Tumblr’s “I hate boring forced romance” is so fake it’s not even funny. The truth is Tumblr is romance-obsessed (or maybe even sex-obsessed) but only for pairings they prefer. No, you wouldn’t watch a show where a boy and a girl are platonic besties knitting sweaters together and hanging out in indie cafes, you just want the hero and their bitter enemy to shove their tongues down each others’ throats. You’re not “sick of forced romance” you’re sick of forced romances that you personally don’t like.

When you see two characters who look at each other you ship them. When you see two characters literally trying to kill each other you ship them. When you see a character who isn’t showing interest in anyone, you insist they’re gay because you can’t stand to not make some good Rule 34 content out of them.



Face it Tumblr, you’re all horny, romance-obsessed teenagers deep down, you just wear a rebel hat and pout about Owen and Claire in Jurassic World kissing while openly admitting you’d be a diehard fan if one of them were gender-flipped.

