people's misunderstanding of Korra and Asami

[Farseer Lolotea]

Eh. Both are needed, in their own ways. But there's necessarily fighting battles one at a time, is all.

If they hadn't purposely limited their own timeframe, they could have shown Korra being friends with, say, Opal. (And it's not as if she and Asami weren't close friends even before they were girlfriends; in fact, their being close friends beforehand is part of what makes me name this the best central-cast pairing.) But what's done is done.

 

[the December King]

People seem to think that Korra holding hands with Asmai means their gay. I don't understand why people are wrongly thinking this. Their best friends,who had a lot a of issues over both being in love with Mako and then after not talking for several years when Korra disappeared.. them holding hands and taking a vacation together does not mean their gay or bi.. unless from now on, every time a girl holds the hands of her best friends it must mean their gay.. why are people misunderstanding this situation?

It seems like the ending was meant to imply a relationship, ultimately.

But you don't have to like that. And that is important to mention, I think. If you are bothered by the implication that they enter into a gay relationship, when you didn't think that was the direction the story had taken, then you can look at why that bothers you, or not- but it is your choice. I would think that examining what happened and why you felt it was wrong would be a good way to learn more about yourself- but then again, maybe it was just the writing and not the concept of two characters, gradually discovering their feelings for each other, that bothered you- there certainly seems to have been room for interpretation, at least up to this final episode.

You don't have to 'get over it' like so many people say- at least, you don't have to stop talking about it, like they seem to imply. You can just decide you didn't like the ending. You don't even have to turn your back on the series! Just decide that the ending wasn't what you wanted it to be.

 

[TheIceQueen]

I'll just leave this quote here:

"Our intention with the last scene was to make it as clear as possible that yes, Korra and Asami have romantic feelings for each other. The moment where they enter the spirit portal symbolizes their evolution from being friends to being a couple. Many news outlets, bloggers, and fans picked up on this and didn?t find it ambiguous. For the most part, it seems like the point of the scene was understood and additional commentary wasn?t really needed from Bryan or me. But in case people were still questioning what happened in the last scene, I wanted to make a clear verbal statement to complement the show?s visual one. I get that not everyone will be happy with the way that the show ended. Rarely does a series finale of any show satisfy that show?s fans, so I?ve been pleasantly surprised with the positive articles and posts I?ve seen about Korra?s finale." - Michael Dante DiMartino, co-creator of Legend of Korra

 

[IceForce]

why are people misunderstanding this situation?

Actually, going by the links that people have been posting (from the show's writers), it seems the only person misunderstanding anything, is you.