[ SECRET POST #4414 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4414 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I don't think those are necessarily the same things? IDK tho man

[(Anonymous)]

Most of the time, they are - especially in that a large part of what was at one point deemed subtext and is now deemed queerbaiting is actually just fans actively seeking to paint any interaction between the characters they ship as supportive of that ship.

[(Anonymous)]

They're very difficult to disentangle in practice, but they're still different things in principle.

[(Anonymous)]

The way they're used in practice has rendered the principle all but useless.

[(Anonymous)]

I just don't agree? I think the distinction is significant - queerbaiting is specifically where someone intentionally includes subtext while textually denying it.

[(Anonymous)]

+1

[(Anonymous)]

I feel like this happens every time fandom learns a new term, it gets picked up, widely used, then overused, then misused, and it loses most of its meaning because it's applied to everything.