#if you were to check my old ass art from eh... 2020-2021 you would absolutely find a piece where i drew my philippines oc in a way that

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ever since joining the hetalia fandom back in like... 2017 I've done my absolute hardest to respect the "don't make cutesy anime fanart of current events or tragedies because it's disrespectful as hell to the real people affected by it" rule and like that absolutely still rings true but like. what the fuck are these anime nation guys for if not to project your messy personal feelings on ethnicity and culture and nationality. sometimes you just gotta draw your own country brutally murdering the politician you hate with your soul as a means to cope with everything going on.