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summer_skinI don't want to fan the flames and I hate how this whole thing has made fandom recoil in horror at what's gone on today but I'm just so disgusted by some of fandom's reaction to this whole Katie Cassidy thing I want to comment further.
Some people have brought up what a double-standard there is in fandom because if Jared or Jensen had gotten caught for public intoxication or drunk driving or something there would be a lot of people (not all) who would be willing to over-look their indiscretion because of who they are. I'm pretty much in agreement with this assessment right now.
Recounts and videos from this past weekend's Chicago con showcase one of the questions asked of Jensen as something along the lines of, "What's the stupidest thing you or Jared have done while drunk?" Jensen didn't answer that which leads me to probably accurately infer that yeah, they'd been drunk enough to do something stupid and it's not something they want out there publically. Who knows? Maybe it's even something worse than what Katie did.
I just can't reconcile that there might be people in fandom who were disappointed, maybe a little upset, that they didn't get to hear a tale of Jared and/or Jensen's awesome drunken adventures and then would turn around and rake Katie over the coals for such a minor infraction compared to a lot of Hollywood's arrested stars and even people in this fandom. Yeah, it's fun to hear people's "I was soooo drunk" stories but not when you're going to be two-faced depending on who the story is about.
If you're so upset by this/her/her character that you want to wish her harm, call her vindictive names, hope she's written off the show because of it, etc, maybe you should step back from the show and fandom and reconsider your priorities. Violent reactions to the bad choices of someone you don't even know makes a fandom/show look just as bad as some people are accusing Katie of making Supernatural look.
Some people have brought up what a double-standard there is in fandom because if Jared or Jensen had gotten caught for public intoxication or drunk driving or something there would be a lot of people (not all) who would be willing to over-look their indiscretion because of who they are. I'm pretty much in agreement with this assessment right now.
Recounts and videos from this past weekend's Chicago con showcase one of the questions asked of Jensen as something along the lines of, "What's the stupidest thing you or Jared have done while drunk?" Jensen didn't answer that which leads me to probably accurately infer that yeah, they'd been drunk enough to do something stupid and it's not something they want out there publically. Who knows? Maybe it's even something worse than what Katie did.
I just can't reconcile that there might be people in fandom who were disappointed, maybe a little upset, that they didn't get to hear a tale of Jared and/or Jensen's awesome drunken adventures and then would turn around and rake Katie over the coals for such a minor infraction compared to a lot of Hollywood's arrested stars and even people in this fandom. Yeah, it's fun to hear people's "I was soooo drunk" stories but not when you're going to be two-faced depending on who the story is about.
If you're so upset by this/her/her character that you want to wish her harm, call her vindictive names, hope she's written off the show because of it, etc, maybe you should step back from the show and fandom and reconsider your priorities. Violent reactions to the bad choices of someone you don't even know makes a fandom/show look just as bad as some people are accusing Katie of making Supernatural look.
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Date: 2007-11-16 05:11 am (UTC)And, lol, you know Supernatural fans wank over much less than this. The less posted about it, the better. I hadn't heard of it until this post, but I'm sure by tomorrow it'll be all over the place.
I wonder if Kripke minds stuff like that. You know Ostroff'll be pleased. Gives her another reason to promote the show less.
I read the police report - and the arresting officer states that he arrested her for LYING in his statement. I know she was arrested for the underage drinking, but it's written:
"I advised her that she was under arrest for giving me false information."
And the yesterday was cited as being the court date (but I'm done nosing around, lol, so I dunno).
Eh, the wank will pass. People were looking for a good excuse to hate her.
Don't let it stress you out. Just think...free publicity.