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fandomsecrets2009-01-08 04:54 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2009-01-08 04:54 pm
[ SECRET POST #734 ]
⌈ Secret Post #734 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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[Arwin/"The Suite Life of Zack and Cody"]
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[Steve Guttenberg & Paul o'Grady - The Paul o'Grady Show]
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 04 pages, 082 secrets from Secret Submission Post #105.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 2 3 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 - too big ], [ 1 2 3 4 5 - repeat ], [ 1 - personal attack ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
Re: 132
orz
Looks like I went a bit tl;dr there. o.o
Re: 132
And I'm just glad my explanation worked! I'm often afraid I make no sense when I blather, so it's good to hear. And I can hear you on the shipping -- I vaguely ship a few things, and totally ship Austria/Hungary because orz best married couple ever, but I've barely even touched fic in the fandom besides one or two genfics that were history-based 'cos they got linked here (including the kink-meme response with no romance that had Canada ranting at America about his people's behavior being why the country can't have nice things XD). And if I'm not looking at fanfiction or porn in one of my fandoms, SOMETHING IS ODD. I'm not even opposed to the porn, though I'd probably avoid the rape because the little voice in the back of my head going "... real history D:" would squick me too much, I just... haven't touched it for some odd reason.
AND YES, WORD, THIS IS ME. I couldn't get interested in history at all in school, because it was all... rote memorization and stale facts and rarely had any sort of human face put to it, and I have realized that I actually have very little interest in any classwork that I can't associate with personalities (just names doesn't work) or music. The Revolutionary War? Should be much more interesting than the way it's taught in schools. I always thought it was sort of a neat subject, but nothing ever stuck. One of the first Hetalia comics I read was America cleaning out his attic and remembering England, including during the Revolutionary War, and suddenly I'm really interested again -- I'm a sap but that whole scene made me tear up. And you're right, putting a mental image like that to the fact and date just helps it stick for me.
I personally can't bring myself to have any problem with the stereotypes of the characters, if only because they're based on the nation itself throughout history rather than the people of that nation. Saying that America has a history of being brash and loud and jumping into wars isn't the same thing as saying all Americans are brash, loud warmongers, so I can't be insulted by that. I can certainly see why people could be offended, and easily so -- how it would be hard for some people to seperate the characters-as-countries from the characters-as-people, and how that fact could make it impossible for them to enjoy the comic. That's fine, and I'm sorry that they don't like it and were upset over it, and hope they have fun with what they love, just like we do. It's just ridiculous to paint all fans as horrible people because we like a controversial series, and I'm pretty darn sure that's all most of us have a problem with here, though many are dealing with it badly and... should stop that. >_>
... Also, oh my. America's aphrodesiac bomb. I. I haven't gotten to that one yet. T_T