I absolutely adore how ATLA deals with disabilities.
I know we all love to talk about how great of a disability rep Toph is, but we should really be talking more about Teo (the boy in a wheelchair the gaang meets in the Northern Air Temple)
Teo, just like Toph, has his disability be both something that hinders him in some way, but also something that gives him an advantage/ different view on some points - in Teo's case, him being the only one with "an airbender spirit".
But there's something that Teo has that Toph doesn't, and that is a properly supportive father.
Teo has a dad who went above and beyond to give him accommodations, not a "cure", which was what he truly needed. There's nothing wrong with the fact that he can't walk, nothing to be "cured". I love how no one even brings up the possibility of him walking again, no one asks about it because it was not relevant at all. He is disabled and has proper accommodations, a great support system, and a very good life!
Teo is such an amazing disability rep because the fact that he needs mobility aids is not viewed as an inconvenience, there's nothing wrong with it and his dad (and everyone around him) is more than willing to accommodate his needs. And that's how it should be for every disability, in and out of fiction.
99 notes
·
View notes
I finally got around to building my birthday present to myself. :D
A very nice build. Very simple, but looking great. There were a couple of parts I wondered at, but all in all this is really an excellent kit. Definitely not a Gundam, and taking full advantage of it for the range in motions.
It's weird. I never liked the Leo much in the series. Those fat thighs always turn me off. It's the same reason I dislike the Tallgeese design, even though I seem to be the only one.
But now that I've built the little fella, he has really started growing on me. Posed right and with all proportions correct, he does look cool.
...
Huh. My phone has filters? I wonder what those are. Pencil drawing, painting, cubism... Ah, it's that stuff that is available online, too. Probably gonna suck the same-
...
...
...
WHERE'S MY OTHER GUNPLA
28 notes
·
View notes
man i miss haru. that boy worked retail AND suppressed a huge part of his identity that both tied to and alienated him from his inner family and community but refused to let it die AND went sent to jail for it AND he’s gay. truly an incredible character i desperately hope he appears in the live action
28 notes
·
View notes
I heard folx were doing Billsonas?? I can get behind self corruption 💙
This was very self indulgent...I need to get The Book of Bill before I implode
BONUS
17 notes
·
View notes