Creek Original Sin Theory

Creek Original Sin Theory is a common social media misconception that the South Park Slash shipping fandom and/or Creek shipping was initiated or significantly popularized by the release of the episode "Tweek x Craig" in 2015.
The theory, often expressed on social media and in the Official South Park Discord, suggests that the fandom has changed significantly as a result of an influx of new members who are only interested in shipping Craig and Tweek, in contrast to the fandom before the episode aired being relatively absent of these trends or them at least being niche. However, members of the community who lived through the episode's airdate dispute this frequently, pointing to the popularity of Creek fanfiction going back several years before the episode aired. There is ample evidence to show that slash shipping predated it as well.
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