#im not saying ben was horrible or hating on benvi shippers by any menas

[backonefish]

"#I have theories about the people who ship paxton vs ben#And vice versa"

oooh what are the theories?

Hey!

So sorry for the delay in replying and thanks for you questions :)

My main theory was that Daxton shippers tend to be older, appreciate open and honest communication, and prioritise themselves.

it really stems from a rewatch of s1 and s2 and realising that Ben doesn't actually apologise for the shitty stuff he'd said and done to Devi. As a brown girl, I've had boys make fun of my body hair before I started getting my eyebrows and stache done, and that really hurt as an impressionable adolescent. Similarly, calling someone an Unfuckable Nerd is not a bantery, funny remark. That's just cruel and Devi was really hurt by it. Up until mid s3, Ben had yet to apologise to Devi for his shitty behaviour - it was just excused due to him being alone and having absentee parents.

Whereas with Paxton, whenever he screwed up, he eventually went back to Devi, talked it out and apologised. They weren't perfect by any means, but I was very impressed by how they communicated.

However, I think there was a poll going around that showed that the age ranges are pretty evenly split between both ships, so part of my theory has already been disproven. Lawls