Talk:Taang/@comment-31088112-20200623015317

Ok, so I admitted in a comment (before it was removed), that I used to ship Kataang before I shipped Taang. 8 year old me was up for Katara x Aang (and I still kinda like it), but now that I'm older, I understand the show more than I did as a kid, and I understood and could see just as much potential for Aang x Toph.

It kinda upsets me that many fans don't think Aang and Toph would've worked. I see Taang the same way I see (my understanding at least of) Zutara. Zuko and Katara were oppisites sure, but they had some similarities that created a foundation for the idea of them being together. i.e., Zuko relating to Katar's pain of not having his mother. Plus their oppisite personalities would compliment and balancefor each other well. And since these two were around the same age, they were equals.

And that's how I see Taang. First off, since they are both the same age, they also feel like equals. Second, they are oppisites. Aang's peaceful, pacifiistic nature could compliment Toph's tough, abrasive nature. Their personality traits could not only balance one another, but also help the other improve in some way.

Aang and Toph both wanted freedom. Both were in situations where expectations were put upon them. Aang of course, being told he is the next avatar at only 12 years old. He's expected to be the avatar and stop the war, but he's a kid. He's expected to move on from his childhood and enter adulthood. Just basically give up on being a kid. Toph, being raised by her overbearing parents is expected to be sophisticated and fragile. A proper young lady. Toph resented that lifestyle. She wanted to be herself for who she really is, but her parents didn't approve.

Then there's also the similarity of Aang and Toph being both powerful benders, to the point they developed their own type of bending.

There's probably more aspects of this ship I'm forgeeting to add, but those are just some of my reasons for supporting Taang.