“Sam Tops, Dean Bottoms” - How characterization, cinematic framing, and sexuality collide on Supernatural

Happy Unattached Drifter Christmas!

Sandra came across an amazing article by user frozen-delight on tumblr, with a theory that Dean is portrayed as the Female Other on Supernatural. After hearing about it, Kasey was fully on board to discuss it. Since a good portion of the article focused on sex scenes, well, you can guess where a large majority of the conversation was spent. You’re welcome!

References

The post by frozen-delight (follow along with helpful visual aids - GIFs galore!)

Definition of Other Gender 

IITI 2023 Valentine’s Day Episode “What’s Love Got To Do With It?”

IITI 2023 Episode “It’s Not Sexual Assault If It’s Against A Man”

LiveJournal Post: Right Back on Men - female gaze in SPN by Aletheia Felinea

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