Re: What the heck is a "shipper"?


Alun L. Palmer wrote:
> "David Sueme" <dsueme@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:1123484709.727868.39830
> @z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:
>
> >
> > Helena Bowles wrote:
> >> "David Sueme" <dsueme@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
> >
> >> > The earlist of these relationship fanatacisms pretty much had to do
> >> > with Star Trek fanfic proposing homosexual relationships among the
> >> > Kirk/Spock/McCoy/Scotty central TOS grouping.
> >>
> >> <sigh> the old days...
> >
> > If you are that nostalgic I believe that there is a Potter related
> > "slash" newsgroup. I didn't subscribe, but you could!
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
>
> I had also been wondering where the word shipper came from. Even JKR now
> uses it. I have missed most of the thread, but I assume it was coined by
> trekkies?

That's the short of it.

Dave

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