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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.)

'''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. Other fans frequently criticize anti-shippers for using their beliefs to justify harassment.

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. Other fans criticize anti-shipping for being an ideology that exists mainly to justify harassment.

==History & Use==

==History & Use==