fuck me for thinking we were past this kind of behaviour as a fandom
So it looks like sour-apple-studios is stepping back from creating. Bullying a real human being over 'problematic' depictions of (not real!) characters... in an AU about murder and torture and cannibalism. Makes sense!!!
I've been in this fandom for a decade. It's absolutely fine to dislike a ship. It's absolutely fine to dislike a person because they ship something you don't like. Block whoever you like! Block wherever you like! Your future is yours to command.
But - and it's a big butt - issues always arise when you start to demand for the outright banning of certain subjects/depictions. It's a slippery slope toward right-wing thinking. Do you know who also outright bans the depictions of things they don't like, for the sake of 'protecting' certain groups? It's not the good guys.
Banning difficult subjects is EXTREMELY hard to do delicately. It's common knowledge that people who've experienced a lot of distress often find peace in creating disturbing art. When you ban people from creating around certain subjects, you inevitably accidentally target those who are most vulnerable.
I'm not a proshipper. But I'm also not an anti, either. Because I find it really weird and reductive to boil everyone down to 2 super strict boxes. I believe that, whether or not I like it or understand it, people should be free to create whatever they want.
Who decides what is and isn't 'bad'? Who decides what is and isn't 'allowed'? I don't know what's going on in someone's head. I'm not morally infallible. I'm not the arbiter of all that is/isn't 'good' in the world. And clearly, if you're bullying a real human being over fictional characters, neither are you.
anyway, I wish sour-apple-studios nothing but joy and love

















