[ SECRET POST #5337 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5337 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 23 secrets from Secret Submission Post #764.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

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Name the fandom. And repeats, etc.

(If you think something in this thread is a troll, please ignore it! Conversation is fine, but OT wank makes stuff harder to keep track of in this thread. Thanks.)

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01. https://i.imgur.com/99D9KXY.png

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks for turning my comment into a secret, secret maker! Also, I am amused by the image choice.

[(Anonymous)]

Oh bro, I can relate to this. My friends are way more active fanfic readers than I am, but I write a lot more than they do, and some of them can make things weird when they're rambling about a trope they see so much and hate and I'm thinking that my fics are exactly what they don't like T-T

[(Anonymous)]

Sorry you have a friend like that, OP. That sounds really frustrating.

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02. https://i.imgur.com/zEXWVYN.png

[(Anonymous)]

This is somewhat ambiguously worded. Do you mean this in the sense that you wish you and the people you interacted with during your Hetalia phase could just have those memories of who you were erased, or do you mean that you wish everyone who is/was in the Hetalia fandom, period, would have that part of their life erased? Because it's fine if it's the former. If it's the latter, though...

Hetalia and its fans have/had flaws (I've been in and out of it since 2009, so... yeah), but it also wouldn't be understating to say that it inspired an entire generation of anime fans to take an interest in other cultures, languages, and people (or even their own) in a way I've never seen since. You have people who are multilingual because of Hetalia, who discovered their passion for International Relations or history because of Hetalia, who became stronger writers and researchers because of their time in Hetalia. As much toxicity and awfulness there is/was in the fandom, I don't think it would be fair to say that erasing those positive experiences is a sentiment shared by everyone. Again, that's just if that was what you meant, though.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm not a big Hetalia fan but there's this one line in the dub that's so funny when America was talking about Japanese horror movies being beatable... "It's so easy!" It still comes into my head when I work myself up to do something I don't want to.

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I really loved Hetalia back in the day, but I recently rewatched some of it and I just didn't enjoy it as much.

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I feel the same way. I was cringe, immature, and said some very sketchy things. I don't have any excuse for that, because I was an adult and I should've known better. I know better now. But I wish I could erase that part of my life.

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Even though I'm not super fond of Hetalia any more, I honestly look back on my time in the fandom fondly. It helps that I was pretty uninvolved and really only consumed fan content. So I understand that interacting with the fandom more would have meant potential exposure to the more toxic and cringeworthy elements.

As an aside, one of my favorite instances of finding fellow fans in the wild was with two Hetalia fans. I was in the Italian part of Epcot's World Showcase, and I thought I recognized two people cosplaying as the kid versions of Italy and Romano(Chibitalia and Chibimano). I asked them, and I was right about them being cosplayers. They were super sweet, and even asked me for a hug, while clearly respecting boundaries. It was a really nice experience!

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03. https://i.imgur.com/3A4adYY.png

[(Anonymous)]

What is this? I really like the art style!

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04. https://i.imgur.com/4CGs85y.png

[(Anonymous)]

I completely agree. It can be done, but it's frustratingly rare and inconsistent.

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05. https://i.imgur.com/ZsryyNK.png

[(Anonymous)]

...what

also as another ace... what?

[(Anonymous)]

Were people opposed to het relationships in 1921? Not sure I understand what's going on here

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[(Anonymous)]

OP, update- I talked with one of my friends in the group and she has also been fed up with getting guilt-tripped and railroaded into doing cosplays we don't really want to do. One person has been really pushing everyone into doing the group cosplays they want and was very rude during our last convention so the plan is just to break off and do our own thing.

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NS, NF, etc.

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Official advertise your fandom-related event thread.

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Secrets you don't want to make...

[(Anonymous)]

... but you wouldn't mind if someone else made them for you! As always, including the fandom and full character names is a big help, and I'll try my best to use an appropriate image choice. Er, just to clarify - it's my intention to make all the secrets left in this thread, so even if they're not marked claimed, they will be made.

I'll monitor this thread until tomorrow's secret post goes up, so feel free to leave your comments until then!

Yours truly,

a secret maker

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