Talk:Bloodbending/@comment-124.188.193.199-20120607065556/@comment-3005995-20120609043051

To clear it up: The denotation (or, literal meaning) of Bloodbending is neutral, as all denotations are, unless the word itself has to do with alignment. The connotation of Bloodbending, however, is shown very negatively, as we've only seen bloodbending used in negative ways. "Blood" also doesn't have a positive connotation.

As an example, both "damsel" and "babe" have the same basic meaning, referring to a girl. But you can obviously see they wouldn't be used in the same scenario. In addition, the word "faith" literally means "belief or trust in something without proof", and yet someone automatically thinks religion or God when they hear it. Finally, the swastika originally meant "auspiciousness" or "lucky charm" in its ancient roots, and yet has been banned in Germany for its modern connotation of Nazism.

Since nothing beyond evil purposes for bloodbending have been proven canon, we can only assume that it has more evil uses than good. I honestly think it's just too powerful to be used for good.