The Road So Far (This Time Around): the Blog

Like, just look at this:

look, maybe he was a bit out of line for that BUT STILL.

OH AND WHAT ABOUT THIS!!!?!

THE GUY DIDNT EVEN SAY ANYTHING. He just looked at dean, smirked like an asshole, turned Dean on, and DIDNT DIE.

WHAT AN ICON

🩷💙 N E O N N I G H T S 💙🩷

- Sam and Dean have post-hunt showers in the communal ones and talk about the hunt

- Sam has replaced the white shower curtain with something calming like the ocean, while Dean's has like, french fries on it

- Cas waits patiently outside on the bench, but clearly on Dean's side. Sam's normal and grabs his own towel, while Dean demands Cas hands it to him ("you're here, might as well be helpful, c'mon")

- Sam started using Lush products on his hair after S11. Dean mocks him relentlessly about it, but is caught smelling like strawberries. So Sam gets him the soap bar samples but retaliates by having Cas pick out the scent (Karma) "Cas, stop smelling me!" "I was right, it does suit you"

Doctor Who (Steven Moffat specifically)

Sherlock (Steven Moffat specifically)

Actually Steven Moffat is basically just this sentiment given human form.

A version of this happened with The Magicians, tbh. Though instead of expectation: men, reality: women it was expectation: smug nihilists, reality: mentally ill queer folks.

Arguably Game of Thrones.

If we broaden it outside of television…I think Star Wars falls into this, at least the sequel trilogy. Maybe the MCU as well. And I can’t help but think of every band that’s ever complained that their fanbase is mostly women. 5 Seconds of Summer comes immediately to mind.

In general, most white male creators seem to have this massively entitled mindset where they want–and think they deserve–the time, attention, and enthusiasm that creative fandom (i.e. the side of fandom more dominated by women) is known for.

They want our eyes for ratings, our word-of-mouth for free publicity, our metas for social media buzz, and our spending power for merch and cons. But they don’t want us. And they don’t really want the responsibility of telling a story to a thoughtful, engaged audience, regardless of that audience’s demographic makeup. They just want to be praised for whatever schlock they cough up.

Mind you it is perfectly possible to make the switch in marketing, but execs would rather throw it all out than have something that doesn’t perform well with male viewers. For example the Rey merch was not expected to be popular, for some reason, there had to be public outcry to get merch of one of the main 3 protagonists. A PROTAGONIST. The fact that she wasn’t a huge part of the 1st launch says a lot already.

And what happened when female fans got too invested in the Sequel Trilogy? The entire writers room didn’t necessarily lash out, but they sure forgot how to behave.

Young Justice

Paul Dini: Superhero cartoon execs don’t want largely female audiences

#WhereIsRey (initial)

#WhereIsRey (ongoing)

Simply, they’re trying to assert a particular worldview via fiction, and upon getting confronted with something else, begin foot stamping. It’s not just men wanting male attention and gatekeeping. It’s that the fiction in the first place was an attempt to curate dominance and whoopsie! they miscalculated.

I’d also love to hear your thoughts, as I literally wrote it for communities like ours to read, so, thanks.