you know what I hate
I hate when people approach giving advice on fictional characters people want to RP as if not shipping a character with somebody (generally but not invariably the most popular ship in fandom) is the most important aspect of doing it right, and as if shipping them with that character is the most grievous sin against IC you
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yeah this isn't really aimed at any one thing in particular it just
generally bothers me
whenever I see it anywhere
which is far more often than it ought to come up
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what
SHIPPING IS WHAT MAKES YOUR CHARACTER IC GUYS
IF YOU JOIN THE BANDWAGON THAT MEANS YOU'RE DOING IT RONG
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EVERYONE KNOWS LIKING POPULAR PAIRINGS MAKES YOU BAD AT THINGS
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/has been avoiding anonmeme.
/but hugs for Squeak
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It is not even anything on the anonmeme, it's just general fandom stupid ... nothing that even actually affects me, but I'm feeling complainsome >>a
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No! Shipping is the fun part of fandom! I firmly believe that anybody can end up with anybody if you get the circumstances right. (If I didn't, I wouldn't ship Tony Stark with Sherlock Holmes. :D)
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or ... something
idek it bewilders and angers me
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I don't even
?!
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Just.
/shakes fist ineffectually
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I mean I am aromantic so if anyone has reason to be like LESS SHIPS IN THINGS!!! then I do, but bloody hell
it just narks me off when people get picky about a specific pairing being the be-all and end-all of whether something's IC or not, especially when the implication is that not shipping it proves you are IC
which ... makes fuck all sense
/shakes fist with you
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