Queerbait - Tumblr Posts
if you watch a show just because there are lgbtwhateverletter characters on it then I'm proud to say that the existance of queerbaiting is entirely your fault for being so visibly manipulable
I’m sorry I recognize queerbait when there is one like…were you there in 2014 when Sherlock sets up a love confession to John only for it to end with “Sherlock is actually a girl’s name”? Because I was and I still have nightmares about it 💀
Willing to bet that Dr. Brenner will be murdered in Pt. II and then in S5 some dude will show up and say "Marty was my partner and I have some secrets to tell you".
Maybe I'm wrong, but I the more people say "X show is queerbait!" or "X actor is queerbaiting!", the more I feel like screaming.
1.- INDIVIDUALS DON'T QUEERBAIT. COMPANIES QUEERBAIT. AN ACTOR, OF ANY SEXUALITY, PLAYING A QUEER CHARACTER IS NOT QUEERBAITING.
2.- Queer doesn't just mean gay men and women. Aro and ace people, who are very often left out of queer discussions and conversations, can have queer(platonic) relationships. Just because they don't kiss or have sex doesn't make it queerbaiting.
3.- Least importantly, it makes me feel like queer relationships in shows have to develop quickly. Queer people don't get slow burns in TV. Yes, I know the joke, that lesbians move in with each other after two weeks or something, but sometimes the writers want to share a queer story throughout various episodes/seasons, and that is not queerbaiting. And if the character (who has had queer relationships with others) doesn't end up with anyone romantically, that is not queerbaiting either.
I'm not sure if the last point makes any sense, but I don't see people talk about it and I like slow burns. I want variety with queer characters and relationships. Not just cis, white, able-bodied gay relationships (unless your story is about transphobia, racism or ableism within the community) who look at each other once and then hold hands next scene, then marry the next episode. GIVE ME PINING. PINING ISN'T QUEERBAITING.
On this note, I want to write a queerplatonic relationship (in horror ofc, as I am currently obsessing over horror), but if people tell me I'm queerbaiting I swear I will rIP HEADS OFF (I promise everyone I am not a violent person).
ALSO YES, I AM STILL WRITING THE TRANS RELIGIOUS SMALL TOWN HORROR !!
Maybe I'm wrong, but I the more people say "X show is queerbait!" or "X actor is queerbaiting!", the more I feel like screaming.
1.- INDIVIDUALS DON'T QUEERBAIT. COMPANIES QUEERBAIT. AN ACTOR, OF ANY SEXUALITY, PLAYING A QUEER CHARACTER IS NOT QUEERBAITING.
2.- Queer doesn't just mean gay men and women. Aro and ace people, who are very often left out of queer discussions and conversations, can have queer(platonic) relationships. Just because they don't kiss or have sex doesn't make it queerbaiting.
3.- Least importantly, it makes me feel like queer relationships in shows have to develop quickly. Queer people don't get slow burns in TV. Yes, I know the joke, that lesbians move in with each other after two weeks or something, but sometimes the writers want to share a queer story throughout various episodes/seasons, and that is not queerbaiting. And if the character (who has had queer relationships with others) doesn't end up with anyone romantically, that is not queerbaiting either.
I'm not sure if the last point makes any sense, but I don't see people talk about it and I like slow burns. I want variety with queer characters and relationships. Not just cis, white, able-bodied gay relationships (unless your story is about transphobia, racism or ableism within the community) who look at each other once and then hold hands next scene, then marry the next episode. GIVE ME PINING. PINING ISN'T QUEERBAITING.