I actually want to this! I'm surprised, too! ^^

Actually it did come back.

thank you for this little blip of negativity.

It's more than worth it to me.

I guess I prefer to use the term in a narrowly defined way because of its accusatory connotation.

It's a useful word, 'shipping, it describes a certain phenomenon better than any other and it's been in use for a long time now.

I don't see how you can't use the word 'shipping without being rigorous in analysis and original. I don't say that this piece is both of these things. Actually, it's probably the definition of a fluff piece. I see it as a fun conversation starter. It should be possible to have both: fluff and deep stuff.

Too bad you didn't. I kid. :P

the text itself allows a certain amount and width of interpretation, but not an endless amount and width.

fuck authorities! most authors don't have a good grasp of their own work, so why should I care what they think of it, if it's even clear what they think of it? rarely a clear cut case anyway.

I unship Syd and Ali. I haven't finished watching the second season of Transparent yet, but I was annoyed when they got together, mostly because I rather wanted to see how the unrequited love thing would play out. It's exceedingly rare that fiction portrays a friendship withstanding the burden of unrequited love, and…

It's a word with concrete meaning in context. What's the problem here? Do you dislike a connotation it comes with? Is it too icky for you to use?

if it's their thing.
the power and beauty of fiction though is that everyone can see something else in it.

I knew what it meant and I'm German.

Is it clickbait when so many comments reveal interest in the content?
And those who complain weren't mislead by the headline.

Love and friendship aren't mutually exclusive. And anyway: why are you bothered so much by other people's perceptions regarding this?

Maybe he should go for gamma.

your worldview is so distorted and unreal that it's hard to know what to say in response. maybe: learn to be a little less hateful?

The result counts, not the effort.

Birth of a Nation isn't looked kindly upon for political reasons, too, right?