okay um i have a question but please dont hate me for it, i genuinely dont understand. recently you answered an anon ask in which the anon was scared about anti-antis and pro shippers. and i know p*do stuff is bad and v wrong. im just wondering why pro shippers are bad? i thought that just meant its okay to ship characters that are similar in ages (like, shipping zukka or drarry). again i genuinely dont understand and i would like to understand.
Nah, pro-shippers believe that all ships should be posted online, including ones like p*dophilic ships and inc*st ships. People who consider themselves “antis” would be A-ok with Zukka and Drarry, as those are ships between people who are unrelated and are about the same age.
The term “anti” sometimes gets confused with someone who dislikes a specific ship, though, which is probably where your confusion lies. When the term “anti” gets used in fandom debate, it means “someone who believes that fiction involving minor X adult pairings or inc/st pairings shouldn’t be posted in public online spaces.”
The term “(name of ship here) anti” is used for someone who dislikes a single ship for whatever reason, which I think is where the confusion stems from. Examples are people like “Reylo antis” or “Drarry antis” or whatever. But if someone just uses the word “anti” alone, they’re talking about the definition I mentioned earlier.