![]() ![]() And for that, I would argue we’ll have to look at the structure of Tumblr and ArchiveOfOurOwn(AO3), the two biggest fandom-related websites on the internet. I am, however, interested in how the idea of an anti transformed between the early-2000s and the mid-2010s. You can read those pieces, and they’re good. I am not that interested in the individual arguments here. The most dedicated antis say that anti-antis are pro-pedophilia, the most dedicated anti-antis say that antis are puritans and borderline fascist. To be an anti, then, is to actively campaign against art that includes such problematic material, which is how we get anti-antis - called such because they aren’t for people making art about, but they believe that said art shouldn’t be policed. ![]() Regardless of framing, tone, or content, the dynamic itself is fundamentally poisoned and encourages people to mirror it in real life. To be clear, this isn’t just about finding these dynamics distasteful it is actively believing they should not exist or be depicted in media. However, in 2016, the term changed to mean someone who was against the depiction of relationship dynamics deemed morally compromising, student/teacher relationships for example. If I don’t want The Arbiter to oh-so-tenderly smooch Master Chief, then I would be a Master Chief/Arbiter anti. “Anti,” in fandom hell, originally referred to people who did not like a specific relationship pairing. Strap in folks: It is time to address anti-shippers and - I hate this - anti-anti-shippers. To answer that question, I will have to regale you with a short history of terrible discourse. And for all of this, many people have been left wondering how the fuck we got here. Middling review scores from some publications, adoration from a large subset of the game’s audience, intense backlash (including harassment and vague threats of violence) from a smaller part of said audience, and the backlash to the backlash throughout the corner of the industry I happen to reside in. ![]() The response to Boyfriend Dungeon has been…scattershot to say the least. This piece is, instead, about everything hanging in the air around him. He is terrible, well-depicted, and this piece is not about him. There is a shithead at the heart of Boyfriend Dungeon. ![]()
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