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“kyle hates cartman he barely tolerates being around him”

bro you should try watching south park sometime it’s a pretty good show

#i genuinely do not understand how some people can be so vehemently anti-kyman that they can’t even see these two as friends #like??? are we watching the same show? #do you just look away whenever kyle and cartman are on screen together wtf #ok ok sorry for the rant i know a lot ppl don’t like kyman and that’s valid but when i see ppl just flat out ignore aspects of the show #like if you genuinely think kyle hates cartman and hates being around him idk what to tell you #/rant over #sp #kyman #wrentxt

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imagine thinking jersey kyle is ooc like that wasn’t a perfect and hilarious extension of his already pre establish anger and aggression

#what are you people smoking #sp #wrentxt

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if kyman isn’t real explain the ending of tfbw. there is just no heterosexual explanation for kyle’s behaviour what the fukc

#constantly thinking about them #sp #kyman #wrentxt

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wow can’t believe they’re bringing back the little guy that’s a representation of eric’s repressed attraction to men in an episode that focuses around him trying to get kyle away from another person!!!! AGAIN!!!!!

#this episode description is the kind of thing i would think of and then immediately tell myself ‘nah matt and trey wouldn’t do that’ #what is happening #sp #wrentxt #kyman

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why do i keep seeing ppl surprised at butters misogyny. that little guy absolutely hates women

#unironically #sp #wrentxt

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style fans always find a way to reinvent heterosexuality

#sick of seeing kyle labeled mommy sorry not sorry #sp #wrentxt

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when ppl genuinely think kyle and cartman hate each other i go a little. i get a little. it makes me kinda

#i imagine ppl covering their ears and eyes when these two are onscreen together #i don't want st////yle ky///man discourse here no sir but it drives me nuts when either party discounts kyle's relationship to the other #like i love kyman but kyle and stan are sbf forever they're always gonna have a weirdly close relationship #i saw someone compare it to jd and turk from scrubs and it's like YEAH LIKE THAT!! #or you know #*gestures* #like matt and trey #like actually #it drives me crazy when anyone discounts eric's relationship to any of his friends #how can you look at this show #how can you seriously look and think 'yeah all these guys would drop cartman he's not really their friend' #when there has been multiple episodes where literally the opposit e is shown i'm just #ashufhdiuhg #wrentxt

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stanky… carters… cartyle… what’s next? kenners? kenky? twaig???

#kenky actually kind of slaps #i never really liked k2 as a ship name #but regardless!!!! #why are we reinventing the wheel folks #don’t give me more tags to follow than necessary #sp #wrentxt

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How are you going to say Kyle himself mommy is OOC when a vast chunk of Kyman content is OOC as it features this presumption that Kyle and Cartman have the ability to stop being deeply intolerant of one another? Gay men calling themselves mommy is not impossible just because you think that no man would ever do that with their kids, like, it doesn't rly matter if Stan came into the picture first bc they are headcanons for a reason ... who cares abt some things being OOC

#lol. #lmao even #sp #wrentxt

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kyman? more like bye... man... because kyman sucks!!!!!!!!!

#sp #wrentxt

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Honestly the constant discourse about Kyman, as someone who ships it, is kinda making me want to distance myself from what used to be my OTP. People speaking ill of Kyman shippers is working on me and starting to make me worry that I'm doing something wrong by shipping it. I shouldn't care about what ppl on the internet think and I usually don't but constantly being told that I'm "supporting" something thats "abusive" or problematic is getting to me. Like dammit, I didn't even know about the discourse when I got into Kyman; I got into it by watching the show itself and it was my first SP ship but honestly if I knew that people gave a shit about it in the SP fandom I probably wouldn't have bothered. It'll always have a place in my heart but I'm getting tired of this shit 😔 Im extra emotional rn so Im not being rational here and you dont have to publish this. I know fandom shouldn't have that affect on me I'll get over it after Style vs. Kyman fight 2192943290 blows over. Idk if you're comfortable with vents sorry if I crossed a boundary here.

Oh, anon. It never used to be like this.

Fandom discourse these days is insane. Unhinged, even. The idea that anyone is more morally correct than someone else for what they ship and enjoy in fiction is absolutely ludicrous. Especially within the context of shipping fucking South Park characters.

The hard truth is that every fandom is like this now. You don't have shipping wars just arguing over what makes more sense 'in canon', but moving on to an ever-changing line of what is and isn't 'morally acceptable.' As if that's ever something the majority of people would ever agree on. (Hint: it's not!)

But there is a certain irony to see people arguing this for South Park of all things, as if we aren't all equally degenerate for enjoying such a 'problematic' show in the first place. Like... seriously. Be so serious, people. It's South Park. Everything is exaggerated for comedic effect-- including character's personalities, their actions and their relationships to one another. It's never going to be a character driven show no matter how much this fandom sometimes wishes it was. We're going to have characters who don't give a fuck about each other, literally wishing death or plotting to kill each other in one episode and then they're just going to be chilling playing video games in the next episode like nothing happened. It's episodic. That's part of the appeal. It's why it's such a sandbox.

Even if you didn't ship Kyman, their dynamic is impossible to ignore, try as some might. They say they hate each other, yet they keep hanging out. Both parties are there of their own volition. They both enjoy each other's company, and no amount of write-up's anyone can post on tumblr dot com is going to change that canon fact. They're friends.

Also-- they are just plain fun to watch, fucking hilarious and a huge appeal of the show! If someone else who watches the show doesn't like them, that's their problem. Them not liking an aspect of the show isn't going to make that part of the show any less valid and/or canon. And guess what? You're supposed to like their dynamic. It's supposed to be entertaining and captivating. How you interpret it is up to you, but there is 100% nothing wrong with watching an episode of South Park and enjoying Eric and Kyle's dynamic-- that is what you're supposed to do. So don't feel bad about it. The show is made for people to enjoy, after all. Also, it's important to keep in mind that just because you can find a dynamic appealing doesn't mean you endorse everything about it. That's such a wild and new-age fandom take. Fiction is an escape-- a safe space to explore unrealistic relationships and unrealistic characters. You're allowed to like fucked up things in fiction. You're allowed to like stuff in fiction you'd find repulsive or abhorrent in real life.

I think I can speak for a good chunk of the fandom when I say, I'd fucking hate Eric Cartman in real life. Hell, I'd probably hate Kyle, too. I have a lot of favourite characters from different fandoms I'd probably hate in real life. They're fun because they're fictional and it's different from real life. If I wanted to read about stuff that happens in real life, I wouldn't be here.

In the end, anon, fandom is supposed to be fun. To me it's just fun to take these silly little egg construction paper kids, draw 'em as anime characters, and give 'em some angst. It's fun! There's so much to do with them! They're soooo dynamic!

But if you're not having fun-- if you're stressing-- there's nothing wrong with taking a step back for your own mental well-being. I'm not about to tell you your feelings are invalid, because I know how any internet discourse, no matter how trivial or silly it may seem, can still stress you out. If you're constantly being told you're morally corrupt or problematic, it can take a toll on you-- even if you know you're not. The truth is you're never going to agree with everyone on the internet, and people will weaponize something as trivial as a South Park ship to make them feel better about their ship while also making you feel worse about your ship.

Anyways, when it comes to stepping back, I think there's a few ways you could go about this;

You could disengage with the social part of the fandom-- focus on the show itself, maybe just hunker down with some fanfics.

If you'd like to remain active on social medias, I think it wouldn't hurt to start blocking liberally. Anyone who has anything along the lines of 'Kymans DNI' in their profile, just block right away. You don't want to see their opinion, anyways. You're never going to convince them otherwise.

If you have a few close friends, I recommend sticking close in a small private discord server where you can discuss your headcanons and gossip in private. It's much more liberating than trying to get involved in any of the insane discourse that plagues both here and Twitter.

Anyways, anon, do what's right for you. Kyman shippers will always be here to welcome you back! They can say what they want-- we have too much canon fodder for us to ever go away!!

#hope I can help you out a bit anon I know it can be overwhelming #wrentxt #sp

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you don’t have to post this bc tbh i feel its a #hot take lmao but style fans are so insecure regarding kyman its honestly funny. like you hate it so much but you talk about it an awful lot! and anytime anyone ever criticizes style, even if they’re not a kyman shipper, the styles always turn it into an anti kyman argument and talk about how terrrribbbllee kyman is as if that somehow excuses them for being weird af and treating kyle like absolute trash and fetishizing him as a uwu soft baby bottom all the time lol.

not that kyman is terrible! lol im a kyman shipper too so i don’t think that haha but man they love using kyman as a gotcha all in the name of excusing any bad behavior within their own ranks…. embarrassing

this whole thing is embarrassing, bruh.

we now have coined the term “mommy kyle haters” and for that i apologize. No one should have to read the words “mommy kyle hater” with their eyes.

#wrentxt #sp

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“it’s a style episode” “it’s a kyman episode” it’s a kyle episode

#and those are not mutually exclusive btw it’s all three of those things #sp spoilers #wrentxt

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"stan's gang" STOPPPPPPPPPPPPP

#if any of the main 4/5 was going to be a designated leader #it would and HAS been cartman #this is maybe my biggest pet peeve #aaaaarghghghg #sp #wrentxt

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so funfact i almost clicked unfollow instead of ask. anyway: 18, 21

if you ever unfollow me i'm going to find you.

18. it's absolutely criminal that the fandom has been sleeping on...

Kyman fans-- can we pls talk more about how Kyle has Cartman's kidney it makes me rabid. Also the ending of TFBW plays on repeat in my mind 24/7 Kyle was so insane for that!!!!

Fandom in generalllll.... I think the fandom sleeps on the main 4/5 friendship. Yes, shipping is cool and all, but I love their dysfunctional broship so much. I'm guilty of this, too, because I love shipping lol. But I think their friendship is so special and broken and dysfunctional and perfect. They all rip of each other but they all love each other. Gahhh I love them....

21. part of canon you think is overhyped

Honestly? Creek.

I love them to death but I will always hold the opinion that Creek becoming canon is both the best and the worst thing that's happened to this fandom as a whole. I love Creek and everything about them in canon. But the way some of this fandom puts it on a pedestal and forgets its crackship routes... grinds my gears, man.

Less so on here and more on Twitter, where a good chunk of new-gen fans seem to think shipping only "canon" is okay and splitting them up deserves a punishment worst than death.

It also (understandably so) brought a bunch of people in for kind of the wrong reasons. A lot of people seem to be fans of South Park only for the representation (and again, I get it, canon gay rep is hard to come across) but they don't actually like many aspects of the show?? ? Or even watch all of the show? Idk man. I know we're spoiled with the amount of fan created content in this fandom right now, but it still bums me out when I see anyone leave a rude comment on something they deem problematic when this fandom has been around and vibing with crack ships for yearrrrsssss.

#sp #wrentxt

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follow up question: does anyone have the link to that website that stream’s Comedy Central for free???

#NOT Comedy Central’s website it won’t work for Canadians Fjfkgkgkgk #i used it last year i can’t remember what it was called #i think it wasn’t specifically a website for Comedy Central but for tv I general #wrentxt #sp #south park