Fans are slamming Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles for rape "joke"

Publish Date: Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 4:04PM

Supernatural's Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles have come under major fire after casually making a joke about date rape.

The pair, who are affectionately nicknamed J2, made the joke in response to a question at the Creation Entertainment's Official Supernatural Convention.

When a fan asked about pick-up lines, Jared said all of his were "really offensive", but proceeded to say: "Excuse me, does this rag smell like chloroform to you?"

Jensen replied with: "No, Mr Cosby."

More than 50 women have accused Cosby of drugging and/or sexually assaulting them, amongst many other cases of sexual harassment and assault currently coming to light in Hollywood.

Immediately the pair were flooded with backlash from fans online.

I don't care how nice they are, j2 making a rape joke at the con Sunday is not cool. Rape jokes are NEVER funny. Ever. Period.
— Amy (@azuramariposa) November 1, 2017

Haven’t been a fan of Supernatural for long, but I was enjoying getting in to the storyline until the J2(as they are known)decided to make a horrible joke about rape at their convention! Seriously? Trivializing the horror that too many women face is disgusting. #formerfan
— Sherry Denise Naron (@naron495) October 31, 2017

Would j2 still find rape jokes funny if their daughters suffered the same fate? Rape is no joke. @JensenAckles @jarpad
— Elise Cox (@Elisecoxx) October 31, 2017

I admire J2 for all their support and charity work, but that doesn't make making rape jokes ok. Especially in light of Weinstein. https://t.co/Qy8PIQRvYP
— Riath Lirael (@Riath84) October 31, 2017

Do not come at me trying to defend j2 over the rape joke. It's not just harmless fun. It normalises rape in our culture.
— claire (@SOFTLOKl) October 31, 2017

Note: the comments were made at the 1:20 minute mark.

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