This a subject that I've had so many thoughts about for so long that I could never quite figure out how to pin them all down into a structure. Then I spitballed
a reblog on tumblr a while back and, because I was just intending to make a quick comment, ended up accidentally forcing myself into organization. So here is the greatly-expanded version
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Given that the existence of and danger posed by demons is the central fact of their daily lives, lying about that strikes me as some full-on Yellow Wallpaper shit.
I'm not sure if I'd see John lying to Sam about everything as a ~gender thing, but I like the idea that there are definite parallels between gender-related issues and the way Sam has to deal with stuff that happens to him. I like that you address the fact that John chose to keep Sam in the dark. I think it's one of the least-discussed aspects of the pre-series time period that I've come across, and I think it's definitely related, as you say, to how Sam constantly seems driven by the need to define a subjective identity for himself.
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Yeah, that's a bit worrying. I don't even know where a perception like that would come from, since the show constantly stresses that Sam is defintely capable of being hurt.
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