[ SECRET POST #3963 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3963 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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04. [SPOILERS for Stranger Things 2]



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07. [SPOILERS for Great British Bake Off, S08E08: Forgotten Bakes]

[Stacey Hart in Great British Bake Off]











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Comments

Re: Media Professionals and Shipping

[soldatsasha]

I think it's fine... Mostly? I have mixed thoughts.

I like seeing creators actually acknowledge fans/fandom. I also think it has a postive effect on fandom culture bc I think *in general* it helps reinforce for fans that a) creators are real people and b) creators are NOT insulated from whatever stupid/creepy/awful shit fandom often gets up to. Like, yes, Popular Actor is probably aware of your weird RPF ship shrine, and Major Game Dev is aware of the ten million rage-filled shitposts about them, so maybe knock that shit off.

Obviously shipping is kind of a delicate topic, because people get really invested in it. And also a huge portion of shipping revolves around same-sex couples, underage couples, incest couples, and a lot of other things that are very much Not Okay for professional contexts. Like, I'm sure you could get away with saying you really like Mulder/Scully, no one is going to be clutching their pearls over that, but an actor can't exactly be like "I fucking LOVE Thorki!"

I also think that it can be a really bad thing for creators to be casual about fandom/canon. Like just recently the writer for the new Mass Effect novel was on reddit doing an AMA type thing, and she said she didn't like whatever character bc she thought they were boring. Holy fuck, the salt on tumblr. I mean there was legit people saying she shouldn't be allowed to write Mass Effect books if she couldn't be respectful of canon, and people saying she clearly didn't care enough to write a good story. There were even people who were fans of her saying these things. Her comment was REALLY mild, but people expect professionals to act a certain way. When you veer outside of that and try to engage with your fans in a more casual manner, like on social media, you're risking a lot more backlash and hurt feelings.

Re: Media Professionals and Shipping

[(Anonymous)]

I can't remember the exact details, but I know there was a huge blowup in Steven Universe fandom because one storyboard artist posted some doodles of one ship and basically everyone who shipped the characters with others attacked and harassed her and accused her of sabotaging their ships because she shipped a rival pairing.

Re: Media Professionals and Shipping

[(Anonymous)]

Lauren Zuke lol

Re: Media Professionals and Shipping

[fishnchips]

Something similar happened with Voltron where one of the creators posted a completely innocuous picture but tagged it in a way that could be interpreted as a Shiro/Keith shipping comment. Cue rabid antis accusing the guy of real life pedophilia. That was not funny.

Re: Media Professionals and Shipping

[(Anonymous)]

I feel sorry for everyone involved with that show, they clearly wanted to have fun with the fans and engage fandom at least a little and it blew up into... this.