ZombiePlatypus
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So thanks to a friend, I've become a casual LttP Supernatural fan. Seems like a really cool fun show, and eager to check out the anime after I catch up on the show proper.
But...wtf is going on with some fans of this show!? Apparently there's a subset of fans who believe that the two male leads (who play brothers on the show) are actually a couple in real life, and that their wives, and children are just beards and baby-beards. That both wives just used pillows during pregnancy. Kids now must just be adopted or something. Shipping real life actors together and doubling down with tinhat conspiracy theories that your shipping fantasies being reality is something I didn't realize was ...a thing.
You can google Supernatural "J2 Tinhat shipping" to find some stuff, but here are some examples:
On why the two main leads facetime with their wives during conventions
Yeah...clearly this is a forced PR stunt to keep their clandestine love a secret
Well ok
My favorite thing about this is that these "J2" shippers feel like their "totally real life" shipped relationship is threatened by the other, 3rd actor and seem to (for whatever reason) have disdain for him.
I mean, why.
They even went so far as to get a more prominent fan banned from a convention, just cause she was (more of a fan?) of this other actor.
link.
These aren't all just kids or tweens though. Some of these peoples are adults. With Children. How does this happen.
It's an insanely deep rabbit hole, and I've only seen the tip of the iceberg. But, if you have downtime and want to read more insanity, here's a detailed recounting of fan insanity that starts with LotR and Harry Potter then spills into Supernatural. Again, it's a long read, but I'll list some highlights to let you know what you're in for:
Have fun.
But...wtf is going on with some fans of this show!? Apparently there's a subset of fans who believe that the two male leads (who play brothers on the show) are actually a couple in real life, and that their wives, and children are just beards and baby-beards. That both wives just used pillows during pregnancy. Kids now must just be adopted or something. Shipping real life actors together and doubling down with tinhat conspiracy theories that your shipping fantasies being reality is something I didn't realize was ...a thing.
You can google Supernatural "J2 Tinhat shipping" to find some stuff, but here are some examples:
On why the two main leads facetime with their wives during conventions
Yeah...clearly this is a forced PR stunt to keep their clandestine love a secret
Well ok
My favorite thing about this is that these "J2" shippers feel like their "totally real life" shipped relationship is threatened by the other, 3rd actor and seem to (for whatever reason) have disdain for him.
I mean, why.
They even went so far as to get a more prominent fan banned from a convention, just cause she was (more of a fan?) of this other actor.
link.
These aren't all just kids or tweens though. Some of these peoples are adults. With Children. How does this happen.
It's an insanely deep rabbit hole, and I've only seen the tip of the iceberg. But, if you have downtime and want to read more insanity, here's a detailed recounting of fan insanity that starts with LotR and Harry Potter then spills into Supernatural. Again, it's a long read, but I'll list some highlights to let you know what you're in for:
- Changing sex WITHOUT being trans
- Putting together fake conventions, stranding actors and running with fans' money
- Channeling spirit energies with Orlando Bloom and Elijah Wood
- Starting a Harry Potter writing class cult with fasting
- Claiming to have Son taken away. "Son" is a freaking sparrow
- FUCKIGN MURDER
- Meeting a "priestess" in a college theater class and being identified as "A RARE LESBIAN PALADIN."
Have fun.
