Oh, I agree, seito in military uniforms are generally striking. But a Nazi uniform... It's hard to explain why Nazis are such a testy subject in America, but I'll try.
For one thing, America has a decent population of Jews (this includes yours truly). Even if a Jewish person didn't lose someone in their family in the Holocaust, as a culture it was a traumatic experience. And even among non-Jews, a lot of people are uncomfortable with the Nazi Party's place in history. They represent this idea of some of the most horrible evil humanity can do.
Then again, this is theater. My belief is as long as it's done relatively tastefully, there's nothing wrong with Nazis being villains in Takarazuka stories. I think it's just hard for some of us to reconcile the idea of a much beloved and admired seito playing a Nazi role. It's hard to be doki-doki over someone when they're wearing the uniform of something so horrible.
Then again, it's up to each individual person to decide what they're comfortable with. Some people may be able to separate the two concepts. For others, that may be out of their comfort zone. I don't think there's a right or wrong answer.
As much as I love Mii-chan, she's not my One True Sienne. But as I said in another comment, I was very, very grateful that Micchan didn't get the Nazi role of Strasser in Casablanca.
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Date: 2010-10-11 06:30 am (UTC)For one thing, America has a decent population of Jews (this includes yours truly). Even if a Jewish person didn't lose someone in their family in the Holocaust, as a culture it was a traumatic experience. And even among non-Jews, a lot of people are uncomfortable with the Nazi Party's place in history. They represent this idea of some of the most horrible evil humanity can do.
Then again, this is theater. My belief is as long as it's done relatively tastefully, there's nothing wrong with Nazis being villains in Takarazuka stories. I think it's just hard for some of us to reconcile the idea of a much beloved and admired seito playing a Nazi role. It's hard to be doki-doki over someone when they're wearing the uniform of something so horrible.
Then again, it's up to each individual person to decide what they're comfortable with. Some people may be able to separate the two concepts. For others, that may be out of their comfort zone. I don't think there's a right or wrong answer.
As much as I love Mii-chan, she's not my One True Sienne. But as I said in another comment, I was very, very grateful that Micchan didn't get the Nazi role of Strasser in Casablanca.
/rambling