The idiots are out in force on Tumblr.
Starfire is getting some hate for being Robin's canon romance. Bizarrely enough, not from the usual suspects this time, but from fans jealous that she took Robin away from them.
Die For Our Ship annoys me in all forms but when the ship is Fictional Character/Me I just... I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS.
THE CHARACTER IS FICTIONAL. FICTIONAL CHARACTERS CANNOT CONFESS THEIR LOVE TO YOU. THEY CANNOT BE WITH YOU. YOU HAVE LESS CHANCE TO BE WITH THESE PEOPLE THAN YOU DO WITH CELEBRITIES. WHY IS IT SUCH A PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE A CANON ROMANCE?
DOES STARFIRE'S EXISTENCE SOMEHOW INVALIDATE YOUR CRUSH ON ROBIN? WHAT?!
Look okay, I sort of maybe get it. There was one point that I was pretty absolutely convinced I was going to marry Elijah Wood. But you know what? I was fourteen. And I grew out of it. And realized, ha ha wow, that's silly, I'm probably never going to even meet him in my lifetime, 'tis pointless to get possessive over him and hiss at other fangirls just for expressing their own interest in him. We can share! There's enough Elijah Wood for the fantasies of all.
Like, do these people get hissy at other fans for having crushes on Robin too? It is just Starfire that gets the hate? Do the fans not realize they can self-insert into Starfire? Or create their own self-insert? Or just imagine Robin being into them instead?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
Die For Our Ship annoys me in all forms but when the ship is Fictional Character/Me I just... I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS.
THE CHARACTER IS FICTIONAL. FICTIONAL CHARACTERS CANNOT CONFESS THEIR LOVE TO YOU. THEY CANNOT BE WITH YOU. YOU HAVE LESS CHANCE TO BE WITH THESE PEOPLE THAN YOU DO WITH CELEBRITIES. WHY IS IT SUCH A PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE A CANON ROMANCE?
DOES STARFIRE'S EXISTENCE SOMEHOW INVALIDATE YOUR CRUSH ON ROBIN? WHAT?!
Look okay, I sort of maybe get it. There was one point that I was pretty absolutely convinced I was going to marry Elijah Wood. But you know what? I was fourteen. And I grew out of it. And realized, ha ha wow, that's silly, I'm probably never going to even meet him in my lifetime, 'tis pointless to get possessive over him and hiss at other fangirls just for expressing their own interest in him. We can share! There's enough Elijah Wood for the fantasies of all.
Like, do these people get hissy at other fans for having crushes on Robin too? It is just Starfire that gets the hate? Do the fans not realize they can self-insert into Starfire? Or create their own self-insert? Or just imagine Robin being into them instead?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.