Jensen ackles gay

Jensen Ackles has opened up about having a non-binary main character in the Supernatural prequel show The Winchesters. Supernatural may have drawn to an emotional close in but. Jensen Ross Ackles (born March 1, ) is an American actor and musician.

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He gained recognition for his portrayal of Dean Winchester in The WB / CW dark fantasy drama series Supernatural (–) and appearing in television series such as NBC 's Days of Our Lives as Eric Brady which earned him several Daytime Emmy Award nominations. There was Jensen Ackles reading Castiel’s lines in a stereotypical lisping gay voice to the raucous laughter of Misha Collins and the crowd in , or joking about a frequent setting called.

As the cult favorite show draws to a close, Insider spoke to current and former "Supernatural" fans about the series' complicated legacy with LGBTQ representation, and how it ultimately failed to. Jensen Ackles. Actor: Supernatural. Jensen Ross Ackles, better known as simply Jensen Ackles, was born on March 1, , in Dallas, Texas, to Donna Joan (Shaffer) and actor Alan Ackles.

He has English, German, and Scottish ancestry. Jensen grew up in Richardson, Texas, together with his older brother, Joshua, and a younger sister, Mackenzie. Jensen graduated from Dartmouth Elementary School in. After 15 series and episodes, cult series Supernatural drew to a close on 19 November It delves into the fan debate on whether Dean actor Jensen Ackles is homophobic, framed in the context of the queerbaiting concept.

Textual analysis is performed on five relevant threads created between and , which have attracted in excess of responses. This concept is underscored by tensions between homosexuals and slash fans — which few scholars have explored see Brennan a, b — and related debates on the intentions behind and value of a fan practice that homoeroticises popular media characters. I argue that what this debate is really about is open discussion of homosexual suggestion, representation, and visibility, as well as ownership over this issue.

But also, insight is provided into the views of particular subcultural communities male homosexuals and slash fans grappling with the potential that their object of interest Ackles may disapprove of who they are, and what they desire. Jensen Ackles as subcultural celebrity. As Melanie Bourdaa et al. Comparison between Ackles and Collins here is deliberate, because both are subcultural celebrities best known for their work on Supernatural yet they engage this status in contrasting ways.

Whereas Ackles has been seen to discourage homoerotic fan readings, Collins is perceived as appreciative of such interpretations that involve his and other male characters in the series see Wilkinson , p. I juxtapose Ackles and Collins at the end of this article when I consider audience perceptions of celebrity homophobia Ackles versus queerbaiting Collins. Hills and Williams , p. Reading discourses of a cult TV star on the DataLounge forum.

Straight talking: Readings of masculinity in Supernatural. At its core, Supernatural chronicles the exploits of brothers Dean Ackles and Sam Padalecki as they drive through Middle America fighting evil as it manifests itself in the supernatural. The focus on the brotherly bond of two men implicated in a universal struggle between good and evil also makes Supernatural a story in which themes of masculinity and hetero sexuality play an important role.

As the eldest of two brothers, who by the end of the first episode of the second season [Season. Episode] II. George , p. The Impala, George , p. Then five years later, in November 8 November hereafter , the following is drawn from the first 10 replies of a thread that garnered more than responses:. One thing that always strikes me when I watch that show is that he is affecting the pitch of his voice.

Is this something that he acknowledges doing? It is all growly and rumbly. They have both joked about it on those panel interviews. It also suggests that by attending to debate on Ackles himself, we must also recognise the importance of his best-known character performance, who has also been accused of homophobia. There is a point to be made here regarding subcultural celebrities and the characters they portray.

Sara Gwenllian Jones observed something similar in her essay on Lucy Lawless, who portrayed the title character in cult series Xena: Warrior Princess — Jones , p.

This is arguably even more the case with Ackles and the character Dean. Straight acting: Readings of sexuality in Supernatural. In my analysis of Supernatural slash photo fan art, 10 I Brennan a, p.