I'm really struggling with the fact that I do NOT see subtext for Destiel at all. And I've looked at all the posts about it from the Destiel side (a lot of posts) and I still don't see it. Which I know is not the point. And doesn't mean that I don't support anyone else who DOES see it. Ship and let ship and all. And to paraphrase, "I may not agree with your ship, but I will fight to the death (well not exactly, but whatever, heh) your right to ship it." And then I think of all the hetero relationships that became romantic in canon and how those relationships were just RUINed because of it and often the show itself was ruined because of it. And I just don't WANT it to happen. Because I LIKE Cas and Dean. I love their dynamic. I love the "profound bond" and how you interpreted it above.
So everytime I think about this I get in a muddle because of what I just said.
However, to get back to your question. Should TPTB acknowledge? Make some statement? Is this the brave new world that social media and shows and fandom is evolving to and SPN gets to help set the stage for how it will develop? We've been one of the trailblazers for TPTB and fan interaction. In the past I've often thought that if someone writes a book in the future about the evolution of fandom, it should include bits about social media and use SPN fandom as a case study. Maybe the way to look at this is as an opportunity for WB, CW, and Carver (and Kripke?) to define some kind of foundation/precedent for this type of situation. Although I know there are already rules within TPTB about social media, but perhaps this calls for a different approach? A new one?
Of course if they ever do say something, my hope would be that it would be something along the lines of the profound bond and re-interpretation of an intense (non-romantic) male relationship. But then I get all sad because I *know* how intense some feel about this and how painful that would likely be for them. And I just want us all to get along, you know? (Yesterday, I kept wondering if this was our fandom's American Civil War - sister against sister, etc. Made me so sad.)
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Date: 2013-10-26 04:54 pm (UTC)So everytime I think about this I get in a muddle because of what I just said.
However, to get back to your question. Should TPTB acknowledge? Make some statement? Is this the brave new world that social media and shows and fandom is evolving to and SPN gets to help set the stage for how it will develop? We've been one of the trailblazers for TPTB and fan interaction. In the past I've often thought that if someone writes a book in the future about the evolution of fandom, it should include bits about social media and use SPN fandom as a case study. Maybe the way to look at this is as an opportunity for WB, CW, and Carver (and Kripke?) to define some kind of foundation/precedent for this type of situation. Although I know there are already rules within TPTB about social media, but perhaps this calls for a different approach? A new one?
Of course if they ever do say something, my hope would be that it would be something along the lines of the profound bond and re-interpretation of an intense (non-romantic) male relationship. But then I get all sad because I *know* how intense some feel about this and how painful that would likely be for them. And I just want us all to get along, you know? (Yesterday, I kept wondering if this was our fandom's American Civil War - sister against sister, etc. Made me so sad.)
Muddy comment, but these are my thoughts.