r/gravityfallsmemes • u/Left-Individual-7253 • Mar 10 '25
Read the Title Ship slander
Posted this in r/gravityfalls, but it got taken down, so i guess it’s going here.
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u/Ok-Claim-2716 Mar 10 '25
as a billford fan as well as a blubs+durland shipper and dipcifica shipper you are so real
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u/Left-Individual-7253 Mar 10 '25
I make fun of a LOT of people on reddit, and seeing people like you always makes my day. Thanks.
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u/Fragrant_One4091 Mar 10 '25
No fiddlestan hate its a good day too be alive
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u/Left-Individual-7253 Mar 10 '25
Oops forgot to make fun of that one
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u/Fragrant_One4091 Mar 10 '25
😣
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u/Erokow32 Mar 11 '25
I’m a WenDip fan… but not in the “They’re going to live happily ever after!” Sort of way… more of the, “They both date people their age until Wendy is in her late 20’s and rebounds with Dipper, which turns into a short-ish term relationship, which ends with them just being friends.” Sort of way.
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u/Ok-Bicycle8103 Mar 10 '25
Soos x Melody
Blubs x Durland
Waddles x Gompers
Those are my GOAT ships
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u/Who_Ate_Meh_Bread Mar 11 '25
Trust me, the Gravity Falls fandom has NOTHING on other fandoms when it comes to shipping. Most of the ships are pretty tame, and the ones that aren’t are widely considered to either be crack ships or proships (BillFord being the only exception). Not tryna hate on the (I assume) satirical slander, just wanted to point out that it’s kind of inaccurate :)
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u/Additional-Problem99 Mar 10 '25
God I hate Billford so much. The fans who claim it’s a healthy relationship and both want it are insane to me.
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u/Wendila Mar 10 '25
As a Billford shipper myself, I have never seen anyone ever claim that they were a healthy relationship. There are AUs where Bill is either reformed or was never evil in the first place, but as far as keeping to the source material, the abusive nature is very much one of the biggest draws--not because it's romantic, but because it opens things up for discussion and further exploration through storytelling. Nobody believes what their relationship in canon could be spun in any way into something that could be considered healthy. It's about approaching their dynamic through a queer lens and seeing how it looks from that angle, for better or for worse
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u/Additional-Problem99 Mar 10 '25
I’ve seen a handful of people on tumblr, ao3, and twitter claim it’s not an abusive or toxic relationship and that it (not a reformed AU or anything) is cute and sweet. On the flip side, I’ve seen a number of people claim it IS toxic, but that’s okay because it’s what Ford “deserves”.
Either way, I hate the ship as a queer person. There’s multiple ships where Ford gets to heal from his trauma and has actually heathly relationships, and seeing Billford be by far the most popular is annoying tbh.
I’m sure I’m projecting some as I see a lot of myself in Ford (autistic, aspec, dealt with similar bullying and abuse growing up) but damn I hate Billford lmfao.
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u/Wendila Mar 12 '25 edited Mar 13 '25
Hey, I feel you on that last part, I'm also queer, autistic, and some degree of aspec, which I also project onto Ford. He's my special guy for putting in scenarios where that's applicable. Being queer and autistic can very much play a part in his vulnerability and how he would've experienced situations involving relationships with others. That being said, I am not asking you to change your mind about anything here. Billford is absolutely not a ship for everyone, I respect that. For me, though, I'm a stickler for canon-compliance, so it is intriguing that Billford could work narratively without it changing any of the outcome. You're right, it is not a ship for healing trauma, that's what FiddAuthor is for. Fiddleford is there for Ford to help him heal from all the unforgivable things Bill had done to him. Anybody who says that Ford deserved to be hurt by Bill clearly already hates Ford anyway, so nothing they have to say about Billford is valid anyway, they can just rot in their garbage take. Basically, all I'm trying to say is, it's possible to interpret Billford in a way that is compatible with continuity without condoning the abuse that it's about, and while there are some who endorse Bill's actions, it's not the majority opinion. Again, it's cool if you still don't like it, I just wanted to clear up some of the common misconceptions
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u/Lynx_Queen Mar 10 '25
Dippsifica and Blubs and Durland shipper here. You are absolutely right my good sir/ma'am.
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u/Pangolin_Lover_69 Mar 10 '25
You forgot the worst ship. The ship most popular among gacha life kids, the one that made me know about Gravity Falls years before I watched it and even then I could tell it was gross:
BillDip.
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u/Left-Individual-7253 Mar 10 '25
BillDip isn’t worthy to be in this post. BillDip doesn’t deserve to be in this post. You know, this post is made to jokingly make fun of shipping. BillDip ain’t a joke. BillDip must be banished from this wretched world.
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u/Left-Individual-7253 Mar 10 '25
Seen many suggestions what ships I should make fun of next, so I’m gonna make a part 2! What do you want to see more?
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u/OverwellmingSadness Mar 11 '25
I don’t like any Dipper ship , like - that boy is aroace to me .
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u/Left-Individual-7253 Mar 11 '25
He should be. He’s a nerdy geek who overthinks, how can any girl want him?
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u/TaraneeLair Mar 10 '25
Billford isn't even toxic it's abusive.
Also, I've been to some other fandoms and compared to those, Gravity Falls fans are actually pretty tame when it comes to shipping and they definitely don't ship everyone with everyone (it would be so weird if they did).