"Regarding the ethnic stereotypes, it’s also more acceptable in 'Hetalia' because the entire premise of the series is spoofing world history. It’s supposed to be a parody, so you’re not supposed to take it seriously."
Right. That, and it's made clear that it's supposed to be just stereotypes. It's not like the author REALLY thinks that all Italians are cowards, all Germans are stuffy and humorless, all Japanese people are emotionally constipated, etc. With Meyer... at best it's very hard to tell what she thinks people of different backgrounds are really like.
(Yeah, I have heard that argument. I suspect that's one of the reasons why the WWII storyline has all but been abandoned in favor of one-shot historic events or the characters interacting and learning about each other. I've also seen fanfiction writers who've handled the issue with differing degrees of success, but it's generally agreed that those things are fanon and will likely never be addressed by canon)
I think so too. It's just one more thing that Meyer failed to think about when she wrote it. Of course, it's hard to know what the filmmakers wanted to do and what Meyer pressured them to do. According to something she wrote on her website, even the fight shown onscreen was more in their favor than she imagined it to be. It sounds like the filmmakers had to twist her arm to get what they did.
Right. That, and it's made clear that it's supposed to be just stereotypes. It's not like the author REALLY thinks that all Italians are cowards, all Germans are stuffy and humorless, all Japanese people are emotionally constipated, etc. With Meyer... at best it's very hard to tell what she thinks people of different backgrounds are really like.
(Yeah, I have heard that argument. I suspect that's one of the reasons why the WWII storyline has all but been abandoned in favor of one-shot historic events or the characters interacting and learning about each other. I've also seen fanfiction writers who've handled the issue with differing degrees of success, but it's generally agreed that those things are fanon and will likely never be addressed by canon)
I think so too. It's just one more thing that Meyer failed to think about when she wrote it. Of course, it's hard to know what the filmmakers wanted to do and what Meyer pressured them to do. According to something she wrote on her website, even the fight shown onscreen was more in their favor than she imagined it to be. It sounds like the filmmakers had to twist her arm to get what they did.
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