I get pissed off

[karadinart]

that people make posts on tumblr encouraging actors they ship to 'french kiss' for charity?
And people responding by saying 'let's make them do it!' 'let's have levels 10,000 for this, 25,000 for that!' There is a line between reality and porn. Fetishize the characters all you want, but leave the real people out of it.

The motivation for charity is (usually) compassion and empathy, making it about a need to satisfy your kink trivializes the hard work (in this case Jensen and Misha) do for their charities, helping kids with cancer and orphans for pete's sake.

It's part and parcel of the entitlement of some fans - who would be the first to lash out if you bashing their otp, but denigrating a real people and asking them to whore themselves out, np.

Do they not get how completely creepy this is?

Comments

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Well and truly said. And no, they never think for half a second, so they don't get it.

[mrsr58.livejournal.com]

LMAO, it's important to keep in mind that these people are, what, 12 years old? heh

[karadin.livejournal.com]

I hope they are 12, that would be their saving grace.

[unwritten-icons.livejournal.com]

Ugh, yes, I saw that on your tumblr. Some people, truly. It's just as you said: Characters are fictional - fetishizing them doesn't do much harm, but when you bring real people into the mix...yeah, no. Then again, this IS tumblr we're talking about.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

yep, yep, gotta agree.

[tripleransom.livejournal.com]

2 words: Cree. Pee.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

and Ick ee

[kinkthatwinked.livejournal.com]

I can just see it now, the "Taste Each Other's Tonsils For Cancer" campaign. Sounds catchy.

It would be one thing if this was the actors' idea. "Hey, let's titillate the fans to draw attention to our cause!" Then it would be kinda cool, actually. ;)

But you're saying the fans came up with the idea, and now believe they can browbeat the actors via Tumblr into feeling like they have to snog each other if they truly care about the cause?

You know, I've heard of auctioning off dates with someone for charity, but that's with the celebrity's consent. I've never heard of a celebrity being told, "If you want our money, you have to agree to date us!"

Hm, that last line sounds a lot like prostitution, doesn't it? But I'm sure the "brilliant" fans who came up with this idea don't see it that way.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

no no, it's not whoring yourself if it's for the kids!

note they never say which 'charity' and doubtless, as many people would pay them to keep their lips off each other.

[indigocat.livejournal.com]

There's fans out there that needs to have some sense knocked in their head.