PLEASE NOTE: The Reality TV World Message Boards are filled with desperate
attention-seekers pretending to be one big happy PG/PG13-rated family. Don't
be fooled. Trying to get everyone to agree with you is like herding cats,
but intolerance for other viewpoints is NOT welcome and respect for other
posters IS required at all times. Jump in and play, and you'll soon find out
how easy it is to fit in, but save your drama for your mama. All members are
encouraged to read the
complete guidelines.
As entertainment critic Roger
Ebert once said, "If you disagree with something I write, tell me so, argue
with me, correct me--but don't tell me to shut up. That's not the American way."
Fans of many given fictional works have a tendency to pair up the characters in those stories into romantic relationships -- regardless of whether any hint of such a possible connection exists. This process is known as shipping. It's surprisingly popular, it leads to printout tons of fanfic, and it only gets worse on those occasions when the writer does hint at a connection forming -- or worse, gives the protagonist a couple of people to choose from. Not that complete impossibility of any given pairing (on up) will stop a truly dedicated ship, but any creator stamp can escalate things. (Other fans will just claim the writer has it wrong.)
But in a large cast, there are going to be choices. And a few fans can become very -- defensive -- about their favorite ships. And then some. In fact, they can get to the point where anyone proposing a different shipping is asking for a five hundred post thread full of profanity on up, with the placement of a key semicolon in the original work somehow meant to serve as Final Proof.
So if you ever want to start an Internet war within certain fanbases...
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