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[Discussion] Hetalia Demographic
The other day, I had a thought about Hetalia as a whole:
"Just who exactly is this series aimed at now, anyway?"
I'm interested in getting three basic stats from everybody; their age, their sex, and their sexual orientation. I hear that good old "Hetalia is only forstraight teenage girls fujoshi!" comment quite often outside the fandom, but it seems all the people I know and interact with IRL who like Hetalia don't really fit that profile. So, I'm polling ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
hetalia to see who's actually here and if that assumption the world made about "us" is true.
[Poll #1581860]
WHY SEXUAL ORIENTATION IS A FACTOR: Guys. This is a series that consists of a staggering amount of pseudo-romantic relationships between men. Just think about that one for a minute.
But anyway, sexual orientation by itself is not a factor, since it really wouldn't matter on its own; it's your sex and sexual orientation put together that I'm looking at.
Also, obviously, this has nothing to do with "what Himaruya intended" in the beginning but rather what it's become since going fairly mainstream. Should have clarified that one, derp. (But wow, you guys, you make it sound like intentionally appealing to a certain type of people is like an ulterior motive or something, haha!)
I'm aware that there are a million other factors that should be taken into consideration (socioeconomic class, country of residence, etc.), but these three seem like the most basic and least intrusive. And then there's also the whole "only girls use LJ!" argument that could potentially throw this off, but since this is kind of the unofficial "base camp" for Hetalia fans, I figure it should be alright.
Ah, and if you answered 'Other' for your sexuality, a comment clarifying which flavor of 'Other' would be awesome. :3 ('Other' also includes 'Undecided,' since so many people seem to need everything spelled out.)
EDIT: Lol, why is everybody telling their "I got into Hetalia because..." stories? But okay, okay, I get it, it had nothing to do with boys kissing, I believe you! xD
I'm interested in getting three basic stats from everybody; their age, their sex, and their sexual orientation. I hear that good old "Hetalia is only for
hetalia to see who's actually here and if that assumption the world made about "us" is true.[Poll #1581860]
WHY SEXUAL ORIENTATION IS A FACTOR: Guys. This is a series that consists of a staggering amount of pseudo-romantic relationships between men. Just think about that one for a minute.
But anyway, sexual orientation by itself is not a factor, since it really wouldn't matter on its own; it's your sex and sexual orientation put together that I'm looking at.
Also, obviously, this has nothing to do with "what Himaruya intended" in the beginning but rather what it's become since going fairly mainstream. Should have clarified that one, derp. (But wow, you guys, you make it sound like intentionally appealing to a certain type of people is like an ulterior motive or something, haha!)
I'm aware that there are a million other factors that should be taken into consideration (socioeconomic class, country of residence, etc.), but these three seem like the most basic and least intrusive. And then there's also the whole "only girls use LJ!" argument that could potentially throw this off, but since this is kind of the unofficial "base camp" for Hetalia fans, I figure it should be alright.
Ah, and if you answered 'Other' for your sexuality, a comment clarifying which flavor of 'Other' would be awesome. :3 ('Other' also includes 'Undecided,' since so many people seem to need everything spelled out.)
EDIT: Lol, why is everybody telling their "I got into Hetalia because..." stories? But okay, okay, I get it, it had nothing to do with boys kissing, I believe you! xD