I think this is a controversial opinion but why do ppl feel so comfortable shipping characters in healthy, committed relationships with other characters?? I see it especially with characters in straight relationships where ppl put them in queer relationships... Nothing wrong with shipping, but does it have to be with characters who are already dating someone? Idk it just throws me off. I feel like ppl would be upset if it was the other way around
(This is specifically about dino show btw bc I find gia and ben so cute)
is this your first time in a fandom? People don’t care whether characters are in a relationship or not. They just see two (or more) characters that they want to see in a relationship, and imagine things about it/create content for it.
I find the way you’ve worded this really odd. “Why do ppl feel so comfortable shipping characters in healthy, committed relationships with other characters” better question: why do YOU feel so uncomfortable with this?? They aren’t real, it’s not affecting these fictional character’s relationship in any way.
also, the fact that you’ve singled out queer ships says a lot. “Why are people putting characters in straight relationships in queer relationships.” Take a look at the state of representation within media and get back to me on that. Also, fandom tends to be a very queer space, and queer people tend to lean towards queer ships.
“Idk it just throws me off” - exactly. It just throws YOU off. This isn’t an issue, you didn’t need to make this post, and you especially didn’t need to single out queer relationships. I’m not directly saying you’re homophobic, but I think you should reevaluate exactly why you feel so strongly about what other people do with fictional(!!) characters.
also, the “I feel like ppl would be upset if it was the other way around” yeah, if people are taking characters in queer relationships and putting them in straight relationships it removes the representation, and is often done with homophobic intentions. It’s really not that hard to figure out.
I find it interesting that you singled out bengia for this, because chaos theory is a sequel to camp cretaceous, so people had 4 years to get invested into other ships with Ben. And bengia has been criticised for feeling forced, since the show’s main canon ship is queer, and they split up kenji and brooklynn, some people feel that they only added Gia in so that they could have a canon straight ship again.
if you’re feeling “thrown off” by people shipping Ben with a man instead of his canon girlfriend I think that you need to really think about why it’s affecting you, and maybe think about if fandom is the right space for you? Because shipping characters in a canon relationship is like, the most basic fandom thing ever.
