#sick of shipping wars

[moriaarts]

Nothing builds a bond like finding a lost kid together, becoming inseparable and then one of you dying while breaking ur fucking heart - anyway hey look waxer and boil again c::

[inthehouseoffinwe]

Aite, female character and general inclusivity rant incoming. Hate it and want to make a post? Sure. But give me the respect I gave those who inspired this and don’t tag me in it:

People immediately bringing the ‘female character’ argument into things drives me insane. Like we know she’s a female character, but trust me, that’s got very little to do with why people dislike her.

Are some people misogynistic? Absolutely!

Are most people misogynistic? No.

When we talk about Galadriel, and Luthien, and Elwing, and Aredhel, and Nimloth, and Melian, and Nerdanel, and Ahsoka, and Padme, and *insert literally any female character from any fandom here*, being female has nothing to do with it. It barely crosses our minds.

So for the love of all that is good, stop bringing ‘but she’s a female character! Anyone who sees her as anything but perfect, or thinks the male characters made better choices than her is obviously horrible and misogynistic and would never do this to a man :(‘ Into arguments.

I don’t care how few there are in the work. You can explain why you like her without blaming people for hating on the fact she’s female when 95% don’t. There are very literally hundreds of other reasons people interpret fictional events which portray the fem char negatively.

Especially in work like the Silm which is written by a canonical in-universe historian with basic backstory. We have every right to see him as unreliable and play with what that could mean. Doesn’t make it misogynistic if we want to see female characters as more shifty than they’re outwardly portrayed. Many of us often do the same with male characters, and even if we don’t, you have no right to judge someone so harshly when you barely know a thing about them outside an online persona. 99.9% of people don’t even consider male vs female when they write these things. And it’s not because of some weird subconscious misogyny either.

This is mainly aimed at those who bring this up over. And over. And over again in some weird attempt at guilt tripping people into ‘liking’ characters.

On the topic of things people do that make no sense, if characters are stated as being white, and an artist draws them all white. You have no right to say they’re being racist or whatever else you want to come up with.

Nor do you have the right to slander anyone who casually points out the character is white if others draw them as anything else. If we can call out whitewashing, we can talk about the opposite too. As long as the person isn’t being outright rude, have a conversation.

And don’t get me started on tagging pieces of fanart and fics specifically created platonic with a ship. Like the work? Great! Now respect the intentions of the person who created it.

No one in a fandom space, especially artists and writers, owes inclusivity of any kind when running off canon source material. You want to blame someone for a boring cast, blame the author! But even in general? You don’t get to force or guilt others to create content - original work included - that fits your ideal.

Yes I’m a writer and artist of original and fan content. Yes I’ve experienced all of these directly or indirectly.

Sincerely, a young brown woman tired of all the double standards.

[greensaplinggrace]

i don't think willow realizing she's a lesbian is a rejection of her relationship with oz. you don't do a disservice to past partners if you realize your attraction lies elsewhere. willow's relationship with tara doesn't negate what she had with oz - it reframes some aspects of their dynamic, but not necessarily in a bad way.

[mac-n-chees]

y’all i just got harassed by a 10 year old bkdk shipper on tiktok who kept hating on me for shipping krbk and i just… like… can we just ship what we like without people doxxing us

i’m being so fr right now, i LOVE krbk more than i love myself but every time a bkdk shipper gets on my page and goes like “akshully bkdk has more development in the newer seasons and they are the most romantically implied—🤓🤓🤓” LIKE I DONT CARE!! I LIKE KIRIBAKU!! and i will CONTINUE to like it because i want to and because i can. you don’t see me spending my time leaving hate comments on bkdk posts because it’s seriously not that deep, they are FICTIONAL CHARACTERS.

please all i’m begging is for some peace, if you’re a bkdk shipper that’s awesome but don’t come for me for not liking the ship, we all have our opinions😭

[aroaceleovaldez]

i cannot emphasize enough i have been working on a post breaking down fandom stuff and pjo fandom history literally all day. this post is so long and so unnecessarily in-depth. im crawling through the ancient texts. in its current state it is probably not coherent in the slightest. i cannot wait to post this one.

[amandamadeathing]

Made this meme. If I knew what he looked like, Supreme General Ba'kif would be holding the rein right in the middle.

I'm always going to render Admiral Ar'alani in "dazzling white" from head to toe.

[scoobydoodean]

Bibros love to call anyone who disagrees with them about anything ✨delusionsal destiel shippers ✨ while they pompously throw around what are at best tenuously supported takes about the brothers bond but what are often just outright WRONG takes. I just had to read someone say Dean would wrap Cas’s own intestines around his neck and choke him to death to save Sam. Babygirl that isn’t the canon source material it’s your jerkoff fantasy stop demanding all of us collectively treat your kink as reality.

[velvet-games]

shipping jayvik out of spite now smh

[ummyesisthisjasongrace]

The insinuation that Tommy fans are racist is so wild to me. "You don't like Eddie so that means you're racist" my sibling in christ, first of all, Eddie is my special little character. Don't you dare question my love for him. Second of all that implies that you're only allowed to dislike a character if they're white and cishet because otherwise you're "racist, transphobic, homophobic". It's not like when I dislike a character it's about their personality and not their looks. Since all you can do is make any argument about race, I wonder who's the racist here, hm?

[famousflowermagazine]

being an ashrym shipper and a callowmoore shipper can co exist honesty screw love triangles polygamy is the way to go. Both ships are valid and special in their own ways. ❤️

[dreams-are-paper-thin]

The worst part about being in a fandom is the ship wars me thinks 🫠😵‍💫😖 chill out, the world is not gonna end if someone likes a different ship than you

[lyricallyxo]

you ever go onto TikTok and see you have 48 comments and just know without even checking that it's a byler and a mileven arguing in the comments ??

[nightskyfoxyy]

Fantasy AU Blyla my beloved. Save me Fantasy AU

[ghostflowerhotpotch]

I often try to remind myself to interact more with the fandom, that I should make more friends and have a better sense of community. Look for more people, read more fanfics, broaden my horizons.

And then when I do that-

. . .

Let's say I am once again reminded of why I am so fucking insular in the first place.

[madetolooklikeus]

12: Two Beasts

[merryfortune]

If you write x reader fic, thank you for sharing your love, admiration, and creativity with the fandom at large. you are appreciated and your hard work deserves to be recognised.