DO 👏 NOT 👏 LET 👏 ANTISHIPPERS 👏 SCARE 👏 YOU!!!!!

DO 👏 NOT 👏 LET 👏 ANTISHIPPERS 👏 SCARE 👏 YOU!!!!!

don't stop doing what you love because of them. don't abandon and repress yourself because of them. don't stop trying to heal yourself because of them. don't stop posting what you want because of them. don't live in fear because of them. don't stop having fun because of them!!

a cornerstone of antishipping is using fear and empty threats to control others and keep them from exploring "distasteful" or "censor-worthy" content through fiction. if you give up and stop expressing yourself, they win!! they get what they want!! they get to censor creations without having to fight for it!!

building the courage to be open about your beliefs and to fully accept yourself as anti-censorship/pro-fiction can take time, and it's hard!! but i promise you it's worth it. a Lot of "antishippers" i've been close to in the past have been closet proshippers, masquerading as antis online to avoid harassment. if, today, everyone dropped the façade, the anti-fiction community have soo much less power!!

while most antis are just entitled children caught up in groupthink & "brave" in their anonymity, should a situation arise with real threats of harm, REPORT IT TO THE AUTHORITIES!! check the laws on harassment, illegal threats, cyberbullying, etc in your area – if you feel there's reason to be genuinely, personally worried about your safety, there's a good chance whatever is happening is illegal!! you can report illegal threats, harassment, defamation, whatever might fit the bill in a more serious situation!! (and whether what's happening is illegal or not, there's a community here that's got your back :3 <3)

anyways!!! point of the post is DO 👏 NOT 👏 CAVE 👏 TO 👏 CENSORSHIP 👏