Anti-'shipper: Difference between revisions

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 come to a halt in ''[[Is It College Yet?]]''.

[[Glenn Eichler]] 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]].

==Anti-'Shipping in ''Daria'' Fanworks==

[[Martin J. Pollard]], webmaster of [[Outpost Daria]], gave credit [http://www.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]].