My reasons I really dont like being refered to as a "proshipper" or whatevs

Heads up y'all, this is gonna be the most discoure/drama-y I'll get. Even though I'd say I'm 'retired' from that stuff. I'll also get a bit vent-y at the end.

Look I wouldn't call myself an "anti" by any means. But I really dont want to refer to myself as a "proshipper". Hell sayng the word "anti" feels gross and weird somehow. And here are only a few reasons why haha!

To be fair this isn't representative all of them but still.

• I've seen a couple of them actively sexualize (real) kids or exibbit creepy behavior. ANd if they're not they seem to defend it.
• Defending racist stuff. Like, I remember I saw a bunch of ranbow meaties defend the use of the confed flag. Euuughh
• Weirdly hate-ey on f/f ships/HCs or smth. I even seen a few claim that ppl who want more of that stuff “pressuring mlm fans to leave for their selfish gains” or “telling us what we can and can’t create” or whatevs my god they legit sound like those “anti-sjw” mfs.
• Like yea, internet stuff shouldn’t cater to mainstream but how tf is that “catering to the mainstream”.ESP since the “mainstream” is also mostly composed of fictional cis (looking) white (also looking) guys
• The black and white mentality (especially its relation to cancel culture.) Like you're not going to agree/disagree with EVERYTHING and that's fine. And simplyfing complex/grey ideas isn't great.
• Like there's this assuming other peoples beliefs and 'calling them out' based on which "team" they're on. And it just kinda fuels this one-uping of "oh YOUR people harrased a minor" "well U said x, but YOUR PEOPLE believe y, hypocryte!" BUt it's just so dumb because communities are not a monolith of certain ideas/behavior. And again, not everyone in said 'communities' even likes/uses those labels.
• I'm blaming all of this on twitter. Damn you twitter. And Elon.
• go way to far to instigate harassment.
• My god for a while I was so worried about if proshippers or @ntis were more racist. But honeslty from what i've seen from both I'd say they're about the same.
• Encourage being creepy with (irl) teens under the guise it's "de-infantilizing them" and "giving them autonomy/agency" and "NOT making them feel stupid" or whatever.
• It's either that or absolutely hating them for little to no reason.
• Like honestly as a teenager I really don't know what's worse.
• But those people who constantly talk abt "how much better the internet used to be" don't have a neocities do they? Hah!
• theres def mor ebut i dont feel like talking abt ittbh.

But Ok ea I really can't say "@ntis" are much better. They're arguably worse

Again, not representative all of them but still.

• Be weirdly all "oh you deserved it cuz you like weird stuff" like my god.
• accusations of criminals
• Death threats obvs
• Oversimplify people and effects.
• Being racist/xenophobic. (remember that whole kaeluc thing?)
• Honestly I guess just general asshole/abuser stuff
• To be fair I heard that most of them are pretty young. That doesn't excuse their stuff but hopefully that means they get better.
• And, again it's totally their choice to be uncomfortable with this stuff and think I'm/other people are weird.

God. God. WHy did I use it. I just wanted to look at fun art and stuff on there. Where did things go wrong. WHy did we go this far. Is this why I don't really have friends? Or is this a result of that? I thought I was doing good, I even discovered a bit about myself. I don’t really know what happened. Was I growing older/maturing. But whatever happened it started to make me realize how much of a cesspool this damned discourse really was. You were either one side or the other, and people would take dumb opinions way too seriously. It felt like people were using non-existent “victims” as an excuse to one-up each other. I started to hate the big discourse accounts I used to admire. People would gladly associate themselves with racists that use buzzwords to seem progressive. Use the same/similar language ‘anti-SJW’ mfs use but “it’s ok if the girls and the gays do it” (I am seriously convinced that most big “proship” accs are either made by or supported by “anti-sjw” mother fuckers and... Uggghhdhdhdndjnhjwbhjjsbjhdehiuhuie

Im not even gonna bother making this thing look 'pretty'. I just wanna move on.