[ SECRET POST #4414 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4414 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

I also don't think they're the same thing, though fans probably interpret them similarly. On one hand, I always loved subtext and I still enjoy it much more than none at all. On the other hand, I guess I also am more cognizant of the fact that I'm to the point where I just want it to be canon?

Take anime. I think it can be both subtextual and queerbaiting because m/m stuff is done deliberately to please the BL crowds. But often the pairing isn't "queerbait-and-switched", there's no het endgame. And in anime, often even het pairings aren't explicit. I still like it, but I'd like it more if I saw an on-screen kiss. Something like Free was really exciting, but these days you have something like Yuri on Ice, too. (Though canon gay examples are still scarce in anime.)

Anyway, I'm happy to get excited about subtext, especially if it's done with serious consideration to the pairing. But I can't help thinking why it isn't explicit, what choice went into that, when we are passing the point of what censorship and/or scandal will allow.