Starboarding: Difference between revisions

 

The term comes from the fact that Starboard is the naval term for the right side of a ship (the left side being the Port, but "Porting" [[Software Porting|already meant something else]]). Thus a Starboard is one side of a ship.

 

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* ''[[Naruto]]'': [[Yaoi Fangirl]]s are very fond of the Sasuke/Naruto pairing more than any other slash pairing because they notice how much tension the relationship has; also it's canon that Naruto misses Sasuke and wants to bring him back to Konoha even though Sasuke attempted to kill him several times.

*** Kishimoto/Naruto/the manga confirmed they are [[True Companions|just friends]]. Won't stop the [[Yaoi Fangirl]]s.

* ''[[iCarly]]'' has starboarding based on the canon "non pairing" of Freddie -> Carly. There is also some Sam -> Spencer starboarding, usually when they keep Sam the same age as she is in the show (about 15), Spencer not returning affection due to Sam being under age and/or because she's Carly's best friend.

** In the wake of what appears to be an eventual canon Sam/Freddie pairing, there is some Carly -> Freddie starboarding, which is basically an [[Unrequited Love Switcheroo]].

* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'': There's actually a surprising amount of evidence that Tom Paris had feelings for Captain Janeway, at least in the early seasons, although whether or not she returned them is certainly up for debate.

** And [[Word of God|Word Of Ethan Phillips]] declares that Neelix had a hopeless crush on Janeway, as well.