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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2015-10-12 06:46 pm

[ SECRET POST #3204 ]


⌈ Secret Post #3204 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2015-10-12 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I don't get why people feel the need to shame others for their shipping preferences. If someone is being an asshole, call them out on their asshole behavior but there's no need to drag all the fans of a ship into it.

And even for overall trends like whitecock, it seems like SJ types are far more eager to attack the (usually) female audience shipping them rather than the content creators; because white guys are still the majority of characters and they also get the most story focus and character development in most works. It feels like going after the wrong target, a weaker one that you can bully.
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[personal profile] kitelovesyou 2015-10-12 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
It feels like going after the wrong target, a weaker one that you can bully.

Heh, I know this one, infighting ahoy. I think it's important there are voices discussing problematic trends, but so often the source material is where it starts.

The temptation to jump from trend to individual is pretty unfortunate and unless that individual is completely shooting themselves in the foot, it's always better to give people the benefit of the doubt. Ship and let ship.
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[personal profile] a_potato 2015-10-12 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
It feels like going after the wrong target, a weaker one that you can bully.

I think that's part of it, as is the idea that it's much easier to attack fellow fans than it is to try and exact any meaningful change. They get to feel like they've done something without actually having to do anything.

More than that, though, I think it's about what ship drama has always been about: people taking shipping far too seriously and personally, and wanting to drag down those who ship differently from them as a result. And for those types of people, attacking ships under the guise of social justice seems like a great way to make it look like their shipping preferences are objectively better ("your ship is morally wrong!").