Board Thread:Wiki Discussion/@comment-1155842-20140616202404/@comment-27885184-20140619161517

Oh yeah, I knew about that already. This person was well-informed on the issue but completely ignored the fact that this hate was a two-way street. Have you heard of the manga series that was like, used as racist anti-Korean propoganda and became wildly popular in Japan? That's probably why they were upset at being depicted in the Hetalia anime, and so the Korea character wasn't featured in the anime. A lot of Western fans don't know any of the history behind this and think Korea is "over-reacting", but I can see why they'd be a little cautious about manga/anime after that previous incident. Anyways, this said person went on about how Korea hated Japan for no reason and went on about all these awful things Korea or Korean individuals not even representing Korea did, completely ignoring that both countries at points have wronged the other. They were so well-informed that there was no way they had not heard of Japanese incidents, and obviously chose to ignore them. Probably called them BS or defended them-I mean, if people can deny the holocaust, anything's possible. Though I had a lot of evidence that the countries have gotten along in some ways, I live in a small area without much diversity and I've never talked with someone who's personally experienced this kind of thing, though I've read accounts online. I'm glad to hear the hate is disappearing with newer generations. I have a lot of hope for how the human race is evolving in the way of values. Sure, some values are getting worse but the ones I find most important seem to be improving. Like, how homosexuality where I live, even though many adults oppose it, it is extremely uncommon to find someone my age who isn't in support of love no matter the gender.

But yeah, I guess this is getting sort of off-topic. Maybe I'll look and see if there's a thread or something on this kinda thing already or make one. I'd like to know more about this. The best way to fight hate is to be educated, after all, and it might benefit me, especially since I bet there are people here who know more about it than me and could contribute to my knowledge.