LMAO have you never watched haikyu in dub? Coach Ukai literally once said to kageyama and hinata “Break time’s over lovebirds”
Are you the fun police my God you're saying a while bunch of nothing. It's obvious you haven't been in fandom culture for a while now. It's not hurting anyone. Even though the main material doesn't have cannon male x male romance the fandom can make things ie fan fiction. There is no queer baiting. I don't understand how or why you think this. It all boils down to like it indulge in it. don't? Then walk away. You can't tell other what they can or cannot do. This is NOT in the spirit of pride
Realistically speaking, it wasn’t hurting anyone back then but now it’s hurting the gachiakuta author. But some ppl in the fandom are just purely toxic and ruin the fun. Though the OP could’ve worded his message in a better way rather than spamming random shit and talking about actual problems like the ones with gachiakuta not fucking blue lock and haikyu
Well I'm not in the gachiakuta fandom so I really don't get but even so it's the toxic people who are ruining the fandom. Random 13 year old on ao3 writing and adding headcannons aren't the problem like OP was insisting (well... About haikyuu) its toxic people. Shipping itself isn't harmful but the people who insist it's cannon and harassing others is the problem.
this is the dumbest thing i ever read. sure
too much bs lmao. could've just kys if you hate having fun
You must be fun at parties
"Actual queer people see this and it makes us feel invalidated, trivialized, or like our entire identity is just a “toy” or a trend for your entertainment."
I don't want to hear that from a seungho pfp holy shit
fans shipping non-canonically queer characters is the biggest reason why we can now have more actual queer representation in media than ever before.
do you seriously think people would be more accepting of lgbt if shipping their fav characters, regardless of gender, didn't exist? you clearly haven't been in the spaces recently lmao
how much media do you think were supposed to be queer but was never officially confirmed because of all the discrimination against queer people?
and how much media do you think now CAN because fans have spent decades making gay relationships such a normal part of the fandom space that we can now actually see more official media with it??? also did it never occur to you that those ships and the medias made for them might also give comfort to actually queer people?
get the fuck over yourself you can't control the world, humans will always make both good and bad of everything, but shipping has given more good than bad to the world
also why tf are you so mad about fictional characters??? they're not fucking real it's not hurting their feelings if we ship them lmao??
you should be mad at kpop shippers because too much of those actually DO fucking affect and hurt the people they're shipping AND can make people, regardless of gender identity and sexuality, actually feel like a toy for your entertainment, so stfu and let me enjoy my animes in peace jfc
are you gay or queen by any chance or are you just parroting some shit you dont really understand?
You do know that typing this long ass essay isn’t gonna stop people in an active fandom from shipping fictional characters right..? It’s not that srs and no one is gonna read allat.
Shipping characters have always been normal in a fandom, and it also helps normalize queer love so it’s not really “harmful” as you make it seem. People can have headcanons, it’s not like headcanons will make it actually canon.
TO EVERY Haikyuu DELULUS
Shipping Kagehina, Iwaoi, Kuroken, Sakuatsu isn’t “just harmless fun” like y’all keep saying. It actually hurts the entire gay community in very real, very damaging ways, and I’m going to spell it out exactly why again, because you guys refuse to listen (shippers harms the gay community) :
It erases and neglects actual queer representation
You pour all your time, energy, fanart, money, and hype into shipping straight characters or people who are only ever written as platonic best friends, while completely ignoring or sidelining actual canon gay characters and confirmed queer relationships. Genuine representation is already so rare in manga/anime as it is but instead of supporting and uplifting the stories and characters that do give us real, undeniable rep, you give all that attention to ships you made up out of thin air. This actively makes it harder for proper LGBTQ+ stories to get the visibility, appreciation, and success they truly deserve. Why would creators make more canon gay content when they see you guys go crazy over anything even if it’s just friendship?
It reduces queer identity to nothing more than a fantasy or headcanon
By forcing romantic or gay dynamics onto characters who are explicitly straight or just friends, you treat being queer like it’s some little game, something you just imagine for fun, instead of a real, legitimate identity, experience, and relationship type. You turn queerness into a headcanon accessory, not something real people live. Actual queer people see this and it makes us feel invalidated, trivialized, or like our entire identity is just a “toy” or a trend for your entertainment. Real love and real representation isn’t something you make up it’s something written into the story, clear and intentional.
It spreads hate and hostility toward the whole gay community
Because you guys force ships onto straight characters or normal friendships, people outside the community start associating all queer fans with toxicity, delusion, and weird behavior. You create this terrible stereotype that every gay person is just someone who overanalyzes everything, twists basic interactions into romance, and can’t accept that sometimes people are just friends. We end up getting blamed, mocked, or hated for things we didn’t even do. All because you can’t tell the difference between “canon gay” and “two guys being nice to each other.” We just want actual, confirmed rep—not your delusional made-up ships, but we’re the ones getting the backlash for it.
Because of shippers, creators choose cheap bromance over real representation
This is the worst part: writers and artists see exactly how you act. They see how obsessed you get with shipping literally anything—even regular friendships, even basic acts of kindness, even people just standing near each other. They learn fast: they don’t need to give us actual canon gay romance to get all the hype, fanart, merch sales, and fandom engagement. They can just write vague “bromance”, throw in soft lines or meaningful gestures, use queerbaiting, and you guys will scream “IT’S CANON!!” and act like you won something. They get all the benefits of queer rep without ever actually committing to it. We end up stuck with empty hints, fake vibes, and crumbs, while real, proper representation gets replaced by cheap fan service that never goes anywhere.