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So you're watching a show, and you want to see what it would be like if two of your favorite characters end up in a relationship. As you become more invested in your 'ship, you may start writing fan fiction, drawing fan art, and defending your 'ship against those imagined by other fans.
Shipping Goggles is when a viewer interprets the smallest, most ambiguous canonical evidence in favor of your 'ship of choice. Maybe that glance lasted just a little too long, or that remark in that conversation could be interpreted as innuendo. The 'ship in question can range from one that seems entirely plausible but doesn't yet have clear canon evidence, right up to a Crack Pairing between characters who are bitter enemies, or live in different universes, or whose sexuality or circumstances makes any relationship between them extremely unlikely. Reasons for putting on Shipping Goggles vary; sometimes it's just wishful thinking, sometimes it's to defend the 'ship against other competing 'ships, and sometimes it's Just For Fun.
Note that this is not bad. Many shippers would admit to doing this to some extent; in fact, having your own interpretation of Canon is part of the fun of Shipping. However, it can become Fan Dumb when people try to force their ships on others. Not to mention what happens when such fans are Running The Asylum....
A subtrope of Epileptic Trees. Creators aware of their fans' Shipping Goggles can play to it with a Ship Tease; this can be interpreted as Fan Service or just cruelty in suggesting a relationship that isn't going to materialize. Sometimes, the shipper turns out to be right.
Examples should generally go on one of the other Shipping Tropes pages, like Crack Pairing - particularly dubious interpretations may be listed here though.
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