The Hetalia Fandom isn't THAT Bad
Ok I've been seeing a lot of people complaining about the "crazy Hetalia fandom" lately and I've had enough. Really this can apply to any fandom with a bad reputation but since I've been seeing toward Hetalia lately I'm going to focus on that. Seriously, many of the stories that get passed around are either so far-fetched to begin with that I have
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I also think it should be noted the "Nazi salute" existed long before the Nazi party. It was created by the Romans and has been used in many different societies. Even the U.S. saluted their flag that way before the Nazis adopted it. So I think we shouldn't automatically associate the salute with Nazis.
I see absolutely no reason why that should be noted. No one involved in this particular case intended it that way, and even if they had, everyone knows that that sign's primary association these days is with Nazis. The Nazis appropriated a lot of things, but that doesn't make it okay for blond haired, blue eyed people to run around with Swastikas and it doesn't make it okay for gentiles dressed as Nazis* to hail Hitler. This whole paragraph seemed like reaching pretty deep to excuse a pretty horrible action.
I also get sick and tired of people saying I'm just "lucky" to not have bad experiences with the fandom. I find this quite condescending as it's ( ... )
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