An analogy between two fandoms

[deelaundry]

So, bammel posed an excellent, thought-provoking question (and spoggly posted it), that I will paraphrase here:

"How can people be so rabid and uptight in their desire for two fictional middle-aged, emotionally stunted men to have a sexual relationship?"

In considering this, I suddenly realized what House/Wilson shipping often reminds me of: Mulder/Scully shipping from the early years of The X-Files.

You had Mulder/Scully shippers who saw eros in Mulder and Scully's intense, dedicated relationship, despite the repeated insistence of producers that what they had was a professional partnership and friendship.

You had other fans (NoRoMos) who were scornful of the shippers, and expressed an attitude something like: "Why can't people just be close as friends without you crazy idiots bringing sex into everything. They are still topmost in each others' lives without sex. STOP TALKING about Mulder and Scully going to bed together because it will never happen."

And then Scully had Mulder's baby and they rode off into the sunset with each other.

I'm just saying.

(PS for LID: Mulder/Krycek = House/Cuddy. Oh yeah, it does!)