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Line 1: [[Image:TomDaria_OHGODNO.gif\|right\|frame\|"OH GOD NO!!" (actual quote, no really)]] An <b>anti-'shipper</b> is a ''Daria'' fanfic written with the specific purpose of discrediting a [[Daria]]/[[Trent]] pairing, or sometimes a [[Daria]]/[[Tom Sloane]] pairing. Generally speaking, any fanfic describing a failing relationship is an anti-'shipper, but because of the importance of Daria/Trent and Daria/Tom fanfic in this fandom, the label is usually applied only to tales attacking those types of stories. One would think that pointing out that Daria was underage would be sufficient to ruin a Daria/Trent shipper, but that does not appear to be the case. An '''anti-'shipper''' is a ''Daria'' story created with the specific purpose of discrediting a [[shipper \| romantic pairing between characters]] by showing perceived flaws and insurmountable hurdles that the relationship might come up against. Generally speaking, any fanfic describing a failing relationship is an anti-'shipper, but the term is most commonly used to refer to the [[Daria Morgendorffer\|Daria]]/[[Tom Sloane\|Tom]] and Daria/[[Trent Lane\|Trent]] pairings due to their importance in certain sectors of the fandom. ==Anti-'Shipping in ''Daria'' Canon== While being the ones to set many of the most important ships up in the first place, the creators of ''Daria'' also worked toward sinking them in the show itself. "[[Jane's Addition]]" simultaneously set up the [[Jane Lane\|Jane]]/Tom relationship and brought a close to Daria's infatuation with Trent. "[[Dye! Dye! My Darling]]" ended Tom and Jane's time together and set up Daria/Tom, which would later come to a halt in ''[[Is It College Yet?]]''; IICY? also ended [[Kevin]]/[[Brittany]]. Both ''[[The Daria Diaries]]'' and ''[[The Daria Database]]'' would imply [[Jodie]] and [[Mack]]'s relationship was hollow and unsatisfying, and up until "[[Sappy Anniversary]]" the series would regularly imply, for laughs, that [[Helen]] and [[Jake]]'s marriage was failing. [[Glenn Eichler]] has stated outright [http://www.the-wildone.com/dvdaria/glennanswers.html in an interview] with [[Kara Wild]] that Daria and Trent were not meant for each other, and there has been a great deal of fan speculation that one of the reasons Tom was introduced was to quell rumors concerning Daria and Jane [[slash \| becoming a couple]]. He also raised the issue that Helen and Jake may - or may not - be the type of couple that seperates once the kids have moved out. ==Anti-'Shipping in ''Daria'' Fanworks== [[Martin J. Pollard]], former webmaster of [[Outpost Daria]], gave credit [http://web.archive.org/web/20111015205424/http://outpost-daria.com/essay/mjp_shipping_out.html in an essay] for the creation of the first ''Daria'' anti-'shipper fic to [[Kara Wild]], for her 1999 story, "[['Shipped Out]]." While many anti-'shipper fics are created based on irreconcilable differences between the characters in question, some other are crafted in reaction to specific pairings being simply [[Tired Daria Fandom Tropes#The Daria & Trent shipper \| overused]]. ===Examples=== [[I've Waited Here for You]] by [[Kristen Bealer]] [['Shipped Out]] by [[Kara Wild]] *[[Timeless Love]] by [[The Waco Kid]] ~~{{stub}}~~ [[Category:Fanwork Conventions]]