I think shipping is fine but it's up to the writer to decide what ultimately happens with the characters and if fans don't like it, too bad. They can write their own stories. Or create a fanfic. I agree with those who say shipping adult and child characters is gross. I don't read fanfic or pay much attention to shipping on the internet. I just have my own ideas for characters while I'm watching or reading a book or show.
where do you stand on the shipping debates?
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LittleMissPanda
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As the trope goes, I'm a shipper on board ^^ I can't even remember a time in which I didn't ship characters, but I don't ship anyone together just willy-nilly (unless they really look great together) I generally ship two fictional characters together if they would have lots of chemistry with one another, if one character completes the other and vise versa. I'm mainly a fan of same sex ships, because I sometimes find heterosexual ships too boring or cliche. I also mainly ship video game characters, and anime on occasion. Not so much TV shows or books.
However, in highschool I was weird and actually paired my IRL teachers with one another
If there's a ship you disagree with/don't like, it's best to just scroll on by and ignore it, unless you can be civil about it and express your opinion without it becoming an unnecessary, heated debate. At the end of the day shipping isn't hurting anyone, unless you're hyper-sensitive about it and let it bother you (you as in generally speaking)
However, in highschool I was weird and actually paired my IRL teachers with one another
If there's a ship you disagree with/don't like, it's best to just scroll on by and ignore it, unless you can be civil about it and express your opinion without it becoming an unnecessary, heated debate. At the end of the day shipping isn't hurting anyone, unless you're hyper-sensitive about it and let it bother you (you as in generally speaking)
Actually, I gotta add that in college, I shipped two teachers together due to things between the two that I picked up on. However, I didn't write fics and stuff like that. I told some of my friends that were in the same class about it and they caught onto the stuff too. About a month later, the two actually started dating lolol. That's the only time I ever shipped real life people together.
I don't personally take part in any shipping because I'm bad at picking up on romantic energy I guess or noticing if there's any connection between characters. But I think shipping is harmless fun and I don't see why some people seem to have so much issue with it.
I think especially in the case of gay ships people are just trying to imagine out the pairings that the creators never seem to give them as LGBTQ+ representation is still extremely low, even though it's gotten slightly better in recent years.
I think especially in the case of gay ships people are just trying to imagine out the pairings that the creators never seem to give them as LGBTQ+ representation is still extremely low, even though it's gotten slightly better in recent years.
I think it's fine as long as people stay in their own lanes (for example, not ragging on other ships, not inserting their ship where it wasn't asked for...)
However, I think if you participate in RPS (real people slash) or any kind of real-people shipping, you need to make sure to keep that private or make sure you censor names so the people you are shipping don't happen upon your headcannons.
However, I think if you participate in RPS (real people slash) or any kind of real-people shipping, you need to make sure to keep that private or make sure you censor names so the people you are shipping don't happen upon your headcannons.
k e r f u f f l e
Proverbs 15:19
I don't think there's anything wrong with shipping. It's an excellent way to really connect with certain characters you love, and I've seen some awesome discussions/light-hearted fun come out of them. Shippers can get crazy creative and devoted, which in this chaotic world, I say let them have this one.
So really, I don't care for "shipping rules". People will criticize each other for having "abusive" or "unrealistic" ships, but they forget that these ships are for fun. Oftentimes, the shipper in question understands the problems but finds it enjoyable to create scenarios where they can provide angles of character development that make the ship better or healthy. With that said- who cares?
I mean, look at canon relationships in books and movies for teens! The shippers have nothing on today's media standards for "healthy romance".
The only time when I think certain ships should not exist is when the shipper disregards moral changes. For example, I've seen people ship Harry Potter characters- but they age the characters up into their 20s or 30s for morality's sake. That's chill. They're practically creating whole new characters.
But some shippers will create graphic scenarios without doing this. They ship animals with humans, children with adults, siblings with siblings, children with children, adults who look like *little* children with adults, etc.
That's goofed up, and where the line should be drawn.
So really, I don't care for "shipping rules". People will criticize each other for having "abusive" or "unrealistic" ships, but they forget that these ships are for fun. Oftentimes, the shipper in question understands the problems but finds it enjoyable to create scenarios where they can provide angles of character development that make the ship better or healthy. With that said- who cares?
I mean, look at canon relationships in books and movies for teens! The shippers have nothing on today's media standards for "healthy romance".
The only time when I think certain ships should not exist is when the shipper disregards moral changes. For example, I've seen people ship Harry Potter characters- but they age the characters up into their 20s or 30s for morality's sake. That's chill. They're practically creating whole new characters.
But some shippers will create graphic scenarios without doing this. They ship animals with humans, children with adults, siblings with siblings, children with children, adults who look like *little* children with adults, etc.
That's goofed up, and where the line should be drawn.
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I also thought this was going to be about shipping deliveries at first, like some sort of debate involving shipping companies or costs involved or the packages themselves, lol.
Anyways, I have never shipped people (real or fictional). It's never been a thing I've ever thought about. As long as people don't get too weird or creepy with it then I guess it's okay in good fun.
My brain has hard time with ships and fanfictions. I usually don't ship unless it's intended in the story, like the characters are close enough and there are hints going in that direction. I don't especially like romantic relationships, I often prefer friendships or complicated relationships. - That's is for the original work - When it comes to fanfictions, my brain just refuses to accept it, UNLESS I don't know the original work, if I don't know the original characters that's ok, I see it like an original story, but if I know them ...nope ... It's like when they are changing the writer in the middle of a story and I notice it, I lose all interest.
Ships about real people (not their characters): No. I usually don't imagine things about real people, it would feel weird. There are people that can imagine stories about themselves or other people with artists (or others), but I can't do that. It's like crossing a forbidden line. Of course, most of them will make fictive characters based on real people, it's not quite the same, but then it follows the fanfiction rule and my brain refuses it again because not the original work. ô_O
There are rare exceptions, once I could enjoy an horror fanction, not sure why...I usually dislike fanfictions, but there was not ships.
I let people have their fun, as long it's harmless and/or private (in case of real people, you don't want to harass them), but it's not a hobby I share, my brain just doesn't get it.
In many countries there is a obscenity law that could make those illegal and punishable by law, just telling, people should avoid those.
Ships about real people (not their characters): No. I usually don't imagine things about real people, it would feel weird. There are people that can imagine stories about themselves or other people with artists (or others), but I can't do that. It's like crossing a forbidden line. Of course, most of them will make fictive characters based on real people, it's not quite the same, but then it follows the fanfiction rule and my brain refuses it again because not the original work. ô_O
There are rare exceptions, once I could enjoy an horror fanction, not sure why...I usually dislike fanfictions, but there was not ships.
I let people have their fun, as long it's harmless and/or private (in case of real people, you don't want to harass them), but it's not a hobby I share, my brain just doesn't get it.
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In many countries there is a obscenity law that could make those illegal and punishable by law, just telling, people should avoid those.
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lol glad I wasn't the only one.
And yeah agreed. Never really been my thing. Some people can get out of hand and become hostile with other shippers and that is where the line is drawn. Although sometimes the creators really try to make some relationship work and it's just sinking the series more than it is helping it.
The only two shows right now I can think of off the top of my head with this problem were Korra and Ben10.
Watchingthetreetops
*~Rude intolerance here~*
I think it's silly to be against something that is so personal to the people involved. why would you be against shipping? I'd be lying if I said I didn't have quite a few myself.
That being said, I keep quiet about them. What I dislike is not shipping itself, but how venomously people get when my ship differs from theirs. But toxicity is something that isn't unknown in any fandom. I'd just as rather keep my thoughts to myself and enjoy what I enjoy without someone getting their panties in a knot.
That being said, I keep quiet about them. What I dislike is not shipping itself, but how venomously people get when my ship differs from theirs. But toxicity is something that isn't unknown in any fandom. I'd just as rather keep my thoughts to myself and enjoy what I enjoy without someone getting their panties in a knot.
I ship fictional characters all the time, but never force my ships onto others. Sure I might comment about which ship I like the best but I'm fine with people who don't agree and prefer to ship my chosen characters with someone else. Provided they aren't being toxic about it of course.
idiotdoomspiral
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I will wholeheartedly judge someone and consider it a red flag if they are "pro-ship" and i will never consider it an "opinion we can harmlessly agree to disagree on" if ur a grown adult indulging in nsfw fanfic or art for ships that depict children
daringred_
✧ stupid lesbian ✧
i ship all the time. nowadays it's only my OCs and one "rare pair" from a show that ended, what... 4 years ago? i'm obscenely good at shipping rare pairs lmao, to the point where i pioneered a ship (and its ship name) once. i have casually been into more "popular/mainstream" ships though. also haven't shipped anything m/f since i was, like, 12. couldn't tell you why, just doesn't do it for me. i've seen it a billion times before. i don't read fanfic as much as i used to, if at all, but that's down to the fact that there usually... isn't any for my ships. hey, they don't call them rare pairs for nothing! i just write my own stuff (not that any of it's posted online) and share it with my girlfriend, since she likes to read my writing and will usually start to ship it too. i haven't been in a shipping fandom since swanqueen though (who i now just ship in the back of my head), but imo they were never toxic or anything -- in fact, it was always "competing/canon" shippers that were toxic to them. which, honestly, has almost exclusively been my experience in shipping fandoms because i tend to ship the underdog f/f ship(s) that shippers of the popular/canon (usually) m/f ship consider a threat. it's resulted in a lot of homophobic abuse over the years.
usually, i don't care what people ship, but there are exceptions. i'll raise an eyebrow at people who ship toxic/unhealthy pairings or those with an age gap bigger than 20 years, but they're second to anyone who ships real life people (seriously, as in writes fanfic or draws nsfw art etc.), characters and their abusers, incest or pedophilia. i definitely judge people who do the last three especially and stay the hell away from them. i don't care if it's fictional, i genuinely can't fathom why the hell you'd want to ship any of that. i also have a big issue with anyone who ships canonically lesbian characters with men or canonically gay characters with women. cut it out.
usually, i don't care what people ship, but there are exceptions. i'll raise an eyebrow at people who ship toxic/unhealthy pairings or those with an age gap bigger than 20 years, but they're second to anyone who ships real life people (seriously, as in writes fanfic or draws nsfw art etc.), characters and their abusers, incest or pedophilia. i definitely judge people who do the last three especially and stay the hell away from them. i don't care if it's fictional, i genuinely can't fathom why the hell you'd want to ship any of that. i also have a big issue with anyone who ships canonically lesbian characters with men or canonically gay characters with women. cut it out.
I'm not really a shipper myself, but I don't mind shipping in general when it comes to fictional characters where the relationship can be seen as healthy and where the shippers in general behave normal as well as not going fully crazy/nasty towards others. I do have kinda a problem when it comes to shipping IRL people, simply because it's just weird imo. Therefore, reading any fan fictions involving IRL people ships giving me headache.
I'm not really big into shipping in the sense of reading fanfic or writing fanfic but I follow some Tumblr blogs of artists who draw characters together or make edits of them together which are really cute and always make me smile. It's especially nice because WLW ships aren't super common even when it definitely feels like they should've been/would've been cannon had one of the characters been a man, so the little art and edits are nice to see.
I think that for the most part shipping is harmless fun but I do definitely have issues with people who ship real people together, as others have mentioned. That's a really uncomfortable and inappropriate line to cross especially if they're writing fanfic, making art, and trying to push their ship on the real people involved.
I do also have issues with people who ship characters together when one is obviously abusive in the show/book/movie. Enemies to lovers is a trope, yeah, but to completely ignore the storyline where one character is blatantly abusive because you think that they're "really cute" is a problem. It's also not okay when people twist the abusive narrative (whether that be that the character is stalking the other one, is overly controlling, etc.) and try to justify it by saying things like, "oh but that's so cute!!! They love X so much that they can't help but be jealous and need to keep tabs on them 24/7" like. No? That's perpetuating unhealthy dynamics and I will definitely take issue if somebody I know is promoting that because, "the characters look so cute together though!". I don't think it's healthy for the shipper themselves to genuinely believe that romance is okay nor do I think it's okay for them to be publishing work about that where teens/kids can see it and start to think that those dynamics in a relationship are okay.
I'll second everybody else who is also against incest because that's never okay. I don't enjoy big age gaps, especially ones that perpetuate an unbalanced power dynamic (ie: a character is technically 18 so now people think it's fine to ship them with their teacher, or they're 20 so it's fine to ship them with their much older boss, etc.).
I also agree with @daringred_ that it really bothers me when someone takes a canonically lesbian or gay (not bi or pan) character and choosing to ship them with somebody of the opposite gender.
I think that for the most part shipping is harmless fun but I do definitely have issues with people who ship real people together, as others have mentioned. That's a really uncomfortable and inappropriate line to cross especially if they're writing fanfic, making art, and trying to push their ship on the real people involved.
I do also have issues with people who ship characters together when one is obviously abusive in the show/book/movie. Enemies to lovers is a trope, yeah, but to completely ignore the storyline where one character is blatantly abusive because you think that they're "really cute" is a problem. It's also not okay when people twist the abusive narrative (whether that be that the character is stalking the other one, is overly controlling, etc.) and try to justify it by saying things like, "oh but that's so cute!!! They love X so much that they can't help but be jealous and need to keep tabs on them 24/7" like. No? That's perpetuating unhealthy dynamics and I will definitely take issue if somebody I know is promoting that because, "the characters look so cute together though!". I don't think it's healthy for the shipper themselves to genuinely believe that romance is okay nor do I think it's okay for them to be publishing work about that where teens/kids can see it and start to think that those dynamics in a relationship are okay.
I'll second everybody else who is also against incest because that's never okay. I don't enjoy big age gaps, especially ones that perpetuate an unbalanced power dynamic (ie: a character is technically 18 so now people think it's fine to ship them with their teacher, or they're 20 so it's fine to ship them with their much older boss, etc.).
I also agree with @daringred_ that it really bothers me when someone takes a canonically lesbian or gay (not bi or pan) character and choosing to ship them with somebody of the opposite gender.
Orius
The People's Champion
I don't mind. Go nuts. If you wanna ship Ted the teddy bear with Marky Mark, that's your business. That's why fanfictions exist to live your wildest fantasies.
I'm not just pro-shipping; I'm pro-freedom. AMERICA!
But yeah, I don't do it myself personally. Doesn't help that my sexuality is straight, so I'm really into the more gay shippings (I just know someone's gonna take this out of context lol). I think they're cute, some of these shippings, but it's not my thang.
I'm not just pro-shipping; I'm pro-freedom. AMERICA!
But yeah, I don't do it myself personally. Doesn't help that my sexuality is straight, so I'm really into the more gay shippings (I just know someone's gonna take this out of context lol). I think they're cute, some of these shippings, but it's not my thang.
pottercrossing
☀🏹🎶Apollo🎶🏹☀
Being a major Potterhead, I immediately came across the Romione vs Harmony debate. I ship Harry and Hermione (Harmony) with all my heart, and no one will be able to change my mind!
Here's my opinion on the matter:
I'm technically neutral about shipping to not being a fan of shipping/pairing at all.
I just don't like the shipping community in general. The worst part of shipping community is that when their ship isn't canon, they would attack and send threats to the original creators or authors of the said fictional media just because their ship isn't confirmed or isn't canon. Worst part is that shippers would sometimes claim that the fictional media is "theirs" and not the original creator or author of the series/media.
And People that ship real life celebrities or streamers are worse. These are real people with actual lives your pairing.
And there were many cartoons with notoriously rushed or bad endings because of shipping among any other factors.
Of course, there were members of shipping community that were respectful, chill, and just want to have fun making stories around it, and not like any of these I mentioned above. To those respectful shippers, you rock!
Again, that's just my opinion.
I'm technically neutral about shipping to not being a fan of shipping/pairing at all.
I just don't like the shipping community in general. The worst part of shipping community is that when their ship isn't canon, they would attack and send threats to the original creators or authors of the said fictional media just because their ship isn't confirmed or isn't canon. Worst part is that shippers would sometimes claim that the fictional media is "theirs" and not the original creator or author of the series/media.
And People that ship real life celebrities or streamers are worse. These are real people with actual lives your pairing.
And there were many cartoons with notoriously rushed or bad endings because of shipping among any other factors.
Of course, there were members of shipping community that were respectful, chill, and just want to have fun making stories around it, and not like any of these I mentioned above. To those respectful shippers, you rock!
Again, that's just my opinion.
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