Do you think there's anyone who deserves harassment over fictional ships?
I am reblogging for reach, and it's relevant to my blog because I have been harassed over fictional characters and ships that have appeared in my polls
2 things:
1) I think in this whole Pro vs Anti "debate" it's easy to believe that the Anti stance is the "default" or majority opinion. I just want everyone to take a moment and look at these results. The Antis just simply talk the loudest (mostly because the proshippers don't have anything to say. Their entire philosophy is built around not caring what others do, so they don't feel the need to berate others the way Antis do), Antis are NOT the majority.
If you voted "YES", take a moment to reflect on why that is, and why your opinions are, in fact, the minority. I then urge you to do further research into the Anti "theology" (or whatever word you want to use). It operates very similar to cult mentality. Learn to recognize the signs, and then compare it to the Anti community and your spot within it.
2) NO ONE deserves harassment over fictional characters. You don't have to like their opinions or what they create. Even if it's disgusting. Even if it's creepy or derogatory. They are lines and words on paper. They are not putting it into practice in the real world. Just avoid it. Block it. You can rant about how gross it is if you like, but PRIVATELY. Do not get the creator involved. In that situation YOU become worse than them.
Let that sink in for a moment. You find this person's actions deplorable. You think they are a terrible person. But they restrict themselves to fictional characters- Make Believe. By engaging withem, HARRASING them, you are causing deliberate harm to a REAL person. YOU and everyone else could've ignored them. It would have been extremely easy to just scroll past or block. Maybe take a moment to go "gross, what a freak". But a harassment campaign is inescapable. You are causing REAL mental distress to a REAL PERSON. You don't know this person's backstory. You don't know why they engage with media the way they do. And even if they really are just a "sick freak" there's no reason for you to take time out of your day to willingly engage in the content and the creators that make you uncomfortable. If they stay in their own lane so can you. Let them have their creepy corner of the internet. Be the better person.
Harassment isn't noble. And especially when it comes about by opinions on FICTION It makes you seem childish and irrational.
Don't like, don't read. Simple as that.
As someone who got anon death threats because I chose to write unpopular ships, I'm begging people to stop putting so much weight on the dating lives of fictional creations.