#my natural impulse is to assume the former but ive def seen some attitudes that make me squint

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I am as toxic yuri brained as a lot of people, but every now and then I see people complaining about "wholesome dynamics" in shipping fandoms and acting like a relationship being loving and functional is innately boring and want to whip out that "who's an edgy boy???" Dog meme like get over yourself lmao

#talk tag #only vaguely related to recent rosemary discussion #i think people conflate functional relationship dynamics with “zero conflict” q lot #and for the record i dont think it's the people enjoying their healthy wholesome yuri doing this #i read loads of fic where the pairing is objectively “healthy” that still present loads of conflict both between the couple and externally #and sometimes i wonder if some people are so blinded by the surface level “wholesome yuri” that they cant look at the bigger story #or if “us vs them” mentalities that proliferate a lot in wide range ship discourse just make people decide that any story w conflict must... #... automatically put that story in the “toxic” category even if the dynamic being presented like. objectively isnt #my natural impulse is to assume the former but ive def seen some attitudes that make me squint