I really hate the notion that if you ship a "problematic" ship, you inherently don't understand the text or can't separate romantic relationships from platonic ones. Like, no, you're just ignoring what is uncomfortable to you; that doesn't mean it's not subtext. Or it's fandom, and sometimes there are themes that aren't necessary canon that you want to explore. And just because someone mostly talks about one thing doesn't mean that they don't understand the source material.














