So here's the thing. And let me disclaim this by saying that I am a fan of
Supernatural, in spite of its glaring, occasionally painful-to-watch flaws, and I am a HUGE fan of Castiel, and I think Misha Collins is talented, intelligent and charming, so I guess I'm a fan of him, too.
So here's the thing:
This interview is horrible. It's cute, they're in Australia talking about Texas and laughing together and talking about where they want the show to go, and it's framed by the interviewer in the studio talking about how female characters don't survive long on Supernatural
because of the female fans. Because, you know, bitches be crazy! Crazy fans don't like it when girls touch THEIR men!
Which is bad enough... and then the actors agree with her. At about 1 minute in, Misha starts talking (and Jared chimes in to agree) about how the SPN fandom is sexist, and we hate women, and that's why female characters don't last.
I can't even fit my mouth around how much BULLSHIT that is. Yes, there is misogyny in the fandom. And yes, it's good that the fans should be called on that. But there's this saying, something about a mote and a beam and you'll put your eye out, and I think the rebuttal is best summed up thusly:
Misha, you're smart enough to know better. Watch
this vid and tell me, which of these characters--the victims, the sluts, or the evil slutty victims--am I meant to embrace and identify with? What happened to Jo? Why do the writers/producers feel the need to kill--in the most sexualised way possible--any female character with any kind of power?
If you can watch that vid, which is nothing more than a collection of clips showing the treatment of female characters on
Supernatural, and honestly tell me that the FANS are misogynistic? You're in deep denial.
