Grasping!

[tennoarashi]

So, ouiji_ark and I had a nice 5-hour conversation thing (I am so glad I have a new desktop at home; great computers are awesome). Anyways, one of the topics we sort of covered was the notion of identity politics; finding facets one's self in characters we grow to love. It grew from that into a conversation he had with his sister about how fans tend to

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[liabrown]

Anyway, before I derail into 'Katara is awesome and this is why', the conclusion that both of us came to was essentially that fans are inherently unhappy with themselves - the characters one identifies with are not only who we see ourselves as, but who we could become. They show us our potential.

I still have no idea what to think about the fact that nearly all my favourite characters are villains. And male, for that matter.