having fictives while also being hyperfixated on/having a special interest on their source is so funny bc like. bro wdym sam from sam & max isnt bigender and uses he/she pronouns???? 🤨 like bro she told me himself
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@phantommiria974 I’m so glad!
It always saddens me to see so much vocal aggression toward proship people who just want to enjoy their self ships and participate in the community.
It’s really a vocal minority that is so hostile, so I have been trying to encourage everyone who wants to see a more welcoming f/o community to post and share content 🙂
Imagine wearing some of your F/Os clothes, like a hoodie, cape, jacket, etc.
You can smell their comforting and familiar scent still lingering in the clothing, and the shape of the garment over you reminds you of their body.
Idk how to begin this but here we go!
The reason why I think people participate it proshipping mainly isn’t for coping (at least mostly).
I think the real reason why people do it is the thrill they get from it. Most proships are dangerous or “scary” in nature so when they ship it they get some kind of adrenaline or strong feeling, whether it’s guilt, fear, anger, excitement, or otherwise.
Like watching a horror movie.
Another reason is probably due to the intrigue and conflict that it can bring if they are incorporated to a story.
So, you tagged this proship, and you don’t have a DNI so I can only conclude you’re looking for interaction.
You compare being proship to someone who watches horror movies here.
Do you also disapprove of people watching horror movies?
Yes, I’m looking for a fair discussion. I think the topic is interesting.
The comparison I made between proshipping and watching horror movies was based on how people feel while they’re watching them, not the content of horror movies itself. I don’t think watching a chucky movie will negatively affect people.
Also I’m not an antishipper either. I’m a neutralshipper. I think people can change aspects of a ship (ages or rewriting events) to make it not problematic.
And I won’t send direct hate to people who are proshippers.
Let’s continue the horror movie comparison.
I assume that you’re using the term ‘proship’ here to refer to people who actively create and consume content for ships that would be considered problematic. That’s not what proship means, but assuming that’s what we’re discussing…
What do you feel is more harmful about consuming and creating problematic romantic and sexual fiction, vs creating and consuming violent fiction?
To start off, sorry for possibly misusing the term. What I ment by proshipping is making dead dove do not eat type content, stuff that could cause trauma in a story, I don’t know what the people who specifically ship that kind of stuff are called.
Now to your questions (which I’m glad you’re asking, thank you! This topic is interesting to me and I have many opinions!)
Hroni feelings are arguably more stronger that feeling like harming someone. We evolved to procreate so, naturally those kind of feelings are stronger and can affect people more.
As for violent fiction, it depends on how it’s portrayed. Same goes for any kind really, themeing, messages, tone, and even wording can cause someone to think about or influence someone to do something. Thats how ads work after all! Although this is more subtle and not immediate (hence why people aren’t just murdering eachother on the streets) it can still influence people or just cause someone to not take the subject seriously. I personally believe that you’re environment affects your mind, anything around or involved in your daily life, including fiction.
Generally, I really don’t want people to romanticize harming others, otherwise I wouldn’t care about this kind of content.
I think this is a really interesting conversation, and we are putting a pin in it to answer later because we are really distracted right now, and your thoughts here deserves an answer with full attention.
(In the meantime our followers might have some thoughts for you as well.)
Imagine being allowed to serve as your villainous F/Os partner or trusted lieutenant.