BRYKE DGAF AND WANT US TO KNOW THEIR SHIPPING PREFERENCES. (aka Legend of Korra shipping wank)
So I've been a little out of the loop in regards to Avatar: The Legend of Korra, aside of... some not very funny incidents on Tumblr. But this one that went on on LJ? Fucking hilarious.

Thanks to Wank Report for it!



Capslock_ATLA makes a post featuring a short clip from Legend of Korra, wherein Aang/Katara grandkids Ikki and Jinora tease Korra (our new waterbending avatar) for maybe kinda sorta liking Mako (her firebending acquaintance). (Here is the clip in question)

aiffe jokingly concludes that Mike and Bryan are apologizing for Zutara (Zuko/Katara) not happening by making Makorra (Mako/Korra) canon. Numerous users disagree. Some disagree vehemently

dietotaku appears to give her opinion.

dietotaku: I DON'T SEE IT AS AN APOLOGY TO ZUTARIANS EITHER, THOUGH. FOR ONE THING, ZUTARIANS SHIP ZUTARA, NOT "ANY FIREBENDER + ANY WATERBENDER." KORRA HAS HER SIMILARITIES TO KATARA AND MAKO TO ZUKO, BUT THEY'RE STILL NOT THE SAME PEOPLE WITH THE SAME STORY ARC, CHEMISTRY, ETC. IF THEY REALLY WANTED TO APOLOGIZE TO ZUTARIANS, THEY WOULD'VE LEFT SHIPPING OUT OF THIS SERIES ENTIRELY, SO THAT NOTHING WAS CANON AND ALL SHIPPERS WERE ON EQUAL GROUND. INSTEAD THEY'RE JUST FUELING A REPEAT OF THE SHIPPING WARS OF THE PAST. I FEEL BAD FOR KORRA/BOLIN SHIPPERS.

dorknessrising questions</a> dietotaku's need for her ship to be canonly plausible.
dorknessrising: IF YOU NEED CANON VALIDATION IN ORDER TO FULLY ENJOY YOUR SHIP, THEN IT'S A SAFE BET YOU AREN'T SHIPPING IT FOR GOOD REASONS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

dietotaku whines about AUs and Death of the Author with a MASSIVE Wall of Text, and concludes with how "It just isn't the saaaaaaame!"

In the meantime, buglarcat offers a helpful suggestion, and saori1f insists that Zutara isn't a crackship.

dietokatu insists that really, she doesn't want an apology from Mike and Bryan and besides Zutara fans write Zutara better anyway. Also Mike and Bryan suck at writing believable romance.

dietotaku: "BECAUSE THEY ALSO SUCK AT WRITING BELIEVABLE ROMANCES."
dorkinessrising: "HOW DOES THAT GIVE THE FANDOM THE RIGHT TO BE RABID ASSHOLES?"
dietotaku: I'LL TELL YOU WHEN YOU CAN COME UP WITH AN INSULT OTHER THAN "RABID ASSHOLE."
dorkinessrising: NAH, I LIKE "RABID ASSHOLE." SIMPLE, YET EFFECTIVE.
dietotaku: NOT REALLY.
dorkinessrising: WHY NOT?
saori1f: SHIPPING IS SERIOUS BUSSINESS, IF YOU HAVEN'T LEARNED THAT BY NOW, IT'LL BE BETTER IF YOU GTFO OF THE INTERNET. BYE!

dorknessrising continues to challenge her and dietotaku doubts dorkness's claim that she is a Zutarian herself. It is then revealed that dorknessrising is actually dietokatu's former Zutarian BFF rachelthedemon (who has since distanced herself from diet and the larger Zutarian fanbase)... and dietotaku's reaction is basically, "YOU BITCH! YOU BETRAYED ME! I'M GOING TO GO BURN OUR FRIENDSHIP BRACELET!".

Meanwhile sadladybug continues to assert that Mike and Bryan are unprofessional jerks. And saori1f bemoans that Makorra will never be as epic as Zutara.

The wank concludes with yukinoomoni expressing mild disappointment that Korra won't be a lesbian.



That's all, folks!