Editing Shipping (fandom) (section)

{{Short description|Relationship created or desired by fans}}
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[[File:Mickey Oswald ship art.jpg|thumb|[[Fan art]] of [[Mickey Mouse]] and [[Oswald the Lucky Rabbit]]. Members of fandoms often create pieces of fan art depicting fictional characters that they ship in romantic situations.]]
'''Shipping''' (derived from the word ''[[interpersonal relationship|relationship]]'') is the desire by followers of a [[fandom]] for two or more people, either real-life people or fictional characters (in film, literature, television series, etc.), to be in a [[romantic relationship|romantic]] relationship. Shipping often takes the form of unofficial creative works, including [[fan fiction|fanfiction]] and [[fan art]].

Shipping may take the form of [[Same-sex relationship|same-sex]], [[polyamorous]], or [[love-hate relationships]]. Interspecies pairings and pairings with large age differences between characters can give rise to [[shipping discourse]] related to the ethics of such ships. Shipping can also create conflict within fandoms and between a work's creator(s) and its fans. Notable cases of shipping include the fandoms of ''[[Daria]]'', ''[[Harry Potter]]'', ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'', ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'', ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[The Loud House]]'', ''[[My Hero Academia]], [[Undertale]], and ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.