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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2012-10-13 03:21 pm

[ SECRET POST #2111 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2111 ⌋

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Re: da

(Anonymous) 2012-10-14 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, I'm actually curious now. Can you explain why you think shippers are crazy, or is it just "shippers are crazy because shippers are crazy"?

While you're at it, do you think caring about romance in general is crazy, or that caring about fictional characters in general is crazy? What about "shipping" that doesn't come from a wider fandom tradition of shipping- like somebody who watches soaps and hopes for their favorite couple to get together, but doesn't participate in any sort of soap fan community?

Not being defensive, genuinely curious how this works.

Re: da

(Anonymous) 2012-10-14 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I think shippers are crazy because they just are, based on what I've observed in fandom. No other fandom interest I've ever seen has generated nearly as much wank and batshit and WTF as shipping. None.

And I think people care entirely too much about romance in general, yes. If you're invested enough to have any attachment to whether two people who don't exist will have nonexistent sex, there's something wrong with you upstairs.

Re: da

(Anonymous) 2012-10-14 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Is caring about whether a particular characters survives or reaches his/her goal crazy, as well? I.e, is it emotional investment in fictional characters in general that's distasteful, or just emotional investment in fictional romance?

Re: da

(Anonymous) 2012-10-14 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Caring about whether a character dies or accomplishes what they set out to do is kind of a given. Otherwise, there's no point even paying attention to the story in the first place. It's caring about fictional romance (when romance isn't the story's point; caring about romance in a Harlequin book is like caring about explosions in a Michael Bay film) that's crazy.