#lowkey pisses me off that havers gets bare fan content when annie gets nowt

[3moe5me]

you know Wat... my other bbc ghosts fandom complaint post reached a lot of people so I'm going to do it again because I have another qualm I want to raise with the people.

I think one of the most pressing examples of this fandom's misogyny is the juxtaposition between how Havers is treated by the fans and how the female side characters are treated by the fans. before I go into this bear in mind I'm mostly on about the fans of the show on other platforms, I don't know much about what the Ghosts fanbase is like here but there's no character limit so here is where I'll yap.

take a look at how people talk about Havers. his less than two minutes of screentime has granted him a large fanbase, ample fanfiction, and a plethora of fanart. then take a look at how characters like Annie and even Eleanor are treated. they have far more screentime and development than Havers and yet... next to nothing for them. the fans ignore them entirely save for a couple of people with sense.

the reasons why are obvious. A) Havers is the love interest of the most popular character- the Captain and B) Havers is a man while Annie and Eleanor are women.

when it comes to Eleanor specifically you could argue that people don't like her because she was a dick to Kitty, but that argument falls through entirely when you realise that if Eleanor were a man people would be downplaying her actions and probably going on about some "guys hear me out...".

the simple reason that a lot of people are not ready to accept is that the reason why the female side characters have nowhere near as much popularity as Havers is because of misogyny. people want to prioritise their white boy yaoi above all else. I would even go as far as to argue that a good portion of the fandom prioritises Havers over the MAIN female characters in the show!

now of course there will be the people that hit me with the "well if you're so disappointed then go make your own fan content🙄" which is an argument I see ALL THE TIME whenever fandom misogyny is brought up. the point is you have to question WHY the women have less fan content in the first place. it's not because the fans of the female characters are "less dedicated" or whatever, it's because the female characters are overlooked by default by a good number of fans for the sake of the men- some of which have absolutely zero development or character to speak of, that the fan content that IS made for the women is completely overshadowed.

I will end this by saying that I don't think that fans of Havers are "bad people" or whatever. I think it's fine if you're compelled by the Captain's backstory and, as a result, take a liking to Havers. it's simply a pattern that I've noticed that even the most bare bones blokes receive more love than the women.

I ALSO don't want people hopping in my replies and reblogs on about some "well we're not OBLIGATED to make fanworks about the women🙄🙄". I never said you were. but maybe look inside of yourself and examine why you're so opposed to caring about the women as much as you do the men.