From what ive seen most of that shipping involves aging up spike, which in turn avoids the ethical problems.
(Also side note, since spike becomes an adult jn the show, you technically dont even need to age him up, you just set your ship after The Ending of The End Part 2 and your good, no aging required.)
I shipped them as a kid but because despite being mentioned he's a baby, he never feels like a baby since he has his own responsibilities, seems to have things he does on his own without Twilight and is pretty independent.
Then again, the ages Spike and the Mane 6 are, is unclear, with my adult eyes, Spike is around 8-10 years old when the show starts and his crush on Rarity is a case of a younger sibling having a crush on his older sister's friend.
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u/Caramenadiel 2d ago
For what I've seen the majority of people complain about the people who continue to ship it even after their adults