Someone added these really old drawings of Indian!Dangerous Ladies to every A:TLA group on Deviantart recently, and suddenly they’re getting a lot of attention.

Unfortunately, it’s also led a lot of people to think these drawings mean I am a fan of “The Last Airbender” movie, which I am most certainly not. (I was sent notes by some folks trying to recruit me to “show support” for a sequel… nonononono)

I just thought it would be interesting to see the Dangerous Ladies as they might have been interpreted, since they were my favorite characters and I really love Indian fashion/design. (Even if the movie wasn’t accurate in the least.)

Mai looks more like a Star Wars character but that’s because I was trying to imitate the film’s half-assed mishmash cultural influences. XD;

atla-annotated:

Appa’s saddle strongly resembles the lotus flower on Buddha statues.

The roots of a lotus are in the mud, the stem grows up through the water, and the heavily scented flower lies pristinely above the water, basking in the sunlight. This pattern of growth signifies the progress of the soul from the primeval mud of materialism, through the waters of experience, and into the bright sunshine of enlightenment.

The Airbenders: The people of the Air Nomads were, without any seen exception, all benders due to the high level of spirituality of their people.

Their enlightenment is reflected in their art, clothing etc which are heavily based on Buddhism. I will point out and provide references for that in later posts.

pugletto:

The Complete Worldbending series. Avatar (The Last Airbender/Legend of Korra) as depicted by Windy-Asylum @ DA. (Pugletto @ Tumblr).

Information/Separate Threads:

• Ancient/World Avatars - The one that started it all.
• Air Nomads - The different Air Nations, as influenced by South America, Africa, and East Asia
• Earth Nation - The different states of the Earth Nation, as influenced by the North American Southwest, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.
• Water Nation - Water peoples! As influenced by Hawaii, Mongolia, and Madagascar.
• Fire Nation - A look at the last and final part of the Worldbending series - the Fire Nation! As influenced by Mesoamerica, India, and Japan.

atomicantnanai:

eqohz:

fcknkorean:

avatarsnowy:

In the Avatar State, you are at your most powerful.

#but okay no #no no no #this isn’t how this was supposed to happen #in the red gifs where aang is in the avatar state he WORKED for that #he spent three seasons coming to terms with his destiny and with his responsibility to the world as the avatar #and two of those three seasons showed him triggering the avatar state through fits of rage and pain #he went through three seasons of development #three seasons where he had to let go of katara and realize what exactly being the avatar meant to him and what it entailed #and then #korra’s time comes around and she’s just given the avatar state #she cries about how she’s failed (BECAUSE AANG NEVER DID THAT AND THAT WASN’T PART OF HIS DEVELOPMENT) and that’s enough to bring aang forth #and apparently she’s mastered the avatar state #no #aang had to go through hell to be able to master the avatar state and reach his goal #and korra i love you korra i do #but you deserve so much more #you deserve a fantastic story arc because you’re a fantastic character #you deserve growth and depth and internal conflict and not the easily reached fate you got #i’m sorry baby #i love you #i do.

LOL AT THE TAGS.

The tags are on point though. 

oh my god the tags

batlesbo:

lovebending :) by *nana-51

I was asked to draw a one page comic with Katara/Yue having a teary time, and ending with a “LETS MARRY” sort of declaration.

So I thought: “How can I make this as credible as possible?” And this happened :)

I don’t totally follow what’s going on, but I’m always on board for shipping Water Tribe girls.

atla-confession-box:

“Korra IS tan. Because tan IS dark-skinned. What do you want us to call her? Black? Because she’s not.”

Can you please not use my artwork to spread such gross racist messages?  How about asking permission before using people’s artwork? I don’t want to be associated with this.

For the record, Korra (like all waterbenders) is based on Inuits.  So she is a dark-skinned Asian.  She is not a tan white girl. 

OH IT’S ON NOW, RICK PERRY.

Guys, this is the best tumblr

archfiendmarmot:

[Image: Avatar (the franchise) fanart. Korra and Katara (in her fire nation outfit) embrace, about to kiss each other.]

girlsbydaylight:

Commission: Korra and Katara by *alexielart

Unnnnghhhhhhh~~~ <3

WATERTRIIIIBE~

avatarextras:

Gpoy the Korra fandom right now

meishuu:

She’s not a Disney Princess by ~Vilabela

And then she punched them until they appreciated how awesome she is.