But your experience isn't everyone's experience. And your view of the world isn't the only view of the world. That's the main problem I have with what you're saying; you're disregarding absolutely every point of view except your own.
And, yes, I think those things matter very much, but I also don't think it's a step forward to have characters who are completely defined by their gender/race/sexuality. For instance, I don't write my gay characters as gay characters; I write them as guys who happen to be attracted to men.
And you say Sam and Dean feel isolated in their lives. I completely disagree with that. They've always been cut off from the world so they've adapted and made their worlds just about them, so I don't think they go looking for incest relationships elsewhere to make them feel more accepted because their brother is the only other person that matters to them, and they no longer need to be accepted by a society that's already rejected them. Not saying you're wrong; just saying that I see this differently.
And, as I'll say again, I DO see that as realistic. As realistic as I see Dean having trouble with it, because we actually don't know HOW he'd react since we haven't seen him in that situation. And because everyone has a different interpretation of Dean's character. I, personally, don't think Dean cares about other people's genders/sexualities; the only time he's seemed uncomfortable with it is when someone of the same sex is hitting on him. And he didn't seem disgusted at all to me; he just seemed flustered and out of his element. And it's SAM; IMO, he'd accept Sam in any form, as long as Sam was happy. So I'd be perfectly reading a transgender!Sam with supportive!Dean. I don't accept that that story is unrealistic just because you say it is.
And whatever stories you come up with aren't wrong either. But saying those fics are wrong isn't right, IMO, because just because you don't see it that way doesn't mean that others don't and it doesn't mean they're wrong.
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And, yes, I think those things matter very much, but I also don't think it's a step forward to have characters who are completely defined by their gender/race/sexuality. For instance, I don't write my gay characters as gay characters; I write them as guys who happen to be attracted to men.
And you say Sam and Dean feel isolated in their lives. I completely disagree with that. They've always been cut off from the world so they've adapted and made their worlds just about them, so I don't think they go looking for incest relationships elsewhere to make them feel more accepted because their brother is the only other person that matters to them, and they no longer need to be accepted by a society that's already rejected them. Not saying you're wrong; just saying that I see this differently.
And, as I'll say again, I DO see that as realistic. As realistic as I see Dean having trouble with it, because we actually don't know HOW he'd react since we haven't seen him in that situation. And because everyone has a different interpretation of Dean's character. I, personally, don't think Dean cares about other people's genders/sexualities; the only time he's seemed uncomfortable with it is when someone of the same sex is hitting on him. And he didn't seem disgusted at all to me; he just seemed flustered and out of his element. And it's SAM; IMO, he'd accept Sam in any form, as long as Sam was happy. So I'd be perfectly reading a transgender!Sam with supportive!Dean. I don't accept that that story is unrealistic just because you say it is.
And whatever stories you come up with aren't wrong either. But saying those fics are wrong isn't right, IMO, because just because you don't see it that way doesn't mean that others don't and it doesn't mean they're wrong.