Possibility A: they care about the feelings of fictional characters who they can control more than the feelings of real people with their own ideas.
Possibility B: Misogyny and transphobia since the majority of fandom participation is from women and trans men. Men are allowed to have interests as adults, women are supposed to be Mothers and nothing else.
Especially considering how much anti rhetoric dovetails with and mirrors terf rhetoric.
Hey friendly reminder that fictives are real. They are real people, they exist, they have feelings and aren’t just the blorbo from your shows or the character you have a crush on. Please do not open conversations with fictives by saying you find *insert character they are* hot. Especially if that is your first ever interaction with them.
And especially if you say the character’s name when you’re talking to them. Because that just comes across like you don’t think they’re actually real.
All of this is so important. To reiterate:
Please do not treat fictives like they are fictional characters.
Fictional characters aren’t real and you can treat them however you want in fiction and fandom spaces.
But don’t treat specific fictives that you meet online like they’re their fictional counterpart.
πΏ you don’t owe anons your energy πΏ you can create whatever you want πΏ your worth isnt determined by your ships or involvement in shipcourse πΏ you are worthy of love and respect πΏ its never worth it to be cruel. use your energy to promote seeing the humanity in others πΏ i am always here for u!
