"Why Harry/Hermione shippers are stupid" ;-)

[emmagrant01]

Well, that's not the title, but it could be.

ginny_weasley has written a stunningly articulate and hilarious essay about why Harry/Hermione shippers are utterly, completely deluded. Even if you couldn't give a flip about the het ship wars, this is a funny, snarky, entertaining read.

A quote:
This is an essay that is directed to anybody who has ever felt the need to suggest that Ron Weasley is evil or that Ginny Weasley is a slut. This is an essay that is directed to all those who will grasp hold of everything and anything - including “evidence” from a movie - in a desperate attempt to prove their rapidly sinking ship. I must warn you that I will not be formal, or even polite, so, if you are easily offended, I urge you to continue to read. You could use a reality check before the sixth book hits bookshelves.

And there are no spoilers, in case you're as terrified of coming across them as I am. ;-)

ETA: God, even if you don't want to read the essay, just go and take a look at the nasty comments H/Hr shippers are leaving on the post! I'm so grateful we slashers don't behave that way. ;-)

ETA 2: Okay, anyone else want to unfriend me because I'm OMG so mean? *rolls eyes* Fuck, I don't even read either of those pairings. It's wankier than I thought.

Reality check time, people: Harry Potter ≠ real life, K?

Comments

[coconutswirl.livejournal.com]

Oh god, this is the funniest thing I've read all day. You are seriously unfriending Emma because she's linked to this essay and citing it as an example of how bitchy shipwars are? This has to be a joke. Really.

No? I think you've just proven the point that people have tried to make in more or less eloquent ways: It's fiction. People are taking all of this too damn seriously. It. Is. Fiction.