Why do westerners like Bulma x Vegeta so much?

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Re: Why do westerners like Bulma x Vegeta so much?

Post by Doctor. » Sun Mar 11, 2018 9:53 am

My question is why you care so much about shipping when the show itself doesn't?

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Re: Why do westerners like Bulma x Vegeta so much?

Post by Bruma rabu » Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:04 am

Doctor. wrote:My question is why you care so much about shipping when the show itself doesn't?
Well people like the characters, people are invested in them. Its as simple as that really.
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Re: Why do westerners like Bulma x Vegeta so much?

Post by Doctor. » Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:08 am

Bruma rabu wrote:
Doctor. wrote:My question is why you care so much about shipping when the show itself doesn't?
Well people like the characters, people are invested in them. Its as simple as that really.
Yes, I get that. I don't get 'shipping wars'. Why complain about a specific pairing?

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Re: Why do westerners like Bulma x Vegeta so much?

Post by Bruma rabu » Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:20 am

Doctor. wrote:
Bruma rabu wrote:
Doctor. wrote:My question is why you care so much about shipping when the show itself doesn't?
Well people like the characters, people are invested in them. Its as simple as that really.
Yes, I get that. I don't get 'shipping wars'. Why complain about a specific pairing?
Because its human nature to disagree with each other. Our backgrounds and upbringings the things that make us who we are will conflict with some else's. As long as 2 people exist there will be an argument.
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Re: Why do westerners like Bulma x Vegeta so much?

Post by SuperCyan2 » Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:25 am

Doctor. wrote:My question is why you care so much about shipping when the show itself doesn't?
Shipping? As in, dispatch?
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Re: Why do westerners like Bulma x Vegeta so much?

Post by ABED » Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:39 am

SuperCyan2 wrote:
Doctor. wrote:My question is why you care so much about shipping when the show itself doesn't?
Shipping? As in, dispatch?
No, as in relationship. It's a concise way of saying you are emotionally invested in a relationship, usually a fictional one.
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Re: Why do westerners like Bulma x Vegeta so much?

Post by doomydoomydoom » Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:40 am

"Shipping" is slang for putting two characters in a relationship, typically in fan fiction but can also apply to commercially released films, TV, novels, manga and comics, etc... EDIT: Whoops already beaten.

As for Bulma and Vegeta I thought when their relationship was first introduced that it was a jump the shark moment but then I guess I got used to it.
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Re: Why do westerners like Bulma x Vegeta so much?

Post by SuperCyan2 » Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:41 am

ABED wrote:Shipping? As in, dispatch?
No, as in relationship. It's a concise way of saying you are emotionally invested in a relationship, usually a fictional one.[/quote]

I remember once or twice reading it on a CW IMDb board but forgot about it till I read it here. What an odd use of the word 'shipping.'
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Re: Why do westerners like Bulma x Vegeta so much?

Post by ABED » Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:47 am

I don't like using "ship" either. It sounds too cutesy and young girl on tumblr. Even if it's longer I prefer to say things like "I like these two characters together"
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