So who wants to feel a little stupider?

Use and Abuse of Power in Avatar: the Last Airbender. This was linked -- with approval -- by Racebending's Tumblr, of all places! And naturally I went along to read it, because it's an interesting discussion, especially in light of Korra, and I figured if Racebending were linking it, it probably wasn't declaring Korra a white supremacist.

Things I have learnt:

- parsing a show made for eight year olds is really, really hard
- European philosophy gives good and non-problematic grounds for dismissing a concept steeped in Asian cultures
- having a really big army means you're really popular and thus justified to conquer places

Then I had to hit the back button, but naturally I have stewed over it ever since (overnight), and now I share the brainpain with all of you!