New character
Hey everyone!
So, I just apped Major Klaus from From Eroica With Love, and I think it's important to make a note about him.
From Eroica With Love was started in 1976. That means it was a very different time than when we're living now. In the manga there's a lot of tension depicted between countries, and as such sometimes Klaus makes racist remarks (he isn't the only one. The other characters feel just as free to make racist remarks about him). It's not something he does constantly, but it's still there.
He's also homophobic and calls homosexuals "degenerates". He doesn't like crossdressers, either. He's extremely conservative.
I thought it was important to bring people's attention to this OOCly. To me, he comes off like many people in Church who I believe are close-minded yet not bad people, and his views are perfectly understandable for the time period he comes from. I actually think it's interesting to see how much differently the topics were treated at that time. I know it's possible he might say some things that are potentially offensive, which is why I thought it was important to mention this.
I myself am a gay transsexual, and I love Klaus' character despite him having such huge flaws, so I hope other people can come to like him too. And I hope I can do his character justice.
If you have any concerns, feel free to speak them here.
I'll also be using the insults he uses in the English version, because I love that he seriously calls people "wankers".
Anyway, manga 1-11 are translated into English so far (and I believe there's also scanlations up somewhere). If you ever get a chance to read it the first volume is the worst, it gets better after that.
Also, we've broken 1000 tags again.
So, I just apped Major Klaus from From Eroica With Love, and I think it's important to make a note about him.
From Eroica With Love was started in 1976. That means it was a very different time than when we're living now. In the manga there's a lot of tension depicted between countries, and as such sometimes Klaus makes racist remarks (he isn't the only one. The other characters feel just as free to make racist remarks about him). It's not something he does constantly, but it's still there.
He's also homophobic and calls homosexuals "degenerates". He doesn't like crossdressers, either. He's extremely conservative.
I thought it was important to bring people's attention to this OOCly. To me, he comes off like many people in Church who I believe are close-minded yet not bad people, and his views are perfectly understandable for the time period he comes from. I actually think it's interesting to see how much differently the topics were treated at that time. I know it's possible he might say some things that are potentially offensive, which is why I thought it was important to mention this.
I myself am a gay transsexual, and I love Klaus' character despite him having such huge flaws, so I hope other people can come to like him too. And I hope I can do his character justice.
If you have any concerns, feel free to speak them here.
I'll also be using the insults he uses in the English version, because I love that he seriously calls people "wankers".
Anyway, manga 1-11 are translated into English so far (and I believe there's also scanlations up somewhere). If you ever get a chance to read it the first volume is the worst, it gets better after that.
Also, we've broken 1000 tags again.