Honestly, most of it went right over little Korra's head. *pets her*.
The old wives' tale is that kids whose parents are from two different elements are stronger, and our sour shopkeeper was applying it to Korra, even though bother her parents are Water Tribe. I hear tell some people have the headcanon that no one is actually a nonbender. They just aren't born into the nation of the element they would be bending. So kids with parents of two elements would have double the chance of being born into the right nation for their element. Eh, just go with it. I was tired when I wrote it.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
branchandroot
Re: Korra encounters prejudice due to being half Northern and half Southern
Date: 2012-12-18 04:11 am (UTC)The old wives' tale is that kids whose parents are from two different elements are stronger, and our sour shopkeeper was applying it to Korra, even though bother her parents are Water Tribe. I hear tell some people have the headcanon that no one is actually a nonbender. They just aren't born into the nation of the element they would be bending. So kids with parents of two elements would have double the chance of being born into the right nation for their element. Eh, just go with it. I was tired when I wrote it.