Was checking out the tag for a ship and came across an anti message for the first time. I know that sounds weird but I’ve been incredibly lucky in curating my fandom experience before now but it had to happen eventually. Could have done without it to be honest and I get why everyone bitches about it now.
I could never say it better than everyone else already has but its fiction. Things you would never condone in real life are perfectly fine to write or read about. It doesn’t mean you actually condone it in any way. Yes, certain relationships, if they were canon, would turn me off. But fanon means I can make a character older or younger and get rid of an age difference. It means I can craft a world where characters being together is safe, sane and consensual even if that wouldn’t be the case in a canon universe. Fandom is not canon. It’s just inspired by it.
If you have a problem with a relationship or any other content, just blacklist it. Avoid it entirely. Curate your fandom experience. I promise you will be happier for it. And I wouldn’t want anyone to see stuff that bothers them like that.
Fandom makes me happy and I want everyone else to feel the same. Canon too. I tried to watch one of the old James Bond movies a while back and had to stop because of some scenes that made me uncomfortable. And that’s okay. It’s okay to walk away.
(And I agree. Pedophilia and rape and abuse are all disgusting and the perpetrators should be shot. In real life. Fiction is not real. There is plenty of that in the real world that you can complain about and try to make a difference. Seriously. Go wild. There are child marriages happening as we speak. Celebrities dating minors and getting away with it because of their fame and money. Rapists walking free. Abusers hurting their spouses and children. It’s infuriating. And I encourage you to rant about it as much as you want. Don’t waste your time with fiction. There are real people out there that need help and real monsters that need to be called out. Call them out.)
