I think it's been too long that I've followed fandom to really react anymore, from way before SPN. I saw the episode, I knew something would be happening and went on tumblr. It felt a bit like being a scientist and studying a strange culture in their native environment. A strange culture currently engaged in a civil war. Clearing that up from the start, if the fans really could decide who would end up with whom, I wouldn't want canon Destiel for a number of reasons. And none of them have anything to do with the fact that I'm not a shipper. In no particular order 1. Trying to force a couple to happen just because you ship it is one of the most imature things I've ever seen in Fandom. And I hang around the Harry Potter fandom 2. Reasoning about LGBT representation. Yes, Dean would be a great bi character. I won't say anything about Castiel because despite his form, he doesn't actually have a gender and just identifies his pronouns according to his vessel. I'm all for a better LGBT representation in media, but the vast majority of destiel shippers who bring this argument don't care for LGBT representation, they just think they would be hot together. Own up to your motivations. Would you still be onboard with this ship if the people in question looked like Marty Feldman and Clint Howard? And even if they made Dean bi, why would it have to be Castiel? 3. This idea that a deep meaningful relationship has to be sexual. Cas held Deans soul. Literally. Sure trumps sex 4. But the Show did this/the actor told that: doesn't matter. Live with it. That's what fanfiction is for. 5. Their canon relationship is both one of family as of Dean being a teacher to Cas. Throwing a romantic angle into it would seriously mess that up 6. The show writers are great at varying types of genre, which makes the show so interesting. Believable and realistic romance is not one of them
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Date: 2013-10-26 06:50 pm (UTC)Clearing that up from the start, if the fans really could decide who would end up with whom, I wouldn't want canon Destiel for a number of reasons. And none of them have anything to do with the fact that I'm not a shipper.
In no particular order
1. Trying to force a couple to happen just because you ship it is one of the most imature things I've ever seen in Fandom. And I hang around the Harry Potter fandom
2. Reasoning about LGBT representation. Yes, Dean would be a great bi character. I won't say anything about Castiel because despite his form, he doesn't actually have a gender and just identifies his pronouns according to his vessel. I'm all for a better LGBT representation in media, but the vast majority of destiel shippers who bring this argument don't care for LGBT representation, they just think they would be hot together. Own up to your motivations. Would you still be onboard with this ship if the people in question looked like Marty Feldman and Clint Howard?
And even if they made Dean bi, why would it have to be Castiel?
3. This idea that a deep meaningful relationship has to be sexual. Cas held Deans soul. Literally. Sure trumps sex
4. But the Show did this/the actor told that: doesn't matter. Live with it. That's what fanfiction is for.
5. Their canon relationship is both one of family as of Dean being a teacher to Cas. Throwing a romantic angle into it would seriously mess that up
6. The show writers are great at varying types of genre, which makes the show so interesting. Believable and realistic romance is not one of them