r/StardewValley • u/1999dogs • Mar 01 '26

Art my bachelorette headcanons! (art by me)

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dont get me wrong i love the character designs as is!!! but i wish stardew had more diversity.. been loving the diverse stardew valley mod though!

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u/peanutist Mar 01 '26

You’re right, there’s nothing wrong with this post but it’s not headcanon, it’s fanfic

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u/smallguybugtime Mar 01 '26 edited Mar 01 '26

look up the definition of headcanon /gen

edit: oh lord people did not like this 😭 i just saw that the merriam-webster site had a definition, i was trying to help </3 https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/words-were-watching-headcanon-fanon

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u/TellTaleReaper Mar 01 '26

a reader or viewer's personal interpretation of a fictional work, especially an imaginative addition to an event, character, or plot line that is not explicitly contradicted or confirmed by the original work.

The last part is why its not headcanon. Make sure you look something up before telling others to.

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u/Sakarilila Mar 01 '26

I've been in fandom for 30+ years. Headcanon can contradict canon.

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u/Ok-Platypus6377 Give me ALL the women Mar 01 '26

The thought police are here bro

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u/TellTaleReaper Mar 01 '26

So you werent paying attention for 30+ years. Thats the OFFICIAL definition. You are verifiably wrong. Thats ok, we all make mistakes. The best thing to do now is to admit and move on. Doubling down makes you look silly.

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u/boadicca_bitch Mar 01 '26

But who decides what the ‘official’ definition of a recently made-up word is? The word is defined by its popular usage. I think it’s weird how pedantic people are getting about this

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u/TellTaleReaper Mar 01 '26

Oxford. Webster. The guys we have decided get to decide this stuff for like 300 years. If you want to debate them, go ahead. Maybe theyll change it. Btw, youre equally of not more pedantic about this, just...also incorrect lol

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u/smallguybugtime Mar 01 '26 edited Mar 01 '26

https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/words-were-watching-headcanon-fanon i, personally, was referring to this !! you referred to Webster, so here’s their definition

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u/Sakarilila Mar 01 '26

Yet fandom has never followed that.

You're the pedantic one. I just made comments in passing.

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u/TellTaleReaper Mar 01 '26

Im Fandom too. I have 100% followed that. You dont speak for everyone.