Talk:Cam Relationship/@comment-4424300-20120120201338/@comment-4060828-20120122022618

I don't know if I'd go as far as to say, "it sucks" but... I think it's one of the tougher ships to be a fan of. The irony is that Carly/Sam have been more touchy-feely in the past several episodes than I've seen of them in a while.


 * 1: It's... easier to be a Creddie/Seddie fan because they both have a semi-realistic chance of happening on the show or even have been heavily hinted at/had a brief showing on the show itself.  With Cam there's pretty much zero shot unless it was a gag episode (e.g. Carly/Sam have to pretend to be a couple for a skit or to escape trouble) and even then, it'd be played for laughs and not treated seriously at all.
 * 2: Because it's a Nickelodeon show, there are constant references to Carly dating boys/liking boys and Sam dating Freddie/liking boys.  A lot of the implications of bisexuality or lesbianism for Carly and Sam as character traits are really dug out and probably reached for as a result.
 * 3: While I respect Creddie/Seddie as ships and their followers, it's also... Cam has a harder time to defend and the derisive remarks are very easy to come up with.  "It's a Nick Show and it'll never happen"/"Lesbians? Eww" are the two quickest 'insults'/'put downs' of the Cam relationship and sensible fans are keenly aware of the first and just sigh at the second.
 * 4: Heterosexual actions tend to get treated as possible romantic acts far more quickly than acts between those of the same sex.  Holding Hands? Romantic vs Solidifying Best Friends.  Hug? Romantic vs Supporting Friend.  Comment on Body Part or Aspect? Flirty vs Friendly Talk.  When we as Cammers are already trying to pinpoint material to support why we ship Cam, it's hard enough as it is without trying to argue against something such as, "I do that with my friends and it's just best friend stuff," because again it's something Cammers are aware of already and just ignore/push aside.