If the JP fandom prefers the original versions of the characters from the webcomic, does that mean they preferred when France would SA others more, including minors? And when Russia was more abusive to the baltics? Or do they acknowledge those as bad too?

Also, is the JP side aware of the problems around drawing characters of color? Here in the West, there was even a short campaign of recoloring other's fanart that drew characters like Seychelles with too light skin. The JP side seems to draw her with light/white skin more often (not too sure), tho that was how she looked in the original anime and I think game. We also increasingly prefer to draw her with more "ethnic" hair rather than straight, even tho that's her canon design. The more progressive side of the EN side anyway.

This is just based on my current knowledge, but back then when these things were different in terms of how they were received (like how some comedians jokes from years ago are called out as problematic decades later), the JP fandom carried on thinking it was light-hearted portrayal. Now that times have changed, things like Russia’s treatment of others and France’s questionable antics are slowly being buried away and majority of the JP fans are exploring the deeper side of their personalities more and more lately.

Surely there was some racially insensitive material that were passed off as jokes back then, but that’s really not all the webcomic was. The webcomic focused on the nations more as ‘characters’ instead of ‘anthropomorphic representations’, and the way Himaruya gave them individuality as people instead of countries is why the older fans preferred that. I don’t know the best way to put it into english, but they appeared to be more ‘human-like’ back then.

Creating a series that generalizes a specific type of group can be quite tricky, and it’s hard to avoid the problems that come with political correctness. Alas, this is the path Himaruya chose. 😞

The mentality the JP side has with Hetalia (or any series, really) is that the author’s portrayal takes priority. It’s why you don’t often see fanart from JP making ‘corrections’, edits or additions to the original character design. If it’s the way Himaruya draws it, everyone will try to stick to it as close as possible out of respect for the original material. Fortunately Himaruya has at least been exploring more on different skin tones and body shapes in the recent years and the fans, true to form, are simply sticking to that interpretation. If the progressive side of EN has a problem with the way those characters are drawn, it’s really up to the author to make those changes.

In the end, we see them as ‘someone’s characters’ instead of ‘representatives’, if that makes sense.

HELLO I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ABT UR NINJAGO OPINIONS PLS

seriously tho I love this show so much and I'm always looking for excuses to talk to people about it so... thoughts on where things might go after S2Pt2? I'm starting to believe the evil Arin theories, but I feel like our boy deserves more nuance than that...

I'll gladly indulge! you can always bother me with ninjago thoughts in either my inbox or dms :3

I don't personally think the evil arin theories will come to fruition, but I do think this will blow up in the team's face if they can't properly address arin's self-worth issues soon (they won't). especially since it was confirmed that he doesn't have any elemental power. everything is so tense on the team after kai getting yoinked into the nether space, and it's only gonna get worse when they see a lightning EM in the s2pt2 tournament. and when arin finds out that sora helped him with his object spinjitsu, ohhhhh he's not gonna be happy. I can maybe see him leaving the team for an episode or two, but I don't think he'll go awol. the show is definitely trying to insinuate that though huh :')

lloyd and sora just need to stop coddling him for a second. they're forcing optimism on him when what he needs is a heart to heart about his actual capabilites. the boy is very capable, but he needs to be able to say "I can't do it" and actually have someone respect that and say "okay, here's an alternative instead."

but that's s2pt2 commentary. you asked what I think will happen in s3 and beyond

I honestly think they're gonna focus more on jay in s3. I think we'll see him a fair bit more throughout s2pt2, but I don't think the main cast is gonna realize it's him until towards the very end. and I honestly can see the season ending with the team realizing jay's alive, and the production crew won't actually try to "deal with" his arc until s3. and as much as I love jay, I hope they draw out his arc and make everyone suffer :) I do really want him to get his memories back in the end tho

I also wonder if we'll get a glimpse at next season's protagonists? similar to how ras was carried over from last season into this one, could the forbidden five somehow carry over into s3? idk. I'm just thinking out loud. I don't really believe that'll happen. tho I think it would be strange to give them so much lore without giving them more significance and screentime

anyhow, that's all I have for now. I'd be interested in hearing some of your other thoughts for what the future seasons hold.

For the unpopular opinions ask game:Antonio is genderfluid and realizes it when they're older

Agree!

look double standards for men and women are obviously real but i also have to ask women who say stuff like “you have to be pretty but not too pretty you have to be smart but not too smart” like have you actually tried being the maximum of everything you can be. do you walk in being your Most Self or do you compromise without being asked and give people a half version of yourself because you’ve internalized that that’s what people want. again yeah there are often consequences and obvious caveat not to push boundaries where your safety or livelihood are legitimately on the line but like. much of the time i hear women say they “can’t” do something and what they really mean is they can’t do it and remain likable. and it’s like. ok. be unlikable.

not claiming that i am automatically unproblematic by default but.. it does make me sad how such stupid things tear people apart on this site

I've never stepped into a hot topic in my life because- #indoterlalukonservatis ngl I wanna see what it's like ���‍♂️

i aint the slightest clue what that hashtag says BUT if you go into a hot topic nowadays its pretty chill honestly, it's really not that bad and you'll more often than not find anime and videogame merch

basically at this point i think anyone who is not upset by words like “adulting” and sentences like “i cant english today” should have a good enough understanding of the english language to understand that using kin as a verb isnt really “incorrect” and almost always makes sense in context and is often actually easier to read and process than more “correct” uses for a lot of people and i honestly think that the problem is that people who treat language more casually are looked down on by polite society and a lot of people who are othered by that society will try to recreate themselves in its image to regain the acceptance they felt in the past and like i do empathize with that but i also dont really get why im supposed to give a shit about other peoples linguistic hangups just to get to stay in a discord server

man i do not feel like doing my final project for my animal literature class and the reason why makes me feel like a bad person

You are the one triggered over a fictional robot calling another fictional robot “it” millions of people are dying in my country and your outrage is a character got called “it” you people are pathetic. This is why I don’t like you DA fans you all hate in Freddy for the most stupidest thing as pronouns grow the fuck up.

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dude that specific version of the DA doesn't use it/it's. I have ZERO problems with people who use it/it's.

Also I don't know you? I'm sorry that shit's fucked in your country but maybe instead of screaming at me you can tell me good places I could donate to help people in need where you're at.

*head in hands* i straight up do not know how kindergarten teachers accomplish anything

well, I am officially on to season 2 of "Miss Scarlet and the Duke", and based on the first episode at least, the writing does seem to have improved a bit?? this may be a case of First Episode of the Season Syndrome (added nuance and subtlety to kick the season off but immediately dropping back down to mediocre levels until the finale), but I'm hopeful that many of my complaints about the first season won't be as present going forwards!

but also, oww. the end... that was... yikes. my heart hurts now. 😧

How do i deal with procrastination as an entp? I have been trying to motivate myself but boi it aint helping im just getting back to zero everytime i tried ;_; also why are we awkward with some teachers while close with some or is everyone like that

Hey!

Yes. So I genuinely just accept the chaos at this point. Typically I load my schedule so that I don't have time to procrastinate. In high school it was clubs, college it was extra classes and jobs-- I only suggest doing this in moderation. This worked great when I was younger and I didn't have to search for things to do-- but it's always procrastination in some form.

But truly, if you can't make your own deadlines and follow them (no judgement, I cannot and don't try anymore), accept the chaos. I used to procrastinate and be stressed about it, and now I don't even consider it procrastinating. I can get things done quickly before they're due with no sweat off my back this way. And if you run out of time... you'll learn a lesson and maybe do it with a tad bit more time next deadline around.

About the teachers--- I get this with so many people! Some people think I'm so weird and others think I'm normal and I don't know exactly why. I think this is probably normal for everyone. With some people you click, and with others you don't.

Lmaoooo

miranda does have a bite force of about 4,000 PSI, or 2 tons per square inch. this is why her head is so blocky and rectangular in profile, along with why her teeth are large and triangular with serrated edges, and why she has chubby, squishy cheeks, as that’s where all that jaw muscle is. abyssal merfolk (what miranda is) have the highest bite force of the species of merfolk, being as they’re combination predators and scavengers typical of most animals in the deep sea, and having a high bite force lets them consume bones and shells and other hard body parts that other scavengers have trouble accessing. its also pretty useful to have in general - as just about anything they run into, and thus, their only chance for a meal in a long time, is usually not going to fare well at getting bitten with that much power.

this kind of muscle is hard to gain or lose. though merfolk do have what are effectively chewy stim toys for them to bite, its less for them actually “working out”, per say, as much as it is just engaging their brains in a way that’s fun and enriching for them. even though a lot of miranda’s muscle has begun to atrophy, her jaw muscles haven’t, mostly because it’s some of the last muscle to be lost in cases like hers. a mer that can’t bite might as well be dead already, so her body holds onto it as long as possible.

her head is also a lot bigger than a human’s, and her jaws can open wider - nothing too impressive, exactly, but expected for a skull like hers, with more space given for her mouth and the operation of it. biting is still one of the most immediate merfolk responses for self defense, add in the whole evolutionary arms race with themselves, and it being necessary for how they eat in general, and they never lost that ability to bite in the way that they do.

all of this to say that aaravi and the other ROs will sometimes hand miranda watermelons or pumpkins just to watch her crush them with her jaws. sometimes its a little insulting (hence why its mostly her friends who can get away with it), but she DOES still like showing off and scaring them a little bit. absolutely fucking wonderful terrifying jaws. she can effortlessly fit other people’s heads inside of her jaws and could crush them too, if she actually wanted to. superb way to scare the freshmen.

I kinda wanna go on a rant but I honestly just think I need to sleep

im currently writing an atsugawa (I hate the name shin soukoku or whatever I'm sorry but I'm actually not. also I cannot pronounce soukoku {this is the real reason I don't use soukoku}) and I don't even ship it lmaoo