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Ageism can look like a blanket refusal, under in any situation where Clarke and Abby are at odds, to grant that Abby might have a point, even when the narrative is clearly telling us that Clarke is the character at fault. The tendency within this fandom for young girls who closely identify with Clarke to graft their own mom frustrations onto Abby is virtually never-ending, and it can be hard to sift through the the complex intersection of ageism and misogyny that makes it impossible for them not to see mothers as human beings who are interesting, who are wise, who are right, who know things their children do not, who are sexual, who are allowed to make mistakes, who deserve screen time and plot agency, who are just as vital to the story as the teenagers...

Ageism can look like a blanket refusal, under in any situation where Clarke and Abby are at odds, to grant that Abby might have a point, even when the narrative is clearly telling us that Clarke is the character at fault. The tendency within this fandom for young girls who closely identify with Clarke to graft their own mom frustrations onto Abby is virtually never-ending, and it can be hard to sift through the the complex intersection of ageism and misogyny that makes it impossible for them not to see mothers as human beings who are interesting, who are wise, who are right, who know things their children do not, who are sexual, who are allowed to make mistakes, who deserve screen time and plot agency, who are just as vital to the story as the teenagers...

Ageism can look like a fan who ships all the non-canon ships … except Doctor Mechanic, because it’s “gross” and “Abby is basically her mom.”  The inherent desexualization of age-difference relationships is often rooted in ageism.  You don’t have to ship it!  But if you insist that no one should ship it, then there may be some ageism in the roots of your ship-shaming.<ref name=abby>[http://kane-and-griffin.tumblr.com/post/164960658961/hey-so-i-know-that-youre-the-most-famous-person I have a lot of thoughts, some of which may not be the thoughts you were hoping that I would have]</ref>}}

Ageism can look like a fan who ships all the non-canon ships … except Doctor Mechanic, because it’s “gross” and “Abby is basically her mom.”  The inherent desexualization of age-difference relationships is often rooted in ageism.  You don’t have to ship it!  But if you insist that no one should ship it, then there may be some ageism in the roots of your ship-shaming.<ref name=abby>{{cite web | url = http://kane-and-griffin.tumblr.com/post/164960658961/hey-so-i-know-that-youre-the-most-famous-person | title = I have a lot of thoughts, some of which may not be the thoughts you were hoping that I would have }}</ref>}}

Accusations of ageism is also often associated with [[The Walking Dead]] fandom's treatment of the character [[Carol Peletier]],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://carolageismandsexismposts.tumblr.com/ | title = CAROL HATE: AGEISM, SEXISM, VICTIM-BLAMING }}</ref> forum user Doctor grimes summarizes:

Accusations of ageism is also often associated with [[The Walking Dead]] fandom's treatment of the character [[Carol Peletier]],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://carolageismandsexismposts.tumblr.com/ | title = CAROL HATE: AGEISM, SEXISM, VICTIM-BLAMING }}</ref> forum user Doctor grimes summarizes:

Author K. Ancrum illustrates the point with character of [[Luke Garroway]] form [[Shadowhunters]]:

Author K. Ancrum illustrates the point with character of [[Luke Garroway]] form [[Shadowhunters]]:

{{quotation2|Another one is Luke Garroway from the Shadowhunters, played by Isaiah Mustafa (43). Have you seen Isaiah? Yeah, I know. And yet, he is also seen almost as some “grandpa” figure of the group. Often people use his age as an excuse of excluding him from most fanon activities involving the main group of characters – shipping, group fanvids, group edits etc.<ref name=poc>[http://kancrum.com/post/165480905514/racialized-ageism-and-fandom RACIALIZED AGEISM AND FANDOM]</ref>}}

{{quotation2|Another one is Luke Garroway from the Shadowhunters, played by Isaiah Mustafa (43). Have you seen Isaiah? Yeah, I know. And yet, he is also seen almost as some “grandpa” figure of the group. Often people use his age as an excuse of excluding him from most fanon activities involving the main group of characters – shipping, group fanvids, group edits etc.<ref name=poc>{{cite web | url = http://kancrum.com/post/165480905514/racialized-ageism-and-fandom | title = RACIALIZED AGEISM AND FANDOM }}</ref>}}

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