Agreed, and that's okay!!!!

Preach.

Would you mind if I made something similar to post to my own page?

Amen.

The amount of young neo-Puritans, and people who don't seem to understand the concept of "fiction", is both alarming and frustrating.

I think people who have no friends and no goals in life are the ones who bash on people who have the ability and imagination to do art and draw whatever ships they like

I am an author whose work is in the public eye, and this is a conversation frequently had in my circles. Not all fiction is to everyone's taste (just like not all art is to everyone's taste). Not even just fanfiction -- I mean published works, too.

There's this whole thing about non-male authors writing gay male romance, and some people have become highly toxic over it. What they don't know is a lot of those non-male authors might well be trans men who are trapped in the closet or non-binary people negotiating certain elements of their mind and heart in ways they can't in the real world.

Fiction and art is created for many, many reasons. Just because it isn't for one audience doesn't mean it might not be for another. And the author may have many, many reasons for creating it, so judging them or making presumptions based on knowing nothing about what/who/why is nonsense. This, of course, doesn't include things that are truly and deeply harmful, but even those things shouldn't be banned from being created. Sometimes people just need to get what's inside out. They just maybe shouldn't be sold to the general public.

Content warnings are valuable and exist for a reason (and should be more available on platforms like this one where we can't even tag things to avoid content we don't want to see). We must manage our own tastes and mental health to some degree, but warning people if there's really dark content that may cause others to have issues is worthwhile and kind.

As someone with CPTSD, my triggers are so wildly specific, I can't imagine anyone knowing what they are unless they're me, though. I have to handle my own problems and not engage with things that upset me because others cannot know that certain smells, textures, sounds, etc. will set me off. That's the nature of triggers. Blaming others for not meeting my mental health needs when they cannot possibly know them is unfair and unrealistic.

PREACH!!

i feel like aligning oneself with a label like pro-ship is often unproductive solely bc it, much like with anti-ship, is great for creating echo chambers. uneven ground, intracommunity politix, very spooky

that said this rly sucks to see. im sorry ppl judging you in bad faith for shortsighted reasons have hurt you so severely. if the moral issue is to “prevent harm” as they all say, theres no excuse for all the harassment campaigns. take care of yourself, and play make believe how you like

I couldn't agree more!!
Antis will always go "I'm so accepting and tolerant!" then turn around and be hostile to people over anything and everything

What gets me is the term "proship" is pretty fucking recent (2015 is recentish in the grand scheme). This used to be the default opinion in fandom/artist circles.

THANK YOU

Bless.