Ok so this post is going to be different from my usual art posts.
For the fandom; It is really annoying to see y’all tear each other down over ships. It’s ok to disagree with a ship, but to straight up start mocking or talking shit to one another is petty and unnecessary. Y’all also need to remember that Carol, Daryl, Connie, Ezekiel, and Beth are not real people BUT Melissa, Norman, Khary, Emily, and Lauren are real people with real emotions and feelings. When you make fun of the character, you are also making fun of the actor, which is really fucking mean. Whether you are a Caryler, Carzekiel, Donnie, or Bethyl (ok that one is weird because that one was a minor/adult ship) * you shouldn’t actively seek out another ship and start talking shit to one another.
*Edit: I have been told that Beth was of age when she was around Daryl. So I apologize for that. I’m also leaving what I said because people should learn to say sorry when they are wrong. No shame in that yo.
So stop fighting already!. Be nice to one another! We can’t have nice things because of this petty shit. Remember that the actor is not literally the character they play, and the actor does not deserve your shit or ridicule.
If anything, we should join forces and go after the people responsible for the show because they keep teasing romances between the characters, which causes drama within the fandom, and in the end the show goes in a different direction and puts the characters with someone else. So y’all fought for literally nothing. Go after the show and tell them to straight up say which ship will never happen because teasing fans for views is pretty mean.
Btw this is a piece of art from a BTS photo of Melissa and Norman. Hence why I named it McReedus and not Caryl.