[ SECRET POST #3510 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3510 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[Stephen King]


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03.
[John Green]


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04.
[American Gods]


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05.
[Charlie Hunnam in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword]


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06.
[Penn & Teller: Fool Us]


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[Steven Universe]


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08.
[Questionable Content]


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[Ghostbusters 2016]











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Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 53 secrets from Secret Submission Post #502.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Comments

Re: queerbaiting?

[(Anonymous)]

If they ship it, it's queerbaitimg.

That seems to be the level of logic required these days.

I think it came from a shift over the last decade. It used to be, same sex friendships would be written with gay jokes or they could play up relationship drama as if they were a romantic couple, and it was always obviously not going to happen. But then people started asking why, criticizing the inclusion of queer themes with no actual queer people in sight. Which I am in favor of. But it's not because the gay jokes were a promise the creators failed to deliver on *cough*spn

I think there are still shows who should get this criticism, because tons of creators still see queerness as a punchline or a way to add drama while not actually representing any one who isn't straight. But as the culture shifts and creators include more queer rep, I think this argument holds less weight.
Including queer subtext with no intention of following through is not a crime in itself.
But fans are using it as a bludgeon to make their ship canon and it makes me want to burn down the Internet.