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fandomsecrets2010-02-03 05:46 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2010-02-03 05:46 pm
[ SECRET POST #1125 ]
⌈ Secret Post #1125 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
101.
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102.
[The Office]
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103.
[White Collar]
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104.
[Star Trek Online]
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105. [repeat]
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106.
[Code Geass]
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107.
[Ke$ha]
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108.
[Dexter]
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109.
[Code Geass]
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110.
[Joyeux Noël]
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111.
[Alan Cumming]
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112.
[Yu-Gi-Oh]
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113.
[Gareth Malone]
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114.
[Good Omens/Demian/Legend Of The Galactic Heroes]
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115.
[Arctic Monkeys]
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116.
[How I Met Your Mother]
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117.
[LOST]
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118.
[Ben 10: Alien Force]
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119.
[Puppet Master movies]
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120.
[Community]
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121.
[Questionable Content]
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122.
[KHR]
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123.
[Kim Manners]
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124.
[BtVS]
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125.
[Top Gear]
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126.
[Wonderfalls]
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127.
[Paradise Kiss]
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128.
[Arashi/JE]
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129.
[Robert & Susan Downey]
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130.
[Merlin]
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131.
[A Song of Ice and Fire]
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132.
[Saiyuki]
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133.
[FFVII]
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134.
[Animorphs]
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135.
[Eternal Champions]
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136.
[KHR]
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137.
[FF13]
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138.
[Baka to Test]
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139.
[Criminal Minds]
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140.
[Hetalia]
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141.
[Psych/Supernatural]
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142.
[Naruto]
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143.
[How I Met Your Mother]
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144.
[Wristcutters: A Love Story]
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145.
[Valkyrie Profile]
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146.
[Anastasia]
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147.
[Scrubs and Burn Notice]
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148.
[Fallout 3/Doctor Who]
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149.
[I Love You, Man]
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150.
[KHR]
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151.
[Fringe: "August"]
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152.
[Transformers]
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153.
[The Big Bang Theory]
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154.
[Hollyoaks]
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155.
[White Collar]
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156.
[Fire Emblem]
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157.
[D. Gray Man]
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158.
[Superior/Superior Cross]
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159.
[Coldplay and Moxy Fruvous]
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160.
[The IT Crowd]
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161.
[psyclon nine]
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162. [repeat]
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163.
[Liar Game & RuPaul's Drag Race]
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164.
[Van Helsing]
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165.
[McLeod's Daughters]
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166.
[Greg Proops, Tony Slattery, & Jon Stewart]
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167.
[Inglourius Basterds]
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168.
[Ronja Robbersdaughter]
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169.
[Good Omens]
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170.
[The Silmarillion]
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171.
[Supernatural]
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172.
[30 Rock/The Nanny]
Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 07 pages, 157 secrets from Secret Submission Post #161.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 - too big ], [ 1 2 - repeat ], [ 1 - posted twice ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
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I don't think that any fan of the Japan-character (to differentiate from the country) can in all honesty defend Japan-the-character-as-Nation against the darker parts of history without looking foolish. Especially since it's a WWII-based comic.
I can understand, I suppose, Japan-haters. I'm not a big fan of Poland's character and I'd rather avoid him; I suppose if I were inclined to theatrics I might indulge in them. And there are better-publicized historical reasons to hate Japan than there are for those countries who came out of WWII as "good guys", so if one is already inclined to dislike a certain character in Hetalia, they may search for historical reasons to quote for their dislike.
I am personally actually less concerned about countries that have widely acknowledged (and therefore from a fandom perspective not ignorable) human rights problems records and more concerned about those whose records don't get discussed - France and Algeria come to mind.
So, in other words, I think your attitude is healthy: yes, Japan is an interesting character. Yes, he's fun and funny. But you cannot ignore that as a character representing a nation he's done some very bad things. And you're not.
tl;dr: Stop worrying and enjoy your fandom. Don't let people ruin your fun - but don't get carried away with your squee.
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But why would anyone "defend him"? If you look at the manga, he has flaws and as the anon a bove said, he's one of the few characters whose "darker side" or however you want to call it is acknowledged. If you look at actual history, most characters are bastards (which is why I'm not a fan of characterization based on actual srs bzns history, not in this manga).
If you like him, you like him with his flaws. At least I've never seen a fan of Japan claiming that he's innocent and has never done anything wrong. But Hetalia is a light-hearted gag manga that doesn't dwell on the ugly side of history, so I think it's perfectly fine if someone doesn't take Japan-the-character seriously and just likes him because he's a funny take on Japan-the-country.
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OP seemed to be concerned about that possibility. I was saying that possibility is tiny.