Rozaŭtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 8 months agoQueerbaiting rulemessage-squaremessage-square125fedilinkarrow-up1989arrow-down10
arrow-up1989arrow-down1message-squareQueerbaiting ruleRozaŭtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square125fedilink
minus-squarefireweed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months agoI can think of literally zero examples of this. Apparently I’m watching the wrong shows? (Or perhaps, the right shows?)
minus-squarepoppy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·8 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queerbaiting Has examples.
minus-squareflerp@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoSome of those seem a bit reaching. Will and Mike, seriously?
minus-squarepoppy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoI’ve not watched Stranger Things so idk about that one but some are definitely a reach lol.
minus-squareOkokimup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoJust rewatched Bridesmaids and it fits this pretty well.
minus-squareyessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoQueerbaiting is almost exclusively a thing that happens in badly written shows
I can think of literally zero examples of this. Apparently I’m watching the wrong shows? (Or perhaps, the right shows?)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queerbaiting
Has examples.
Some of those seem a bit reaching. Will and Mike, seriously?
I’ve not watched Stranger Things so idk about that one but some are definitely a reach lol.
Just rewatched Bridesmaids and it fits this pretty well.
Queerbaiting is almost exclusively a thing that happens in badly written shows