A fandom problem I’m seeing a lot of lately is minors refusing to curate their online experience and avoid things that make them uncomfortable. You’re all absolutely allowed to be uncomfortable with something—adults are too. But that’s why tagging exists. It exists on tumblr and AO3, and it should honestly exist on every fandom majority space. If a ship makes me uncomfortable, I block the tag for it. If a user I follow consistently does not tag the ship that makes me uncomfortable, I unfollow them. It’s that simple. The block button also exists.
Please, for the love of God, learn to tailor your online experiences. Stop going into spaces that you know aren’t for you and demanding people change to cater to you personally. Absolutely ask someone to tag properly, if they’re not. But ultimately no one is obligated to leave a fandom simply because their presence makes you uncomfortable. People don’t just magically stop being fans of things as they grow older. I’m sure you’ll all learn that eventually.
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