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Recently, when I tried to review someone's OC, which was quite stereotypical and inaccurate, they replied with this:
"And Hetalia is FUELED off of stereotypes. I kind of did stretch the scanty part, but short fashion is a stereotype."
Wait a second here.
True, Hetalia is filled with stereotypes. However, some stereotypes are best left alone, if they are that inaccurate. For example, my own Israel OC has a large nose and is obsessed with saving money, due to large noses and tightwads being two Israeli stereotypes. However, I could have also made her a male rabbi, this being another stereotype. However, because of the minuscule orthodox population in Israel, and Israeli's tendencies to crack jokes at the orthodox, I left that out.
Or my Palestine. He wears the stereotypical Keffiyeh, due to that being heavily associated with Palestine. Stereotype-wise, I could have also made him a terrorist or suicide bomber. However, who in their right mind would do such an offensive thing?
In short, some stereotypes are ok to use, while some aren't.
"And Hetalia is FUELED off of stereotypes. I kind of did stretch the scanty part, but short fashion is a stereotype."
Wait a second here.
True, Hetalia is filled with stereotypes. However, some stereotypes are best left alone, if they are that inaccurate. For example, my own Israel OC has a large nose and is obsessed with saving money, due to large noses and tightwads being two Israeli stereotypes. However, I could have also made her a male rabbi, this being another stereotype. However, because of the minuscule orthodox population in Israel, and Israeli's tendencies to crack jokes at the orthodox, I left that out.
Or my Palestine. He wears the stereotypical Keffiyeh, due to that being heavily associated with Palestine. Stereotype-wise, I could have also made him a terrorist or suicide bomber. However, who in their right mind would do such an offensive thing?
In short, some stereotypes are ok to use, while some aren't.
Group Overhaul!
Exactly as the title says! With my year-long streak of fandom inactivity, I've allowed this group to die down—and have recently come to the conclusion that its original purpose was horrendously flawed. I created this group because I was tired of tragically inaccurate Hetalia OCs; and when creating the group, the main purpose in mind was showcasing OCs that are already accurate. However, that does little except create cliques and bias, and I've decided instead to revamp this group with the purpose of educating the Hetalia community, not dividing it.
Now, dusting things off around here will be a slow process; the gallery needs to be clea
Contest deadline to be delayed
At the suggestion of melondramatics (https://www.deviantart.com/melondramatics), the deadline of the History and Culture Contest will be delayed to April 30th, due to only having one entry five days from the original deadline. Please message an admin about an extension if this will be an issue, which it hopefully not be—the contest has been open since mid-January.
Contest: History and Culture
After months of mentioning it but never taking any action, us admins have decided to hold a contest. It will have three available categories to enter in, with a first, second and third place for each category. This leaves nine potential winners.
Contest Rules:
- In the description of your entry, please specify which category your piece is meant to enter in.
- No mature content
- Deadline is the twentieth of March, 2014. Due to only having one entry on March 15th, the deadline is now the thirtieth of April. Entries will be judged from March twenty-first to March twenty-third.
- You may submit two entries; however, you may only win once.
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Friendly reminder
The quality of your art does not make your OC any more or less accurate; in fact, don't even worry about the art (if you really are concerned about the art and nobody can change your mind, just try to make it look presentable. It doesn't have to be amazing). The quality of the art and the quality of the OC are, most of the time, completely unrelated in every way. If an author cannot illustrate his writings, does that make him or her any less of a skilled writer? No.
So you may ask why this has been brought up; well, lately, there's been this Tumblr blog, fuckhetaliaocs, that goes around bashing Hetalia OCs just because they aren't drawn in t
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which oc did you review