What I think sucks is that there seems to be this misconception that there’s a ton of Benny stans in the fandom, when in reality there aren’t that many people who genuinely value Benny as a character instead of seeing him as a pawn to make Castiel jealous, or when it comes to fandom in particular, a pawn to stir up drama.
Like, when people get anons harassing them over a certain character, nine times out of ten that person doesn’t actually care about the character they’re sending hate and harassment over. They’re just using them because they know it’ll draw out the reaction they want, which is annoyance and/or anger. And then in turn the person receiving the harassment ends up hating the character because people won’t stop sending hateful messages over them.
And it sucks for all parties not involving the people stirring the pot, because part of my goal with constantly blogging about Benny is to share my love for him in hopes that others see the potential I see in him. But then the people who like drama end up ruining that. Same can be said for any character, but I noticed it particularly with characters like Benny and Sam this time around.
Like, there’s a difference between people who actually like/love a character, and people who only view that character on a surface level.
