Well, the fandom having cosplayers heiling in public, and others saying it's not a big deal, really doesn't help.

Or a fandom that thinks that Germany is only Germany with Swasticas plastered over him. Not to mention the fetishism for SS uniforms, even though Germany in canon didn't even wear the swastika.


A big part of the Hetalia dislike isn't just the subject matter (which can indeed rightfully offend, especially if, say, you're Korean, or not from a "western" country), it's the fandom itself.