A shipping war is when two or more people have an argument over a paring of most likely fictional characters. Often fan art of the ship that lets say, person A likes will be sent to person B to upset them and vis versa. Shipping wars are either to prove the others ship wrong, to get the person to abandon their ship, to start shipping the pair you do, or simply to anger someone. Usually each person will bring up cannon situations and parts of the movie/book/show/manga/anime/etc to either back up why they ship that pairing or to prove why the other ship is irrelevant. Shipping wars can be long and tedious especially if a large group is involved. If someone's OTP is involved the war will most likely be longer and will be more like a flame war. If the same character is involved but each person ships them with a different character the war will be more hate filled and canon will be used a lot. If your ship has liittle to no canon backing it up you will most likely loose. Canon is an essential in a shipping war.
Let's say two people in the Attack on Titan fandom had a shipping war
Person A shipped Levi x Eren but Person B shipped Levi x Hanji. Because the character Levi is in both ships, conflict will arise. Person B would be at a canon advantage because there is more of a history and friendship with the characters. They could all so bring up canon examples of when the characters Levi Eren didn't get along. And if all fails bring in the factor of age, Eren only 15 while Levi is 34. Person A won't have really any canon to back them up so the best they could do is resort to fanart to either annoy or get Person B to at least understand their ship.
Person A shipped Levi x Eren but Person B shipped Levi x Hanji. Because the character Levi is in both ships, conflict will arise. Person B would be at a canon advantage because there is more of a history and friendship with the characters. They could all so bring up canon examples of when the characters Levi Eren didn't get along. And if all fails bring in the factor of age, Eren only 15 while Levi is 34. Person A won't have really any canon to back them up so the best they could do is resort to fanart to either annoy or get Person B to at least understand their ship.
by rai.ning February 19, 2015
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If an individual is Shipping Trash, it means that they really support the ship, and will do anything to protect it/make it real. They get very butthurt or offended if someone else doesn't like the ship, or if they're reminded that the ship might never be a thing.
When using this term, replace 'Shipping' with the ship in question. (Septishu, Amyplier, Phan, etc.)
If an individual is Shipping Trash, it means that they really support the ship, and will do anything to protect it/make it real. They get very butthurt or offended if someone else doesn't like the ship, or if they're reminded that the ship might never be a thing.
When using this term, replace 'Shipping' with the ship in question. (Septishu, Amyplier, Phan, etc.)
Shipping Trash:
E.g. 1. My friend is such Septiplier trash, that she disliked all of Wiishu's videos, and sends her hate on a daily basis.
E.g. 1. My friend is such Septiplier trash, that she disliked all of Wiishu's videos, and sends her hate on a daily basis.
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A technique known to most fangirls. This action displays two people (most likely male) shipped together obliviously against their will, soon to be written in a fangirls notebook. It's funny cause it's true.
Katie: Did you notice those two hot shirtless guys at the pool?! Time to go Street Shipping.
Eric: You need a life.
Eric: You need a life.
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Get the Shipping mug.A verb used to describe the action of wishing for two people to enter a relationship (whether romantic or occasionally platonic) in books, movies, tv shows or real life. Shipping can often happen involuntarily, and it is the majority of what happens on the website, Tumblr. There are some very popular ships, some unpopular, as well as often lots of controversy between ships from the same fandom.
by S.C.Moffatt October 18, 2014
Get the Shipping mug.Verbal arguments between people who have different opinions about romantic relationships between characters of a show, book, etc.
A noticeable one would be the war between a
Robin/Raven shipper and a Robin/Starfire Shipper.
A noticeable one would be the war between a
Robin/Raven shipper and a Robin/Starfire Shipper.
by Lomesir May 24, 2005
Get the Shipping Wars mug.A safe shipping zone is a space (typically a blog or website) where it is safe to "ship" any fictional pairings. The term is intended for the HP fandom and their pairings but can extend to any and all fandoms. Safe shipping zone means that you will not be judged for whatever characters you decide to "ship" (or want to be together) regardless of who they are and their sex/age/gender. It promotes a non-bullying atmosphere and encourages others to be respectful of certain pairings.
This is a safe shipping zone, you can ship whatever fictional or real life pairings you want without any judgement!
by acciotheprincestale October 5, 2011
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