Dominic Sherwood
| Name: | Domophobe Anthony "Dom" Sherwood |
| Also Known As: | Dominic Sherwood |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Medium: | Television/Movies |
| Works: | Shadowhunters, Vampire Academy |
| Official Website(s): | Twitter, Instagram |
| Fan Website(s): | domsherwood.com, Dominic Sherwood Online, Dominic Sherwood Fan |
| On Fanlore: | Related pages |
Dominic Sherwood is an English actor and model. He is best known for his role as Jace Wayland in the Freeform television series Shadowhunters.
In RPF fiction, Dominic is often paired with Shadowhunter co-star Matthew Daddario.
Homophobic slur controversy
In November 2017, Matthew Daddario held a Facebook live stream with fans. During the stream, Dominic entered the room and greeted his castmate by referring to him as a 'fag'. The Shadowhunter fandom reacted strongly to this incident. A large number of fans were deeply upset with Dom's casual usage of a homophobic slur and some even called for him to be recast. Many also found it shocking that he would call Matt a 'fag' particularly because Matt portrays a canonically queer character on the show.[1]
Later on the same day, Dom posted an apology on Instagram, describing his behaviour as "disgusting". In the video, Dominic says he holds himself "fully accountable" and that he wasn't trying to "make excuses".[2]
The incident gained sudden controversy within fandom. Soon after the incident, Matthew Daddario was a trended search on Tumblr, where many people commended Matt's handling of the situation. The incident, however, caused a divide within fandom between those who hate Dominic for his actions, and those who don't. This is particularly clear from the Twitter hastags used by fans:
- #WeLoveYouDom: This hashtag was used by people who still loved and appreciated Dom regardless of his actions.
- #RecastJace: Many fans called for Jace (Dominic's character) to be recast due to the incident. One petition for his recast gained over 1000 signatures.[3]
- #FireDomSherwood: This hashtag was often used together with #RecastJace.
- #StopHateDom
Sample Fanworks
Fanfiction
- An Unfortuate Event by thatshiphasbeensunk Matt feels like crap, and Dom is there to help him out. (Matthew Daddario/Dominic Sherwood sickfic)
- Dom/Matt, skype sex in the Hearts of Malace fanfiction by sephirothflame. The same fanfiction contains multiple Dom/Matt chapters and some Dom/Matt/Harry ficlets.
Fanvids
- the best of: dominic sherwood by Agronsky
- Kat McNamara & Dom Sherwood - Endlessly by Zoya Zaitseva
- matthew daddario + dominic sherwood ➽ no kissing by WIRWENxx
- domberto || good life (dominic sherwood + alberto rosende) by keepxdreaming
References
- ^ "Shadowhunters actor Dominic Sherwood says sorry for using gay slur".
{{cite web}}:|archive-url=requires|archive-date=(help) on the BBC - ^ Instagram post by domsherwood
- ^ #RecastJace on Change.org