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Kim_Seong-a posted...

Every shipping fandom to ever exist

Ehh, that's goofy elseworld shit. It's people banging action figures together to make them kiss, which is harmless enough.

But there is like a shipping critical mass point in fandom where it becomes holy fucking war and derails the entire fanbase. Sherlock, for one - that got so bad that fans were convinced that there was a secret final episode that would explain why the last season sucked and pair up Sherlock and Watson. Supernatural had it pretty bad too with the end of the show not canonising destiel, even if the meltdown was top tier internet entertainment.

I like Doctor Who on its own merits. I also got involved in shipping for the first time in ages for that show during the most recent run. There's a healthy balance between fandom and canon, but there has to be a separation. When people don't drive that wedge and make the shipping a core aspect of their personality, that's where I begin to agree with what you're saying. Those guys are nutjobs.