User blog comment:Watermint/Hetalia Season 4 Greenlighted/@comment-2195068-20100730204210

oooh. I read that line and the first thing I thought was "...pffff.... haa!" >_> Sometimes, I'm just far too insensitive...

They really aren't holding back, are they? Funi may be overestimating and misjudging their fandom, though... From all of these line changes, it almost seems like they're aiming towards that darker side of the fandom that watches things like South Park and Frisky Dingo and have absolutely no qualms about being potentially cruel or insensitive for the sake of the joke. (taken at face value, that could be an easy mistake to make. A series that thrives on stereotypes, and the few times it's not perpetuating some stereotype, then on thinly veiled sex humour? Sounds like something for the late night Adult Swim lineup, right before Superjail. lol.) And let's face it. To someone without a conscience (or much of one at least) there's a virtually unlimited store of great jokes that can be made with blatant racism. This show is a potential goldmine!

In reality, though, a lot of the fans are watching it for the anthropomorphic bishies. (Translation: fangirls. XD) Or for the (mostly... sometimes) valid history lesson. Or just because it's a fun, light mix of jokes with an interestingly unique idea behind it all. There's nothing at all wrong with this (decidedly larger) side of the fandom, but they tend to be far less callous, and are capable of actually getting offended at racial squicks like that.

Personally, I couldn't care less. It's all in the name of comedy, and hell, I laugh at dead baby jokes. People with my mentality are going to be fine with it, but definitely should not be the standard that Funi should go off of. If so, Funi's going to find themselves alienating a large portion of the already decided and loyal fandom in an attempt to draw in crowds that will most likely scorn it without actually watching it because of the overwhelming adorableness of the entire series. They must be careful... hmm, that was a rant, wasn't it?

On the note of a fourth season, the only thing I can say is "BOOSH!" X3 Sounds good! I'm glad they're keeping it going, and I'm excited to see Denmark and Norway! ^^