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Anon 1: Thank you for your kind words. I’ll just have to put a note in my ask guidelines about those kind of ships explicitly stating that I don’t approve of them. 

Anon 2: I’m not discouraged, no worries! I’m a multi-shipper, so as long as the dynamic is written well, I’ll be into it. I’d just like to reiterate that I really have no problem writing about other ships for you guys, so long as I can find evidence or interactions in canon that would be of use. 

If I’m mean for condemning an incest ship, then so be it. I try to be accommodating, but not when it comes to something like that. I don’t condone harassment, though. Just ignore people who are into stuff that you don’t like. A blacklist extension for tumblr is very effective if you’re particularly sensitive to it. 

Anon 3: Couldn’t have said it any better myself. I don’t get too many asks like that, but sometimes people are a bit demanding and impatient, expecting that I’ll do whatever post they want me to create. 

Nonetheless, I accept the majority of asks. It just takes me five centuries to get to them, so I apologize for that. I’m incredibly appreciative of everyone’s engagement and support. 

Okay, that’s that! I’d like to begin getting to longer requests soon 🙂

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There is a post about it [x], but like you said, I’m pretty sure
this is a reference to the unofficially-binding 2014 Veneto referendum. The
post was created in 2015. 

The nations follow the decisions of their government, so it’s
not really up to the personification. Although, in the panel, Veneziano doesn’t
appear to be too opposed to the idea of it.

I don’t think anything would happen to be honest. They were
already characterized as separate nations in the first place, not to mention
that a recent World Stars chapter has already shown that Romano has his own
boss [x]. 

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People have fetishized Kumajiro.

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You’re right in that he’s really annoyed by Prussia and only tolerates him! They’re not best friends. As stated in the post, both PruIta and Prumano are one-sided on Prussia’s part. 

Although, when he was around a pre-teen age, Romano thought that Prussia was cool because of the latter’s military accomplishments and romance tales he had to share [x]. 

Yeah, he did! 

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Oh! That’s tough!

1)   
Is Germany Holy Rome?

2)   
How come you haven’t made a master post
clarifying sibling relations?

3)   
How come you haven’t addressed the mistakes you made in the past?

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It’s okay and thank you! I actually plan to make a big master post detailing it all! 

It’s unfortunate, but we still have recent content creators showing “evidence” without giving context (if it’s needed, some is just blatantly wrong) or recognizing that Himaruya has abandoned many of these harmful tropes, so I don’t think it’ll be going away any time soon. 

You didn’t have to be so mean with the gif response, nor do your followers. I get it if you don’t like it, but it is very unfair if you do others in your series and ignore certain ones just because you are morally against it. We are part of the fandom too, we don’t deserve such scorn.

This is not about not liking a ship; it’s disapproving of
incest. The fact that I even have to say this is mind boggling to me. I’m respectful of other people’s ships even if I don’t
particular favor it in any other scenario. I’ve even done posts about pairings
that I don’t particularly ship but do so because I appreciate my followers and
am happy to provide them with tools to create.

On the other hand, what prompted the deliberately
rude response is that those ships involve confirmed biological brothers. Perhaps
I shouldn’t have just answered that ask, but this is also my blog: I’m free to
voice my opinion as are my followers who commented.

If you don’t like it or can’t consolidate the reasons why I
did this, please unfollow my blog. Thank you for your time.

I confuse a lot of people lmao. You’d never guess it.

But I am a mixed child. My dad’s primarily Polish and Hungarian, but there are traces of Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian, and Romanian heritage, and my mom’s Guyanese-Indian. 

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Fictional “global buddies” that are oversexualized and romanticized.

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THEY ALL HAVE SPARKLES WHAT DO YOU MEAN. 

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It’s not a weird ask, no worries.

I hate that I have to use this disclaimer, but this is coming from someone who is half-Jewish.

This is something I’ve emphasized many times before: historical situation and accuracy does not equate to promoting a horrid ideology.

Just the mere depiction of Nazis doesn’t inherently mean that you’re glorifying what they stand for. You’re being historically accurate. If that was the case, then all Hollywood movies depicting Nazis would be ousted and boycotted.

From what I can see, you’re taking great lengths to cover the topic with conscious sensitivity and accuracy, so I wish you all the best in your future work (uh…this was sent in a long time ago, so I don’t know if you uploaded it yet ^^)

Wait, how did Hungary even manage to convince herself that she was a boy, like???

She was raised to be like a male by Magyar [x] and was surrounded by males as she matured. She had no females to compare her physiology to either. It was only until her physical differences (i.e., her breasts, strength, and stamina) become more noticeable that she recognized her sex. 

(I’m less inclined to believe the whole difference in strength and stamina aspects, because it’s stereotypical, but that’s the logic used in the manga). 

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Two reasons. I’ve been studying a lot of grammar, writing,
and literature lessons lately, so I can improve for the better. I keep them up
there and don’t intend to delete them, but my old fics always serve as an embarrassment
for me

(not to mention how dramatic, emotional, and obnoxious the author’s notes were). I know it’s irrational, but even my writing from April is embarrassing to
me.

I’m also just extremely burnt-out. School, moving, renovating,
career, and other life responsibilities have tuckered out my brain. The routine
of it has left me craving for change rather than working all day. I’ve done
some relaxing to treat myself, such as reading more of Oscar Wilde or re-watching
some anime, but I still haven’t been able to dedicate a full day without work
since I began my undergrad. I’m stubborn, so I’m sure I’ll get through this rut
eventually.

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It’s unfortunate, but this is
true.

@imsinkingtodeephelp That’s a cute thought 🙂 but I don’t think that any creator would wait 12+ years to have their big reveal, let alone expect their series to last that long. 

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I’m poor lol. It’s not just potatoes though. I also have almonds and peanut butter, but I do eat the same meals every day. 

I think you might be looking too deeply into Russia and America’s interactions. There’s also some issues of honestly thinking they don’t hate each other even a little bit. There’s plenty of proof that they don’t exactly like each other too much. Plus, I know that the characters aren’t meant to depict their governments, but even Russian and American people aren’t exactly fond of each other.

1) I don’t think so at all. In the examples I provided, you can see them deliberately trying to piss each other off. Russia gets America a ticket to Siberia for his birthday and I believe XS condoms if it’s a reference to the “Reduce your opponent’s willpower strip!”.

America deliberately feigns ignorance judging by how oblivious his performance is despite the sarcasm it reads as. He then jokes that the [condoms] will only last him a month and that he’ll use the ticket to Siberia as a tissue.

That said, I don’t think I’m reading into that interaction too far by reaching the conclusion that America is calculatedly toying with Russia here. He’s able to match Russia’s passive-aggressiveness with ease. He didn’t just pull that whole scheme out of nowhere. He knew full-well what he was doing. 


2) I never said that they didn’t dislike each other at all. [Hate is a strong word.]

“It’s a misconception that Russia and America don’t get along [x]. During the Cold War, their relationship was a myriad of passive-aggressiveness [x] and yes, dick jokes [x].Presently, the two get along really well. Although, the passive-aggressiveness remains.”

I then link to chapter 53 of world stars, which shows them in a café laughing and enjoying themselves and speak of how they still have a passive-aggressive dynamic going on.

Another post: 

“Russia even admits that he sometimes wants to “smash his [America’s] glasses into ten equal parts.”

3) Even though you mentioned this, American and Russian people not getting along doesn’t necessarily impact the personification’s relationship with each other. They have a far deeper history than present relations. Also, you’re conflating Russian and American politicians with how civilians of each may relate to each other.

4) It’s not that they don’t like each other, period.

This is why I show both sides of the equation, because their relationship isn’t only defined by strips that depict them from WW2–end of the Cold War. Even then, they still didn’t outright hate each other.

Selectively using evidence can make it seem like they don’t like each other at all, but truth of the matter is, there’s just as much evidence showing that they get along and are fond of each other. Point is, it’s better to use both sides to capture their relationship.