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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2017-06-11 03:44 pm

[ SECRET POST #3812 ]


⌈ Secret Post #3812 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2017-06-11 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I actually came here to say the M/M ships like this are getting huge amounts of shit now from fandom gatekeepers who think every age difference is pedophilia, and it's also getting traction for the gatekeepers to bring in the stereotype the OP's worried about in order to tell people why they should stop liking those ships.

And meanwhile this secret is the first time I've known of anyone having the same issue with it when it comes to F/F. Fandom gatekeepers are silent on the issue of F/F pairings with big age differences and power imbalances, and a lot even hyopcritically ship some themselves.

(Anonymous) 2017-06-11 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
AYRT

Tbh, I disagree with your assessment. Fandom gatekeepers/anti-shippers are honestly just young adults and teens who need a lot of attention because they probably don't have any friends IRL. That's why they generally go after M/M and M/F ships since they tend to be way more popular than F/F ships. Why whine about a "problematic" F/F ship when no one is going to give a shit? These people feed off attention.

Also, for many of these anti-shippers, shipping F/F is rather performative. "True femslashers," who are actually invested in F/F and read/write fic, usually keep to themselves. I sincerely doubt there are many femslashers who ship F/F with large age gaps like the OP listed above that spend their time being anti-shippers/fandom gatekeepers.