Post by anticomet on Aug 6, 2015 23:01:18 GMT -5
Is there a pairing that for whatever reason, you just can't stand? Talk about it here!
Just remember that we all ship different things and it's not any kind of attack on you if someone complains about a ship you like.
My NOTPs are:
Axel/Roxas (Kingdom Hearts) - Simply put, the age difference between them creeps me out, as well as Axel's general behavior toward Roxas. I'm just not really a fan of best friend ships in general (with some exceptions), but the fans of this really make me dislike them.
Beast Boy/Raven (Teen Titans) - Teen Titans Go!'s awful characterization really fuels my distaste for this ship, but even before I was annoyed by it. Beast Boy constantly invades Raven's personal space and makes negative comments about how weird she is, and Raven hits him and stuff in retaliation. They've had a few episodes where they "work things out" but it generally just ends with them not hating each other anymore while still annoying the hell out of each other. They barely work as friends let alone lovers. I really hate how people mischaracterize Raven for the sake of this ship, too, claiming that her apprehension toward Terra when she initially joined the team was because she was jealous of her for having Beast Boy's affection. This isn't a cute, they-argue-a-bunch-but-secretly-love-each-other kind of ship, they're two people who have serious issues with each other that need to be worked out.
Hiro/Tadashi (Big Hero 6) - It blows my mind how popular this ship is on Tumblr, and how much pornographic art I've seen of it without looking for it or wanting to. They're brothers, and Hiro's 14! Tadashi's character is so kind and wonderful in the movie, why ruin him with art that makes him out as a rapist? Ugh, just no.
Sebastian/Ciel (Kuroshitsuji) - Similar to above, this is a ridiculously popular ship. Ciel's 13, and is actually creeped out by Sebastian in canon? And Sebastian's a demon who can't feel love. The anime and manga actually do have some fanservice-y bits that suggest it but that doesn't make it a good ship. Even with that, they really don't have much chemistry? People cite Sebastian's loyalty to Ciel but like that's literally only because he wants to eat Ciel's soul.
Korra/Asami (Legend of Korra) - I might make people mad for this one... It's not because I like Mako/Korra, I don't even really like that ship that much and I thought it made sense for them to break up in season 2. It's just that a lot of scenes with them feel awkward to me and I can't see the chemistry that everyone else does. And with the way the series ending with them being canon, it makes some earlier scenes baffling in hindsight. Like when Korra hugged Asami like it was nothing, and then hugged Mako with romantic music swelling, shouldn't that have been the other way around? And in the episode "Remembrances", Mako has part of the episode dedicated to him gushing over how he feels about Korra and how she changed him as a person, while Asami got nothing. What??? Asami's just so sidelined in this series and it's a massive disappointment. People tout the ending of LoK as being this massive step for queer representation but I don't feel represented at all, and I hate seeing the writers (who are two straight men) get all this praise for it and throw around phrases like 'hetero-lenses' when the series is full of unnecessary hetero relationships and moments like Meelo flirting with a random girl. You don't magically become a crusader for LGBT rights because you made two girls hold hands at the end and say that characters are gay after you've already finished your show and didn't think it important enough to actually put in the series. A better match for Korra would have been Opal, because when they're airbending together, their movements perfectly mimic the way Katara and Aang dance in Avatar: The Last Airbender. I like Bolin/Opal just fine but it would have been way better for Opal to be Korra's love interest instead of Asami.
Ted/Robin (How I Met Your Mother) - I didn't hate this ship before the finale. I loved the way they were set up for them to realise that they're just not right for each other, that they want different things and would just be unhappy if they changed for each other. Robin doesn't want kids, but Ted really does. But then the finale happened, where all that stuff about them accepting the fact that they're not going to happen and moving on with people who are better for them is just revealed to be bullshit all along and we're supposed to believe that Robin's going to be with Ted and graciously accept her role as a stepmother despite constantly affirming that she doesn't want to have children. I could rant for years about the finale so I better stop myself now.
Maya/Phoenix & Miles/Franziska (Ace Attorney) - More age difference ones. At least Maya and Franziska are 18 this time, but I still don't think it'd work well because Franziska grew up with Miles and saw him like a brother and Phoenix kinda just sees Maya as a little girl cuz she's his boss's little sister and she likes childish stuff like trading cards? I also don't know how people can ship these when there is the perfection that is Miles/Phoenix.
Star/Marco (Star vs the Forces of Evil) - I just can't see these two as anything more than friends. I love their friendship, but it's purely platonic to me. I think the writers said they weren't going to become a couple and I hope they don't change their minds later.
Zoey/Duncan (Total Drama All Stars) - This ship was created solely out of spite for Mike/Zoey, so it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Maybe it could work in some kind of alternate universe where Mike/Zoey never happened but as of now the narrative of Duncan 'saving' Zoey from the horrible abusive Mike is just icky to me. Mike's characterization was poorly thought out by the writers and it's shitty of them to make a joke out of his multiple personality disorder, but to say he's abusive because he can't control his actions and should be locked up is just as bad.
Duchess/Sparrow (Ever After High) - Sparrow Hood is my favourite Ever After High character, and I ship him with just about everyone but Duchess. So of course, that's the most popular ship. Duchess was using Sparrow in her schemes and he got fed up with her and stopped being her friend because of it. And Duchess has her heart set on being with a Prince Charming, why would she settle for a rebel like Sparrow? I just can't see it and it sucks cuz Sparrow's my favourite character so whenever I look up stuff about him I find stuff about them as a couple.
What ships do you guys hate?
Just remember that we all ship different things and it's not any kind of attack on you if someone complains about a ship you like.
My NOTPs are:
Axel/Roxas (Kingdom Hearts) - Simply put, the age difference between them creeps me out, as well as Axel's general behavior toward Roxas. I'm just not really a fan of best friend ships in general (with some exceptions), but the fans of this really make me dislike them.
Beast Boy/Raven (Teen Titans) - Teen Titans Go!'s awful characterization really fuels my distaste for this ship, but even before I was annoyed by it. Beast Boy constantly invades Raven's personal space and makes negative comments about how weird she is, and Raven hits him and stuff in retaliation. They've had a few episodes where they "work things out" but it generally just ends with them not hating each other anymore while still annoying the hell out of each other. They barely work as friends let alone lovers. I really hate how people mischaracterize Raven for the sake of this ship, too, claiming that her apprehension toward Terra when she initially joined the team was because she was jealous of her for having Beast Boy's affection. This isn't a cute, they-argue-a-bunch-but-secretly-love-each-other kind of ship, they're two people who have serious issues with each other that need to be worked out.
Hiro/Tadashi (Big Hero 6) - It blows my mind how popular this ship is on Tumblr, and how much pornographic art I've seen of it without looking for it or wanting to. They're brothers, and Hiro's 14! Tadashi's character is so kind and wonderful in the movie, why ruin him with art that makes him out as a rapist? Ugh, just no.
Sebastian/Ciel (Kuroshitsuji) - Similar to above, this is a ridiculously popular ship. Ciel's 13, and is actually creeped out by Sebastian in canon? And Sebastian's a demon who can't feel love. The anime and manga actually do have some fanservice-y bits that suggest it but that doesn't make it a good ship. Even with that, they really don't have much chemistry? People cite Sebastian's loyalty to Ciel but like that's literally only because he wants to eat Ciel's soul.
Korra/Asami (Legend of Korra) - I might make people mad for this one... It's not because I like Mako/Korra, I don't even really like that ship that much and I thought it made sense for them to break up in season 2. It's just that a lot of scenes with them feel awkward to me and I can't see the chemistry that everyone else does. And with the way the series ending with them being canon, it makes some earlier scenes baffling in hindsight. Like when Korra hugged Asami like it was nothing, and then hugged Mako with romantic music swelling, shouldn't that have been the other way around? And in the episode "Remembrances", Mako has part of the episode dedicated to him gushing over how he feels about Korra and how she changed him as a person, while Asami got nothing. What??? Asami's just so sidelined in this series and it's a massive disappointment. People tout the ending of LoK as being this massive step for queer representation but I don't feel represented at all, and I hate seeing the writers (who are two straight men) get all this praise for it and throw around phrases like 'hetero-lenses' when the series is full of unnecessary hetero relationships and moments like Meelo flirting with a random girl. You don't magically become a crusader for LGBT rights because you made two girls hold hands at the end and say that characters are gay after you've already finished your show and didn't think it important enough to actually put in the series. A better match for Korra would have been Opal, because when they're airbending together, their movements perfectly mimic the way Katara and Aang dance in Avatar: The Last Airbender. I like Bolin/Opal just fine but it would have been way better for Opal to be Korra's love interest instead of Asami.
Ted/Robin (How I Met Your Mother) - I didn't hate this ship before the finale. I loved the way they were set up for them to realise that they're just not right for each other, that they want different things and would just be unhappy if they changed for each other. Robin doesn't want kids, but Ted really does. But then the finale happened, where all that stuff about them accepting the fact that they're not going to happen and moving on with people who are better for them is just revealed to be bullshit all along and we're supposed to believe that Robin's going to be with Ted and graciously accept her role as a stepmother despite constantly affirming that she doesn't want to have children. I could rant for years about the finale so I better stop myself now.
Maya/Phoenix & Miles/Franziska (Ace Attorney) - More age difference ones. At least Maya and Franziska are 18 this time, but I still don't think it'd work well because Franziska grew up with Miles and saw him like a brother and Phoenix kinda just sees Maya as a little girl cuz she's his boss's little sister and she likes childish stuff like trading cards? I also don't know how people can ship these when there is the perfection that is Miles/Phoenix.
Star/Marco (Star vs the Forces of Evil) - I just can't see these two as anything more than friends. I love their friendship, but it's purely platonic to me. I think the writers said they weren't going to become a couple and I hope they don't change their minds later.
Zoey/Duncan (Total Drama All Stars) - This ship was created solely out of spite for Mike/Zoey, so it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Maybe it could work in some kind of alternate universe where Mike/Zoey never happened but as of now the narrative of Duncan 'saving' Zoey from the horrible abusive Mike is just icky to me. Mike's characterization was poorly thought out by the writers and it's shitty of them to make a joke out of his multiple personality disorder, but to say he's abusive because he can't control his actions and should be locked up is just as bad.
Duchess/Sparrow (Ever After High) - Sparrow Hood is my favourite Ever After High character, and I ship him with just about everyone but Duchess. So of course, that's the most popular ship. Duchess was using Sparrow in her schemes and he got fed up with her and stopped being her friend because of it. And Duchess has her heart set on being with a Prince Charming, why would she settle for a rebel like Sparrow? I just can't see it and it sucks cuz Sparrow's my favourite character so whenever I look up stuff about him I find stuff about them as a couple.
What ships do you guys hate?