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5) Sam’s psychic abilities are still there.  

Based on what, you ask?  Well first, that’s rude.  These are headcanons.  Second: we’ve got no real reason to believe that they went away.  After all, Sam had every reason to bury those things deep, deep down where they’d never see the light of day again.  He did it in season 3, when they were merely hinted at (”Dream A Little Dream,”) but they came back in full force in season 4 with a few fun additions.  We saw hints again in season 7, too, when his hallucination of Lucifer popped up with information Sam couldn’t have otherwise known (”Hello, Cruel World”) and when he had to have Marin lay out the salt circle (”The Born-Again Identity.”)  

After all, Ruby said he didn’t need the feather to fly.

4) Sam hunted at Stanford.  

Again, based on what?  Well, frankly, his skills were too good when Dean showed up out of the blue for him to have been limiting himself to academics.  Just working out at the gym wouldn’t give him that kind of reaction time, not after that long.  Also, his weapons were very readily accessible and in good shape.

He might not have hunted much, or maybe he was just hunting as a defensive thing, but I’ll never believe that he didn’t keep a hand in.

3) Sam likes the Yankees.

Basis?  Well, per s10 John Winchester hated the Yankees.  Sam would have been going through his teen years, his most rebellious, when the Yankees were at their absolute best (the late 1990s.)  We know (season 6) that Sam likes baseball, and those Yankee teams were a joy and a wonder to watch.  The games would have been available nationwide on a fairly regular basis, and Sam would probably have gotten as much satisfaction from reading the box scores to his Yankee-hating father as he did from the games themselves.

Of course, this headcanon comes with the caveat that I am a huge Yankee fan.  I stand by the logic, but still.  

2) Sam no longer has a Heaven.  It was destroyed when he threw himself into the Cage.

This one is a little bit more tenuous, but work with me for a moment.  Assuming that his Heaven was actually real and not a ploy by Zachariah, something I’m not sold on btw, there was no reason for its continued existence after Sam’s death in Swan Song.  While Dean’s eventual rescue after he went to Hell was foreordained, Sam’s was not.  Sam was never intended to leave the Cage; he was always going to go to Hell no matter what.  There was no reason for his Heaven to remain, so I don’t think that it did.

1) Oh come on, you already know this one.  

Sam is bisexual.  

I’ve talked at length about my reasons for this belief, and people have tried very earnestly to convince me that no, you can’t use this piece of evidence and no, you can’t use that piece of evidence and Dean says Sam is straight so he just is... but no.  Sam is bi, no one has found any evidence to prove to the contrary, here’s a quick rundown of the evidence and if you want more go to my Sam and Sexuality tag.

- Prior relationship with a man

- Uses gender neutral phrasing when referring to prior relationships

- Doesn’t claim to be heterosexual

- Crossroads demons show up as men

1) Crossroad Demons:

The crossroad demon Sam summoned while Dean was in Hell didn’t want to make a deal with Sam. So he didn’t even have to bother to appear in an alluring, female body. That’s why he was in male meat-suit, not because he wanted to entice Sam.

Hell has been a mess since Crowley took over, so much that people can walk in and out of it. So I don’t think that things we’ve learned many years ago about crossroad demons, are still exclusively true now. They’ve changed their tactics. Plus other lore has changed too. Werewolves, skinwalkers, reapers etc. are not the same entities we first met. I’m pretty sure we can chalk up all of that to the sloppy writing of Carver’s people, but still, there were lots of changes over the years.

We’ve seen crossroad demons take all kinds of approaches by now, like Becky’s demon who was her gay bestie. So it’s not only when they deal with children that they don’t take a sexual approach. By your logic Becky’s demon would have had to be a Sam-clone. But that would have distracted Becky and the demon’s tactic of being lonely Becky’s friend and slowly gaining her trust, worked better. So apparently, they do whatever they think will work best for the specific situation and it isn’t always sexual.

I also doubt that there are by now any demons left that would want to make deals with the Winchesters. The Winchesters have a reputation, even demons are afraid of them and avoid them, plus they know that there’d be no use in trying to fool them. They are not gullible civilians who just stumbled into the situation. The demons are aware that dealing with the Winchesters probably will result in their own death. I’m sure the tales of Winchesters torturing demons for information are well-known among them. And when they are aware that a Winchester is waiting for them, they know that their little tricks won’t work and that they will get into trouble. So like I’ve said before, the demons don’t even bother to get hot, female meat-suits.

Furthermore it seemed like the crossroad demon wearing Snooki had nothing to do with the Winchesters. Snooki was just the meat-suit the demon was currently using because she enjoyed the money and fame. And it also seemed like she was surprised to see them, and not like she had expected to see them at all. Her reaction was like “I’m in a devil’s trap, who put me in devil’s trap?” and then she turned around and was like “ugh, the Winchesters.” So that shows that the crossroad demon’s physical appearance when summoned might be random now in general since it seemed like she hadn’t even anticipated that she would be facing the Winchesters. It seems like the demons put more effort into cases now where they approach their potential clients on their own than in those where they are summoned.

So I think it’s either one of those options or a combination of both as for why the demon in Taxi Driver was male: Crossroad Demons just appear in their current meat-suit when summoned in general or they just don’t bother to change into something sexier when the Winchesters summon them, because they don’t want to make a deal with them anyway and know it would be pointless to try to fool them.

Also, if you think Sam is bi and found Brady attractive, wouldn’t it have made sense for the crossroad demon to be a hot, fit, blond guy? I doubt any of the viewers went “wow” when they saw the demon in Taxi Driver. Sam obviously doesn’t go after anything with a skirt on like Dean. Jessica, Sarah, Madison, the female bartender etc. were all exceptionally pretty and classy. If Sam would be interested in men at all, don’t you think he’d be into equally pretty guys? If we are supposed to think that Sam is bi, why not cast really good-looking guys as crossroad demons and make them act all seductively toward Sam instead of casting really average ones and letting them look indifferent and annoyed?

2) Sam/Brady:

Crowley called Brady Sam’s demon lover. That doesn’t prove anything. Crowley lies all the time and has also implied that Dean and Cas got it on. Do you believe him in that case too or the other characters who said stuff like Cas is Dean’s boyfriend? Crowley just loves to make such remarks and sexualize things in general. By your logic Sam/Dean, Dean/Cas, Sam/Cas and Dean/Benny are also canon because there was talk of them “stealing kisses”, “being boyfriends” and “breaking up”.

If Sam and Brady truly were together, why would Brady have bothered to introduce Sam to Jessica? I don’t doubt that Sam cared about Brady as friend. When Brady came back changed, Sam tried to help him, that’s canon. But imagine that they were together. Brady could have directly influenced Sam and manipulated him that much better, could have used all the things Sam shared with him in post-coital bliss against him. There would have been no need for Jess. And then when Dean came back, Azazel could have just gutted and burned the Brady on the ceiling. It would have resulted in the same, Sam joining Dean to avenge his lover’s death. But no, Brady had to introduce Sam to Jess, because Sam is straight.

3) Sam never stating that he is straight:

Usually straight guys don’t state that they are straight all time. They are secure in their sexuality and if somebody thinks they are gay, they just let it slide, because it doesn’t bother them. Do you know which guys have to state it all the time? The ones who are over-compensating.

Sam just grins or calmly corrects people’s assumptions, while Dean gets flustered, needs to assure everybody that he is straight and even discusses with Sam why people think he’s gay or when a gay guy hits on him. I never thought anything about Dean’s behavior either, he just likes to keep up his macho persona and is afraid of being perceived as what he believes to be “weak”, but if you really want to analyze something, I think Dean’s reactions, statements and behavior throughout the years are far more interesting and provide a lot more material.

I don’t think it’s suspicious that Sam hasn’t shouted that he is straight from the rooftops yet. Usually characters don’t state their sexual orientation. If sexual orientation is discussed it usually leads to the revelation, that a character the viewers thought is straight, is actually gay. But SPN isn’t a soap. Plus, why state it, when it’s already shown? In one TV show there were twins, a girl and a guy, and they showed the viewer that the guy is gay by letting him check out another guy. He only ever showed interest in males as long as he was on the show. He never once said the sentence “I am gay” yet everybody accepted that he is gay. Sam has only ever shown interest in women. Why not accept that he is straight?

Plus the plot never called for Sam to set the record straight other than in Bugs and Playthings. Dean is the one being written into such situations, was the one being called pretty by a vampire etc. You out of all people have to be aware of how little Sam gets to interact with other characters. And it’s also typical for the show that Dean is the one everybody hits on and Sam gets ignored.

Also, Dean is the one with the stupid comebacks like “I’m awfully flattered” when he’s told to get on his knees, or “you’re a handsome devil, but I don’t swing that way” when he’s told to get out of the car. Or the worst of all, the “squeal like a pig trouble” reference where Dean brought male rape into a conversation with a Sheriff. Dean sexualizes situations and says such things although there’s no need for it. That’s why we’ve got so many “confirmations” that Dean is straight. It would be weird and out of character if Sam suddenly started to remind everybody of his sexual orientation in such an odd fashion.

4) Soulless!Sam:

But there’s enough canon evidence of Sam being straight anyway. And the biggest point that people ignore are Soulless!Sam sexual endeavors. Soulless!Sam didn’t have any morals to hold him back, he had lots of casual sex, “loud and athletic conversations” with college girls and gave sex workers “new high points” and would have had even more sex if Dean hadn’t interfered. And despite all of that, he never hooked up with a guy.

Soulless!Sam wouldn’t have cared. I doubt soulful!Sam would be ashamed of being bi and try to hide it. So I think it’s weird that if Sam were truly bi, we’ve never seen him flirt with a guy. At least in the early seasons when Sam still might have thought he deserves some happiness. I know that he doesn’t get much screen time and that Dean is the one who flirts and SPN is really not about romance.

But they made a point out of showing how promiscuous soulless!Sam was. If Sam were truly bi, why didn’t they just show us a male sex worker? Or let one of the hook ups from Unforgiven be a guy? If the writers are really trying to communicate that Sam is bi, why not in a whole decade, let a guy smile at Sam in a flirty way and let Sam smile back? Just one or two little scenes that are actual proof not just wishful thinking?

4) Sam using neutral terms:

Sam just used neutral terms when talking about his conquests because other than Dean he respects these women. Dean just goes ahead and calls them “skanks” and dishes out details, Sam protects their privacy and shows them some respect by keeping things as vague as possible.

5) Others confirming that Sam is straight:

I’m sure every casual viewer would agree that Sam is straight. I think lots of people on here thought so too, but they like slash ships and of course believing that Sam is bi suits them and their headcanons. Sam may not have stated that he is straight, others have confirmed that Sam is though.

People seem to believe everything Dean says is true. He says he’s straight, people believe it. But Dean also said Sam is straight in Jus in Bello. So why not believe that?

Then there’s the famous Eric Kripke quote, where he said he loves to write about straight guys with tight relationships and unresolved sexual tension. Those straight guys he was talking about are Dean AND Sam. Chad Kennedy also said the leads on SPN are not bi. Sam is still a lead.

I’m not obsessed with straight!Sam like you suggested your anon is, I’m just not convinced by all the things I’ve seen people list as evidence. So I decided to share my thoughts, I hope that’s okay:)

So, in response:

1) You’re “not obsessed with straight!Sam” but you a) took the time to write a several hundred page “refutation” (we’ll come back to that) in the hopes of... what?  Trying to convince me that Sam is straight even though I’ve made it very clear that I think there’s no canon basis for this point of view?  And the address you’ve used comes out as Sam (isstraight@gmail).  But you’re “not obsessed.”  ‘Kay.

2) You’re not saying anything that anyone else hasn’t said, but their refutations were proved baseless by canon and logic.  You think you’re different?  Aren’t you special!  

3)  Are you seriously going with “Dean said Sam is straight in Jus in Bello, so why not believe that?”  Here’s the thing.  My sister would tell you that I’m straight, and she’d be full of shit.  That argument makes even less sense than canon Destiel.  

4) Your ~flawless logic~ about Becky’s demon ignores one very glaring, and very important fact.  Becky didn’t summon a crossroads demon.  She didn’t know she was dealing with a crossroads demon; it had to be proved to her.  Go back and watch that episode again; it’s dreadful.  Both Crowley, who fucking ruled over the crossroads demons, and Dean, who has spent a lot of time and energy dealing with demons, confirmed the role of attraction in summoned crossroads demons.  In Dean’s case, this was in a case with Sam.  

But you know better.

5) They didn’t show Soulless!Sam hooking up with a guy.  They didn’t show him turning guys down either, so by your own frankly nebulous logic Soulless!Sam’s televised sexual history can’t be used to wave your magic hetero wand and make him straight.

6) Soulless!Sam was a very different character than Sam.  Or do you honestly believe that Sam would be amenable to shooting random people to take away an enemy’s leverage?  

7) Using gender neutral terms for his past partners was not part of being respectful or leaving out details?  In fact it was part of including details?  Please go back and rewatch 9.13.

8) Seriously?  “The plot never called for Sam to set the record straight, Dean got those lines?”  That’s not a legitimate argument for Sam’s sexuality.  There’s no reason that Sam couldn’t have responded with “we’re straight,” or “I’m straight,” instead of the lines he did.  Those lines were chosen for a reason and attributed to him for a reason.

9) Jared, when referring to the relationships Sam sought, specifically said “guy or girl.”  Or are you one of those people who doesn’t think the actors who’ve been playing their roles for 10 years know their parts?

10) Crowley does like to tease the boys about relationships, and I’ve addressed this every time I’ve brought up Sam/Brady in the past.  It’s the reaction to his commentary about Sam/Brady that’s important, and the way Crowley chose to bring it up - not teasingly, but as a matter of import.  Go back and rewatch “The Devil You Know” and “Two Minutes To Midnight,” paying special attention to those interactions.

Furthermore, on the Sam/Brady line, Sam didn’t start dating Jessica until after the middle of their sophomore year.  This is after Brady’s possession - when Sam tried to help him, which was unsuccessful (again, go back and rewatch “The Devil You Know.”)  Do you really think that Sam and Jess were together all through college?  Do you really think that people who broke up never stay friends after?  That’s sad for you.  I’ve stood up in the weddings of people I used to date, and they’ve stood up in mine.  

11) You strike me as an incredibly heteronormative person.  I suppose that if Sam were to wear a great big “I’m Bisexual” tee shirt and perform oral sex on a man on screen - which wouldn’t pass the censors - you might allow for it, although given your tenuous arguments I’m guessing you’d try to explain it away.  I’m kind of repulsed.  Sorry if that hurts your feelings, but if you couldn’t tell by item # 3 above this is hitting a little close to home.