I'd just like to bring to attention how many really rude and hurtful people there are on social media. I'm not mad at any of you, I'm talking about the people I encounter on Instagram.
Listen, for those of you who didn't know, I am accepting of people of any gender and sexuality (except for p3dos) and I have several ships that I really like, specifically for this rant, in One Piece
I ADORE Luffy x Nami and Zoro x Sanji and I usually express that greatly over social media. However, I encounter several people on a regular basis who don't have the same opinion. I am a multishipper and I do have ships that I really don't like, but that doesn't mean I dislike the person who ships it. The only reason someone will not get my respect is if they ship illegal ships (All Might x Deku) or if they don't respect me or other shippers. I have come across so many toxic people on Instagram, literally sending me d3ath threats just bc I don't ship Luffy x Hancock. It's sickening and makes me terrified that some people can actually have the audacity to be this horrible to others. It's literally just a ship.
And other people that make me mad on insta are the transphobes...
SPOILERS FOR WANO ARC
Kiku was confirmed to be a trans woman in one of the episodes/ manga chapters. She says that she was born a man but is a woman at heart. THAT MEANS SHE WANTS TO BE REFERRED TO AS A WOMAN AND SHE SEES HERSELF AS A WOMAN!! But whenever I try to RESPECTFULLY correct people misgendering her, I get all this backlash from people! They don't want to be respectable human beings and keep up with the constant transphobia just bc of their reasoning that she "doesn't have what it takes to be a woman", if you know what I'm referring to. It's disgusting, incredibly rude, not only to Kiku but to Oda himself, and I always know that when I comment on a post about Kiku using her correct pronouns, I'll attract transphobes like moths to a flame.
I needed that rant. It's been a rough week.