Comments | capslock_maiko: NEW MAIKO FAN, HELLO

greedyslayer in capslock_maiko

NEW MAIKO FAN, HELLO

Jan 20, 2008 11:54

I SHIP MAIKO NOW ( Read more... )

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melengro January 20 2008, 20:57:09 UTC

YEAH BUT IT'S NOT LIKE THE CONSTANT MAIKOUTS SOMEHOW DETRACT FROM MAI'S KNIFE-THROWING ABILITIES.

I'M SURE THAT ZUKO TOTALLY SUPPORTS HER KNIFING OF SHIT AND HER GENERAL SUBVERSION OF TRADITIONAL EXPECTATIONS OF TEENAGED GIRLS.

NOT THAT THE FIRE NATION IN GENERAL REALLY GIVES A SHIT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

greedyslayer January 20 2008, 21:14:17 UTC

I RATHER LOVE HOW CLEVER MAIKOUTS SOUND IN THE WORDING.

AND OF COURSE ONE OF THE POINTS FOR MAIKO IS THAT ZUKO AND MAI BOND OVER THE KNIVES AND NINJA SKILLS (SEE BLUE SPIRIT IN AND OUT OF COSTUME).

I'D LIKE A FN CONCRETE ON WHAT THEY THINK TEENAGED GIRLS SHOULD DO, 'CAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THAT, FROM WHAT WE'VE SEEN FROM THE SHOW, THEY'RE FORWARD THINKING WITH WOMEN--WE DON'T SEE ANY OLD FOLK COMPLAINING ABOUT TY LEE AND MAI'S AND AZULA'S MAD SKILLS (THOUGH MAYBE AZULA DOESN'T COUNT, 'CAUSE SHE'S ROYALTY, AND FOR FN, THAT MEANS POWERFUL IN EVERY WAY).

melengro January 21 2008, 01:19:36 UTC

WE'VE SEEN WOMEN EMPLOYED AS SOLDIERS IN VARIOUS WARDENSHIP AND GENDARMERIE CAPACITIES (MING, THOSE WOMEN IN THE HEADBAND, &C.). I THINK THAT IN GENERAL THE FIRE NATION IS MORE FORWARD-THINKING THAN OTHER NATIONS IN RE WOMEN'S LIB--DEFINITELY MORE SO THAN THE NORTHERN WATER TRIBE, AND PROBABLY MORE SO THAN MOST PARTS OF THE EARTH KINGDOM AS WELL.

greedyslayer January 21 2008, 21:33:10 UTC

I FIND IT IRONIC: THE CONQUERING FIRE NATION--BRINGING EQUALITY WITH WOMEN TO THEIR NEWLY CONQUERED LANDS. ("YOUR WOMEN DON'T BEND? OMFG, LOOK AT OUR PRINCESS!")

the_fox_bandit January 21 2008, 01:09:17 UTC

LINKS TO MAI/ZUKO ESSAYS AND WHATNOT:

http://the-fox-bandit.livejournal.com/18656.html

FORGIVE THE LAPSCOCK LINK.

greedyslayer January 21 2008, 21:31:35 UTC

OOH, I LOVE INTERESTING ESSAYS ON FANDOM LIKE AVATAR, PIRATES, SW, BUFFY, ETC., ETC.

THANKS!

the_fox_bandit January 21 2008, 01:10:14 UTC

ALSO I BET YOU THAT MAI WILL BE BUSTING OUT THE KNIVES SOON WHEN SHE GOES TO BETRAY AZULA OUT OF HER EPIC LOVE FOR ZUKO.

MAIKO = MOAR FIGHTING AS FAR AS THE END OF SEASON 3 IS CONCERNED.

melengro January 21 2008, 01:24:10 UTC

I HOPE WITH ALL MY HEART THAT THIS WILL LEAD TO EPIC BACK-TO-BACK FIGHTING, LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN KATAANG TANDEM BENDING AND THAT AWESOME SHIT IN THE THIRD PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN MOVIE. THAT WOULD MAKE MY HEART EXPLODE AND NO AMOUNT OF ASPIRIN, VIOXX, OR INTERFERON COULD SAVE ME.

AND I WOULDN'T WANT IT TO.

greedyslayer January 21 2008, 21:35:19 UTC

3RD PIRATES WAS FUN, AND THOUGH I DON'T REALLY CARE FOR WILL/ELIZABETH, BARBOSSA MARRYING THEM WAS FTW--AND IT WOULD BE NEAT IF ZUKO AND MAI GOT MARRIED DURING BATTLE TOO. XP