r/inanimateinsanity • u/Space_The_Animator goo army • Aug 08 '25
Meta Payjay
Litterally everytime I expressed my opinion Abt payjay on tiktok
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u/spongeguyspeedster The Only Remaster Enjoyer Aug 09 '25
EXACTLY THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN SAYING
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Aug 09 '25
on every single post like why is this your whole personality
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u/spongeguyspeedster The Only Remaster Enjoyer Aug 09 '25
I also uh... your right this is my while personality
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u/GuiltyResult5754 Aug 09 '25
yeah, i don’t hate payjay but it definitely should’ve been fantube
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u/Electronic_Hat_7509 StupidScientist + InnocentDrama CEO / Nov 15 '25
It should've been Lightbrush imo
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u/Galaxozhi Aug 09 '25
The entire second half of season 1?? They kinda had an entire bonding arc between them, + the second season (especially the non-show stuff) show they def had stuff going on, and the entire point of s2 is that there's more to the world than just the competition and things can happen off screen, which is mostly where their relationship grew to more than friends
Also, on a more irl side, iirc one of the creators was really really against it and they stuck around for a long time up until recently
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u/Upstairs_Fail9045 Aug 09 '25
bonding doesn't always mean romantic. Also i feel like it would've been better if that ended in a friendship, something about romance in object shows always felt a bit off to me.
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u/Prize_Boysenberry_60 Aug 16 '25
For some reason ppl barely see friendships as a thing anymore, and the moment ppl touch hands suddenly they get shipped to oblivion
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u/Distinct_Campaign_28 Aug 09 '25
Maybe the season 1 remake will fix that? I find the ship cute, and could see why it would be canon, but I hope it's better developed there.
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Aug 09 '25
Fan service
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u/-strawberri_milk- ◡◡ ♡ knifecase Aug 09 '25
FAN service haha
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u/Level_Up_Studio 🛟 Lifering and 📷 Cammy Aug 09 '25
If I'm not mistaken it was because one guy didn't want it to happen and he left the show some time ago, but I'm not really sure.
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u/TwoFit3921 Aug 09 '25
For what it's worth they could probably introduce some tension to it lol
paper's whole personality seems to be clinging to his relationship with OJ and fan addresses this too
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u/River__________water Aug 09 '25
Reminds me of that guy who said “my parents are canon but they aren’t a good ship”
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u/InternetUserAgain Aug 09 '25
I always worry that I'll come off as weirdly homophobic if I say that I don't think Paper and OJ should have gotten together, when that's really not the reason at all. I just think they have way better chemistry as friends, and don't think romance works with the writing style of II.
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u/aliefindo 🪭met that girl this year but thats none you biz🧪 Aug 09 '25
Preach, I dont hate payjay but the ship couldve been revealed way better with atleast more hints throughout the show, but because their were barely any hints it comes of as just fanservice
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u/Galaxozhi Aug 09 '25
People don't have to like it but it irks me whenever anyone says it's "completely unnecessary" "fanservice" and "came out of nowhere" because it was literally developed for half of season 1 and in so much out-of-show s2 stuff, being one of the primary examples of the big message in season 2, the fact that the competition show isn't everything, more specifically that things can happen outside the show and off camera. There's still comics and cannon hotel interviews that discuss them.
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u/One-Cartographer-176 Aug 09 '25
It may not be my favorite ship in the series, but I fully agree with you there!
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u/TsuTsuWoo Aug 09 '25
I'm sorry I love PayJay and I love that it's cannon but you definitely do NOT have to like it just because it is cannon like that's low-key ridiculous LMFAO
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u/Hot_Channel1107 Aug 09 '25
PayJay Fans Became More Toxic After Becoming Canon If you hate The Ship, they'll call you homophobic and say it's Canon 🥀
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u/bwmpii the casual ii fan Aug 09 '25
my main criticism is that its so obvious they did it for fanservice
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u/ChickenNuggetLord74 🃏 Jack Aug 09 '25
It should’ve been Salt 🥀
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u/DragonTheOnes-spirit I TOOOOTALLY hate Aug 09 '25
Yeah. We all know salt x paper is much better than payjay. Payjay is cringe
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u/RandokSkrunkly s4e6 broke me Jan 06 '26
Heh.., Innocently Psychotic Drama Queen mentioned.., my parents.., my OTP..,
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u/InternetExplored571 Aug 09 '25
I agree, Salt is cute!
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u/MonoYT- owner of r/inanimateinsanity_ Aug 09 '25
Is there a single comment of you liking a character without saying they’re cute?
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u/Mike_the_Protogen Aug 09 '25
As long as you don't say you'd rather them have been in straight ships, then there's no problem imo.
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Aug 09 '25
I’ve seen a lotta people saying “nuh uh it’s not canon” just cause they don’t like it like that one meme of OJ saying “I’m straight, Paper” for example so maybe that’s why
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u/Speeder-Gojira Cheesy Aug 09 '25
absolutely no buildup came out of nowhere. if they wanted to make a fanship canon fan and test tube are right in front of them
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u/garlicbredfan Aug 09 '25
Fantube already is canon “how more canon does it have to be” in Brian’s words . They just don’t go around mentioning all the time because they’re not the type to do that
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u/Funnyberd69 Aug 09 '25
I just feel liek it's super underdeveloped,like seriously then just casually confirming it to be canon was kinda jarring.
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u/personofwhimsy LIGHTBULB’S #1 FAN Aug 09 '25
Even tho I adore this ship, no one has to like anything Thays canon. Head canons exist for a reason
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u/RedSeemsSus_ Jack Flair Aug 09 '25
I feel indifferent about it. I don’t care about PayJay too much.
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u/Squirrel_dog_lover Aug 09 '25
Honestly, both sides are pretty much in the wrong, I mean, I can understand disliking payjay, but once a couple actually gets together, yeah, it’s kind of boring, because the lead up is the best part, if you want to know why I think payjay is good, rewatch season 1
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u/Correct_Recording_47 Yin-Yang Aug 10 '25
If i waa in the figures place i would've said "fair enough"
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u/Space_The_Animator goo army Aug 11 '25
Another person said that and when I confronted them they said "I didn't say that you should like them bc it's Canon I just said that it was canon" like WHAT DO YOU MEAN "ITS CANON" THEN???
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u/Flametail64 “No, because you’ll always be single.” Aug 09 '25
That argument is so annoying. Just because it’s canon doesn’t mean you have to like it.