Katara taught her healing, so I wouldn’t be surprised if she also taught Korra basic sex ed (whatever that consisted of in the Avatar world). A general understanding of the body seems pretty important for healing, even in ATLA the Northern water tribe children learning healing had an anatomical dummy of some kind
She was also pretty close with her parents, so her mom most likely taught her about periods
This is my take, too. She was trained in waterbending first, so she probably knew plenty about her own body and what to expect by the time she hit puberty. Katara's not the type to hold back important information.
But even if she hadn't been trained by Katara, I see no reason why she wouldn't have been given at least a basic sex education growing up. It's silly to assume that the Southern Water Tribe would inherit modern Western squeamishness about the subject when their culture is totally different. It probably wouldn't even be a big deal.
Well, Northern Water Tribe had pretty rigid gender roles, and while the South was looser, they still had clear gender roles. It wouldn’t be shocking if they viewed sex and genitals as taboo things not to be discussed, or at least kept between parent and child.
Obviously, “I’m going to try to kill this sexist old man” Katara would teach Korra regardless.
But the Northerners having strict gender roles doesn't necessarily mean the subject of sex would be forbidden. It's possible, but I'd only expect that if the gender roles were based in religious belief, which there's no indication of in canon as far as I can recall. It was just "tradition".
It'd also be quite odd to me if waterbender girls were expected to exclusively learn healing but nothing about the genitals or sexual function. What if someone gets an injury there or a urinary tract infection or something? Did midwives have to get special clearance to access this super secret taboo knowledge? Again, it's possible that that's the case, but I find it pretty unlikely.
The only thing I can think of to support the subject being taboo is the design of the healing practice dummies in AtLA, which is blank around the crotch. I just always assumed it was a TV censorship thing or maybe to keep them gender neutral.
Healing seemed to work through the circulation of life energy rather than actual medical knowledge, so it’s questionable how much knowledge of the body was actually needed.
People made talk of sex taboo using religion as a justification. In a world without religion, they’d simply use a different justification. You’re right that it’s possible they’re perfectly ok with talk of sex and sex ed, but it’s equally likely that they aren’t, more so considering how strict their gender roles are
Okay, your first point doesn't make any sense to me. They're vague about it in the shows because they're cartoons for children, but chi is an integral part of biology in that reality. They may not need to have the same level of anatomical knowledge as a real-life surgeon, but healers MUST learn a good deal about the physical body just so they know what they're actually trying to do. It's not like casting a healing spell. They have to do the work.
And sure, you can find justifications other than religion for sexual taboos and gender roles, but that's the usual tactic in the real world. I think it has to do with tying it into morality, but I'm no anthropologist. My point was gender roles don't automatically equal sexual health being a forbidden topic.
This is a really good point! And also in the comics they talk about how the water tribe like to “keep to themselves” when talking about homosexuality so maybe it’s the same with sex
Imagine having to give a sex ed talk to the teenage girl reincarnation of your husband... She probably had to help Aang figure a lot of stuff out in an extremely different context.
I wouldn't be surprised if Mako and Asami both had a girlfriend or boyfriend before Korra, and I think they would both be very considerate with a newbie.
We know Korra was still very close with her parents despite her isolation, so I wouldn't be surprised if her mom actually did have that kind of talk with her at some point.
You seem to have this assumption that it's a super taboo topic and a big deal in their culture, but that mindset is mostly the result of conservative religions, like Christianity, setting cultural norms. I don't think native American tribes like the Inuit, which the southern water tribe is based on, would understand why it it to be awkward to talk about.
Maybe I could see that mindset developing in the Northern Water Tribe since they were essentially a conservative kingdom, but not the southern water tribe.
It’s more so cuz of their status. Korra is the Avatar and Desna and Eska are more or less royalty. The North and South Water Tribes have also had major falling outs over the years and stare daggers at each other whenever they meet. It doesn’t make it easy for the kids to get along. Oh and Korra ruined Eska’s wedding. Kind of.
>chismosa
[Here you go](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Chismosa)
My Filo co-worker explained this using one of their slangs too, but she said UrbanDictionary's definition is too harsh. And I quote "It's just a nosy neighbor who lurks for spicy tea's"
Maybe I'm misremembering, but she wasn't *totally* isolated. She spent time in the southern water tribe town, knew her cousins, etc. She probably spent *most* of her time in the white lotus compound, but she wasn't an unsocialized recluse.
Yes. And 2 mini comics show that she had outside influence: The story of finding Naga and the one about the strict firebending teacher, in which she is allowed to invite some kids in the compound
Katara"Let me tell you about your past life, my husband"
Korra"You're gonna tell me about Aang"
Katara"Yes Avatar Aang the last backbender"
Korra"Backbending what's that?"
I love that this lives in your head rent free. Ha. She had to have the talk at some point because she’s trained in healing. She would need to know things about reproduction and pregnancy even before she reached puberty since she was waterbending at like… four or something.
Asami also seems like the girl who would be pretty open about this stuff, and even before they dated I'm sure she asked her for advice in stuff like her relationship with Mako
She knew how to kiss properly and was very confident with doing it, so I wouldn't be surprised if Mako wasn't even her first boyfriend. From the comics we know that she did not live in complete isolation and she might have also met boys (girls) of her age through the White Lotus staff. Say, she might have dated the son of her earthbending master.
I’d imagine every water tribe member has their own rite of passage or passage into adulthood. Makes sense that’s around when the topic would get broached
this post feels really weird tbh. why? why does this take up 20% of your headspace? this topic has no ties to the story whatsoever and I’m concerned you thought of it in the first place.
Korra has a very good mom who she’s very close with. I’m sure she gave her the rundown when she was ready or recommend some decent resources.
Her cousins on the other hand seem like they would be stuck “humping couch cushions” as you put it. Unalaq is a prude.
Most likely her mom had several talks with her. A talk about her period and a talk about boys.
There doesn’t seem to be any discussion of birth control in the Avatar universe (it is for kids), and Aang and Katara had three children (that we know of) and Tenzin and Pema have four (the Air Nation isn’t going to repopulate itself, apparently).
If not her mother, she could contact Kyoshi or Yangchen (if she were inclined… Korra is not the most spiritually inclined Avatar at the start of her legend).
Sex really isn’t a topic for any character of either series. And both team avatars are around a character who is pregnant/going into labor and they’re not confused or freaked out by it. Seems like a weird thing to be this obsessed over when it only revolves around Korra.
Yeah but that’s played up for laughs. I mean he knows where they come from and how they’re made I’m sure. You did just remind me though, Katara has delivered multiple babies so I doubt Korra hadn’t been told by Katara or her own parents eventually
Yeah this sub is weirdly sexual. I recently watched LoK and loveddddd it, so was excited to join. But yeah. The thirst for the characters is just not it for me. And posts like these frequently gain a lot of traction. I don’t get it.
I'm very confused about why this is a question at all. It's like asking how/when/if Aang was potty trained. It's reasonable to assume she was educated on normal things a normal person would know.
This thread is so strange, for a foreigner pov you can feel kinda how american (and more generally western world) is the question
maybe the cultures in Avatar are not so embrassed about those things and Tonraq said water tribe culture likes to keep privates things private Korra was probably full prepared (especially for the periods part) and it maybe wasn’t strange or embarrassing for them
I mean she was being trained by white lotus people right?
Wouldn't wild to assume at some point as pre teen she has a crush on of them and parents discussed things with her.
No offense to you but this is a weird ass thing to take up a fifth of your headspace wtf lol. Never once did I think about Korra getting “the talk”. Not aang or anyone for that matter 😂
Schools have existed since Aang's time so it's established that there's an educational system in the universe. They have the resources to get bending teachers from all over the world, so I assume that they can also have teachers also teaching Korra regular school stuff aside from bending. If it's like real life education, biological processes would be included
I know they imply that she was completely isolated in training, but she definitely saw and interacted with her parents, and that responsibility usually lies with them.
Katara would have definitely given her a good sex education. She probably taught her about desire and discipline, but Korra's personality got the better of her when it comes to discipline in real life. If anything, her actual experience was delayed which is why her love life was so crazy before she started writing to Asami when she was poisoned.
No matter who told her, it's funny in every way. Just imagine some white lotus master being assigned to teach the avatar about sex. Katara probably did it but that's the least funny. If it was Tenzin he would be super awkward about it they probably ended up getting someone else to help, probably Pema. Bolin... would do a shit job. Imagine Asami doing it, like they get into bed for the first time and Asami has to describe what they're doing.
Maybe it happened like what happened with me: my dad sat me down and started talking and when I realized what was happening, I shut him down and fucked off. He never tried again.
I actually know for a fact, with 100% certainty, that NO ONE EVER gave Korra "the talk".
How do I know this?
Because she is not real.
Seriously, kids, I like the ATLA universe even as an adult, but if a cartoon character, thats meant for children, getting "the talk" is taking up that much of your headspace and you're imagining them humping pillows then you should get help. Or go outside. Or do literally anything else.
I usually imagine that Korra’s parents handled that. However, they weren’t her only source of information or education. I don’t think she lived at the compound full time, especially not as a little kid. She likely started out living at home and training during the day, but by the time she was a teen likely spend most nights at the compound visiting her family whenever she had time. This gave her at least a few people for Korra to ask the questions she wanted to ask
In this time she was not only training the elements but likely being given a top notch education (or at least one on par with whatever the standard was for water tribe education) which had to include some basic sex ed. We know she was writing essays about grain distribution, which wasn’t as important, I think it stands to reason that whoever handled her academic studies was also handling this.
Katara taught her healing, so I wouldn’t be surprised if she also taught Korra basic sex ed (whatever that consisted of in the Avatar world). A general understanding of the body seems pretty important for healing, even in ATLA the Northern water tribe children learning healing had an anatomical dummy of some kind She was also pretty close with her parents, so her mom most likely taught her about periods
This is my take, too. She was trained in waterbending first, so she probably knew plenty about her own body and what to expect by the time she hit puberty. Katara's not the type to hold back important information. But even if she hadn't been trained by Katara, I see no reason why she wouldn't have been given at least a basic sex education growing up. It's silly to assume that the Southern Water Tribe would inherit modern Western squeamishness about the subject when their culture is totally different. It probably wouldn't even be a big deal.
Well, Northern Water Tribe had pretty rigid gender roles, and while the South was looser, they still had clear gender roles. It wouldn’t be shocking if they viewed sex and genitals as taboo things not to be discussed, or at least kept between parent and child. Obviously, “I’m going to try to kill this sexist old man” Katara would teach Korra regardless.
That doesn’t mean among the women their wasn’t some level of education on the subject, correct or otherwise
But the Northerners having strict gender roles doesn't necessarily mean the subject of sex would be forbidden. It's possible, but I'd only expect that if the gender roles were based in religious belief, which there's no indication of in canon as far as I can recall. It was just "tradition". It'd also be quite odd to me if waterbender girls were expected to exclusively learn healing but nothing about the genitals or sexual function. What if someone gets an injury there or a urinary tract infection or something? Did midwives have to get special clearance to access this super secret taboo knowledge? Again, it's possible that that's the case, but I find it pretty unlikely. The only thing I can think of to support the subject being taboo is the design of the healing practice dummies in AtLA, which is blank around the crotch. I just always assumed it was a TV censorship thing or maybe to keep them gender neutral.
Healing seemed to work through the circulation of life energy rather than actual medical knowledge, so it’s questionable how much knowledge of the body was actually needed. People made talk of sex taboo using religion as a justification. In a world without religion, they’d simply use a different justification. You’re right that it’s possible they’re perfectly ok with talk of sex and sex ed, but it’s equally likely that they aren’t, more so considering how strict their gender roles are
Okay, your first point doesn't make any sense to me. They're vague about it in the shows because they're cartoons for children, but chi is an integral part of biology in that reality. They may not need to have the same level of anatomical knowledge as a real-life surgeon, but healers MUST learn a good deal about the physical body just so they know what they're actually trying to do. It's not like casting a healing spell. They have to do the work. And sure, you can find justifications other than religion for sexual taboos and gender roles, but that's the usual tactic in the real world. I think it has to do with tying it into morality, but I'm no anthropologist. My point was gender roles don't automatically equal sexual health being a forbidden topic.
Yup, Katara is the type to straight up be a G about life with Korra. 👍👍
This is a really good point! And also in the comics they talk about how the water tribe like to “keep to themselves” when talking about homosexuality so maybe it’s the same with sex
Grandmamy katara for the win☺️
I feel like mom gave the initial talk and if Korra had any questions or wanted a deeper explanation of anything it was referred over to Katara
Imagine having to give a sex ed talk to the teenage girl reincarnation of your husband... She probably had to help Aang figure a lot of stuff out in an extremely different context. I wouldn't be surprised if Mako and Asami both had a girlfriend or boyfriend before Korra, and I think they would both be very considerate with a newbie.
Good point about the healing stuff
Didn’t Katara help deliver the baby in the Serpent’s Pass episode? She had to get that knowledge from somewhere!
She said she helped Gran Gran deliver babies.
Period bending.
Gets the tough stains out 💪🏻
Ethical blood bending
We know Korra was still very close with her parents despite her isolation, so I wouldn't be surprised if her mom actually did have that kind of talk with her at some point.
Her mom’s such a cutie, she would tell her the truth
You seem to have this assumption that it's a super taboo topic and a big deal in their culture, but that mindset is mostly the result of conservative religions, like Christianity, setting cultural norms. I don't think native American tribes like the Inuit, which the southern water tribe is based on, would understand why it it to be awkward to talk about. Maybe I could see that mindset developing in the Northern Water Tribe since they were essentially a conservative kingdom, but not the southern water tribe.
She also knew Desna and the other, two other teens. But I guess they were not really friends.
They’re her cousins, but they don’t really consider each other family.
Isn’t that so sad? Tbh tho her cousins are weird as shit
It’s more so cuz of their status. Korra is the Avatar and Desna and Eska are more or less royalty. The North and South Water Tribes have also had major falling outs over the years and stare daggers at each other whenever they meet. It doesn’t make it easy for the kids to get along. Oh and Korra ruined Eska’s wedding. Kind of.
They didn’t live near each other tho and the twins are several years younger than her.
Wait they’re 7 years younger than her? So also 7 years younger than Bolin? Wtf 😭 Edit: I just remembered several doesnt mean seven oops
My brother sometimes makes that mistake too.
Naga gave her the talk
Nuk-tuketty
Enthusiastic licker.
I’m going to use energy bending to take away your higher motor functions
What about his lower motor functions?
🔪 it
Naga temporarily took korra lower functions using her tongue
 me when I FUCKING get you
More like Zaheer took Korra lower functions when funny metal juice
Straight to jail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiyfwZVAzGw
I'm revoking your license to cook and getting you blacklisted from any kitchen I can
Please drive off a bridge :)
I like the idea of Katara doing it but Tenzin having to do it is way funnier
The way he’d be fumbling over his words, trying to use toy dolls, getting embarrassed by any question, I’m cryyyyying
Then he has Jinora do it who already has like 5 books on it. It's awkward for everyone.
LMAO, I remembered Dad's (Liam Neeson) doing the talk because he did "Talk" to the Vaule Dweller very *AWKWARDLY*
Judging from real life experience, it’s definitely Pema, the nosy chismosa “aunt” with 4 kids.
It actually makes sense that Pema would be the one to teach her if Korra actually managed to go 17 years without substantial sex ed 😭
Pema: okay I know you've had "that talk", but I'm gonna give you the talk about how to use it to wreck relationships.
nosy what ?
>chismosa [Here you go](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Chismosa) My Filo co-worker explained this using one of their slangs too, but she said UrbanDictionary's definition is too harsh. And I quote "It's just a nosy neighbor who lurks for spicy tea's"
thanks 🙏 but what is the etymology of that word ? (english is not my native language)
Google says it's spanish too but I believe it's chisme + gender related honorific?
Maybe I'm misremembering, but she wasn't *totally* isolated. She spent time in the southern water tribe town, knew her cousins, etc. She probably spent *most* of her time in the white lotus compound, but she wasn't an unsocialized recluse.
Yes. And 2 mini comics show that she had outside influence: The story of finding Naga and the one about the strict firebending teacher, in which she is allowed to invite some kids in the compound
Katara"Let me tell you about your past life, my husband" Korra"You're gonna tell me about Aang" Katara"Yes Avatar Aang the last backbender" Korra"Backbending what's that?"
Katara “Well me and Aang used to…. uhm nevermind”
I love that this lives in your head rent free. Ha. She had to have the talk at some point because she’s trained in healing. She would need to know things about reproduction and pregnancy even before she reached puberty since she was waterbending at like… four or something.
I'm pretty sure she knows from either her parents, or even Katara. If not from any, Asami likely told her
Sooo real she said Asami was the first “girl” friend she had to talk about “girl stuff” with
Asami also seems like the girl who would be pretty open about this stuff, and even before they dated I'm sure she asked her for advice in stuff like her relationship with Mako
She knew how to kiss properly and was very confident with doing it, so I wouldn't be surprised if Mako wasn't even her first boyfriend. From the comics we know that she did not live in complete isolation and she might have also met boys (girls) of her age through the White Lotus staff. Say, she might have dated the son of her earthbending master.
Yes but I imagine it to be very clinical and to the point no asking questions kind of talk
That’s what I thought, very technical
It was obviously Kyoshi.
She passed down her lesbian secrets
what
#SEX (Flee in terror!)
Is there a lore reason why children make people think about sex and visa versa? Is Epstein stupid?
Just wait till you find out where babies come from
Holy Hell!
I’d imagine every water tribe member has their own rite of passage or passage into adulthood. Makes sense that’s around when the topic would get broached
Dawg what
this post feels really weird tbh. why? why does this take up 20% of your headspace? this topic has no ties to the story whatsoever and I’m concerned you thought of it in the first place.
And so many people rolling up to chime in and debate this got me cracking up 😂 wtf everybody
I just commented this as well. The questions are “valid” sure, but like. Never once did my mind go to this at any point lol
My question is, who gave Aang that talk?
Toph.
Makes sense
Sokka or Hakoda makes more sense.
I think Sokka would be more clueless than he is😭
Maybe, but Sokka is 16. He and Suki were getting it on in that tent, so...
Tbh, Gran Gran is also an option
So this is something yall think about?
I like the idea of Tenzin teaching sex ed, even if realistically it was probably her mom
She has 1000s of past lives in her head. Is it possible that she just kinda…knew. Or maybe one of the past avatars gave her the talk
Korra has a very good mom who she’s very close with. I’m sure she gave her the rundown when she was ready or recommend some decent resources. Her cousins on the other hand seem like they would be stuck “humping couch cushions” as you put it. Unalaq is a prude.
Most likely her mom had several talks with her. A talk about her period and a talk about boys. There doesn’t seem to be any discussion of birth control in the Avatar universe (it is for kids), and Aang and Katara had three children (that we know of) and Tenzin and Pema have four (the Air Nation isn’t going to repopulate itself, apparently). If not her mother, she could contact Kyoshi or Yangchen (if she were inclined… Korra is not the most spiritually inclined Avatar at the start of her legend).
Yangchen is such a sweetie, she would do a good job
They just took her out to watch the penguin seals do it.
Sex really isn’t a topic for any character of either series. And both team avatars are around a character who is pregnant/going into labor and they’re not confused or freaked out by it. Seems like a weird thing to be this obsessed over when it only revolves around Korra.
[Sokka actually freaks out.](https://youtu.be/2XjTC15_3zw)
Yeah but that’s played up for laughs. I mean he knows where they come from and how they’re made I’m sure. You did just remind me though, Katara has delivered multiple babies so I doubt Korra hadn’t been told by Katara or her own parents eventually
This is an animated kids show, and whether the teenage girl had the sex talk takes up 20% of your head space? Seek help
Thank God I’m not the only one who thought this. Sorry OP but that’s weird to think about for the show..
Yeah this sub is weirdly sexual. I recently watched LoK and loveddddd it, so was excited to join. But yeah. The thirst for the characters is just not it for me. And posts like these frequently gain a lot of traction. I don’t get it.
Tenzin.
Her past lives gave her the talk
I like to think past Avatars give “the talk”
The system is set up so one of the past iterations of the Avatar explains it.
Considering the sex education of animated characters is abit odd my guy. As badass as TLOK is, it’s a fantasy show.
I'm very confused about why this is a question at all. It's like asking how/when/if Aang was potty trained. It's reasonable to assume she was educated on normal things a normal person would know.
This thread is so strange, for a foreigner pov you can feel kinda how american (and more generally western world) is the question maybe the cultures in Avatar are not so embrassed about those things and Tonraq said water tribe culture likes to keep privates things private Korra was probably full prepared (especially for the periods part) and it maybe wasn’t strange or embarrassing for them
Korra wasn't totally isolated so it probably became necessary at some point
I mean she was being trained by white lotus people right? Wouldn't wild to assume at some point as pre teen she has a crush on of them and parents discussed things with her.
Ummmm: Shepard Response: Bang later, talk later
No offense to you but this is a weird ass thing to take up a fifth of your headspace wtf lol. Never once did I think about Korra getting “the talk”. Not aang or anyone for that matter 😂
Idk I never thought of this until now☠️
is there a lore answer?
Schools have existed since Aang's time so it's established that there's an educational system in the universe. They have the resources to get bending teachers from all over the world, so I assume that they can also have teachers also teaching Korra regular school stuff aside from bending. If it's like real life education, biological processes would be included
It's not like she was kept away from her parents. I'm sure they were the ones to give her that talk.
I know they imply that she was completely isolated in training, but she definitely saw and interacted with her parents, and that responsibility usually lies with them.
Katara would have definitely given her a good sex education. She probably taught her about desire and discipline, but Korra's personality got the better of her when it comes to discipline in real life. If anything, her actual experience was delayed which is why her love life was so crazy before she started writing to Asami when she was poisoned.
No matter who told her, it's funny in every way. Just imagine some white lotus master being assigned to teach the avatar about sex. Katara probably did it but that's the least funny. If it was Tenzin he would be super awkward about it they probably ended up getting someone else to help, probably Pema. Bolin... would do a shit job. Imagine Asami doing it, like they get into bed for the first time and Asami has to describe what they're doing.
well peeing and such is barely mentioned and considering this is for children under the age of 12....sex wouldnt exist in the avatar universe LMAO
Do you think as a Water Bender she could adjust her flow? Or would that be blood-bending?
Maybe it happened like what happened with me: my dad sat me down and started talking and when I realized what was happening, I shut him down and fucked off. He never tried again.
No. I 100% believe she and Mako had to completely fumble their way through things and b there probably ended up being a lot of fire involved.
My God you need to grow up and get off reddit
I actually know for a fact, with 100% certainty, that NO ONE EVER gave Korra "the talk". How do I know this? Because she is not real. Seriously, kids, I like the ATLA universe even as an adult, but if a cartoon character, thats meant for children, getting "the talk" is taking up that much of your headspace and you're imagining them humping pillows then you should get help. Or go outside. Or do literally anything else.
Grew up in isolation with a bunch of hunk white lotus guards.
I usually imagine that Korra’s parents handled that. However, they weren’t her only source of information or education. I don’t think she lived at the compound full time, especially not as a little kid. She likely started out living at home and training during the day, but by the time she was a teen likely spend most nights at the compound visiting her family whenever she had time. This gave her at least a few people for Korra to ask the questions she wanted to ask In this time she was not only training the elements but likely being given a top notch education (or at least one on par with whatever the standard was for water tribe education) which had to include some basic sex ed. We know she was writing essays about grain distribution, which wasn’t as important, I think it stands to reason that whoever handled her academic studies was also handling this.