My goodness, it was the #DateNight photo which rocked the fandom. This single Instagram post...
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set off the confetti, parades....
There was outrage, protests, controversy, wailing and gnashing of teeth, more triumphant chest thumping, snarling, fretting and worry, counter arguments, round tables, and Mutley snickering. I think there have probably been earthquakes with lower ratings on the Richter scale.
The beauty of the picture (in many of our eyes anyway *wink) was Jared's hashtag of #DateNight, despite the presence of Leo Resig, the gentleman in between Jared and Jensen. [Leo packs a pretty influential wallop behind him as CEO & co-founder of Resignation Media, owning a handful of websites, of which one is The Chive, an entertainment site geared towards the male population.]
The hashtag of DateNight is the straw that broke the camel's back of calm for the J2 believers and acceptance for the "non's" - not to mention a dollop of the acronym #AKF, publicly known to
mean "Always Keep Fighting" (a charity campaign associated with
Jared), but an abbreviation that could easily stand for something much more
"bighearted" and risqué...being date night and all. Gotta love
Jared. LOL!. The confetti was flowing and corks were popping as fans were elated to see Jared and Jensen together in Austin, TX, out on the town. The presence of Leo Resig was acknowledged as a sandwich creme buffer and the absence of the beards in the photo providing the extra fist pump to #DateNight, and a source of nervous outrage for the "non's".
"Hat" fans slipped into slumber with smiles on their faces, only to awaken the next morning (bar those who are in different time zones) and discover that elves had been at work.
Enter the countering Take that! - #DateNight pic:
Aaah, a bit of a twist to the picture now. The confetti took a pause as fans took a second look at this prairie dog pic, i.e. popping up out of nowhere. The hashtags which counted off Jared, Jensen, Genevieve and Tiffany's husband Leo seemed to be trying to insinuate that Tiffany and Danneel went rogue and left the #DateNight group. The timing of the picture was somewhere around midnight, enough hours after the posting of the Original Photo to flag wave 'reaction' and 'clean-up'. The elves had been scrambling....
Seems the elves were the ones who had huffed and puffed the most, doesn't it? Tiffany going to all the effort of hash tagging all of the invitees when Jared's Original Instagram had not. Even Leo Resig did not issue any other invites other than Jensen and Jared:
Oh, the ensuing debates and discussion. Does anyone else remember a past J2 #datenight which brought on this kind of reactionary drama? One might be hard pressed to recall as such, wouldn't they?
For those who argued for or wanted the
"Time for family". Who is missing from this picture?
"Date Night". Who is missing from that picture?
It would be worthy to note that the "PadaPink Family" photo came on the heels of the whole Genevieve-PopandSuki social media tidal wave period. There had also been beard-bonding...
and excessive, excessive (did I mention excessive?) usage of the children by the beards, particularly Genevieve. And the #DateNight picture came on the heels of what? This sideshow on May 26:
You can't see them, but the young boys Shep and Thomas are standing directly below Jared and Genevieve. A grandstand showing which headlined in Google searches as "advocating" for a law which had already passed both the Senate and House, and was merely awaiting the formality of the Texas governor's signature.
Both of these pictures posted by Jared came on the heels of distasteful time periods/events, and would seem to be strong Exhibit A's for what is also known in the closeted world as acting out. Acting out can occur when a closeted celebrity has had to go through a rigorous stunt or time period of heavy bearding. They've reached their brink; had enough. And they act out, leaving management with their hands full and in search of the mop and bucket.
One can now see why Jared has gone through several years of having his persona go through repeated washing/spin cycles. These two posted pictures reveal that strong spirit which still resides inside of him; a sharp contrast to mgmnt's game plan of devitalizing and muzzling, one which has been quite publicly successful. Louis Tomlinson would be another prime example of this same public relations victimization, er - strategy.
To Jared, Narnia tips the cap and raises the glass. We see what you did. We, like so, so many fans share in your enthusiasm for those you hold close to your heart. The message received loud and clear.
pic sources: Giphy, teamfreewill-imagine tumblr, scoopnest,
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