This is the most common type a of proshipper.
This proshipper thinks that problematic ships such as abuse, incest, and/or pedophilia are ok to ship as long as it is completely fictional and tagged.
This type of proshipper will most likely not bring politics unrelated topics such as racism or queerphobia into the conversation.
This proshipper thinks that problematic ships such as abuse, incest, and/or pedophilia are ok to ship as long as it is completely fictional and tagged.
This type of proshipper will most likely not bring politics unrelated topics such as racism or queerphobia into the conversation.
Person 1: Proshippers fucking bring random shit into their arguement to make them sound ok for shipping kids
Type 1 proshipper: Not all do that, which is why shit like this should be separated
Type 1 proshipper: Not all do that, which is why shit like this should be separated
by literally dies November 24, 2021

A Proshipper is someone who ships people, disregarding what might be offensive/controversial to people who come across it.
He: I think that a little girl getting destroyed by a 30-year-old man is the best type of NSFW content!
Him: ...You actually need professional help you disgusting proshipper.
Him: ...You actually need professional help you disgusting proshipper.
by syijo October 9, 2023

The normal people in fandom that do not believe in harassment due to ships no matter the content. They apply a “don’t like, don’t engage” mentality contrary to anti shippers who will attack anybody over the smallest thing.
This way of thinking only apply to fictional characters and works, something antis struggle to understand.
Proshippers are usually people equipped with a solid education while antis struggle to rise above a primary school level of understanding the world.
This way of thinking only apply to fictional characters and works, something antis struggle to understand.
Proshippers are usually people equipped with a solid education while antis struggle to rise above a primary school level of understanding the world.
Anti A: you ship Bakudeku, that makes you a pedophile and you’r distributing CP !!!!
Proshipper B: Pedophilia only applies to real children, bakudeku is fictional, the correct terms are CSEM and CSAm which only apply to human beings
Proshipper B: Pedophilia only applies to real children, bakudeku is fictional, the correct terms are CSEM and CSAm which only apply to human beings
by Sastieljesu October 4, 2025

Proshipper is defined as an individual who holds a ship and let ship mentality, believing that fictional relationships are fiction and can't hurt real people. Includes a belief that relationships don't have to be depicted as 100% healthy in order to be engaging.
What antis think proship means: "Problematic shipping", including the depiction of unhealthy relationships, abuse, paedophilia, incest and more, with said latter terms being applied to relationships including age gaps where all characters are adults, or where an alternative view is that the characters are found family stuffed into a heteronormative box.
Myth: Every proshipper enjoys everything problematic from pedophilia to zoophilia.
Truth: Proshipper don't have to enjoy and may even strongly dislike all of those things, but simply doesn't support censorship, thinking that it is a responsibility of individual to curate their online space, and believes that uncensored existence of tags makes it easier to do so.
What antis think proship means: "Problematic shipping", including the depiction of unhealthy relationships, abuse, paedophilia, incest and more, with said latter terms being applied to relationships including age gaps where all characters are adults, or where an alternative view is that the characters are found family stuffed into a heteronormative box.
Myth: Every proshipper enjoys everything problematic from pedophilia to zoophilia.
Truth: Proshipper don't have to enjoy and may even strongly dislike all of those things, but simply doesn't support censorship, thinking that it is a responsibility of individual to curate their online space, and believes that uncensored existence of tags makes it easier to do so.
"You're proshipper, does it mean you support ped*philes?"
"No, it simply means I don't support censorship of fictional works because what is considered "problematic" can be defined to include whatever anyone wants it to be. This way, homosexuality was (and in many places still is) equated with pedophilia and censored, same with transgender people whose whole existence and mention of thereof is considered to be problematic adult content dangerous to kids in many countries and censored. I think fiction is allowed to be complex and explore all kinds of sensitive topics in all sorts of ways because that's what fiction is for. Not all fiction needs to be sanitised with the same rules as fiction for kids. I don't need a story to tell me what's good or wrong, sometimes I just want a story to be interesting."
"No, it simply means I don't support censorship of fictional works because what is considered "problematic" can be defined to include whatever anyone wants it to be. This way, homosexuality was (and in many places still is) equated with pedophilia and censored, same with transgender people whose whole existence and mention of thereof is considered to be problematic adult content dangerous to kids in many countries and censored. I think fiction is allowed to be complex and explore all kinds of sensitive topics in all sorts of ways because that's what fiction is for. Not all fiction needs to be sanitised with the same rules as fiction for kids. I don't need a story to tell me what's good or wrong, sometimes I just want a story to be interesting."
by flyingtie May 15, 2025

A term invented by chronically online fandom teens to describe normal people who don't give a shit about what randos on the internet draw or write in a fictional setting, used primarily to morally grandstand over problems that don’t exist.
Person A: i cant believe you'd be friends with that person, dont you know they are a proshipper?!
Person B: what does that even mean? I swear You've gotta touch some grass bro
Person B: what does that even mean? I swear You've gotta touch some grass bro
by Lockwood studios July 8, 2024

Some fuckass person who likes pedophilic, incest, or in general just illegal relationships. They use it being their "coping mechanism" as an excuse. Don't fall for it. Be a pro shipper, not a proshipper.
by iamgay5478 June 19, 2024

A cute word for someone to cover up them being a pedophile; Someone who tries to normalize illegal and innapropriate ships like Adults x Those under 18, Incestuous ships, Necrophelia, Bestiality, etc. This also includes abusive ship dynamics. These people often use emoji combos in their usernames, the most common one being "🌈🍖" to properly inform you to avoid these disgusting individuals and to find others who think its ok to date barely sentient toddlers.
by butterwater April 29, 2023
