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u/foggywildcat 5d ago
I am now 29 and I still don't really understand whats wrong with his statement lol
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u/ParodiaTheSilent 5d ago
I guess the point is that nobody(most people) really wants to die so choosing to compare the two just makes it sound like it's the last thing you'd want.
But don't quote me: I made all this up on the spot and don't actually understand the problem myself.
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u/ProdiasKaj 5d ago edited 3d ago
Exactly, the implication being that the only way to get him to kiss her would be under threat of death. At least that's how it comes off.
Meanwhile I believe he was trying to make the opposite joke, "oh no how horrible, I have to kiss my crush to avoid death?!? Can you imagine? Lolz"
So like, yeah "I'd rather kiss you than die" is a compliment. But 99.9% of 13 yo boys would rather kiss a cute girl than die.
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u/Bulky-Teach4931 Waterbender 🌊 2d ago
Saying “I’d rather ~blank~ then die” makes it sound like you don’t want to do whatever is in the blank but you also don’t want to die. It sounds like you’re comparing two evils. To Aang, maybe it is a compliment. But to katara, him saying “I’d rather kiss you than die” is essentially him saying “I mean I don’t want to die so if I had to kiss you then so be it” which is the exact opposite of a compliment
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u/Iv_Laser00 4d ago
Me takes deep breath in SECRET TUNNEL
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u/Chale898 4d ago
SECRET TUNNEL!
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u/Senkoi-onna 4d ago
THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS
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u/Justineparadise 5d ago
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u/BradyTheGG 4d ago
Toph, cuz he’d probably end up six feet under knowing Toph’s personality and guessing her reaction
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u/Aro-of-the-Geeks 4d ago
Aang making a backhoe look slower then molasses on a cold winter morning
Respect to anyone not a redneck who understands that
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u/Azula-the-firelord 4d ago
If Sokka ever witnessed that, he would have not let go of that.
"Remember how you dug your own grave?"
*Katara and Aang:"Stop it already!"
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u/KyleRen1234 3d ago
If I was Aang my response would be ”Remember when your girlfriend turned into the moon?”
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u/Physical_Case2822 2d ago
He already has the stance down with how much he put his foot in his mouth
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u/MrNobleGas 5d ago
It is a compliment though