Opinion on top x bottom ship naming in yaoi

Yknow how all the ships are named as in top name first then bottom name jumbled? When I told my non-yaoi reader about this naming structure she was like “that’s so wrong wtf” she implied that the ship name should be jumbled in a way that just sounds nice, not necessary always top x bottom. I don’t have any critical thinking skills unlike my sis so I’m curious what yall think.

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Opinion on top x bottom ship naming in yaoi [Answer]

onigiri 02 07,2025

The reason why Asians artists/fans emphasised on the ship names is to make it easier to filter out shippers that make the reversed version AND to avoid seeing a pairing they dont wanna see.... It's simple as that bruh i dont get why it's like a big deal to reverse some letters (also some of shippers are hella annoying under certain ship posts li...... 1 reply

02 07,2025

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