Randomly got compelled to delve deeper into my stance on pro + darkshipping for you all. If you’re going to disagree or criticize, please do so respectfully.
Also, tw for some dark topics such as SA.
First, let’s start w/proshipping. The actual definition of proshipping is “ship and let ship,” meaning that they believe in anti-censorship, anti-harassment, and that any ships are fair game. So why am I still against them?
I don’t believe people should be harassed over fiction (I won’t harass darkshippers; I’ll just block on sight), nor do I believe censorship is good. But when they say ship and let ship, they allow minor x adult, relatives, and animal x human are okay as well. I don’t agree that those ships are okay, and frankly, claiming that being against the shipping of a 6-year-old child character and her 20-year-old brother is censorship is just plain stupid.
Contradictory to proshippers, I do very much believe that fiction does indirectly affect reality. Fiction can change our perception of life, affect our feelings, and shape our beliefs. For example, if a lot of media you indulge in says “Being touched w/o permission is okay,” then there’s a good chance you won’t immediately realize that it’s not true when you go through SA.
This does not mean I am against having a character who has gone through SA or other things of the sort for representation. But when you’re romanticizing it or constantly including it for no reason, it gets to a point.
However, I’m willing to interact w/proshippers as long as they’re not darkshippers (proshippers are simply on thin ice). But what are darkshippers?
Darkshippers are people who ship things that aren’t okay in real life (animal x human, child x adult, etc).
I am actually not against darkshipping IF you use it as a coping mechanism. But if you don’t, I actually think you’re a bit sick.
As I’ve stated previously, fiction does very much affect reality. One example: “The hunting of sharks increased significantly after Jaws, both formally and informally,” says Gabriella Hancock, associate professor of the Department of Psychology at California State University.
And even though I have to admit that my argument against darkshipping is flawed, why would it even occur to you to ship something so disgusting?
Tldr; darkshipping coping mechanism is okay, proshippers that don’t darkship on thin ice, darkshipping just because is not okay.












