "Men can't cry" bullshit is so tiresome that it makes me so glad that ATLA never stooped to that; they weren't afraid to show the heroes shedding tears when they felt sad or angry or happy.