ai-yo:penguinsledding:honneeb:markargent:philsgoodman:Avatar Aang’s feelings on cultural appropriati
ai-yo:penguinsledding:honneeb:markargent:philsgoodman:Avatar Aang’s feelings on cultural appropriation. (It ain’t cool)maybe y’all will understand it better if you see it in the form of a cartoon you like instead of a person you don’t knowYEPCan everybody stop giving Gene Yang credit for this?We know that Aang is right because Aang is right. Cultural appropriation is wrong.However, Yang spends the rest of the comics showing us just how “wrong” Aang is. We’re not supposed to get “cultural appropriation is wrong” from his statements. We’re supposed to get “What an outdated POV! Culture belongs to everyone! They’re SUPPOSED to mix!” Look at the people who agree with Aang. (the radical Freedom Fighters and the absurdly violent King Kuei). Look at the people who disagree. (Zuko the golden boy, the colonists, and even Katara). Look at the conclusion for god’s sake. (Aang realizes that he was wrong and starts teaching these girls the ways of the Air Nomads).The message everyone is getting out of this post is a good message, but it’s not the intended one.I recommend that you read this much better post for a better look at how Yang undermined this message throughout the comic.Sigh -- source link