I think I should finally say something about the hetalia fandom tbh
So I have seen all of @romanope posts about the hetalia fandom. And let me tell you,
As someone who has been into this fandom/show for almost 5 years this has been our lowest point EVER
Yeah, you may say back in 2012 we had a major fight with Homestuck, but you know what?
WE ACTUALLY GOT OVER OUR DIFFERENCES AND MADE AN AU ABOUT OUR FRIENDSHIP
And thatâs something I absolutely adored about this fandom!! We reached out to others, we (mostly) avoided fights, we easily forgave, (unless it was major but that never happened) we were kind to one another, we supported one another, and we respected each others opinions!!
And THAT was why our fandom was so popular back in 2011-2013
In 2014? Yeaaa that was the year we started dying down. Now of course we had some AMAZING artists, fanfic writers, etc⌠But it wasnât happening as often.
2015-to mid 2016 was the same, but I think towards the end of 2016 was where it all went spiraling downwards.
All of a sudden, art wasnât getting as many notes and kind words. Rather it was replaced with little to nothing and
You heard me! And same with fanfiction too!
In this fandom, we have many communities which are great!! We have the âambassadorâ community which lets someone talk about their home country and
THEY HAVE STARTED TO BECOME ATTACKED TOO
ALL BECAUSE SOMEONE IS âOFFENDEDâ OVER ONE MINOR DETAIL/simple mistake/SOMETHING THAT ISNâT APPEALING TO THEM
And there is something called the âGoogle historyâ community, a role-playing forum in which you have Google searches and interact with other âweb browsers.â
I have had my fair share of experiences with this and let me tell you I received comments such as,
You need to die in a f*cking hole you !@#$%
What a disgusting little person you are! Delete this stupid account
You are the one ruining this fandom, GET OUT!
That should say a lot. I deleted my accounts not because I was hurt, it was just an example of
WE HATE ON EACH OTHER JUST BECAUSE IT DOESNT GO OUR WAY
NOW LETâS TALK ABOUT OUR GIRLS!!!
Seychelles and Belgium are so cool! (Same for all the other hetalia girls) But oh nonono if you draw them wrong, DONâT villinise them in a fanfic, or talk trash about them, THE FANDOM wiLL ATTACK YOU
I saw an amazing artist who actually LIVED IN SEYCHELLES (Same for Belgium) AND DREW HER IN TRADITIONAL CLOTHING AND HAIR
And someone attacked her because of her hair *sigh*
She vowed to never draw Seychelles again :(
And someone drew Belgium with a bit of chub (which I adored) and someone called the artist obese and shes putting it out on skinny characters⌠(and i personally think of Belgium as a cute chubby person!!)
If you donât villanise a female (or sometimes male) character, donât have a pairing of some sort, or totally twist up a Canon characters personality, then IT IS CONSIDERED BAD
Now of course, there are many acceptions but this is what it is like these days!!!
And âuseful cristism or ânice commentsâ are now âMake a character like this or else I hate your bookâ or âhateful commentsâ
I have seen so many cool OCâ S such as Philippines, Mexico, Lebanon, 50 states, and so many more!
Of course, they are looked down upon as cringy, innacurate, etc..
And ask blogs are basically deadâŚ
A great friend of mine @ask-the-fratelli-italia has gone through this and theyâre super amazing!!!
Sometimes in this fandom, we are NOT RESPECTFUL OF WHO AND WHAT WE SHIP
Iâm not even going to go into detail as I think ALL of us know the drill with this one
And the sane goes for 'misinterpretation of charactersâ
If you feel as if Iâm missing something, please tell me!!
Now here are some ways to help!!
REBLOG NOT LIKE COOL ART/FANFIC!!
If a quality creator is being hated on, give the creator some love!!
Leave nice critiques and comments of love
If someone interprets a character in a way you do not like, either TELL THEM WHAT THEY CAN IMPROVE ON NICELY OR JUST IGNORE IT
And yeah!! Hope you enjoyed~ -Zoe
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