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hi!! so remember how we did the #TheySilencedYou tag on Twitter which gained a lot of traction? :)

essentially, while using the hashtag #OurVoiceCounts, explain how the C*W's shitty representation (or lack thereof) of POC, LGBTQ+, mental illness, stereotypes, etc. has affected you.

this'll take place on Twitter, on Saturday December 19th with peak activity from 2-3pm EST and 8-9pm EST (much like #TheySilencedUs).

remember to engage with other's tweets! please spread the word :)

#theysilencedus #destiel #deancas #casdean #misha collins #jensen ackles #theysilencedyou #ourvoicecounts #supernatural #spn s16 #spn 15x18 #cockles #sorry for the tag dump im trying to spread the word

#OurVoiceCounts

guys i highly recommend to get your asses to twitter right now, we got a hashtag to trend. this is not only about spn, it is about representation issues that cw clearly has. this is about so many things. about how brutally silenced our Dean was. this is about hypersexualization of Cheryl Blossom. this is about erasing Jughead’s sexuality. about Nora and Mary Louise from TVD commiting a suicide. about bad portrayal of mental issues. and about many many women and poc that were just killed off.

tweet 5 times using the tag;

don’t only use the tag, write something, to avoid twitter marking it as spam

add pictures for the same reason

react, reply, retweet 20 tweets

this is important; i hate fandom twitter but this is actually doing some good, so, let’s go people, let’s go!!!!

#ourvoicecounts #twitterposting

We’re trending again today and tonight!!!!!

We’ll be using #OurVoiceCounts

We’ve actually already trended a few times today with this and I’m behind, but there’s another wave to happen at 8-9 tonight!!!!

So if you haven’t already head on over, or schedule for a few tweets to be released, again at 8 tonight ❤️❤️

@continuezmesfilserrants @killed-by-cas-confession @valentangels @dontelljess-shh @stopmakingfaces @a-profoundbond @theartofbeingferal @youfoughtforthiswholeworld @casdeservesallthelove @sam--ships--it @amitygrey @misha-collins-angel-of-thursday @castielflying @the-awkward-cookie-girl @mockingatticus @i-think-im-humanbut-cant-besure @thiscastielhasflown @whatohitsonfirewelp @justagirlwhofellforsupernatural @hxspn @muffledcastiel @absolutespntrash @caswlw @procrastinatingbisexual @shelikestv @spns-world-666 @pieprincess-andthe-fallenangel @pie-and-blue-eyed-angel @inacatastrophicmind @iheardyourprayer @thiscastielhasflown @daily-destiel @roguecas @rogueangelshunter @i-am-currently-fangirling @whylampthen @supernatural-gay-undertones @destiel-deserved-better @spn-bitchh @spndeservedbetter @ofcrystalskiesandfireeyes @theselfhatingangelofthursday @purpe

#plan #OurVoiceCounts

We called out the CW for erasing LGBTQ+, Disabled, Women and POC characters and storylines and they think they can just erase Supernatural now?? Not gonna work sweetie💛

#supernatural #cas deserves better #castiel #dean deserved to live #dean winchester #destiel #jensen ackles #misha collins #spn #spnfamily #eileen leahy #charlie bradbury #wayward sisters #cancel the cw #theysilencedthem #ourvoicecounts

The Misogyny in Supernatural

Over the years, the Supernatural writers have subtly inserted sexist tropes into the narrative. With the finale, most fans expected the writers to redeem themselves by correcting and acknowledging their mistakes. Instead, the final episodes only reasserted the showrunners’ indifference towards their own female characters.

Women in refrigerators

Fridging is a common trope in comic books and media in general where the intense suffering or death of a woman is used as a plot device so that the story arch of a male character can move forward. A clear example of this is episode 10x21 in which Charlie Bradbury is butchered and left to bleed out on a bathtub by a nazi. Another example is Eileen’s death in episode 12x21, where she was brutally killed by Hell Hounds sent by Arthur Ketch; a character who was later brought back by the writers so he could compensate for his mistakes and then become Rowena’s love interest. Charlie stayed dead and was only replaced by a Charlie from an alternate unviverse. Eileen came back in season 15, only to be killed again in episode 15x18 to set off Sam’s hoplessness. Mary, Ellen, Jo, Jess, Missouri, Amara, Kelly, Bela and Rowena were all killed, sometimes more than once, so that the Winchesters could live.

Sexism & Racism

The lack of diversity in Supernatural is evident. Since season one, the “Busty Asian Beauties” running gag has made fans uncomfortable, yet the writers kept on using it until the very last season. Not only is making Asian Women a fetish (instead of recurring characters in the show) sexist, it is also racist and xenophobic. Additionally, Missouri Moseley was brought back in 13x03, only to be killed in that same episode. Minorities should not have to watch how their stories are erased. We deserve to be represented with our own plotlines in our favorite shows.

Forgotten storylines

Bela Talbot was an iconic character in the show. What the writers seem to have forgotten is the merciless closure they gave to her story. She was sent to hell after making a demon deal to get rid of her abusive parents. Some fan opinions such as “not even remotely pitiable” or “that bitch should die a much more terrible death” prove that according to the male gaze, the femme fatale is a cruel being that deserves years of eternal torture.

Another example is Sam’s blurry wife in the final episode. The writers built a romantic storyline between Sam and Eileen only to completely erase it. What is more, we don’t even get to see Sam’s family. There are plenty of shots of Sam interacting with his son, but only one shot of an unknown woman in the front porch. Maybe the writers think that women’s only purpose is childbearing, hence the unimportance of showing other scenes of Sam interacting with his wife.

Even if covid restrictions made it impossible for Shoshannah Stern to film the final episodes, they could have at least mentioned her. Charlie, Stevie, Donna, Jody, Kaia, Claire, Patience, Alex, Jo and Ellen did not have closure to their stories. Some of the actressess were not even asked if they could quarantine to appear in the final episode. It seems like they weren’t even in the pre-covid scripts. Fans have come up with possible sollutions like Jack saying he brought all of them back, Sam talking to Dean about a phone call with one of the girls, Sam teaching his son ASL... the ideas are endless. Alas, the showrunners stated that these charcaters are not important when they confirmed that there weren’t any major changes to the final scipt.

Why it matters

According to the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media few women and poc are in key decision-making roles. This results in a clearly biased storytelling, where women and minority groups are not rightfully represented. The Supernatural showrunners cannot claim to support women by writing amazing characters and then include sexist tropes in their narrative. Film and Television influence our everyday actions; therefore, what happens on screen matters in real life. For this and for many other reasons, fans are sharing their thoughts on social media, demanding better representation from a network that disregarded them for fifteen years.