Meaning of ship war | Babel Free

Definitions

An intense and sometimes hostile disagreement between shippers of rival ships in a fandom.

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Examples

“Oh, no, not another ship war between members of Team Edward and Team Jacob.”

“They seemed fascinated by my and Meg's absorption in the Harry Potter culture, so we told them stories of the ship wars […]”

“'Ship wars' are discussions, usually between female fans, about who the best partner would be for their favourite character or artist, a classic example being the debates over whether Yoko Ono was good for John Lennon.”

“Habermas may not have imagined ship wars as a context for practical discourse, but fandom is in fact an excellent space in which to engage in the forms of contestation he describes.”

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