Other than religion and politics, what do you think is the most controversial subject in general?

[chocovelvetcake]

Apple vs Android, both have their pros and cons and I don't really see the point in people fighting over which one's "better."

 

[Suguri]

I know shipping wars have always existed, but it feels like the social media era has amplified things to the point where people throw criminal accusations over who ships what. It's really exhausting and sours participation in online fandom spaces for me, at least where social media is involved and despite not being invested in many ships, because I don't like how intense people can get over the subject. I think people just need to take a step back sometimes and remember that what they're getting so heated over is, ultimately, people playing pretend.

I agree with this! Your post reminded me of something I witnessed a while ago: there was a person who shipped two characters from a cartoon and both of them were, like 2-3 years old. Then people didn't like that (they thought it was disgusting), and the person got mad, took it a step too far, and assumed they were calling them out for being gross and forcing them to do gross roleplay with the characters. (There's another more specific term I was going to use, but I'm not sure if it's allowed here in the forums.)

TBF, I thought the reason why the people reacted that way was because those characters are too young and innocent to be thinking about relationships and stuff. But either way, I didn't like how both sides reacted. Just leave them alone, let them enjoy their ships. And to this shipper, just. Chill

 

[-Apples-]

I believe that the worst of the shipping debates is Kataang vs Zutara. The Pokémon fandom (at least the anime fandom) is also bad about shipping wars (case in point, Ash x Serena).

 

[cornimer]

I think whether or not pineapple belongs on pizza is an incredibly controversial topic with only one correct answer - of course it does

 

[Devicho]

I agree with this! Your post reminded me of something I witnessed a while ago: there was a person who shipped two characters from a cartoon and both of them were, like 2-3 years old. Then people didn't like that (they thought it was disgusting), and the person got mad, took it a step too far, and assumed they were calling them out for being gross and forcing them to do gross roleplay with the characters. (There's another more specific term I was going to use, but I'm not sure if it's allowed here in the forums.)

TBF, I thought the reason why the people reacted that way was because those characters are too young and innocent to be thinking about relationships and stuff. But either way, I didn't like how both sides reacted. Just leave them alone, let them enjoy their ships. And to this shipper, just. Chill

It's exhausting, isn't it? I think the big problem is that social media shoves a lot of people into close quarters who have very different comfort zones, and so naturally it leads to these kinds of controversies as people run into things that make them uncomfortable, coupled with many participants in these arguments being young and having very strong opinions. Meanwhile, I only really care if someone is actually hurting anyone, even if their preferred ships aren't to my taste. I figure if something bothers me enough, I can just block them and not have to worry anymore. Were people more willing to simply do that, I think people would have a lot more fun online. I know I certainly would.