#like nobody gave a fuck abt wlw ships until jily and other str8 ships got sidelined

[starrylayle]

been seeing a lot of Discourse™ about the way women characters are treated in the marauders fandom and just thought I'd offer my unsolicited opinions on the topic.

I hear a lot of people get annoyed about the sidelining of female characters, in both straight and wlw ships (especially wlw) in favour of male characters/mlm ships. Which, i understand the frustration, i really do -- but u guys realise this isn't a problem just in the marauders fandom right? Hell, this isn't even a fandom issue -- this shit is everywhere. This may be a little unrelated, but there's a reason why comphet (compulsory heterosexuality) specifically applies to lesbians not gay men,, an existence where men are insignificant can be unfathomable in our current society, no matter how far we've progressed.

When i get into a fandom where there is mostly male characters, or even if there is an even amount of male/female characters, mlm or str8 ships will get prioritised. Fandoms that mostly appeal to str8 ppl will attract lots of str8 ships in fandom spaces, and shows aimed at queer audiences will attract a lot of mlm ships. Like, that's just how it is.

The only types of shows, books, etc where there are predominately f/f ships in fandom are those magical girl-esque children's shows/animes with a very large female cast, or lesbian/sapphic shows specifically aimed at lesbians/sapphics.

other than that, I don't even bother getting mad at the lack of wlw ships in fandoms like the marauders fandom. In fact, I'd say the marauders fandom does a pretty decent job at voicing these concerns compared to some other fandoms but idk.