Shipping and AO3

[peoriapeoriawhereart]

I wrote up something here in response to The Niche which was based on this on tumblr.

Feel free to respond here or there. Thought we could use a conversation starter.

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[schneefink]

I started reading the Niche article and the first response to a pairing was not to comment on the character/relationship dynamics but to note that it would be so much better if they had a boyfriend the same age, and that's where I realized that this article is really not for me. I get way too annoyed at people judging others for their shipping preferences.

[peoriapeoriawhereart]

I chose to ignore the comparatively mild (tumblr is a trip but it also gives me pictures of my emotional support characters) critique of 'inappropriate pairings'. I noticed that Rupert Giles/Buffy didn't breech the tally needed for the list. My version doesn't engage with the yuck the yum aspects.