I admit that I'm a little confused by some of the fandom reaction to incest in Supernatural, some of which seems to be, "Ooh pretty!" and not deal with any of the emotional, social, legal, familial, or religious fall out of such a relationship choice. Or the lifestyle and thought process which would lead to Sam and Dean choosing to have an incestuous relationship (here I am speaking specifically of sexual incest rather than the romantic emotional incest that I do believe is already occuring in canon). I want to know *why* they would take that next step toward sexualising their romance, though - as others before me have more eloquently pointed out - the sexualising of their incest is often what leads to the 'happy ending' of the fiction.
And John is definitely partially to blame for their emotional incest. However, I doubt that John, no matter how much he wanted them to depend upon one another, wanted them to sacrifice themselves for and rely so completely upon one another. On the other hand, some characters, like Bobby, seem to take it totally in stride that Sam and Dean behave in this manner. It makes me wonder if this kind of relationship is common in the hunting community where people are so socially and functionally isolated from one another.
For example, if I had a friend - especially a younger friend whom I viewed as a niece/nephew/son/daughter - who was willing to go to such extremes for his/her sibling, I would be very concerned. If such a person was willing to kill to save his/her sibling - and kill many people - I would likely try to do something to help him/her develop a healthier relationship/lifestyle, unless I thought that he/she would view me as a threat. I don't think Bobby thinks that Sam or Dean would hurt him (though he'd be right about Sam if he did think that), but he doesn't try to interfere or even suggest that the relationship is unhealthy/dangerous/wrong/bad. He just shrugs, grabs a book, and gets on with it.
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Date: 2008-10-04 09:17 pm (UTC)And John is definitely partially to blame for their emotional incest. However, I doubt that John, no matter how much he wanted them to depend upon one another, wanted them to sacrifice themselves for and rely so completely upon one another. On the other hand, some characters, like Bobby, seem to take it totally in stride that Sam and Dean behave in this manner. It makes me wonder if this kind of relationship is common in the hunting community where people are so socially and functionally isolated from one another.
For example, if I had a friend - especially a younger friend whom I viewed as a niece/nephew/son/daughter - who was willing to go to such extremes for his/her sibling, I would be very concerned. If such a person was willing to kill to save his/her sibling - and kill many people - I would likely try to do something to help him/her develop a healthier relationship/lifestyle, unless I thought that he/she would view me as a threat. I don't think Bobby thinks that Sam or Dean would hurt him (though he'd be right about Sam if he did think that), but he doesn't try to interfere or even suggest that the relationship is unhealthy/dangerous/wrong/bad. He just shrugs, grabs a book, and gets on with it.