Hey Jax, just to clear the nasty rumors about my favorite shipping:
POKEMON X HUMAN SHIPPINGS/PAIRINGS DO NOT IMPLY BESTIALITY. EVER*.
Did I ever actually say that I cared whether or not there was sex involved? No. No, I didn't. I simply said Pokémon x human wasn't my thing. I am not into the concept of a romantic relationship between Pokémon and people at all. This is because I consider it squicky on a general level because I consider it unnatural, no matter how far the romance goes. Friendship between humans and what are essentially animals are perfectly fine in my book. However, no, I don't normally want to read a fanfiction about a kid dating his pet rat. If it's currently a taboo in real life, it's still a taboo in my book, no matter which way you cut it. I have my personal reasons for objecting, namely the idea that because a Pokémon, as intelligent as it is, can't clearly communicate consent (for any type of relationship besides friendship) on the same level as a human can (because most of them can't be understood by humans), it's mostly, in my opinion, a forced one-sided relationship.
If, however, you meant that Pokémon x human relationships don't ever imply inter-species relationships, I want you to take a good look at the term "Pokémon x human" closely. Note the fact that the phrase does not say "human x human." If a fic has a Pokémon transform into a human, stay as a human, and eventually consider
themselves as
being human, then
maybe I might not be as squicked by it.
Maybe in this case because I'd ultimately see it as a human x human relationship. However, it'd still be pretty unlikely because of the beginning of the fic.
In other words, I don't care for zoophilia in general (which can simply be defined as the general sexual attraction to animals instead of humans), not just bestiality. And yes, Pokémon x human would be considered as such because Pokémon are considered animals in that world.
Or you can think of it this way: some people don't like shounen and shoujo ai. These are fanfics that are about homosexuality but actually
don't (by definition, even) include sex. That floats my boat, but human x animal relationships normally don't. For other people, they might like the idea of Pokémon x human but have a difficult time accepting shounen and shoujo ai. It's all personal preference. (Yes, I know I stated that I think it's rather silly to compare these two concepts, but some of the reasons for being squicked are generally the same. It just doesn't float my boat, sex or no sex.)
Also, I would appreciate it if you stopped capslocking at me as if I'm unaware of these things. =| I've also been around the fandom and the internet for years, so I probably can figure things out just fine. Not to mention that considering the fact that the fic has been able to stay on this site for awhile, I can safely assume that there's no sex involved.
As a side note, you do realize there's a way to quote me like I just quoted you at the beginning of this post, right?
