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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2011-07-30 12:05 pm
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F!S Anon Meme (the Fifth)


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(Anonymous) 2011-07-31 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
There's a difference between an OTP and a ship, you know. Not everyone who ships something automatically assumes the pairing is exclusive, to "ship" something only technically means you think the characters are/have been sexually (or romantically if ace, I guess) involved.

It's the same thing as saying you slash something, basically, but since the term works for canon pairings as well it's been more or less adopted by fandom over the former term. You wouldn't automatically assume everyone's slash pairings are 100% exclusive, right?

Fandom isn't prudish, your definition is just off.