I have a genuine concern for that part of the fanbase of Avatar community.
Do you guys realize you all sound dumb blaming korra for Harmonic Convergence like she planned it, when it was a one-off cosmic event driven by Unalaq and Vaatu. She reacts to a situation no Avatar had ever faced and still manages to restore balance and keep the world intact. Meanwhile, Aang literally gets taken out in the Avatar State by Azula and nearly ends the cycle, and the fandom treats it as tragic, not incompetence. Same stakes but different framing.
Korra’s mistakes are judged as personal failures while Aang’s are framed as circumstances.
Korra was tortured and nearly died, resulting in severe PTSD and physical paralysis. She couldn’t walk or perform simple tasks, breaking her identity as an active, physical person. Then she sees airbenders are back, Jinora deadass looks like Aang while becoming a fully realized airbender. Korra feeling helpless and depressed makes sense here
When Aang gets earthbending in a day. Cool
When Katara gets bloodbending in a day. Cool
When Toph gets metalbender in a day. Cool
But when Korra struggles with airbending for 17 fucking years and gets it following the principles of freedom. She's a Mary Sue.
Actual hot take here.
Korra is actually more thematically consistent as an Avatar than Aang. Aang spends most of his story trying to avoid being the Avatar and finds a way to win without fully embracing its harsher responsibilities. Korra does the opposite, she takes the role head-on, makes messy decisions, faces the consequences, and still keeps choosing to be the Avatar. That’s closer to what the role actually demands.
An abuser literally stealing the light from inside you and gleefully destroying it in a way that permanently cuts you off from who you used to be is a HECK of an allegory btw
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