#ship discourse

Rant positively inspired by this reblog: ⬇️

Truthfully, I’m so fcking tired of all the ship discourse surrounding Alastor’s asexuality.

The lack of tolerance in this fandom is unbelievable. It’s disappointing. It’s hypocritical.

More importantly, many of the people trying to “police” Alastor’s character in fanmade-works don’t seem to realize they’re invalidating ace experiences like my own.

Asexuality is a spectrum—something that’s been carefully explained in countless posts since the pilot episode aired. Yet, every day, people in the Hazbin fandom continue to make truly ignorant, and (sometimes cruel) assumptions about a life they’ve never lived.

I’m in my 30s. I’ve never been kissed… I still have my friggin V-card.

That said, I’m tired of everyone assuming that just because I don’t crave sex, I’m incapable of a romantic or even a sexual relationship. Sure, I don’t seek sex out. I rarely even think about it. But just because I’m not inherently drawn to it doesn’t mean I’m repulsed by it—or afraid of it. It just means it’s not something I naturally want.

With the right person though? I might be open to it, just as I’d be open to watching their favorite show or going to their favorite restaurant.

Yes, there are asexual people who are sex-repulsed—and their feelings and experiences absolutely matter. But they are not the only ones who exist. They are not the only ones who deserve representation.

(More damning?These people are not the ones acting vile online)

And here’s the biggest point: Alastor is an imaginary character.

He doesn’t need your help. He doesn’t need your protection.

But the person on the other side of the screen? Real.

The artist whose page you left a hate comment on? Real.

The author who poured pieces of their own experiences into a fanfic? Real.

Real. Real. Real.

You want to help? You want to protect? You want to validate asexual voices?

Then stop preaching—and listen to us. All of us. Even the “weird” ones who don’t fit neatly into your worldview.

If that’s too much for you? Then at least remember, at the end of the day, you control the content you consume.

If you don’t like a ship, block the tag.

If you don’t want romance or smut, use tags like “Queerplatonic Relationship” or “Sex-Repulsed Alastor.”

Please—just let the rest of us enjoy our fandom in peace.

And if you can’t stand to have your worldview stretched beyond your prejudices of how a proper ace should be? Or you refuse to be tolerant and learn how to respectfully coexist with people you disagree with?

Then maybe you are not ready to watch a series meant for “mature audiences”.

"GunsandRoses" and "JustDance" have been omitted because they are already names of preexisting media, and I've already been through one fandom war over a ship name clogging another fandom's main tag

"JustDance" is already a game name (Just Dance)

"Gunsandroses" is already a band name (Guns n' Roses)

EDIT: BLELLOW IS ALSO USED BY SEVERAL OTHER FANDOMS TURNS OUT

For peace and harmony in the fandom, and to avoid another Hazbin ship name fiasco, we need to choose something that isn't already a name for something else

And that's our fault.

I love kris, and i want them to be happy of course, but they literally CANNOT be happy, they can NEVER be a normal teenager if we're possessing them.

In my opinion, Toby fox will keep on hinting at some ships here and there, maybe more blushy kris around Susie, or overall being tender with Ralsei, or whatever Toby is going to do with Berdly or whatever.

But never make them kiss or become official or anything. Because that simply can't happen with us there.

So probably the game will end with only Susie and Noelle becoming a thing, leaving Kris single for their sake. (It's ok Kris, it's not that bad). Or either something big will be hinted at the end of the game that we PURPOSELY will not be able to see.

Because we're not meant to see. After the game ends, what Kris does, who they date, will be none of our business.