Regina is hated by one group from the fandom and it has to do more about shipping wars and less about the character herself.
Not entirely the case. I’ve seen plenty of Regina hate from Snowing fans, even as far back as Seasons 1 and 2. One of the biggest examples I remember was the reaction to when Regina managed to use light magic against Zelena. I myself even knew a fan who really disliked Regina, and they didn’t like Hook any better, so shipping had nothing to do with it. At the end of the day though, both Regina and Hook are polarizing characters, no matter how anyone slices it. We should probably move on from this, as it’s really starting to diverge from the main topic of this thread.
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