When the last episode of Legend of Korra aired, I was 18 and in the closet. I watched the episode in
When the last episode of Legend of Korra aired, I was 18 and in the closet. I watched the episode in my school library during an off period, crying and hoping no one would see and ask me why.When Korrasami became canon in 2014, LGBTQ representation in media (particularly animated children’s media) was very different. This was a few weeks before Steven Universe had Ruby/Sapphire and before She-Ra existed. And the prevailing attitude at the time was that Korra would end up single of with her male love interest from season 1. Even those who liked Korra and Asami together didn’t think it would happen. I didn’t think it would happen, I thought there was no way. But it did. By the standards of 2021 it’s nothing impressive, but by the standards of 2014 it was earth shattering. I cried. Many of my queer friends cried. You can see YouTube reaction videos of other queer people crying when they saw the final episode. Legend of Korra was a step forward, something that helped lead to more explicit representation. Please, please don’t dismiss how important Korrasami was to many queer viewers. -- source link
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