Here’s my list of demands for you:
2. I demand you stop using shippers as a scapegoat in the outlander fandom
3. I demand you stop painting shippers in a bad light to further your agenda
Of course like many words in the English language, “demand” can have many meanings. Shippers have never demanded, commanded, or dictated anything in this fandom, as you are obviously implying. Do we feel we have a right to get what we want? No. Do we feel entitled? No. Most of us don’t. Of course there are the trolls, who pretend to ship when they instead just want to stir up 💩 for shippers.
What we have done is questioned, challenged, speculated and wished for many things. Sure, we challenge and question many things that Sam and Cait say or do. We speculate about where they are, and we wish they were together. They are magic and I believe that it’s a rare thing that they have. That’s why we are here after all.
But of course my demands for you are representative of the latter, much like your comments about us. Every fandom has shippers. For the life of me, I still can’t figure out why shipping in this fandom is so taboo. It is so bad we believe in the love that Sam and Cait have for each other? And believe it or not, most of us don’t have any ill will towards Tony or whomever Sam is dating. I know I don’t. I don’t wish for anything bad to happen to any of them. I don’t wish for their professional or personal failures and I sure as hell don’t believe they owe me anything. What we believe is what we believe. Much like religion or politics, which is a personal choice for each and every person, but shipping shouldn’t even be up there with religion and politics. For most it’s just something fun. It was something fun. It’s become a pain in the ass, and totally not worth it. But here I am, and a lot of us are here, just for spite. To say “you can’t make us stop believing” — yep, like the song.
Aggressive demanding shipper
There are many of us and we aren’t going anywhere 😊
