βDonβt ship friendsβ
You might have seen the small drama on Vmin twitter, but even if you havenβt first of all good for you. Secondly, as a Vminie I am sure youβve heard it many times before either way. Vmin are PLATONIC soulmates. Donβt ship them, they are JUST FRIENDS. etc. (I mean we must all be quite tired of it by now.)
1. I am sure ALL members are actually friends, or even consider each other as family. If it doesnβt stop you from shipping all of them donβt dictate what other shippers should do. If you can ship one ship but need to insist others doesnβt ship a rival ship thatβs you being a hypocrite no matter what reason you might try to tell yourself.
2. Falling in love with a best friend is a real thing. It happens and it does not make shipping two people who consider each other best friends (and soulmates) impossible or immoral.
3. You need to remember that shipping is FANTASY! You canβt dictate why or who someone ships because itβs based on preference and imagination.Β
4. Taehyung himself has a song with the lyricsΒ βare you my best friendβ andΒ βhow could I know one day I would wake up feeling moreβ, if even he seems to believe falling for a friend is possible then who are shippers to say we shouldnβt ship Vmin.
5. Do these people know anything about being LGBT+ and how many couples have referred to each other through history?
(Just gonna leave this scene from Bohemian Rhapsody here, donβt mind me.)
βJimin is my only friendβ, sure. But honestly it doesnβt have to meanΒ βJimin is only my friend.β And even if it did it shouldnβt matter because once again, shipping is fantasy not reality.
Anyways, sorry for this rant. I am sure I am preaching to the wrong crowd (as Vminies I am sure most of you are already well aware of what I am saying in this post), but I just need to went my frustrations. It just amazes me how hypocritical some people can be. I really need people to understand what shipping is and what it isnβt and let other shippers ship in peace.
(I canβt believe this brought me back from my breakβ¦ Sorry.)