Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-30450220-20170626021526/@comment-25936766-20170731204657

Mhalpern wrote:

1) And here is where biases come in, ok they came in a while ago, looking at it with as little bias as we can both ships have merit, and there is no denying that.

2) I personally ship Bumblebee so I will always have a bumblebee bias, BlackSun shipppers will have a BlackSun bias, as a result what's clear to some people isn't as clear to others,

3) for instance Blake when discussing how the White Fang gradually became more and more violent, and how that made her feel in relation to Yang, and how despite that she still decided to trust and forgive Yang. To me that can easily have romantic subtext. 1) Merit in what way? "Oh they would be a good/interesting couple" sort of merit, like Snowbird or White Knight (with current Jaune)? Or "It actually seems likely to happen" sort of merit?

I do admit Bumblebee has it's merit in the first sense. But it has no indication that it will likely happen, especially compared to Black Sun. If anything, it only has more chances than Animal Abuse (AdamxBlake) and Black Knight (JaunexBlake).

2) The problem here is, not bias, but evidence. This place isn't Tumblr, take note of that. Most people here don't care about shipping. If they say X is likely to happen, it's not because "I ship this thing and I take even the slightest interactions as obvious foreshadowing!".

If they say a ship is likely to happen, it's because that's how it seems based on what has been observed in the show first and foremost.

3) And to anyone who bothers to think rationally, that simply means Blake trusts Yang. Like a good F.R.I.E.N.D. You don't need to love someone to trust them if they plead innocence, obviously.