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Classifying a ship rather than a particular fanfic as containing pedophilia is a novel framing in fanfiction fandom. Fanfiction can be set in the past, present, or future of the canon setting, and in [[AU]]s characters' relative ages along with other demographic information can be changed completely. It has been suggested that many antishippers are either new to fanfiction, or are not fanfiction fans at all.  

Classifying a ship rather than a particular fanfic as containing pedophilia is a novel framing in fanfiction fandom. Fanfiction can be set in the past, present, or future of the canon setting, and in [[AU]]s characters' relative ages along with other demographic information can be changed completely. It has been suggested that many antishippers are either new to fanfiction, or are not fanfiction fans at all.  

[[Fail_Fandomanon]] was discussing the phenomenon as early as October 2015, but the term itself may have appeared later. See [http://failfandomanon.wikia.com/wiki/Antis the Fail_Fandomanon wiki entry].<ref>[http://failfandomanonwiki.pbworks.com/w/page/108325165/Anti-Shippers old wiki]; [https://ffawiki-backup.dreamwidth.org/22266.html dreamwidth backup]</ref> Closely tied to the concept of anti-shipper are "purity wank" and [[Purity Culture in Fandom|purity culture]]; see [[AO3 Content Discussion (2016)]].

[[Fail_Fandomanon]] was discussing the phenomenon as early as October 2015, but the term itself may have appeared later. See [http://failfandomanon.wikia.com/wiki/Antis the Fail_Fandomanon wiki entry].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://failfandomanonwiki.pbworks.com/w/page/108325165/Anti-Shippers |title = old wiki |archiveurl= https://ffawiki-backup.dreamwidth.org/22266.html }}</ref> Closely tied to the concept of anti-shipper are "purity wank" and [[Purity Culture in Fandom|purity culture]]; see [[AO3 Content Discussion (2016)]].

Tumblr user wrangletangle relates the origin of Tumblr anti-shippers to the long-standing Tumblr etiquette of "don't tag your hate":

Tumblr user wrangletangle relates the origin of Tumblr anti-shippers to the long-standing Tumblr etiquette of "don't tag your hate":