Why are most ships gay
I'm a straight white dude too. Probably one of the biggest raging conservatives you'll see this side of everyone's favorite angry, racist, jewish hambone. Yeah I can understand both those reasons. Though personally for me sometimes the relationships between two female best friends are more developed then the relationships with their boyfriends.
Why Is There So Much Gay Shipping in Fanfiction?
They come to understand one another on a deeper level, because they can relate to each other. One half of this femslash ship is queer: Robin is interested in women, while Nancy only dates boys though the fandom might read her as either bisexual, or a lesbian struggling with heteronormativity.
Queer Romance on Deck: The Power of Gay Ships in Fandoms
Unlike female friendships, which are written as normal and even intimate, friendships between men are rarely portrayed with any emotional nuance. Indeed, the fragility of masculinity makes for boring stories. In fanfiction, there is more room to write male characters in intimate settings — showing vulnerability, talking about feelings, and exploring new types of sexual gratification.