I want to ask you about jensen ackles and what the homophobia thing is about? like he seems to be very lgtb supportive lately but is there any real evidence of him being a homo phobe? not hating by the way, sincerely curious about why this has always been a topic in the fandom

destieldrabblesdaily:

Hey! :’)

So, do you ever
get a question in your inbox and you’re like; OH LORD NO, I DON’T WANNA TOUCH
THIS WITH A TEN FOOT POLE?

This is
that question.

First of
all, I’m going to leave Destiel completely out of it, because otherwise y’all
are gonna be shouting ‘BIAS’ faster than I can publish this message.

Look, I
think that if you’re asking for anything ‘concrete’, outside of him having said
that certain things weren’t ‘manly’ (this kind of macho behavior doesn’t necessarily
equal homophobia), there are two things that really stand out.

The thing
is, the first one is questionable. It’s about the fan who brought up being bi,
and hinted that she related to Dean because of it. The audience was booing her
loudly, and Jensen said something along the lines of ‘don’t ruin it for
everyone’.

This
article pretty much covers that side of the argument: http://www.dailydot.com/society/jensen-ackles-homophobia-supernatural-fandom/

But then
later on, the girl who asked the question made a post about how it was all a
misunderstanding, and that what Jensen said wasn’t aimed at her. She was upset
because of the audience booing her, but she claimed that Jensen hadn’t even
properly heard the question, and that he was just randomly talking to the
audience to entertain them while the staff discussed whether or not to let her
finish said question.

In the end
they decided to not let her finish (staff, not Jensen), because they wanted to
keep the panel ‘fun and light’ and this was changing the entire atmosphere (idk
who the ones booing were though; homophobes? Bibros? Leaving that open.) Either
way, the girl stated that the only thing humiliating about it was the audience,
but that Jensen barely knew what was going on. You can still read her post
here: Click!

Not much
later fans were already questioning if it was truly her posting it, some saying
that if it was her, she might have done it only to not aggravate Jensen
fans/bibros in the fandom.

But again,
all of this is speculation. The video is pretty vague, and it’ll probably
forever remain a mystery what truly went down. Which is why I find it hard to
use it as an argument for this, because the stories are so conflicting.

The second
thing that probably stands out to most people, was the quote about Brokeback
Mountain:

Someone
asked Jensen if he would ever do a cowboy movie.

Jensen’s
reply was: “I would say yes, but then Brokeback Mountain
came out, and my desire to do a cowboy film completely tanked.”

Which
roughly translates to; Oh yeah, I love cowboy movies, I’d do it in a heartbeat,
but then this one cowboy movie including a homosexual romance happened, and it
has stained my view of these kind of movies forever.

Of course
you can argue that he happened to mention that one cowboy movie because he
simply disliked it for the plot/the acting/whatever. But if you’re not
overanalyzing it, I completely understand why that comment would sound rather homophobic
to people.

Now, whenever we reach this point in the conversation, everyone brings up Jensen’s gay aunt and a whole other discussion starts;
can you be homophobic or make homophobic comments even though you’re close to
someone who is actually gay? (The answer is yes, in case you wondered, but I’m not
stating that this applies to Jensen though.)

Anyhow, this being said; please keep in mind that all of these things happened over
three years ago. Whether you’re a Jensen fan or not, I think that it doesn’t
take an expert to see that the guy has changed a lot over the past few years.
How he interacts with fans, how he’s more comfortable in his own skin, how he’s
more open and understanding, is willing to share more of himself, and is
clearly enjoying himself more at conventions now that he feels more connected
to the fandom.

And
that doesn’t mean that you immediately have to be cool with every possible
problematic thing he’s ever said, but I’m the kind of person that believes that
people can grow. I believe that they can be educated  and change for the better with the right
support.

And
I don’t want to say it out loud, because I don’t want to be /that person/  that makes this post about /that thing/, but
if you honestly think about it, it isn’t hard to guess where this influence is
coming from in Jensen’s case. Being more open, trying to understand the fans
and the fandom, trying to understand others and be kind to them even though you
might think they’re ‘different’, and because you take the time to understand
them, being able to see their points of view and supporting them. Supporting
the things that matter to them, and in return they will give back and support
you and your beliefs as well. Speaking out to everything that isn’t right in
the world, supporting groups that need celebrities to be their voice because
otherwise they won’t be heard… Helping the fandom by helping to set up this
project that reaches out to fans who are struggling with mental health and
other problems.

Because
if we’re going to leave all of the shipper-y/tinhatting/hateful nonsense behind
for once, and we’re just going to look at them as two human beings, and we’re
going to be honest about it, it’s not hard to tell that Jensen looks up to him
A LOT.

And
if we’re going to look the other way around; considering the kind of person
that Misha is, he has little tolerance for people who hate on others because of
who they are (his recent vendetta against Trump tells you all), he holds the
LGTB+ community dear, and although I don’t doubt that the guy would be able to
remain professional and tolerate someone with these kind of views for the sake
of having to work together, you can clearly see that he not just tolerates but
absolutely ADORES Jensen. So I’m having trouble believing that Misha would
become this close with someone/value someone this much, if he didn’t know deep
down that this person’s heart was in the right place. That this person just
needed someone to guide them a little bit and show them some different points
of view to make them understand what’s up and what matters.

This
week alone, is proof that Jensen might genuinely have changed his views.

Jensen
could’ve made a clinical tweet about the Orlando shooting (ala Trump) as his duty
as a celebrity, but instead he chose to join the many people who were hurting in changing his
icon to the gay pride flag, later on posting a selfie and again mentioning all
of the victims in Orlando and dedicating it to them.

When
someone wanted him to wear the bi flag in a photo op this weekend, and the fan
explained him that it was about bisexual Dean, a very popular headcanon in the
fandom that means something to a lot of fans, he said ‘sure let’s do it’, and he’s even looking positive and confident
in the photo op, not doing the infamous ‘grumpy face’ or something along those
lines. [Phoenix con 2016]

And
I get it, us humans we always go for one extreme or the other, and the fandom
has always been divided into fans who absolutely demonize the guy, and fans who
put the guy on a freaking golden pedestal; there is no in between when it comes
to Jensen Ackles.

Me,
I like to see him as a human being. A human being that screws up, sometimes
says the wrong thing, sometimes is a douchebag because he blabs without
thinking, like we all do at times. (Lord knows I do.)

But
also a human being who’s made an impact on a lot of fans, has made many girls
who felt insecure about their looks feel special during photo ops, and has
definitely made an effort to open his heart to the fandom, and with that to the
things that they stand for, thus supporting those things.

(PS: Whoever
sent me this question, just letting you know that you’re driving me to drink,
LMAO.)