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1. Urban Dictionary defines Queerbaiting succinctly as: “When an author/director/etc
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2. It doesn’t just end on The CW, however, a cultural phenomenon has been created amongst the entertainment industry called “Queerbaiting”. That is …
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3. What Counts as Queer Baiting? Queerbaiting is when the creative minds behind a piece of media tease LGBTQ representation -- in interviews, on social media, or even in conversations with fans -- but there is no actual canon representation.
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4. Ah, Queerbaiting! An age-old rite of passage of watching women share the same space — often right on top of each other or wrapped in each other’s arms! — on teevee.
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5. Queerbaiting has been coming up a lot in therapy recently
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6. Queerbaiting is a contentious term within online fan spaces
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7. Accusations of Queerbaiting in the 2018 music video for “Girls” compelled Rita Ora to reveal that she has in fact had relationships with women, but OUT explained why the pop star’s critics
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8. Queerbaiting and Fandom was a fascinating and accessible study of how fandom reacts to Queerbaiting, perceived and real
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9. Urban Dictionary defines Queerbaiting as, “A marketing technique used to attract queer viewers that involves creating romantic or sexual tension between two same-sex characters but never making it canon or evolving on it.” “But isn’t that just drumming up interest in the show?” you might ask
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10. Queerbaiting is similar but slightly different
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11. Queerbaiting is typically referring to the relationship between two characters; this relationship hints at a queer romance, but never actually depicts it, “baiting” a queer audience to consume their media in …
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12. Last summer, Rita Ora and Cardi B faced that reckoning when their queer fans asked if their song “Girls” was Queerbaiting in one of its cheapest forms
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13. Queerbaiting can be seen in the play Harry Potter and the Curse Child, between Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy
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14. What is Queerbaiting? According to Pink News, Queerbaiting is "a term which refers to authors, writers, or showrunners (etc.) attempting to attract an …
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15. Queerbaiting is a tactic used by media creators to hint at queer representation – particularly same-sex romances – without ever actually depicting LGBTQIA+ stories within their work
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16. Queerbaiting is defined as “When an author/director/etc
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17. Definition of Queerbaiting in the Definitions.net dictionary
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18. What does Queerbaiting mean? Information and translations of Queerbaiting in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.
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19. Queerbaiting is a phenomenon that has become increasingly prevalent in TV shows as society has grown more accepting and open toward homosexuality
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20. Queerbaiting is contextual, says Prof Ng, who believes the current frustration is born from a "mismatch" between what viewers expect in gay and lesbian representation and what pop culture is
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21. Queerbaiting comes in many forms
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22. Supernatural Has a Queerbaiting Problem That Needs to Stop
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23. Queerbaiting is a term used to describe when movies or TV shows suggest a queer relationship to attract queer viewers, but the relationship never …
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24. Pride Month 2020: Taylor Swift's growth from 'Queerbaiting and performative activism' to a champion of the cause
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25. Queerbaiting in entertainment media and pop culture
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26. From The Hays Code to the new phenomenon of "queercatching" - here is the history of Queerbaiting
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27. Queerbaiting is a marketing strategy that allows shows to get as large of an audience as possible
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28. “Queerbaiting and Fandom is an important and timely volume that belongs in the library of every fan studies scholar.”—Megan Condis, author, Gaming Masculinity: Trolls, Fake Geeks, and the Gendered Battle for Online Culture (Iowa, 2018)
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29. In the latest episode from the Only Stans podcast, music industry obsessives Ryan and Taylor start a conversation on whether the video is Queerbaiting, an appropriation of LGBTQ+ culture, or …
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30. An examination into accusations of Queerbaiting, and what the term actually means.(Also remember: I am doing a Q&A video when I'm back from Iceland, so if yo
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31. New Netflix period drama Bridgerton has been accused of Queerbaiting after highlighting gay sex in its trailer but avoiding queer storylines.
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32. Queerbaiting on BBC’s Sherlock was all about the hypocrisy and the tease, but passing Queerbaiting off as audience fantasies will never be okay
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33. Queerbaiting is when writers and producers of media (usually film and TV) hint at a relationship between two same sex characters, to lure in an LGBTQA+ audience, with no intention of delivering.
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34. Queerbaiting often portrays these homosexual relationships as heterosexual, platonic relationships that were misunderstood, and Emmett Scout, who has written extensively on the controversial subject offered his thoughts on why that was a problem, stating that "this dynamic is often set up in such a way that the characters and creators must
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35. Even TV Guide was calling out the show for Queerbaiting, all the way back in 2014
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36. Queerbaiting is a real thing celebrities do to trend or promote projects, however I would personally drop dead before I ever used a public platform to question someone’s sexuality by dissecting their dating/sexual history.
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37. Queerbaiting ist ein Vorwurf, der immer öfter an Medienschaffende aller Art gerichtet wird
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38. Queerbaiting is usually said to mean leading a LGBT fanbase to believe there will be representation in media when there's not in the end
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39. Queerbaiting is the practice of hinting at, but not actually depicting, a potential same-sex romantic relationship
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40. I hope it’s obvious by now what the difference between Queerbaiting and queer coding is
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41. ‘Queerbaiting’ is a pejorative fan-coined term that refers to the media practice of deliberately hinting at, or advertising, queer representation to attract and gain the investments of LGBTQ viewers without ever following through on this promise
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42. In a new interview, Yungblud responded to accusations that he's Queerbaiting
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43. However, this has also apparently led to some criticism from skeptics who accused him of Queerbaiting.And now, the musician is finally rebuffing the speculation.
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44. Queerbaiting is a term that exists mostly in fan communities, and refers to the writers or creators of a world (whether of a movie franchise, a book series, or a TV show) using injections of
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The derogatory term "queerbaiting" is meant to imply that this is done for the purpose of attracting ("baiting") a queer audience with the ultimately unrealized suggestion of relationships that appeal to them.
According to media scholars, the perceived increase in queerbaiting reflects a shift towards a more positive perception of queer relationships in modern societies – and therefore, in a sense, societal progress.
Queerbaiting is contextual, says Prof Ng, who believes the current frustration is born from a "mismatch" between what viewers expect in gay and lesbian representation and what pop culture is actually providing. Now that people are getting used to increased representation, they want more respectful and meaningful depictions.