05-23-2013, 07:41 PM
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Ledgie
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Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 33
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Quote:
Originally Posted by michelej1
The term derives from "relationship."
From the Urban Dictionary:
The term "shipper" comes from supporting a ship. To ship something means a person wants two characters to get together and/or shows support for two characters already together. The term "ship" came from the X-Files fandom, when fanfics were written about Mulder and Scully. The fans then called themselves shippers. It quickly spread and is now the title a person gives themself if they believe two charcters should or will be together (The characters can be from anything: Books, Movies, Television, Video Games, and even Actors/Actresses). It is not limited to the couple actually happening, a person can ship something just because they enjoy the possibility of them getting together or even just because they think they would look good together.
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Thank you
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