August 2024

hello bossman

what is your opinion on people shipping you and Johnathan sims(the real one)/just real people in general?

Honestly not a fan.

I normally say “you do you” when it comes to shipping etc. but you get into shady territory both legally and morally when you start to do so with living people and need to be very careful to stay on the right side of things.

In works of fiction, if writing about someone real, I try to only use deceased historical figures with no active estates/ living family etc. and ensure my portrayal could not be construed as real rumour or slander to help reduce impact etc.

As always, I am not the fandom police (no-one is!) but I can tell you from personal experience it can make problems for the real people involved.

To be clear though, I can take a joke and I am not insulted or angry that people have already done it about me, I just would probably prefer they didn’t. If everyone involved (including the subjects) is a consenting adult then fill your boots.