So I've noticed that, occasionally, when a slash fan says that a canon het ship didn't work for them (they don't see the chemistry, don't like the pairing, etc.) some of the canon het shippers will say something like:
"Here's a perfect example of a slash fan shitting on a canon het couple to get validation."
And it annoys me for several reasons:
1. Het fans do this as well and use the same tactics as even the worst of slash shippers (see Harmonians or Zutarians if you want examples) 2. You know DAMN well why the reverse isn't true -- because the ratio of slash ships that are canon compared to het ships is UNBELIEVABLY skewed, even if one takes into account that homosexuality/bisexuality is less common than heterosexuality in the general population. So there's no way that het shippers can "shit" on canon slash couples since canon slash couples are so few in number to begin with. 3. Saying that a canon het ship doesn't work for you isn't "shitting" on anything. It's an opinion for God's sake. Unless you're insulting the fans for shipping it or trying to say that het shippers are being bigots for not liking slash (which is asinine), writing out why a het ship doesn't work for you on a personal level isn't shitting on ANYTHING.
Why can't someone write their opinion on a ship without being lambasted with accusations? Of course people spend less time writing essays or meta critical of slash ships. They're not canon. They're not explicitly written into the book or show or movie. Whereas a canon het romance IS an element present in the work that can be evaluated just as readily as the cinematography, the music, a book's pacing, or the plot.
Note: I'm not asking het shippers not to reply back and say why the relationship works for them or why they think it's good writing. But I do wish disliking part of a work wasn't equated with shitting on it and that slash shippers would stop being accused of looking for validation. We KNOW that our ship has no chance of being canon/becoming official. We also know exactly WHY it was never on the table in the first place.
Something Canon Het Shippers Do That Gets Under My Skin
"Here's a perfect example of a slash fan shitting on a canon het couple to get validation."
And it annoys me for several reasons:
1. Het fans do this as well and use the same tactics as even the worst of slash shippers (see Harmonians or Zutarians if you want examples)
2. You know DAMN well why the reverse isn't true -- because the ratio of slash ships that are canon compared to het ships is UNBELIEVABLY skewed, even if one takes into account that homosexuality/bisexuality is less common than heterosexuality in the general population. So there's no way that het shippers can "shit" on canon slash couples since canon slash couples are so few in number to begin with.
3. Saying that a canon het ship doesn't work for you isn't "shitting" on anything. It's an opinion for God's sake. Unless you're insulting the fans for shipping it or trying to say that het shippers are being bigots for not liking slash (which is asinine), writing out why a het ship doesn't work for you on a personal level isn't shitting on ANYTHING.
Why can't someone write their opinion on a ship without being lambasted with accusations? Of course people spend less time writing essays or meta critical of slash ships. They're not canon. They're not explicitly written into the book or show or movie. Whereas a canon het romance IS an element present in the work that can be evaluated just as readily as the cinematography, the music, a book's pacing, or the plot.
Note: I'm not asking het shippers not to reply back and say why the relationship works for them or why they think it's good writing. But I do wish disliking part of a work wasn't equated with shitting on it and that slash shippers would stop being accused of looking for validation. We KNOW that our ship has no chance of being canon/becoming official. We also know exactly WHY it was never on the table in the first place.
Okay, rant over.