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☆ Pronouns: Xe/Ze/They ☆ Just a queer disabled cyborg drawing fantasy and sci-fi stuff
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I think Toph was an important example of disability rep for her time, but the show is nearly 20 years old. It makes sense some elements of her character haven't aged all that well. Honestly, I think that just shows how far we've come though, so I wanted to talk about it! #ATLA#Toph#DisabilityRep

Toph Beifong doesn’t hold up as disability representation - Disability in the Media
Toph Beifong doesn’t hold up as disability representation - Disability in the Media

[ID: ID: A screenshot of Toph, a twelve-year-old girl with black hair in a loose, green and tan short-sleeve shirt and shorts, cheering in...

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I think she holds up fine but that’s because most of your points I agree were things blind viewers were saying in 2006. The lack of accommodation? In Lake Laogai, the gang’s all ‘Toph can’t put up posters!’ & I’m like “stick a pin in the stack’s top left corner to help her orient. Done!’

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Cy Cyborg
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☆ Pronouns: Xe/Ze/They ☆ Just a queer disabled cyborg drawing fantasy and sci-fi stuff
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