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ms-scarletwings
2 years ago

Terms related to "shipping" and their usage

How terms related to "shipping" are used within fandom spaces: the original meanings and how they've been twisted.

Proship

Proshipper

Anti(-shipper)

Proship - how the term is used Proshipper uses the original meaning: Pro (prefix) = an attitude of being ”for” something. To ship (verb) = to have an affinity for a particular romantic or sexual relationship. Being proship means accepting that… Everyone has the right to ship/write/read/create whatever fictional content they want without being harassed over it. Different people like/dislike different things and that’s okay. If you don’t personally want to see/read something, you avoid/ignore it. Anti twists the meaning: Pro is short for problematic. Proship (noun) = a problematic ship. Proship content = fiction that contains problematic content. A proship is any relationship where the existing (canonical or interpreted) dynamic between the characters means that a fictional relationship between them would be incestuous/pedophilic/predatory/abusive etc.
Proshipper - how the term is used Proshipper uses the original meaning: Proshipper is someone with proship attitude. Also refer to themselves as anti-anti, profic, normal people. Some proshippers are into controversial/taboo kink content, some aren’t. Proshippers believe that the way fiction can affect reality is not on a 1:1 basis. Anti twists the meaning: A problematic shipper; someone who has proships. Also called proshitter. Proshipper is someone who specifically enjoys all/only/any fictional incestuous/pedophilic/predatory/abusive etc. content. Proshipper is a code-word for being a pedophile or a zoophile, and/or interested in actually committing incest in real life.
Anti(-shipper) - how the term is used Proshipper uses the original meaning: Anti (prefix) = an attitude of being ”against” something. Also called fanti, fanpol, puriteen, 🐜. In the early 2000s, people would put ”anti-[pairing]” in their info/bio sections on fandom social media to express their disapproval of that pairing, which lead to them being referred to as ”anti-shippers” in general. Since then, the anti attitude has spread to cover not just pairings but also kinks and overall sexual content in fictional works. Antis will attack or harass others over the fictional content those people create/read/watch/enjoy. Antis believe that fiction affects reality on a 1:1 basis, i.e. ”fiction can cause people to commit criminal acts in real life because they enjoyed reading about them”. Anti twists the meaning: An anti is someone who dislikes and is against fictional works that contain incestuous/pedophilic/predatory/abusive etc. elements. Also refer to themselves as normal people. Antis believe that there should be limits on art, and that certain type of fiction should not exist because it is harmful to real people. Antis believe it is okay to harass people who create or enjoy ”proship content”, because their taste in fiction = what they like in real life, i.e. ”people who draw NSFW art of underage characters are sexually attracted to minors”.
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