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⌈ Secret Post #737 ⌋

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[Kumikyoku Niconico Douga, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Version]

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I dunno, it's really hard to say ANYthing is really inoffensive, I think. Some people I think have mentioned that how Hetalia glosses over or avoids real wars or conflicts offends them. You can't win either way. Although I do think we somehow got off-topic. :B How did we start on this again?

I think when you do something like this, with a volatile timeperiod with a whole bunch of different real world countries, you're stepping into a minefield. I really don't think it's possible to do something like this and NOT offend someone. Although whether or not I personally find it offensive really isn't relevant as to whether or not it itself is offensive. If that makes sense? Even if the Shinatty thing doesn't offend me personally, I can definitely see how that in itself is offensive.

I don't think it's just because it deals with WWII, but that it's a gag strip about WWII and real world countries (with a large slash fanbase), and some of the fandom's response/behavior has been... a bit leery, you know? I think backlash against something like this is totally inevitable, and not entirely unwarranted given the touchyness of the subject material. But that's just my take on it. :B

Eh, nations and history and whatnot are serious business for many people, and in any given time period there's going to be an infinite number of reasons why people might be offended by anything that deals with such things. But even so, in the end it's still up to personal interpretation. Many people find it offensive, and many people don't, and there are many shades of grey between, so many opinions. Some of them I can understand/respect, some I can't.

I think that in the end it all comes down to the individual and her own decisions about how she views such things, in this case Hetalia. I mean, you can't really do anything about other people's opinions, can you? Me, I decided on a stance regarding this series that I'm comfortable with, and I'm saddened (even angry sometimes) when I see some reactions and opinions within fandom that I don't agree with and/or feel uncomfortable with. (But then, as everyone here should know, fandom is not a hive mind.) In any case, I understand the backlash, I expected a backlash, even the wank, it's just that, well, the wank was a bit too much. :3

...or something. I'm not quite awake anymore so I hope what I wrote makes sense. o_O *facepalm*

That's true, but actually thinking about it, I usually give more consideration to someone who says they're offended by something rather than someone who says they aren't. Does that make sense? D: Because feeling offended/hurt by something really can suck.

But there's not really a lot anyone can do about how anyone chooses to react to Hetalia. :B I'm actually surprised it didn't blow up more before now. There's some anime for it coming out or something right? This might just be the tip of the iceberg. :O

Sure - as I said, it's not people being offended that I mind, it's when they're wanky about it and insult me, personally. I didn't even react to the anti Hetalia secrets until they started going "IF YOU LIKE THIS SERIES YOU'RE [racist/shallow idiot/not a human being/etc]!!!" I mean, offensive or not, Hetalia is not, y'know, Mein Kampf or anything. (...god, was this a Godwin? hope not...) Just as there are lots of reasons to be offended by it, there are lots of reasons to like it, people are different, fandom is not a hive mind, etcetera etcetera.

I think the reason it didn't blow up earlier was that it was a small fandom. I suppose someone noticed it, posted a secret (or more) to f!s and as they say, the rest is history (HA HA HA *shoots self*). And yeah, the anime is coming out in two weeks... though I hope most people who read f!s have had more than enough of this so there won't be such a loud reaction to the anime.

(To be honest I'm not entirely happy about the anime's existence, because IMO this series works as a webcomic and even as a drama CD but it's just not something that should be animated and aired on TV, even in Japan... but there's not a lot fandom can do about that, is there.)

Hahaha, IT'S NEVER VERY LONG BEFORE THE AD HOMINEMS COME OUT
especially here :D

It really exploded after that kinkmeme secret, didn't it? That seemed to be the impression I got anyway.

There's a drama CD? :O Although it should be interesting to see the reaction to the anime. I ANTICIPATE SOME DRAMA

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