And it wasn't only fangirls who noticed the dynamic. [http://www.nathanexposed.com/blog/2005/11/supernatural-is-supergay.html Gay blogger Nathan Exposed] wrote in November 2005 "It’s like the Hardy Boys, only gayer. The cheese factor is no surprise. This is the WB, after all. But I love the awkward sexual tension between the brothers."
In December 2006 Sera Gamble admitted to teasing Eric Kripke by referring to the story the writers were telling as [[The Epic Love Story of Sam and Dean]], a phrase later used by Eric Kripke himself in the [[Season 5 DVD]] commentary to [[5.04 The End]].
Obviously pairing Sam and Dean in a sexual relationship is something does not appeal to all fans, and some are strongly opposed to it. On In the early days of the fandom particularly on [[Livejournal]], which was then the centre of the fandom for writing, art and vidding, Wincest and non-Wincest fans have generally co-existed peacefully in the fandom and there has been very was little [[wank]]. From the start of the fandom, many Many fanfic authors have written wrote across both [[Gen]] and Wincest genres, which probably lessened the likelihood of opposing camps arising. T
Due to the fact that there are so few recurring characters on the Show available as potential partners for Sam and Dean in fanfiction, [[slash]] fans who were uncomfortable with Wincest moved into writing and reading [[Jsquared]] fic, many of whom would previously have avoided [[RPF|RPS]] fandoms. This lead to the phrase "Supernatural fandom - where RPS is the moral high ground"!
After the appearance of Some communities on [[CastielLivejournal]] in Season Four, the pairing and message board forums ban mentions of [[Dean/CastielWincest]] offered a non-incestuous . For example [[SlashSupernatural.tv]] pairingstates "This community as a whole has nothing against homosexuality, but this is a site about Supernatural--two brothers with no romantic feelings for each other--and attracted a new crop changing their relationship changes the characters we tune in to watch every week. As another site states, fans borrow characters when they use them in creative work. If fans change major aspects of writers to the fandomcharacters, they might as well create original characters."
Some communities on [[Livejournal]] and message board forums ban mentions of [[Wincest]]. For example [[''Supernatural'' is certainly not the first fandom to feature a popular incestuous pairing.tv]] states "This community as a whole has nothing against homosexualityThere's the Weasleys, Draco and Lucius Malfoy and the Black family from ''Harry Potter'', Simon and River Tam from ''Firefly'', but this is a site about Supernatural--two the Eppes brothers with no romantic feelings for each other--and changing their relationship changes in ''Numb3rs'', all the characters we tune Petrellis in to watch every week. As another site states''Heroes'', fans borrow characters when they use them and not forgetting Luke and Leia in creative work''Star Wars''. If fans change major aspects of characters, they might as well create original characters In [[RPF]] Gerard and Mikey Way from ''My Chemical Romance'' have been a popular pairing."
''Supernatural'' is certainly not After the first fandom to feature appearance of [[Castiel]] in Season Four, the pairing of [[Dean/Castiel]], which offered a popular non-incestuous [[Slash]] pairing, become incredibly popular. There's the WeasleysOver time, Draco and Lucius Malfoy probably inevitably, a deep animosity arose between Destiel and the Black family from ''Harry Potter''Wincest fans, Simon and River Tam from ''Firefly'', became the Eppes brothers in ''Numb3rs'', all the Petrellis in ''Heroes'', and not forgetting Luke and Leia in ''Star Wars''. In fandoms main [[RPFShipping War]] Gerard . Pejorative terms used by Destiel fans for those who shipped Wincest include Wincesties and Mikey Way from ''My Chemical Romance'' have been Wincels. (a popular pairing in recent yearsmasshup of Wincest and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incel Incel]).
==Themes in Wincest==
