John wasn't exactly sexist or homophobic. But he IS abusive. Dean feeling cagey about revealing vulnerable parts of himself to a family that always scapegoats him and denies him boundaries and acts generally emotionally abusive is really valid. Whether that applies to his queerness, gender, sexuality, specific relationships, his love of romcoms or whatever. It's all valid. Because John really did treat him like absolute crap even though he did love Dean in his own twisted inadequate ways.















