Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCT: Aug 10-14, 2009
Mr_Rose:
--- Quote from: SigPig on 13 Aug 2009, 07:55 ---Ok I have to ask this question only because I've seen it used quite abit. What is a "shipper"?
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The term "shipping" is, somewhat perversely, derived from the word "relationship" in the sense that the 'shipper' (a person who "'ships") conjures a romantic relationship between two or more characters in a fictional work and declares that this pairing (or more) is the the only appropriate relationship for the participants to be involved in, regardless of the established canon of the work, the authors directly stated intent and all logic.
Some "shippers" do go on to become "ficcers", or writers of fan-fiction (derivative works of fiction based [generally rather loosely] on an existing work), but that is not to say that all shippers are ficcers or that all ficcers are shippers, though the intersection between the two groups is quite large.
Random832:
--- Quote from: danman on 13 Aug 2009, 07:58 ---AFAIK, shippers are those sick and depraved people , who take random two (usually both male) chars, and then disgustingly fantasize about them engaging in intercourse and indeed call it fanfic
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Fix'd.The QC situation is an anomaly.
danman:
--- Quote from: Random832 on 13 Aug 2009, 08:13 ---
--- Quote from: danman on 13 Aug 2009, 07:58 ---AFAIK, shippers are those sick and depraved people , who take random two (usually both male) chars, and then disgustingly fantasize about them engaging in intercourse and indeed call it fanfic
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Fix'd.The QC situation is an anomaly.
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Very true, i forgot about the sickos writing this kind of rubbish about the Troika from Buffy the vampire slayer(one of the few US series i like very much) . Blech!
Border Reiver:
At least Marigold is revealing hereto unknown talents.
innermoppet:
--- Quote from: danman on 13 Aug 2009, 07:58 ---
--- Quote from: SigPig on 13 Aug 2009, 07:55 ---Ok I have to ask this question only because I've seen it used quite abit. What is a "shipper"?
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AFAIK, shippers are those sick and depraved people , who take random two (usually both female ) chars, and then disgustingly fantasize about them engaging in intercourse and indeed call it fanfic
UPDATE: FIX'D !!!
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I don't consider shippers or fanfic writers "depraved" or disgusting. That's pretty judgmental and rude. Many people fantasize about fictional characters from books and movies and yes even cartoons. The only difference is that fanfic gets written down. There is plenty of traditional fiction (as well as porn) created by taking already established characters and putting them in new settings and giving them new relationships where they *GASP* have sex!
There is nothing wrong with some good old kinky fantasizing. Jeph never seems to have issues with other artists taking his characters to some very graphic and kinky places. The problem comes when idiots with too much free time won't give it a rest and have to let all of us know their deep dark fantasies in an inappropriate forum. I wish more of them would just write some fanfic, get it out of their systems and move on. That's what I do.
Oh and I vote "Mar-Mar" because it's adorably gag inducing.
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