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* According to ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' fangirls: '''[http://community.livejournal.com/hetalia/5144949.html?thread=102486901#t102486901 Female countries in APH are ALWAYS inferior, poor or weak!]'''
** Not to mention the mentality of some fangirls that all the female countries are [[Did Not Do the Research|THIRD WORLD]] or insignificant and not historically relevant as the male "First World" countries. Trying to call them on the "Third World" generalization can be almost futile.
** Some female fans are notorious for suggesting that Hungary cannot be masculine in any way or tough because she [[Hair Decorations|wears silly FLOWERS in her long hair]] and [[Girliness Upgrade|is usually depicted in a maid dress as an adult]], going as far as to suggest that she only was ever "strong" [[Bokukko|because she thought she was a boy.]] Never mind that her strength has been shown as a so-called dependent housewife too (with her biggest demonstraction of physical strength happening ''when she still was the cute maid at Austria's manse''), that as a "boy" she wasn't portrayed as completely invincible either (she's lost at least twice to [[Precision F
*** And it doesn't end here, either. Having avoided [[Chickification]] as described above is NOT enough for the "feminist fringe" of the fandom, who keep whining and accusing her of [[Shallow Love Interest|ONLY being strong for Austria's sake and nothing else ever]]. Try telling them otherwise and these fangirls will accuse YOU of being a bad fan who refuses to see how "offensive" and "terrible" Hungary is in their view.
**** In fact, there's a semi-BNF in Hetalia fandom who is ''infamous'' for her doing what she can to show Hungary in the worst light possible while calling herself a "concerned feminist" Hungary was strong only as a boy! She lost her strength when she grew up into a girly weakling! [[Fanon|Austria forced her into these horrid girly dresses and she did it to suck up to him!]] She's soooooo weak and submissive and offensive, [[Insane Troll Logic|but it's also bad to give her depth in fanwork because it makes her a]] [[Mary Sue]]! To the point that you can mention her behavior and keep her name in secret in some circles, and the fans will likely go "oh, it's '''her'''".
*** There's also the fact that Austria is shown as being weak in combat, and yet no one bashes ''him'' for being a [[Non
** Belgium has also had criticism leveled at her for appearing in a dress in the anime, even though she appeared in the source strip in the same outfit and her very first character design (circa 2006) showed her in a dress as well. Poor Belgium [[Flat Character|didn't do a thing]] to earn ire for a long time, and when she DID come out as a character she was shown as a [[Shorttank|feminine yet assertive]] [[Cool Big Sis]] [[Plucky Girl|unlikely to just let males boss her around]] - this doesn't stop the "feminist" fans from trashing her, calling her "Spain's [[Shallow Love Interest]]" or yelling "BELGIUM YOU WHORE, GET AWAY FROM MY MEN".
*** Or claiming that she's weak because her Volume 3 cameo was in relation to the male countries Spain, Netherlands and Romano (who ironically is shown as a pint-sized [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]), which of course indicates that she was there solely to further the importance of the male countries. Because ''obviously'' her being shown with ''her brother'' Netherlands, ''her ex boss'' Spain and ''her fellow Spanish Empire territory'' Romano couldn't have just been a reflection of '''her historical ties with the three of them.''' Sigh.
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** What makes all of this wank about the gender ratio really interesting is that Himaruya once stated that the reason there were so many more males than females was that he found it harder to draw females than males at first. Considering that he's drawn a lot of sketches for the female and nyotalia nations recently, it's more than likely that the skewed gender ratio was simply a product of initial art limitations rather than any intended sexism.
** There are those who go so far as to say that '''THERE ARE NO FEMALE COUNTRIES IN HETALIA AND THOSE WHO APPEAR TO BE FEMALE HAPPEN TO BE CROSSDRESSERS !'''
** Liechtenstein. Despite being a very patient, mature, and strong-willed girl who is able to skillfully take care of her older brother's [[Hair
** Ukraine also gets picked on for this for being a [[Shrinking Violet]]. Fans will often only see her as a crybaby and call her weak for acting that way. That is, if they aren't calling her a [[Mary Sue]] for being a relatively well-liked [[Team Mom]] and still caring about her younger siblings (and having a [[Gag Boobs|prominent chest]]). Often, they tend to overlook the fact that she is hinted to be a [[Lady of War]] who carries around a saber with her military uniform and is outright stated to be [[Plucky Girl|someone who will stand her ground no matter what.]]
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