Misha signed with a soft smile, and Jensen signed right under the PRIDE - then looked me in the eye and smiled at me for two solid seconds (an entire lifetime) before handing it back.
Love you,
@JackieDeeArt
. 💚💙
A solid 75% of internet fandom history has roots in Supernatural in some capacity, and anyone having any kind of problem with this deeply powerful and exceptional work of art can see me for Queer Fandom History 101.
(Hint: It won’t start with SPN, but it will feature heavily)
I am without words. Trying to protect myself and my kids from Covid has gotten exponentially harder these last years, but having my own government tell me I can’t? That I must expose my children to a potentially deadly virus? We need to stop pretending we are a free country.
North Carolina just made medical masks illegal - the Republicans overrode the Governor’s veto. Protecting your health & the health of others is now a crime & people can demand you unmask in public.
The “exemption” is vague & problematic. This will lead to arrests & infections.
You know I usually love coming in with supportive words, but I’m just too sad tonight. What I will say is that I see you, I understand the pain, and you’re not alone.
And also, I’m profoundly grateful for
@mishacollins
and my corner of the fandom family. Love you, fam. 💜
@mishacollins
Sending love back. Many of us are still hurting and processing, but speaking for myself, that doesn’t negate love I have for you or the family. I really do appreciate you sharing your interpretation. I hope you’re okay w us taking some time to try to understand and make peace. 🌈
Today I am thinking about Dean Winchester who, after so many years of putting others first, putting himself last, and seeing himself as nothing, was told by Castiel - an *angel* - that he was seen, he was l o v e d, and he was GOOD.
Something in me really feels like Jensen Ackles is out there somewhere wishing he could make it known that he used this gif in the group chat years ago when he found out about DJ and Ty. 😂
RIP Dean Winchester, you’d have loved the gay firefighter show as much as you loved Dr. Sexy MD.
(Just kidding, he’s not dead, he and Cas watched this episode together and then happily made out afterward)
#911onABC
You know I usually love coming in with supportive words, but I’m just too sad tonight. What I will say is that I see you, I understand the pain, and you’re not alone.
And also, I’m profoundly grateful for
@mishacollins
and my corner of the fandom family. Love you, fam. 💜
Cas’ favorite song of Jensen’s would be Watching Over Me… bc Jensen told him it was about Cas. So of course it would be his favorite!
(“Has he said that publicly? Did I out him??” 😬😬😬)
#SPNIndy
Truly appreciated Jensen validating the feelings of folks who struggled with the Supernatural finale, and even going so far as to relate. He didn’t have to. He could’ve towed the company line and sung its praises, but he chose to recognize us openly, and that means a damn lot. +
@JensenAckles
Hey Jensen and
@DanneelHarris
… I think this news is hitting strangely for some of us bc of John’s history of abuse/neglect of S&D within the canon of SPN. Is that something you could speak to to help some of us feel safer in this new content? So much love to you both. 💜
I understand frustration that she needed to be told, but if we really want *change,* then we need to allow folks to hear feedback and change course based on it.
People screw up. Give them space to understand and fix it. If we refuse, why bother talking? And why bother fixing?
Drew Barrymore is no longer resuming her talk show:
“I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over"
One of my favorite parts of SPN cons is watching people walking out of Jensen ops, looking completely dazed, as if they truly just looked into the sun. 😂😂😂
(She says, wandering around looking quite dazed herself 😂😍)
#SPNIndy
Please know that there is a difference between disliking a show’s ending, and feeling like representation of under-represented groups you love and/or identify with were erased or discarded. A lot of the current discourse is MUCH larger than one show, one character, or one ship.
I was just talking to someone about this. His execution was *masterful*.
I am absolutely in awe and cannot wait to see what Dark Brandon has in store for the rest of his term.
Hey
@JensenAckles
,
Obv you’re saavy when it comes to these matters (throwing it to us when the writers can’t advocate is genius!), but friendly reminder that if you invoke the name of Castiel, we all go feral.
Just in case you wanted to. Maybe.
Love,
Me
#SaveTheWinchesters
If thousands of queer folks come together to say that something was deeply hurtful, maybe instead of telling them why their feelings and interpretations are wrong...
....maybe listen to them. I know it can be hard and uncomfortable. I *know*. But please. Try.
#SomethingToSay
Today seems like a good day to focus on what I love, so I’ll share the tattoo I got done yesterday. Thank you Castiel and Dean for both your strength and your softness, and for showing us the incredible power in both. I will keep that reminder forever up my sleeve. 💙💚
#forlove
MY DISSERTATION IS PUBLISHED!
Many of you have expressed interest in reading my research, & it's finally up! Women in Online Science Fiction Fandoms: Perceived Impact on Psychological Well-Being. Happy reading!
#SPNFamily
#DoctorWho
#Fandom
#MentalHealth
Friendly reminder that we’ve been rejecting the spelling of Cas as “Cass” consistently for years, despite it being shown in damn near every episode in S15 (and many others over the years). If we can do that, I believe we can also politely decline a finale ep in favor of our own.
Bear with me, I’m still processing.
Showing vs telling. I get we were told many lovely things. But we weren’t shown any of it. We were shown pain and death and isolation and separation. That’s what was given the most visual and emotional space.
#Supernatural
#CarryOn
Still processing the fact that the Woman in White from the Supernatural pilot is Zahra from RWRB.
I’m just trying to enjoy some non-SPN queer content in peace, but noooo, all roads lead back. 😂
Seems like
@RobBenedict
has really leaned into the
#ChuckWon
theory now that it’s been brought to his attention and he’s given it some thought. 😂 (Also he’s SO SORRY for everything Chuck did. SO SO SORRY 😂)
#SPNNash
The discourse that the actors hate
#Destiel
is outdated and exhausting, but I also recognize that there are loads of new
#Supernatural
fans these days that may be confused. So just in case some folks may need reassurance, I wanted to reshare this memory from 2021. 💙💚
Misha signed with a soft smile, and Jensen signed right under the PRIDE - then looked me in the eye and smiled at me for two solid seconds (an entire lifetime) before handing it back.
Love you,
@JackieDeeArt
. 💚💙
So, at his panel, I was able to ask
@mishacollins
about his experience with texting with us through the pandemic and lockdown and he talked about parasocial relationships and boundaries and my acafan therapist heart is feeling a whoooole lot of big warm fuzzies. 😍😍😍
#SPNNash
So a few more episodes of GK, and I’m officially done with the CW forever. Good goddamn riddance. Wishing the network nothing but failure and bankruptcy.
Please do not take mental health advice from actors, celebrities, or any random folks on the Internet.
Please consult with therapists and doctors or other experts so that they can give you individualized education and care. +
A sitting US Senator just quoted Dean Winchester on his knees “confessing” his feelings to Castiel.
Your ship could never.
(BRB shrieking into a pillow)
I have been busy most of the day and have just gotten a chance to sit down and process how absolutely disgusted I am with news media.
@EW
and
@CNN
your reporting on Jensen Ackles and Rust is insensitive, insulting, and severely lacks context. Do better.
Literally what other fandom has gotten direct interaction from The Teletubbies, Olive Garden, NASA, Skittles, and Astroglide (among so, so, so many others). We may be a handful, but you can't argue that we aren't unique. 😂
What was that statement the CW put out about retaining their viewers? I think there’s been a miscommunication about what we loved about Supernatural. 😂😂🙃🙃🫠🫠
For clarity: The
#TheySilencedYou
movement isn't only bc of potential script changes that may or may not have happened. It's bc, overall, many queer fans felt erased by the ending Dean and Cas were given. Whether what we saw was the intended ending or no, the feelings are real.
Congratulations,
@mishacollins
! You deserve this and so so so much more. 💙
“He represented the seemingly impossible coming to pass, the pure strength of found family, the empowering resilience of love that transcends archaic definitions.”
We talk a lot about all the queer shows/shows with queer representation getting cancelled, but I’d love to start putting together a list.
Just to see it and sit with it. I’ll start:
A League of Their Own
Our Flag Means Death
The Winchesters
Gotham Knights
First Kill
Haaaa… she tried to say
#TheWinchesters
“completes” the SPN puzzle, and Jensen says no no… it EXPANDS it. He never fails to make me feel so much better about being obsessed with this damn show bc he’s even more obsessed than I am. Bless. 😍😂💚
It has been such a tough time for the SPNFamily, so I’m just going to say this bluntly:
No one - not big name fans, small account fans, writers, or even actors - gets to decide who is or is not family, and who is or is not a “real” fan.
That is gatekeeping, and it is garbage.
We were going to get Cas. And Crowley. SPN actors were banging down the door to appear on
#TheWinchesters
.
And because of stupid and greedy tv execs, we get shit, despite having a global, rabid fanbase built in.
I hope everyone strikes until a new system is built. Bc I’m tired.
To all of you who watched, followed, and supported this story, THANK YOU. And to all those who brought this show to life…I couldn’t be more proud of what we all did together. But as they say…timing is everything. With a massive Network shift coupled with an industry
I think it's also genuinely important to point out that they were shown to be sexually attracted to each other. Angels and humans canonically can and do feel romantic and sexual love, but the full scope may also transcend human understanding, while still having "human" elements.
Supernatural introduced Adam, the Biblical Adam and did NOT introduce Eve. But Serafina. AN ANGEL. They showed a human in a loving ROMANTIC relationship with an angel. They got rid off Eve to give us a human/angel ship. And they did that one episode prior to Cas' love confession.
I just have to say... I am a shipper and always will be. But my spiral over this isn’t ship based. It’s seeing these beautiful, TV action star men feeling comfortable showing THIS LEVEL OF PHYSICAL AFFECTION towards each other, and sharing it with us. It is BEAUTIFUL.
#SPNFamiIy
Can I just say that, no matter what
#TheWinchesters
does or does not bring, I have missed this coming together to speculate, clown, and shriek incoherently? I fucking love you all, fam, and I'm so honored and THRILLED to be back together doing what we do best!
Is there just some magical secret that allows women to be successful at completing professional projects when they have small children? I just have no idea how to grow a career when I haven’t slept in years and get interrupted every 45 seconds.
#AcademicChatter
I really loved Misha's words about the "bury your gays" trope. The sad part is that I think if things had gone as planned, I would easily see it this way. Having the ILY taken out of the recap, never acknowledged, and never seeing him on screen again is what hurts.
#Supernatural
@POTUS
You are the leader of our government, NOT a religious leader. Don’t tell us to pray. That is not your job. Tell us what you are legislatively going to DO to make this STOP.
DO YOUR JOB.
What I've always loved about
#SPN
is the idea of found family. Of how healing that is. How important.
I love the cast so deeply. I'm grateful for everything they've done, and for this family.
But this ending was personally hurtful. For a lot of reasons.
#CarryOn
#SPNSpoilers
Thing is, I genuinely don’t care if Misha is making things up/trolling/etc. I just love that he lets us clown. Whether it’s ping pong, song lyrics, or more seasons, he celebrates us imaging Destiel so we can have fun in the fandom sandbox. And honestly rn that’s what I want most.
Girl tells Misha she‘s proud of him. Q: What would have to have happened to get actual Destiel? A: More seasons. He‘s proud of the girl for asking.
#GCCDortmund
Coming out to loved ones - to family - can be one of the scariest things a queer person can experience.
Cas deserved to hear that he was loved and accepted for exactly who he was.
And to all who saw themselves in Cas, please know:
You deserve that, too.
#SomethingToSay
Guys, I just talked to
@mishacollins
about my dissertation research, and he seemed really interested and asked me for the copy I had with me and I am feeling a whole lot of things right now.
#SPNDallas
The Supernatural universe has always deserved better than the CW. Any other network or streaming service that takes us on will be LUCKY to have us because we are a force to be reckoned with - this fandom changes the WORLD. 💪🏻💙💚😇🤠🔥🔥🔥
#SaveTheWinchesters
I cannot describe what my body just did when he said "Happy Birthday, Dean" with that GIANT SMILE but it was a L O T and I am not at all recovered 🥹🥹🥹🥹
I understand intellectually that there’s no way Jensen could be controlling the fact that he has love interests with some version of the name Cas in damn near every project he does, but also it just feels statistically significant at this point?!
Fanfic is an art form, and should be acknowledged as one. Transformative creators should be valued as the artists and authors they are. It’s time to get rid of the stigma associated with fanfic and finally give fanfic authors the respect and admiration they damn well deserve.
It’s okay to acknowledge that Ryan Gosling singing, dancing, and being generally silly while wearing head to toe flashy, shiny hot pink is super hot, yes? This is a safe space for that? 🥵🥵🥵
@mishacollins
Everyone always has their own triggers and feelings, which I of course respect, but I personally find a lot of comfort in that you're willing to engage with us on real fandom culture, rather than keeping them as things unspoken. I appreciate the candor. (And the humor. 😜)
Something Supernatural this way comes…😈💀🤩hehehe—Jensen Ackles, what a cool guy on and off screen. Also, you ever been so starstruck you forget how to speak bc same!!!!!
📸 erikacarilli
Hey friends, as we get closer to the first in-person SPN con post-finale, just a reminder that lots of Big Feelings may be (re)surfacing for folks. Last November was rough for so many of us, and it’s very possible that this October/November will have some echoes of that. +
Hey y’all, I have some things happening personally that are making me more vulnerable than usual, and this weekend’s drama/shame hit me hard, so I’m realizing I need to take a step back from fandom for a bit. Hopefully I’ll be back eventually.
Be kind to each other, fam. 💜
Indy, you’ve been magic! Thank you for a truly incredible weekend of friends, favs, shenanigans, and so so so much laughter… it was needed more than you’ll ever know, and I’ll treasure it always!
#SPNIndy
Listen, I know I’m very sleep deprived so I need someone to tell me if Jorts is actually fighting with Kelios on Twitter dot com or if I’ve reached the hallucination stage of exhaustion.
Alright friends, it’s about to get rough out here for fandom. Please remember that this is bc of executive greed. Full stop.
The writers and actors that have brought us so much joy throughout our lives now need our support.
Let’s give it enthusiastically.
#SAGAFTRA
The
#SAGAFTRA
@sagaftra
press conference confirms all union actors can not speak about any work past or present (which will prevent actors from going to festivals, cons, panels, etc)
Ok
@MishaCollins
fans... nice work crashing our site yesterday! (Misha's fans break everything!) Our site is back up and working again, so go use your power for good: Ask your local PBS station when you can watch Roadfood! Spread the word.
#RoadfoodTV
#Wheresmisha
#SPNFamily
Y’all, today was fucking *rough* and now I’m alone on a major holiday for the first time (while the ex has the kids with his “new family” as he called it - reader, we are not even divorced yet).
Sending love and hugs to whoever needs them tonight. You are not alone if you do. 💜
Everything you have ever done, the good and the bad, you have done for love. You raised your little brother for love. You fought for this whole world for love. That is who you are. Youre the most caring man on Earth. You are the most selfless, loving human being I will ever know.