The pro-shipper vs anti-shipper debate/argument is so stupid
I'm sorry but I never understood why people argued about this like everyone has their own preferences, likes and dislikes. Pro-shippers, why are you shaming and anti-shippers for not reading about rape or abuse or other sensitive topics? And anti-shippers why are you shaming pro-shippers for reading those kinds of fanfics? (I am not talking about all pro and anti shippers but the one's I've seen are always shaming one another) I've seen a post a while ago saying that they connected with someone outside of AO3 and they found out that they were a pro-shipper. What is so wrong about being an anti-shipper and not wanting to read about pedophilia or abusive relationships its uncomfortable to read and you don't know if someone has experienced this or a family member has, maybe they lost a loved one like that you never know. And anti-shippers why are you saying that people who write about these kinds of things are glorifying it and I was shocked that people said that kind of thing is crazy, the fact that I've seen authors having to say in their end notes that they are not encouraging this kind of behavior by no means is crazy! Like if they were it would be apparent, no? like no matter how subtle you will probably notice if they were. Sometimes authors use these topics to bring awareness or for an emotional moment for characters and sometimes that's the plot and its totally okay!
Long story short, you will always encounter someone who has different opinions, beliefs and ideas than you and that's fine, you can always have a friendly debate about whatever you like but please don't shame or bully people because they have contradicting beliefs. For this situation both sides have a point, if you are a pro-shipper or an anti-shipper or in the middle like me please be understanding of other people, you won't always meet someone who believes in the same thing as you and that is great. Write whatever you want read whatever you want and enjoy it.