Now instead of insulting and bashing the woman, because that would make them Look Bad, it's all about how she's the BESTIE, the fujoshi, and sometimes, how ACTUALLY!!! she's a lesbian (even when she's shown no hint of it and often her life revolves around men in a way I'd find insulting for a lesbian character, tbqh)!!! ew how can you ship her with MEN who are UNWORTHY of her!! Nonono, let's pair her with this other woman (often someone she wouldn't be interested in in a million years, but okay) and put them in the background, being generic as fuck.
It's amazing that no matter what fandom you're in this will be a thing. I actually miss the time when slash shippers just openly hated female characters. It wasn't nice but at least it was honest.
One of my favourite things is older/younger woman configurations where the older one sees ~her younger self in the other and that configures how the relationship takes form (resentment? Protectiveness?). In general, "mirror" characters pair really well in F/F imo.
Yesss some of my favourite F/F ships are mirror characters.
I also see I am really going to have to start those Locked Tomb books at some point.
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Date: 2025-02-10 06:56 pm (UTC)It's amazing that no matter what fandom you're in this will be a thing. I actually miss the time when slash shippers just openly hated female characters. It wasn't nice but at least it was honest.
One of my favourite things is older/younger woman configurations where the older one sees ~her younger self in the other and that configures how the relationship takes form (resentment? Protectiveness?). In general, "mirror" characters pair really well in F/F imo.
Yesss some of my favourite F/F ships are mirror characters.
I also see I am really going to have to start those Locked Tomb books at some point.