Fanlore:Featured Article Archives/2024: Week 24

Civil War Meme, featuring the Caryl vs Bethyl ship war (2015)

Caryl vs Bethyl was a Ship War that originated in the Tumblr fandom of The Walking Dead, between fans of two Daryl Dixon pairings: Daryl Dixon/Carol Peletier (Caryl) and Beth Greene/Daryl Dixon (Bethyl).

This ship war involved hateful posts, accusations of ageism, and an overall negativity that seemed to effect the TWD fandom as a whole. It also drew the attention of the show's creators at its peak.