April 2012
4 posts
During the Jensen/Misha panel, a fan spoke up...
Fan on the mike asks Misha and Jensen about 'the beautiful, most special moment between Dean and Castiel.'
Jensen: "For censorship purposes, I believe that Misha said something along the lines of 'this is the most unmanly scene this show has ever filmed.' "
Fan yells: "He (Misha) said gay. Gay is not unmanly."
Jensen: "Oh he said gay. I was trying to be a little P.C. (politically correct)."
Same fan yelling: "Gay DOES NOT mean unmanly."
Jensen: "What?"
I think a fan who was closer repeated what the other fan said to Jensen. Cannot hear on the video.
Jensen: "No. No. I'm just, this is... ah (fully comprehending what was said). Well, in this case, it did."
On a personal note - I hear toss away comments like these all the time. I like Jensen. I get what he meant. I get that Jensen wasn't meaning to be offensive. But the words 'gay' and 'unmanly' are not interchangeable descriptions.
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I think andromakhe said it best. Unmanly was the right word to use. Gay was being used as a negative adjective to demean the scene, as if being "gay" is a bad thing. "Unmanly" is a lot less offensive and insulting because it doesn't single out a specific group of people based on how they live their lives. Saying "gay" as if it's a bad thing, does.
Now, I love Misha and I don't at all think he meant it in a negative way or was saying "gay" is a bad thing, but if anyone was using the incorrect wording, it was him, not Jensen.
The fact is, neither actor felt the scene worked for their characters. And I think of all the people involved in the show, the two actors who live in these characters skins each and every episode, know them best of all.
