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@deancasforcutie
Happy 4th of July!
“They don’t have to be Gay “
Yea ok you’re right. They don’t have to be.
One of the biggest arguments I see are people saying, “Why can’t Dean and Cas just love each other in a platonic way?”
It’s not that they can’t. It’s that they don’t. People try to bring up toxic masculinity and how we’re perpetuating it by not allowing the characters to be straight and still love each other. But that’s not it.
Dean and Bobby loved each other very much and they were close. They spoke about sensitive subjects. They shared pain and happiness. And yet, no romance.
Dean and Garth are good friends and are physically affectionate (bc Garth is a hugger) and Dean reciprocates willingly. No romance.
Dean even breaks the mold of the idea that men and women can’t be just friends. He and Jody are VERY close. They love each other. They’re physically affectionate. They communicate about feelings. No romance.
It’s not that he and Cas can’t be just friends. It’s that they’re just not. They’re more. It’s profound.
People don’t understand what toxic masculinity really is… but the fact that they use that argument alongside, “why can’t two men just be friends, why do they have to be romantic?” Is suuuuuuper ironic. In a depressing way.
This post and all its points is a mood right now ^^
Exactly, and that’s the central issue here, isn’t it? Because societal guidelines lock masculinity inside a rigid box, and ignorant statements like “Stop making everything gay - can’t they just be friends?!” do perpetuate the Gay Is Not Masculine standard; they continue the repression of emotionality, sensitivity, and tactile nurturing behaviour in men, thus blinding people to the reality that romantic love can blossom between two men (and I think it’s critical to note that the aforementioned traits shouldn’t be considered “feminine” either; feminist theory involves dissociating specific traits from biological sexes that give rise to the gender binary, their associated norms in dominant conventional society, and an overall uneven gender revolution where anything associated to females or “femininity” is culturally devalued e.g. emotional scenes dubbed “chick flick moments”, “you kick like a girl”, “you cry like a girl”…you get the picture. Of course, when one writes meta, binary language regarding Dean’s “masculinity vs femininity” - in that we discuss his “feminine side” - is typically - also unconsciously/consciously - used. Toxic masculinity also shouldn’t be understood as “bad” masculinity but the unhealthiness of Self and Psyche governed by gender constraints; the TM concept warrants super extensive discussion. I personally hope to rectify this and further establish non-binary and non-gendered language; @thedogsled actually has a marvelous piece lined up about this very topic *serves cake* Anyway-)
Again, people are able to observe and feel. In other words, our capacity to categorize and recognize certain social cues is what defines us as Homo sapiens. If you’re in love, you (rapidly or gradually) know, and you’re aware; you start formulating choices and dreams for the future.
For real, we live through labels. Everything’s labelled. Labelling stuff - labelling people - attaches us to identity and who we are as diverse individuals: race, gender, religion, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, fandom communities, countries, neighbourhoods, etc.
Romantic love lives beyond labels.
I guess what I’m trying to say is, once you remove yourself from the chokehold of gender performativity and norm conformity, as Judith Butler says: you really don’t have a gender. It’s merely a social construct.
Dean and Cas don’t have to be gay to be in love, nor do they have to be in love to be gay, nor do they have to have a heterosexual platonic relationship just because they’re two men.
**P.s. obviously, for various (important) purposes, media consumption involves media representation with labels. SPN’s largely complex narrative comprised of Dean’s subtextual - hopefully soon-textual - bisexuality and Dean&Cas romance tropes, mirrors - all the good (and very substantial) storytelling hooha - imo ultimately underlines a romantic endgame between two main leads who simply happen to be men.
Dean and Cas are in love: no rules, no guidelines, no boundaries.
thinking abt how i didn't take to heated rivarly like others have (enjoyed it, but it didn't sink it's hooks into me). and i think there are various factors (it's a new show, only one short season, not enough material to really hook me) but also i think the main reason is....i'm not all that interested in stories with queer characters where the main plot is just...the queerness. also i'm not a sports fan. i like my stories about other stuff and the characters just happen to be queer. and not in a "here's the queer characters" kind of way. which is why i am and forever will be in the spn trenches. this is not to knock queer-centric stories, or anyone who enjoys them. i'm just reflecting on my own preferences bc i've been thinking lately abt why certain mainstream so-called "better rep" media just does not speak to me
no need to check up on dean and cas in heaven, they’re thriving ♡
I was looking up A Day In The Life of Marlon Bundo again years later (because reasons) (happy pride) and LOOK WHAT I FOUND
I asked over on Instagram what people wanted me to do as celebration for reaching 1k followers and an overwhelming majority said dtiys so here it is!
I give you practically naked Dean Winchester being a beautiful little shit!
If you decide join in on the fun be sure to @ me and use #dtiysaceriee so I can find it😊
H is for Head-cannon
@youre-only-gay-once3000 Follower Celebration - August 2: Horror
supernatural + color symbolism in horror (in/sp)
And don’t give me that like, ‘well every day is Halloween for us’ crap, okay? Because one: it ain’t, we don’t eat that much candy.
Angel of the Lord, showing up to Pride like
happy pride!!
It's been (almost) 2 years but blushing and flustered dean is back for part 4!
This time scared and confused edition lol
1 // 2 // 3
Destiel+Colors
SPN PRIDE WEEK 🌈 DAY SIX ↳ aroace: Asexual Castiel • Aro Noah Ophis • Asexual Jo Harvelle • Aro Crowley
🌈 Destiel Pride: Day 1. Figuring out.
Destiel Pride Day 1 - Figuring Out
P.S.: thanks for coming up with this amazing event @sailorsally
“Having facials, eating pie, the (closeted) bisexual business.”
A commission done by the lovely @amaryka after I read this post a while ago! :)