Mmm, Meta...

[blubird_pie]

Swapping Spit and Satin Panties: Sexual Objectification of the Male Characters in Supernatural

Summary: Despite plausible allegations of sexism, women still like Supernatural. Also, Dean gets kissed by demons a lot. Maybe these things are related? And no, I’m not saying we just watch for the h/c and the pretty.
Word count: 2,000 yes I know

Comments

[essenceofmeanin]

this is a really interesting meta. Dean's refusal to say 'yes' to being ridden suddenly looks a whole lot different. i also really like your thoughts about temporary victimization, as well -- as well as just being an excellent attitude to take, it fits in very well with the mythos of the show itself.

[blubird_pie]

He-ey, italics! I'm glad that you enjoyed, it means a lot coming from someone whose fic I admire. We'll see how well these musings hold up as the season progresses. I'm especially interested in what Michael is like, if/when we see him, and how he tries to convince Dean. If I were really awesome, I'd tie in all these consent issues with the grander sweep of free will/ fate that's going on, but I'm not quite sure how all the pieces would fit just yet.

Thanks again for commenting, it gives me warm fuzzies when people respond to ideas I post!

[essenceofmeanin]

oh hey, thank you so much! *G* i think this is a great meta -- it's certainly different from anything i've seen and i can definitely see where it's coming from. any new thoughts now that we've met michael?

[blubird_pie]

WELL. At first I was a bit put out Because Michael really seemed to fit better with the free will/destiny stuff rather than the commodification of bodies thing I was trying to read onto the angels. He's comparatively nice to Dean, what with the use of "we" and drawing parallels between them as good soldiers, and goes out of his way to show how the take-over won’t be unpleasant- Dad’s better than new, Dean won’t be a drooling vegetable. His focus on what they’ll do after the possession rather than on how they’ll get to “yet” also threw me. But then I was all, wait

[amonitrate]

Wow, I'm glad i came back, there's some great points in this comment. And I love your take on Dean's dream.

[amonitrate]

I also want to note that I've quoted you in a post of my own, on my journal. (http://amonitrate.livejournal.com/498713.html)

[blubird_pie]

Hey awesome! I'm glad you came back too, I like developing ideas as new info becomes available and as other people bring up aspects I might not have considered. I'mma have to check out your post now, too!