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Let's Give Jared (and Gen) Some Love

After a fan attending DallasCon tweeted about Jared revealing the volume of online hate he sees directed toward both he and Genevieve does get to him--and why wouldn't it, they are human beings with feelings--a couple of fans came with the idea of #JaredLoveDay for this coming Saturday, the 27th. So lets get posting and show him that there is FAR more love than hate for him in fandom. So go nuts on Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LJ and post pics, art, GIFs, or just say it from the heart. All you need to remember is to use #JaredLoveDay on your post. Let's make the tag trend!

There shouldn't be any of this ridiculous hatred toward any of the actors. Supernatural is the show we love because of every actor involved. Nobody is saying you have to like a particular character or actor, but these are real people, and nobody deserves online hatred hurled at them.

Let's so Gen some love too!

SPREAD THE WORD!!

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We should definitely do it for both Jared and Gen (who probably suffers more than he does from the haters)

I think Gen is treated abysmally by a lot of people in fandom. I'd love to organise something especially for her, (and I just might do that). I do understand that people can intensely dislike a particular character, but what that has to do with the actor personally is absolutely beyond me. Gen had the misfortune of stepping into a role that had been played for an entire season by another actress, and due to a decision made by the writers, she was asked to play that character quite differently (They asked her to play the character much softer so that it would be more believable that Sam would trust her more than he ever had before). Because of that, she was already behind the eight ball. Because we, as viewers, didn't know the end game, a lot of people started shouting about her being a terrible actress that couldn't pull off the role. Then Gen and Jared fell in love, and the claws came out for her in droves.

I LOVED Ruby 2.0 and thought she did a splendid job of the role, especially after the big reveal in the season finale - everything just made that much more sense. I guess there are people out there that are too shortsighted to see that.

My best friend works in the industry. He is friends with an actress who played a really evil, conniving character on a popular Australian soap. She has said that she was often attacked in the street by people who hated the character, sometimes frighteningly so. It seems there is an extraordinary number of people that can't separate fantasy from reality. With Ruby, she wasn't a nice character, she was a manipulative demon. People weren't supposed to 'like' her, she was supposed to be the character you love to hate, and she pulled it off brilliantly. Except that people hated Gen like she was Ruby. I doubt it would have been so drastic if she hadn't married Jared.

All I see when I look at those two, is a couple that look deeply in love and incredibly happy. I adore them both.

I agree with every word - and how people can be deluded enough to SERIOUSLY think that Jared and Jensen are just using their respective spouses as a cover for their gay love when you can see with one glance shared between Jared and Gen how much in love those two are - well. It beggars belief. They are confusing reality with porn a hundred times worse than Dean.

I really wish I would have bookmarked where I saw a bunch of comments that thoroughly sickened me, so I could point people to it that say that the other actors get hate just as much as Jared does. I can't for the life of me remember where I saw it.

I'm not saying they don't get hate, I've seen bad stuff written about all of them, but Jensen and Misha have never (to the best of my knowledge) been accused of not loving their children. A few weeks ago I stumbled across something that had a slew of comments about how Jared doesn't love his sons and that they're basically around just so he can improve his popularity. That they were only brought out for photo ops and so forth and the rest of the time he doesn't give a toss about them. I've never been so disgusted as the moment I saw that. I mean seriously, WTF?

I'm almost certain that Jensen and Misha never have that level of viciousness aimed at them. Some people are totally sick in the head.

Really????? Shit. That is just sick and I don't mean it in the Youth-speak way. Was that on tumblr?

I'm just gobsmacked. These people need treatment because if they really believe that they are seriously ill.

I'm not sure where it was but I don't think it was tumblr. It may have been comments on an interview article. But tonight I did see comments on tumblr about what a terrible parent Misha is, and how he's a dreadful person who does all of these horribly egotistical things to make himself look more popular than the others, blah, blah, blah. I've never come across this crap before and now it seems to be everywhere. I just can't believe it. It's bad enough that they put shit on the actors and their wives, but Jesus, kids should be totally off-limits.

I'm beginning to think maybe I should stay away from tumblr completely and never read any comments anywhere. It's just revolting. I must have lived with my head in the sand before I knew fandom existed (only last year). I really had zero clue this kind of thing went on.

I've been in fandom a while longer but mostly on Facebook (I co run a SPN fan page over there and we've always had a zero tolerance policy on wankers) and here, where people are 99.9% lovely and civilised. I did have a look on one of the LJ anon memes once and boy, are there some serious nutters over there, and I know it's rife on Tumblr and Twitter. I've also seen some pretty ridiulous wank as comments on places like Buzzfeed etc and come to the conclusion that the people who get into arguments on comment threads are either wasting their time or crazy. It's not just in SPN though - I saw someone post a blog thing about something totally innocuous - baking a rainbow cake for a kid's party. The comments started off normal then suddenly there was this huge argument about baking temperatures and people swearing and carrying on - it was unbelievable.

Monsters I get, people are crazy!

I can't believe anyone could be mean to Jared and Genevieve, they are such a sweet couple, doting parents and lovely people. I don't understand these haters and trolls, I think they are just jealous and very immature. So yes I'll be spreading the love on Saturday, thanks!

Agreed. So incredibly immature. There is a whole new generation of people who don't even think twice about participating in online hate and bullying. I wish I could say that it was just the young and stupid that are involved but I've seen some jaw-dropping behaviour by people who are in their thirties, forties, and beyond as well. Horrible.

I wish we could shower both of them with messages of love and respect that we know they would see. But if they've seen the hate then no doubt they have also seen the love that's out there. Hopefully they will this Saturday :)

The problem is it's so easy to say awful things online, things they wouldn't have the balls to say to someone's face and it's the perfect place for cowards and bullies for that reason. I wish there was some way nasty stuff could be filtered so people like Jared & Gen, who very generously share their lives and families with us, don't have to see it.

Jared and Gen are so lovely. I'll never understand the hate. Spreading the love is a wonderful idea!

Edited 2014-09-27 04:36 (UTC)

I don't understand why people are nasty about anyone at all. The personal attacks are just so immature and ugly. I've seen some horrible things that have really made me want to retreat from social networks and blog sites. The only one that doesn't really seem to get much in the way of personal attacks is Jensen and I think that's because he keeps pretty much to himself. It may all change now that he's joined twitter.

I don't even really understand all of the character hate either. I mean I could take Castiel or leave him but I don't want to bash the hell out of the character. At least when the hate is aimed at the characters I sort of get it. People get very invested in the show and if they don't like a character then that's their prerogative, but to then turn on the actor playing that role - well that's a sign that these people need to step away from the TV and check back into real life.

Yes, it's very immature. And some people think that their hate is justified, because they don't like some things that Jared has said. Some of it is based on totally distorting the meaning of his words. Like people saying that Jared is a misogynist. Even after Aisha Tyler posted this response....

https://www.facebook.com/notes/aisha-tyler/about-that-supernatural-panel/10152648967043993

... I still see hate toward Jared about it.

It's true, Jensen doesn't get as many personal attacks, though lately it seems that there's more hate aimed at him (his opinion on Destiel).

Character hate often spills over to hating on the actor. It's sad that they can't separate the two.

I actually saw a pretty revolting attack on both Jared and Jensen on Twitter yesterday regarding their supposed rampant misogynistic behaviour. Could their words be chosen a little better? Maybe. But I also think political correctness is ruining free speech. I din't find it even remotely offensive when Jared called Misha a girl. I say crap like that to my male friends all the time.

I don't think any of the actors on the show should EVER be asked, or expected to answer, questions regarding a gay relationship that is pure fantasy and in no way a part of the show. I've watched every series bar season 9 more than once and I haven't seen one single instance where I think it could be construed as something more than platonic between Dean and Castiel. To say that the show is queerbaiting by having close male bonds is thoroughly insulting to all men because it implies that men can't have deep and profound friendships with other men. Asking questions about shipping at cons is beyond rude. It's disrespectful. shipping is a fan thing not a show thing.

I wish people would leave their hate at the door.

But on a lighter note, I just posted some nice fluffy Jared love :)

Sorry for the late reply! I'm trying to catch up on my comments.

Ugh, more attacks on Jared and Jensen.

One of the reasons I think they're offended, is because Jared saying that SPN isn't about romance, rules out the possibility of Destiel happening. I saw a post somewhere that accused Jared of being homophobic, because he was ignoring the "obvious love story of SPN... Destiel." It's like they've totally lost the ability to separate fanon from canon.

*applauds* I agree 100 percent with everything you've said about shipping questions and Destiel.

Fluffy Jared love is always good. :)

Heard about you through the Spn grapevine what a grand idea.
I'm sure J and G will be touched.

I wish I could take credit for coming up with the idea but it was organised by some girls on tumblr. I just thought it deserved to be promoted as much as possible. But thank you for your lovely words :)

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