Hah, yes, that was what the research was for. You found me out. ;p
Hetalia is...an interesting series. Haha. I enjoy it immensely because I'm a nerd of the historical/cultural aspects, but it does have the potential to be offensive. But if you can take a joke and/or laugh at yourself, you should be fine. The fandom can be a bit scary; the fact that the cast is mostly male combined with comedic sexual innuendo makes it a breeding ground for yaoi (het is rare and not that popular). That can be a little weird when you take a step back and realize you're slashing not fictional characters (as per usual), but fictional representations of real life countries. It's like a weird weigh station between normal slash and real person slash or something. I stick around because you get some great gen/history-based fics.
Speaking of which, yaoi can be fun, but yes, it's difficult to pull off, as most characters are suggested to be hetero in canon. The main problem I have with yaoi is that a lot of it is just hot man-on-man action. Truthfully the same thing could be said about a lot of het, which is why I tend to not like to read or write romance/smut in general. If I wanted porn, I'd go read a romance/erotica novel. I'm in fandoms for the characters and the stories, not for the potential sex. That being, I will write (and have written) sex, but it's of the non-explicit sort--because the reasons surrounding the sex or the implications of it are always more important than who's licking what. And "cock" is a funny word. I can't help but laugh every time I see it in a sex scene, which usually throws me right out of it. XD
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Hetalia is...an interesting series. Haha. I enjoy it immensely because
I'm a nerdof the historical/cultural aspects, but it does have the potential to be offensive. But if you can take a joke and/or laugh at yourself, you should be fine. The fandom can be a bit scary; the fact that the cast is mostly male combined with comedic sexual innuendo makes it a breeding ground for yaoi (het is rare and not that popular). That can be a little weird when you take a step back and realize you're slashing not fictional characters (as per usual), but fictional representations of real life countries. It's like a weird weigh station between normal slash and real person slash or something. I stick around because you get some great gen/history-based fics.Speaking of which, yaoi can be fun, but yes, it's difficult to pull off, as most characters are suggested to be hetero in canon. The main problem I have with yaoi is that a lot of it is just hot man-on-man action. Truthfully the same thing could be said about a lot of het, which is why I tend to not like to read or write romance/smut in general. If I wanted porn, I'd go read a romance/erotica novel. I'm in fandoms for the characters and the stories, not for the potential sex. That being, I will write (and have written) sex, but it's of the non-explicit sort--because the reasons surrounding the sex or the implications of it are always more important than who's licking what.
And "cock" is a funny word. I can't help but laugh every time I see it in a sex scene, which usually throws me right out of it. XDThat...ended up a lot longer than I intended. o.O