hi i'm not a proshipper or anything im just using this rentry for definitions that are related to proshipping so things might be inaccurate. you are still free to use this rentry as a source.
proship
- proship simply means "to not harass over ships". this means people are allowed to ship what they want. even if it is illegal.
- this term is commonly mistaken to be labeled as "problematic shipping". in reality, the prefix "pro" means against. people will still probably use the term "proship" in referring "problematic shipping" simply because they aren't chronically online or find the term "darkshipping" stupid (i'm one of those people). it is fine to correct them! but at the end of the day people have their own preferences / don't really care about this internet slang.
- 🌈🍖 is a common emoji combo for proshippers on usernames, you can find this emoji combo easily on websites like twitter, tiktok, and pinterest.
profic(tion)
- profic means "to not harass over fiction". this means people shouldn't be harassed over things that are illegal as long as it stays in fiction + it doesn't affect reality
- 🍋🌈 is a common emoji combo for people who identify as profic on usernames, you can find this emoji combo easily on websites like twitter, tiktok, and pinterest.
darkship
- darkship means what a basic idea of a "problematic ship" in fiction is. a common example is incest, and more examples are listed under "problematic tropes".
- 🎱🎀 is a common emoji combo for darkshippers on usernames, you can find this emoji combo easily on websites like twitter, tiktok, and pinterest.
dead dove
this is not a ship dynamic but heavily common in the proship community
- dead dove, also known as dead dove: do not eat is a warning on fanfictions (mostly ao3) that the following fanfiction contains problematic tropes
- unrelated but this term originates from the sitcom "arrested development" where a character put a dead dove in a bag in the fridge and clearly labelled it as such so that nobody would mistake it for food. it is basically a tag warning
- 🕊️⚰️ is a common emoji combo for darkshippers on usernames, you can find this emoji combo easily on websites like twitter, tiktok, and pinterest.
comship
my definition can be very inaccurate due to how there is a level of "light" comshipping and terrible comshipping
- light comship: ships that are complicated, this can mean stuff like toxic relationships, angel x devil, rarepairs, etc. this type of comshipping does not fall under the problematic umbrella
- dark comship: same meaning with darkship but with tropes like age gaps, incestal /r ships, etc.
- 🌙🌸 is a common emoji combo for comshippers on usernames, you can find this emoji combo easily on websites like twitter, tiktok, and pinterest.
- note: be aware whether the user is a light or dark comshipper, light comshippers like complicated ships but do not go further beyond problematic tropes.
anti-proship
this is not a problematic trait but i feel like i should mention:
- just like the name suggests, an anti-proshipper or simply an "anti" is someone who is opposed of proshipping or anything similar.
- (in my opinion) you can be an anti and choose to not harass other proshippers. just block whatever you don't like. (safest option imo)
- 🐜🚫 is a common emoji combo meaning "antis dni", which most proshippers use in saying they do not want antis interacting with their content.
loli/shota/kodocon
this is not a ship dynamic but heavily common in the proship community
- shota (male) and a loli (female) is a common term used in the proship community used to describe attractive fictional children, mainly under the age of 13. these terms are often used by darkshippers when exploring pedophilic dynamics in medias, more specifically in anime. this is basically another term for a "pedophile" but referring in fiction.
- there is also a term called a "kodacon" which describes someone who is attracted to both lolis and shotas.
problematic tropes
(note: i am censoring words to prevent this rentry from being taken down)
there are many common examples of problematic tropes people may like. examples shown:
- noncon: just like how the name suggests, sexual actions towards one person without consent. otherwise known as r/pe.
- incest: any 2 or more characters that are blood related or see themeselves to be blood related being /r shipped, common examples are:
- sibling/sibling
- parent/their own child (guardian/guarded)
- cousin/cousin
- non-biological character(s) that see one / eachother as a sibling(s)
- adoptive siblings