All the violently negative reactions to this shitfest are just making me like her more.

[summer_skin]

I 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.

Comments

[fly-meaway.livejournal.com]

This is to be quite honest, one of the things why I shy away from being in fandom too much. All this wank. I mean, I read fic and icons and I have the newsletter friended, but yeah, this is why I shy away from being too heavily involved, as these sort of things make my blood boil. Lol, or something like that.

I actually didn't quite get the story, because I've been too busy to keep up with anything, but I just read up and wow. See, if she had been caught drinking and driving, then yeah. But this was just a bit of a stupid thing, but she didn't put other people in danger and really, who doesn't do stupid things like that? I read through a bit of this post at the Supernatural community and omg, some people really need to get a grip. And what you say is so true, if this had been Jared or Jensen, people would not be saying these things about them they're saying about her. It's really really sad, actually.

[fromyourashes.livejournal.com]

If the Supernatural community you're referring to is dean_sam... well, there's a reason most of us normal people have defriended it.

If you keep certain comms off your f-list filter (and certain people, lol), you won't even HEAR about the wank, babes.

[fly-meaway.livejournal.com]

No I mean just the supernatural_tv one. The dean_sam one is crazy, I remember taking one look there and never even friending it.

Lol yeah that's very true. I keep most general comms off my flist, I just friend newsletters if I want to keep up with news, much easier like that ;)

[fromyourashes.livejournal.com]

Oh! I didn't know that (about the supernatural_tv comm). I thought it was the most sane one out there - so I'm glad I don't know what post ya'll are talking about, lol.

I end up missing half the crap on my f-list regardless, which is a plus for me.

Are there any good newsletters out there? I don't think I have any friended.

[fly-meaway.livejournal.com]

Well as for the newsletter, that's obviously spnnewsletter, which marishna also mods. Or however else you call that, but yeah.

Well that comm is the most sane one out there probably, but still, people leave nasty and hateful comments. It's quite unbelievable.