Have you wedged your way into my brainmeats? This is a rant I've had in my head for a long time, but could never articulate without sounding like an ass.
Honestly, USUK is like H/Hr and Zutara all over again. Is there a requirement that EVERY fandom must have a ship that people go completely gaga over and pester other members of the fandom and the creators over? Yes, I know not all USUK fans are like this, but enough of them are to be annoying.
I'll never understand people who need their ship to be canon. I know RusAme, CanUkr, and the fast majority of my other favorite ships will never be canon, but I don't care; I still love them anyway.
It's like a disease in my opinion. There's an odd shipping bug that goes around biting some of us, giving those fans a crazy daze where they stop thinking logically and squee all over the place.
And I find that these really popular ships where fans do drive others crazy about it, ends up being a really big reason why people get turned off those ships. To me it's pretty ironic how the ones who love their ships so much usually end up being what ruin it for everyone else. Not that this is true for all the shippers, just that stupid vocal minority.
Where does this happen? Ive never seen any of the major ships fans persecuting people. i see them being loud and, by the force of sheer number, being the mosty active/visible sectionm of fandom, but I have never seen them raising the pitchforks to hunt a rare pairing shipper.
Did I mention anything about persecution? No, I did not. I said they pester people who ship others things, though I will contend that most of that is unintentional. It's the people who are all "Our ship is (going to) totally become canon, you guys! Anyone who doesn't see it is BLIND!" who are obnoxious.
Agreed. But that is just fans being fans. iDK, buit as long people are not insulting others I don´t see the problem. Fandom is a place to have fun and goof around, so I understand happy people being hyperbolic.
There are some who are just being a little...overenthusiastic, but others do take it to the point of insult. TV Tropes is a wonderful place to see the latter.
Off topic, but why don't you have a LiveJournal account? I think you're the same anon who posts to most every topic. Clearly you have some interest in fandom, so why don't you have an account? It makes keeping track of fandom goings-on easier.
That´s true. It annoys me, too, but I usually see more of the high on sugar kind of fans. I ship some big ships and it gets tiring when people say that we are a bunch of crazies who bully everyone when most of the people I know are very nice.
This topic is the first time I post anon. i have an account but I don´t have my computer with me and I´m posting from my phone, and it is easier to be anon from here.
Yeah. I shouldn't be so hard on the USUK fans; I'm an Axel/Roxas fan over in the Kingdom Hearts fandom, and FSM knows we're all accused of being rabid, women-hating yaoi fanbrats. [eye roll] Perhaps all big or mid-sized ships should have guides for incoming fans about what is and is NOT acceptable behavior?
Where does this happen? Ive never seen any of the major ships fans persecuting people. i see them being loud and, by the force of sheer number, being the mosty active/visible sectionm of fandom, but I have never seen them raising the pitchforks to hunt a rare pairing shipper.
Honestly, USUK is like H/Hr and Zutara all over again. Is there a requirement that EVERY fandom must have a ship that people go completely gaga over and pester other members of the fandom and the creators over? Yes, I know not all USUK fans are like this, but enough of them are to be annoying.
I'll never understand people who need their ship to be canon. I know RusAme, CanUkr, and the fast majority of my other favorite ships will never be canon, but I don't care; I still love them anyway.
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And I find that these really popular ships where fans do drive others crazy about it, ends up being a really big reason why people get turned off those ships. To me it's pretty ironic how the ones who love their ships so much usually end up being what ruin it for everyone else. Not that this is true for all the shippers, just that stupid vocal minority.
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Off topic, but why don't you have a LiveJournal account? I think you're the same anon who posts to most every topic. Clearly you have some interest in fandom, so why don't you have an account? It makes keeping track of fandom goings-on easier.
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This topic is the first time I post anon. i have an account but I don´t have my computer with me and I´m posting from my phone, and it is easier to be anon from here.
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Ah, sorry! I confused you for someone else.
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Don't worry
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