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Okay, for once and for all I just want to make something clear regarding my stance on the Colifer shipping issue because some people seem to have assumed that I ship it and maybe it was because I wasn’t clear enough. If you start reading this post, I would appreciate it if you read it until the very end because otherwise you may get the wrong idea and that is exactly what I am trying to clarify with this post.
I completely agree with you (Colin and not wanting to watch the movie). Thank you for saying that. I'm tired of people dictating how others should be feeling and what makes a real fan and what doesn't. Don't want to watch the movie right now because it feels weird seeing Colin acting with other women. And I don't ship colifer either it's just about Captain Swan. It just feels weird and I don't like seeing it. I like to think that doesn't mean I don't support Colin or that I'm not a fan.
Hi! A good portion of this fandom loves to be patronizing and to tell you how you should feel and think. And when it comes to Colin God-on-Earth-who-can-do-no-wrong O’donoghue, it’s even worse.
What you described is the most common reaction that I’ve found in other fandoms from my previous ships: people just aren’t too comfortable in watching any of the actors that play their OTP in other roles and acting romantically with other actors. In most cases, that has nothing to do with the actors themselves or shipping them in real life but all to do with the level of attachment to the fictional couple they portray. I mean, I don’t doubt that for those who actually believe Colin and Jen are in love this is a low blow to them and they probably hate it, but assuming that shipping them is the reason why everyone doesn’t want to watch the movie is just plain silly and narrow. Different people “fan” differently and no one can say what makes one a good fan or not. No one gets to define that but yourself, really.
