I don't know what to describe the following post as. It is just my take on the drama that is happening in the fandom. Read ahead if you want.
The past few weeks has been interesting or rather devastating for Supernatural fandom. A certain loud section is throwing all sorts of tantrums against Supernatural fandom. Their has been several allegations against a 15 year old show which has not only given representation to diverse culture, ethnicities and orientations but has also tried to not box them in the stereotypes.
So the way I see it the current temper tantrum of Minions -Hellers is nothing but their incapability of understanding the concept of LOVE.
Instead they are highlighting all the stereotypes that are dreaded by Gays.
So, this is my take on each of their argument
Kill the gay trope - Cas confessed his Love and writers killed him
Now, as a general audience for me it seemed like a platonic I Love. An expression one use when they speak with someone they are close with i.e. Parents, Siblings, Childhood friends.
But fine, Cas confessed his love. So what, why is it a kill the gay trope. There have been examples where closeted people have confessed their true feeling while dying, does that mean they were killed coz they were gay.
The way I see it, Cas confession of gay love is a death bed confession. He was scared of being rejected or shunned so he kept it within him and he became guilt free when he confessed it. So, in a way he became truly happy to an extent that it didn't matter he live or die.
After being resurrected like a sane person he moved on. He didn't get stuck on Dean who is straight and doesn't réciprocate similar feeling.
Destiel is Canon cause Cas said I Love You
Ummm... No. Relationship is a two way street. Just cause you said I Love You doesn't mean you are in relationship with the person you said that words to. In that sense every fangirl is in relationship with her favorite idol cause she said I Love You. Their is no relationship if the feelings are not reciprocated. Dean didn't reciprocated Cas feeling. So no Destiel is not canon.
Destiel is Canon cause Dean is bisexual
From Jensen to directors and writers everyone had said Dean is straight.
And even if Dean is bisexual, it doesn't mean he loves Cas. you need to have mutual feeling. Just coz a person is bisexual or gay doesn't mean he will love whoever says I Love You to him. Love for homosexuals works in a same way as that of heterosexual. It is why proposing to the person you love is scariest thing to do as you can never predict how the person will react. Dean's zero reaction says it all. Even if Dean is Bisexual he is not interested in Cas
Dean is homophobe, Writers are homophobe, Writers Silenced Them
No, when Cas confessed his feelings, it was his feelings not Dean's. Just cause Dean doesn't feel the same doesn't make him homophobe. Dean as established earlier is a straight guy, for him it is huge thing to process and especially when it is done in middle of battle. It is not that he hate him but the confession came out of the blue. Plus Cas not only said he is Gay but also said he is in love with Dean (as seen by Minions/hellers). It will take time for a straight person to process those feelings and Dean didn't had that time. Also Cas knew how Dean felt and how Dean doesn't reciprocate his feeling. Might be that is one of the reason why he kept his confession at the end. So that he doesn't have to hear rejection. None of it make Dean homophobe, this is how normal human being behaves.
If minion/hellers step out of fiction world, they would realise that when a gay guy profess his love for straight man that love is never reciprocated coz both their orientation is different. Demanding Straight man to be Gay is similar to demand Gay man to act as straight man.
Also by throwing this tantrum and demanding writers to make Dean gay or reshoot the finale the minions and hellers are solidifying the biggest stereotypes. For years Gay men and women are trying to break this very thought process. A straight guy and gay man/woman can be friends. A gay/lesbian loving straight man/woman is similar to that of a girl loving boy who is not interested in her and vice versa. It is one sided love.
No one silenced anybody- Cas is gay and Dean is not. Both carried on with their respective life. Might be after resurrecting Cas made peace with the fact that Dean doesn't réciprocate his feelings and moved on.
It is the normal reaction and thing to do...when someone say they don't feel the same or when someone doesn't réciprocate your feeling. Sane thing to do is move on and find someone who loves you. Stalking them or pestering them to return your feeling won't help.
Lastly all of these characters doesn't exist they are fiction. Product of someone's imagination, you can't rule other people's imagination. Wasting time, money and energy on someone else's imagination is sheer stupidity.
You want gay representation, justice for gay etc...start volunteering with Gay support group. Stop harassing writers and actors just coz they didn't validate your imagination or ship.
Romance be it Gay or Straight was never the core focus of Supernatural
