"I don't quite see a need to filter based on country of origin"
So people can more easily pat themselves on the back for having oh so culturally diverse tastes, I would think. And yet, as you quite rightly point out, they're still lumping anime and manga together as though they're the same thing.
Don't give us lip service about caring about non-Western fandoms, AO3. Get people on your team who actually care about them.
It's not quite as straight forward as you are making out. There are some anime and manga fandoms that have subtags for their anime and manga versions, but there are a lot of users that don't differentiate between whether it's the manga or anime version of say Kuroko no Basuke.
They are "lumping" anime and manga together because those of us who are fans have repeatedly asked for this. If your going to throw a hissy fit about something, at least get your facts straight.
I think filtering on country base on origin might be helpful. If you don't want it, don't use it.
They claim to care about non-Western fandoms and then actually privilege specific Western fandom groups in the category structure (DC & Marvel instead of Comic Books or something similar). I'm hoping this was simply an oversight, especially since the FAQ says this originated out of the committee that is supposed to be focused on international issues...
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