"Katara and Zuko get together! So of course Mai must be a homicidal bitch-queen and Aang must be an immature crybaby!" Gag me with a spoon.
"I love Seiya and Usagi together, so of course Mamoru must be a controlling stalker!" GGGGGNNNNNNGH.
Argharghargharghargh! This kind of thing comes up over and over again, too. I have friends not involved in AtLA fandom who can hear "Zuko's canon girlfriend" and realize exactly how Mai is treated by some parts of the fandom because they see the same damn thing in other fandoms.
It drives me crazy! Like what you like! Dislike what you dislike! Don't tell me I'm bad for liking them! Don't make them OOC to show why they're horrible people!
And if I ever hear "Mai is so depressed, I can't believe she didn't commit suicide during the course of the series" again, it will be too soon.
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"I love Seiya and Usagi together, so of course Mamoru must be a controlling stalker!" GGGGGNNNNNNGH.
Argharghargharghargh! This kind of thing comes up over and over again, too. I have friends not involved in AtLA fandom who can hear "Zuko's canon girlfriend" and realize exactly how Mai is treated by some parts of the fandom because they see the same damn thing in other fandoms.
It drives me crazy! Like what you like! Dislike what you dislike! Don't tell me I'm bad for liking them! Don't make them OOC to show why they're horrible people!
And if I ever hear "Mai is so depressed, I can't believe she didn't commit suicide during the course of the series" again, it will be too soon.