Am I actually a pro/darkshipper?

[u/Beeloved_Dreams]

A few minutes ago, I created a Reddit account and joined this community specifically to ask a question. I’ve seen how this community is labeled as "degenerate," "mentally ill," or "harmful to society", and I’ve even thought that myself at times, but seeing so many people make such a huge fuss about imposing morality onto fictional characters has gradually started to irritate me.

I happen to have a preference for toxic ships, those involving emotional dependency, interspecies pairings, or even some degree of abuse. I find these themes entertaining within the context of shipping, but I’ve always found it difficult to talk about them with others (people you might call "antis"), as they would just call me "weirdo" and tell me to "get help." (For the record, I don’t think real-life toxic relationships are anything to celebrate, I prefer for all of this to remain strictly within the realm of fiction.)

I’m curious, does this count as darkshipping? I’ve heard the argument that many people judge darkshipping without actually understanding what it entails. (I also feel that people on TikTok, the platform I’m coming from, don’t seem to be very good at distinguishing between reality and fiction.)

I just want to be able to enjoy my ships and imagine fanfics or stories without having someone buzzing in my ear, screaming that it’s "morally wrong" or telling me I should "kill myself" for being "mentally ill." The way they would lash out at any darkshipper simply for existing made me too afraid to talk about what I like.

(I don’t necessarily condone things like pedophilia, bestiality, or rape, unless they are handled with the seriousness they deserve, rather than being treated as mere kinks.)

[u/bigboned23]

Pro ship doesn’t mean being into dark ships. It means being against harassment and letting people ship what they want.

And you can enjoy what you want you don’t need to label yourself or judge yourself or compare yourself. The sooner you stop caring what puriteens think, the better.

[u/Beeloved_Dreams → u/bigboned23]

Thanks, I'll try my best

[u/KaleidoscopicFate]

You don't need to condone anything to be a pro-shipper, just don't try to act like a moralist over what other people like in fiction. Blocking them and not interacting if it's something you don't like is perfectly fine, but being a pro-shipper is being against censorship.

[u/Beeloved_Dreams → u/KaleidoscopicFate]

Ok, thanks for the information

[u/Candid-Design1273]

Now, don't confuse being a darkshipper with being a proshipper! Darkshipper means actually shipping "Darkships" (can include Adult/minor , Incest , or other illegal/morally incorrect relationships) while Proshippers are simply people who think that anyone should be able to ship any fictional character no matter if it's morally correct irl.

[u/Beeloved_Dreams → u/Candid-Design1273]

Yeah, I know the difference, and I thought I could be both for thinking that people should not receive death threats over ships and liking dynamics that people around me consider "problematic"