#many have already seen that same photo and are just enjoying it as a shitpost meme

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that pic is not the tsaritsa its pulcinella from the travail video

The picture is from here

I just took the picture of the one who sat on the throne surrounded by the fatui as we do not have any other hint of hoyo showing us The Tsaritsa

Plus that picture I edited was basically just a random shitpost idea I had and I did not think it would get that much attention for some reason

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(tone indicators — lh + gen; i too am limited on the right words to use, but i hope this makes sense) just wanted to say i appreciate what your anon said about jensen, gender performance, and how far the fandom takes that, and i hope they know they’re valid in their feelings about it. there are moments where i see people (typically queer, typically trans) draw or hc about dean and tone down toxic aspects of performative masculinity, and have him embrace activities and hobbies that are considered feminine/considered emasculating, and it’s clear they don’t show it as emasculating — like dean cooking! it’s out of love and celebration. he’s not acting as a woman; he’s a man who loves to cook for his loved ones. otherwise it reverts back to sexism and stereotyping. it’s about dean’s self-acceptance and comfort without sacrificing the masculinity he enjoys, like fixing up baby or whatever isn’t always a performance or toxic masculinity. but there are (typically queer, typically cis) people who veer into areas that come across trans-/homophobic and joke at the expense of a marginalized community they aren’t a part of. the lines blur A LOT and i’m sure i’ve rb’d something i regret now that i have more clarity, and everyone’s opinion varies depending on personal comfort/experience, but it’s difficult to read sometimes. especially the sub/bottom stuff. (omega stuff i don’t see much, but i’m sure it’s there.) i won’t speak for misha’s thing because his relationship with jensen is personal and who knows how jensen really feels, but i do know the shitposting snowballs in a bad way around here from people who don’t know him in a way that allows for some of the stuff i’ve seen written. i’m not talking about gunshots and the more vague, lighthearted stuff, but the painting subbing and bottoming into a degrading corner and almost mocking it? if that makes sense? and the straight up calling him a girl thing is genuinely uncomfortable, i’ll say that truthfully. you’re right irena, he’s a multidimensional human. he’s a masculine guy and i think he enjoys that. i’m sure some toxicity is embedded, but it’s not a bad thing for him to enjoy it, especially when i’ve heard stories of how he also likes dressing up and wearing wigs for fun (i.e. clothing shop photos with danneel) and isn’t afraid to behave in typically “feminine” ways. and if the bottom/sub stuff is at all true, the two don’t necessarily need to correlate. he’s still a man, he’s still masculine, and that’s great. better yet, he’s comfortable in his skin, which is awesome. of course dean can’t get hurt by any of this, but it is uncomfortable seeing it rub off onto jensen too, which i agree with your anon about as well. i wish it was less “levi jeans vs denim shorts” and more “hot dog pants.” that’s how i see dean, and i don’t know jensen but i get similar vibes. rather than making him hyperfeminine to erase the hyper-masculinity, it’s more about the layers of him. what he (dean) likes, which isn’t one or the other but a whole range. and pulling away from giving a real life person the same treatment, or at least the worst of it. but yeah, that anon’s message really resonated. i’m sorry, wherever you are, that it happened and you were negatively affected by it. also, if i’ve at all overstepped or said something wrong, please let me know.

this is wonderfully put :) thank you for sharing it. other anon, I hope you can see these lovely words and the beginnings of truly needed conversation your ask has already inspired.

no one fits into a one single box, we have many things within us, some compartmentalized like drawers and others rolling around like spilled ink, jumping from one corner to another and changing direction without notice (sometimes the walls of the drawers liquefy to join the ink, at other times they remain rigid). it's about embracing that, for ourselves and fictional characters as well as the actors that play them. remembering that even in our joking is highly important.

also yes to hot dog pants. <3