(Damn, look who’s showing up ten years late to this discussion with Starbucks…)Hey guys, just want to start with a preface here: I’ve recently been in several separate conversations about why certain ships become so popular, what leads people (and woman in particular) to ship so much, why certain fandoms become over-zealous in their shipping, …
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Why Do Certain Ships Become So Popular? (And Why Should Writers Rethink When They Do?) – Part 2
<- Start back at part 1 or you’re going to be very confused! This time my victim of choice example is Klance (and Allurance and Lotura too).In a previous post, I established the premise that shippers focus their efforts and attention on ships between characters who exhibit the most compelling dynamism, the greatest amount of …
Why Do Certain Ships Become So Popular? (And Why Should Writers Rethink When They Do?) – Part 3
<- Start at Part 1 for best understanding<- And here’s Part 2 if you need it!I’m going to end this discussion with a case-in-point comparing the mega-popularity of non-canon ships against semi-canon ships, and then discuss what this all means for writers, and how examining the popularity of ships in media can actually improve the …
I’m the Another Anon. Thanks for your answer. I thought I wasnt trying to perpetuate the ideas of purity culture (bc I hate it too) so your answer opened my eyes. The reason I brought up the shipping with the dark skinned boy around the same age thing was bc I saw it as a reason ppl were ok with the ship (as ive seen ships that have characters tht r 17 & 19 seen as pedo so them not having 1 made it look acceptable in their eyes) & the skin color came from the Latin Lover trope I see used a lot.
Hey, thanks for coming back to talk to me more about this! Sorry if I came across as aggressive by the way; usually when someone starts to bring up stuff like this it is because they’re really into the purity culture or have some other chip on their shoulder, so I usually respond like that.But …
Another anon. Regarding the ship ask I think it should be acknowledged that skin color and sex is also a reason as to why the ships are popular. 2 light skinned guys among a cast of darker skinned characters? 1 of them being canonically Japanese? And the other ship with a light dark skinned boy around the same age. All being male. Oh yeah ppl are fetishizing the hell out of the characters. A (This is in no way meant to be rude to you, just pointing it out)
I mean… “Cast of darker skinned characters” isn’t really accurate unless you’re including the alien characters like the Galra. Until Season 7, there were only two major characters darker than Lance, Hunk and Allura, both of whom are shipped as well, although I agree that Hunk is under-appreciated (but again, that’s in part because the …
I know that Yatori is probably the canon ship in Noragami, but do you think Yatone has a chance to become sth more than a father/son or partner or friendly relationship? (Btw your posts are mind blowing! You’re amazing:))) )
First I want to apologize sincerely for dropping off the face of the earth. I got a new job (!!!!), so the last six weeks or so of my life have been a very intense adjustment period. I’m going to try to answer all the asks I’ve been getting lately, but please bear with me!So, …
Rawr! Bird! 