I've been meaning to write about this topic for over a week now but I haven't managed to find the time till now to jot something down. The weeks can get rather busy for me & at best I can only get the things that I really want to do during the weekend. Fresher mind, an excuse not to do any adult things, the weekends are a blessing but.. before I ramble on about my love affair with the weekend I would like to talk about the Fandom's interpretation of Arthur Kirkland or most notably "aphEngland"
I would like to give a disclaimer before I make a start on this. I am criticising Fanon Arthur, I may briefly speak about HetaCanon & Canon Arthur. To define the two HetaCanon is what we see in the Hetalia series & Canon is the spirit of England itself. Now I do have intentions about writing a post about ships, I really do not understand ships in Hetalia but I will see how this entry goes down.
So, if we're all ready, lets begin.
Today we will be looking at the two main interpretations of Arthur within the fandom, the two that stood out to me more. They are & what I tend to call them "Baby" & "This Cunt". Now its beyond me why & how people managed to change Arthur & view him as either one of the two, to be fair I can understand the "This Cunt" approach, we got to take into account the "Tsundere" nature of England itself, Being born & raised in England for the past 25 years I can confirm that this is a common trait but not what you may think it is, we'll come back to it later on in the update.
But lets start of with the one that bothers me the most the "Baby". To wrap the personality into a nutshell basically what the "Baby" is, is that the fandom has turned Arthur into a weak, submissive, delicate little flower that supposedly gets bullied & is ordered around by anyone who is anyone, May I ask & this is an intelligent question, How & where did this idea come from? There is no where in Hima's script that Arthur is depicted in this light, However & I'm taking a long shot here, is there some form of fetish being involved here? I'm talking about ships, USUK, FrUK, that sort of rubbish, Lord have mercy I do have a very strong opinion on them but I won't dabble on it too much. But from what I have noticed Arthur is always the "Feminine" character in these ships, may I ask why is this the case? Why is he this.. "Uke" Please tell me since I haven't the foggiest why he is being portrayed in this light & if I am going to be honest with you, its rather disheartening.
Before I carry on its perfectly fine to have a character like this in a ship but what isn't ok is changing a strong, powerful nation & turning him into someone who most deem to be pathetic. A ship should be based around a personality & not around sex, really if that's the case with most pairings with "Baby" then that is disgusting, Improve your writing that's my advice here. If you have a desire to write smut with or about Arthur more power to you, I have done it & I am proud of it cause.. well Damn Son. Just don't change who he is, if you're changing who Arthur is then he isn't Arthur anymore, if you admire him & if you truly love the man you would keep him the same.
Now then, "This Cunt" again this one is slightly more understandable but I have noticed people taking this trait a bit too far. There is being a Tsundere & there is being an arsehole. But with this case people over use the phrases "Bloody Hell" "Wanker" & is often depicted in being overly argumentative, defensive, offensive & very limited on vocabulary plus knowledge on other common traits the nation of England, "This Cunt" character seems to be the common trait amongst Arthur RP'ers, I have unfortunately been approached by these certain RP'ers & they felt that they had the right to come forth & "attack" me for no logical reason, sadly it seems that most accounts are like this. I have been warned countless times about these types of writers. To be honest this is also an disgusting act. With that if that's your depiction about the people of England then I am insulted you are just awful. Do pardon me for going into a mini rant, with a topic like this its hard not to go into one & I am sure that you the reader understand where I am coming from, from the people I do RP with they will definitely understand.
Now if we looked towards the HetaCanon Arthur we notice the following traits, Distant, Romanticist, Has a softer side to his harsh nature, Arrogant & Prideful, Over-Imaginative, Sharp-tongued, Useless, Spacey, Unrealistic, Cynical, Blunt & many more. As you can see from the two Fanon points we've spoken about there is no way he is either an effeminate or someone who has his head up his arse all the time. I'm thinking that the reason why Arthur is being portrayed in this light is down to young writers who are unaware about the true natures of England or need to properly expand on their writing & knowledge. You need to be aware, you do not need to change someone or a character to make a good story, you can make up a great story with how Arthur currently is.
Before I finish this entry I would like to dive into my depiction of Arthur. I have taken traits from the stereotype of England itself & expanded on them, I have completely ignored the trait where his cooking is bad, this is something that I didn't understand when I first got into Hetalia, it is slightly annoying if I am going to be fair, I will admit it was funny at first but considering that kids who do not take the time to research up a country before RPing is infuriating. Again I am going off topic, his cooking is indeed a little different to everyone else but it isn't awful, the true qualities that his dishes have are the ingredients rather than what the dish looks like. I have also made that he has a sense of humour, has his wit, very sarcastic & sassy. Some may say that these points make him rude but I would say its the lack of understanding of how we say things over here. We may tend to be cold at first but in time we will warm up to you, now what i mean by this is that we prefer to get to know someone before we talk more about our personal lives & dreams, to which this is what I have done with Arthur, approach him in a pleasant manner he'll be rather nice, approach him in a rude manner he will react in a brutal way & would be less inclined to warm up to you. I have made my Arthur in a modern point of view, he doesn't hate his brothers, which is another point on what I don't understand about the fanon character, where did people get the idea that his brothers are abusive? Arthur & his brothers are cunts equally, Alasdair is as much of a cunt as Arthur is no one is a perfect little snowflake. Arthur & his brothers get along, they act like any other family, the fight & they love. I have also established that Arthur is a closet pervert, he will never express any sexual wants or desires to anyone, apart from the one person he truly loves & with the story I've got going its with Shreya (Constantinople), My goodness they are so cute together! Just imagining them both getting all snuggly together is just adorable!
In conclusion both "Baby" & "That Cunt" are insulting. They are boiled down to nothing but one being a helpless mess that can't do anything without the need of his senpai & the latter is something that new writers need to really develop their skills on, its a poor depiction but keep working on your talent & you'll soon establish Arthur in the correct light.
And with that I will end this post, I have been at this all evening & I think I have written enough. Again this was something that I wanted to get off my chest for a long time & I have finally done so, however I do have more to rant about but again I will how this entry goes down first.
Take Care Squad!
I would like to give a disclaimer before I make a start on this. I am criticising Fanon Arthur, I may briefly speak about HetaCanon & Canon Arthur. To define the two HetaCanon is what we see in the Hetalia series & Canon is the spirit of England itself. Now I do have intentions about writing a post about ships, I really do not understand ships in Hetalia but I will see how this entry goes down.
So, if we're all ready, lets begin.
Today we will be looking at the two main interpretations of Arthur within the fandom, the two that stood out to me more. They are & what I tend to call them "Baby" & "This Cunt". Now its beyond me why & how people managed to change Arthur & view him as either one of the two, to be fair I can understand the "This Cunt" approach, we got to take into account the "Tsundere" nature of England itself, Being born & raised in England for the past 25 years I can confirm that this is a common trait but not what you may think it is, we'll come back to it later on in the update.
But lets start of with the one that bothers me the most the "Baby". To wrap the personality into a nutshell basically what the "Baby" is, is that the fandom has turned Arthur into a weak, submissive, delicate little flower that supposedly gets bullied & is ordered around by anyone who is anyone, May I ask & this is an intelligent question, How & where did this idea come from? There is no where in Hima's script that Arthur is depicted in this light, However & I'm taking a long shot here, is there some form of fetish being involved here? I'm talking about ships, USUK, FrUK, that sort of rubbish, Lord have mercy I do have a very strong opinion on them but I won't dabble on it too much. But from what I have noticed Arthur is always the "Feminine" character in these ships, may I ask why is this the case? Why is he this.. "Uke" Please tell me since I haven't the foggiest why he is being portrayed in this light & if I am going to be honest with you, its rather disheartening.
Before I carry on its perfectly fine to have a character like this in a ship but what isn't ok is changing a strong, powerful nation & turning him into someone who most deem to be pathetic. A ship should be based around a personality & not around sex, really if that's the case with most pairings with "Baby" then that is disgusting, Improve your writing that's my advice here. If you have a desire to write smut with or about Arthur more power to you, I have done it & I am proud of it cause.. well Damn Son. Just don't change who he is, if you're changing who Arthur is then he isn't Arthur anymore, if you admire him & if you truly love the man you would keep him the same.
Now then, "This Cunt" again this one is slightly more understandable but I have noticed people taking this trait a bit too far. There is being a Tsundere & there is being an arsehole. But with this case people over use the phrases "Bloody Hell" "Wanker" & is often depicted in being overly argumentative, defensive, offensive & very limited on vocabulary plus knowledge on other common traits the nation of England, "This Cunt" character seems to be the common trait amongst Arthur RP'ers, I have unfortunately been approached by these certain RP'ers & they felt that they had the right to come forth & "attack" me for no logical reason, sadly it seems that most accounts are like this. I have been warned countless times about these types of writers. To be honest this is also an disgusting act. With that if that's your depiction about the people of England then I am insulted you are just awful. Do pardon me for going into a mini rant, with a topic like this its hard not to go into one & I am sure that you the reader understand where I am coming from, from the people I do RP with they will definitely understand.
Now if we looked towards the HetaCanon Arthur we notice the following traits, Distant, Romanticist, Has a softer side to his harsh nature, Arrogant & Prideful, Over-Imaginative, Sharp-tongued, Useless, Spacey, Unrealistic, Cynical, Blunt & many more. As you can see from the two Fanon points we've spoken about there is no way he is either an effeminate or someone who has his head up his arse all the time. I'm thinking that the reason why Arthur is being portrayed in this light is down to young writers who are unaware about the true natures of England or need to properly expand on their writing & knowledge. You need to be aware, you do not need to change someone or a character to make a good story, you can make up a great story with how Arthur currently is.
Before I finish this entry I would like to dive into my depiction of Arthur. I have taken traits from the stereotype of England itself & expanded on them, I have completely ignored the trait where his cooking is bad, this is something that I didn't understand when I first got into Hetalia, it is slightly annoying if I am going to be fair, I will admit it was funny at first but considering that kids who do not take the time to research up a country before RPing is infuriating. Again I am going off topic, his cooking is indeed a little different to everyone else but it isn't awful, the true qualities that his dishes have are the ingredients rather than what the dish looks like. I have also made that he has a sense of humour, has his wit, very sarcastic & sassy. Some may say that these points make him rude but I would say its the lack of understanding of how we say things over here. We may tend to be cold at first but in time we will warm up to you, now what i mean by this is that we prefer to get to know someone before we talk more about our personal lives & dreams, to which this is what I have done with Arthur, approach him in a pleasant manner he'll be rather nice, approach him in a rude manner he will react in a brutal way & would be less inclined to warm up to you. I have made my Arthur in a modern point of view, he doesn't hate his brothers, which is another point on what I don't understand about the fanon character, where did people get the idea that his brothers are abusive? Arthur & his brothers are cunts equally, Alasdair is as much of a cunt as Arthur is no one is a perfect little snowflake. Arthur & his brothers get along, they act like any other family, the fight & they love. I have also established that Arthur is a closet pervert, he will never express any sexual wants or desires to anyone, apart from the one person he truly loves & with the story I've got going its with Shreya (Constantinople), My goodness they are so cute together! Just imagining them both getting all snuggly together is just adorable!
In conclusion both "Baby" & "That Cunt" are insulting. They are boiled down to nothing but one being a helpless mess that can't do anything without the need of his senpai & the latter is something that new writers need to really develop their skills on, its a poor depiction but keep working on your talent & you'll soon establish Arthur in the correct light.
And with that I will end this post, I have been at this all evening & I think I have written enough. Again this was something that I wanted to get off my chest for a long time & I have finally done so, however I do have more to rant about but again I will how this entry goes down first.
Take Care Squad!
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