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Line 4: − {{quotation|+ − No matter how simple a fictional character pairing may seem, the truth is that it is almost never that simple. There is almost ''always'' going to be discourse of some kind — be it because people find the ship offensive, because they find it unappealing, or because they don’t like the people doing the ship itself. And soon what happens is that the very basic concept of shipping two characters becomes the breeding ground for something deeper and darker and messier. It brings you into the world of proshippers and antis. − |source= Sarah Z, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OcLDcg7UJw "Fandom's Biggest Controversy: The Story of Proshippers vs Antis"]}} − '''Anti-shipper''' is a fannish term that has been around since [[X-Files fandom]] in the 1990s,<ref>Usage of the term on [[alt.tv.x-files]] on 11.08.96 in the discussion [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.tv.x-files/zmkuopMsl9g/RAmb_Y9Rlm8J Scully and Pendrell? by Angela D. Troiani]</ref> but has taken on different meanings in different contexts. It generally refers to someone who opposes [[shipping]] or a certain [[pairing]], which can be for various reasons. "Anti" is a related term that can indicate opposition to topics including or other than shipping.+ Line 105:
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'''Anti-shipper''' is a fannish term that has been around since [[X-Files fandom]] in the 1990s,<ref>Usage of the term on [[alt.tv.x-files]] on 11.08.96 in the discussion [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.tv.x-files/zmkuopMsl9g/RAmb_Y9Rlm8J Scully and Pendrell? by Angela D. Troiani]</ref> but has taken on different meanings in different contexts. It generally refers to someone who opposes [[shipping]] or a certain [[pairing]], which can be for various reasons. The term is frequently abbreviated to "[[anti]]". (Note that "anti" has several other unrelated fannish meanings.)
Since the mid-2010s, the term is most often used to refer to a fan who believes that it is morally wrong to [[ship]] some ships, frequently with the corollary that stopping the shippers by any means necessary is morally justified.
==History & Use==
==History & Use==
{{Quotation|my favorite twitter lie is the "glass cupcake voltron cupcakes" where theres just not any sources on it ever happening apparently lol|source= TayGLisurfriend, Apr 2, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/TayGLisurfriend/status/1377856742575509504 my favorite twitter lie is the "glass cupcake voltron cupcakes"], Twitter. Apr 2, 2021 (Accessed 7/4/2021)</ref>}}
{{Quotation|my favorite twitter lie is the "glass cupcake voltron cupcakes" where theres just not any sources on it ever happening apparently lol|source= TayGLisurfriend, Apr 2, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/TayGLisurfriend/status/1377856742575509504 my favorite twitter lie is the "glass cupcake voltron cupcakes"], Twitter. Apr 2, 2021 (Accessed 7/4/2021)</ref>}}
====Proship vs. Antiship Discourse====
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No matter how simple a fictional character pairing may seem, the truth is that it is almost never that simple. There is almost ''always'' going to be discourse of some kind — be it because people find the ship offensive, because they find it unappealing, or because they don’t like the people doing the ship itself. And soon what happens is that the very basic concept of shipping two characters becomes the breeding ground for something deeper and darker and messier. It brings you into the world of proshippers and antis.
|source= Sarah Z, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OcLDcg7UJw "Fandom's Biggest Controversy: The Story of Proshippers vs Antis"]}}
After the rise of anti-shippers, other fans tried to argue with them. Fans who debate, argue with, or criticize anti-shippers were then called [[anti-anti]]s and later [[proshipper]]s. Neither side seemed able to convince the other, but nevertheless continued to rehash the same talking points for years. Other fans witnessing all the public [[wank]] aka "shipping [[discourse]]" began to characterize the whole ordeal as "anti vs. proship" discourse.
Some fans have complained that they are tired of hearing about it.<ref>{{source|url= https://www.reddit.com/r/FanFiction/comments/lfrzzi/is_anyone_getting_tired_of_the_proshipperanti/ | title= Is anyone getting tired of the proshipper/anti discourse? | archiveurl= }}, [[r/fanfiction]] post, 8 February 2021.</ref> Other fans specifically do not like being subjected to frequent mentions of disturbing topics like child abuse and pedophilia.
==Example Ships==
==Example Ships==