How can we develop a more nuanced and critical vocabulary for discussing issues of representation in media?

Apr 3, 2022 ... Queer representation is usually stereotypical or a subtext in programs, meaning that the LGBT community feels like they cannot represent ... Feb 15, 2023 ... — a number that, for many older gay people, can induce a kind of bitter skepticism that's our own problem: “Yeah, but how many of you mean it? Jul 14, 2022 ... “Queerbaiting,” as a term, emerged as a way to describe the use of hollow, superficial, or inauthentic LGBTQ+ representation in media such as ... Feb 24, 2015 ... I mean, that's how you win at the YouTube game, through thumbnail and title optimisation.” It's important to note that click-bait – or thumbnail ... Nov 27, 2022 ... Wikipedia (please forgive me) defines queerbaiting as “a marketing technique for fiction and entertainment in which creators hint at, but then ... One major difference between these two is that queer coding is essentially a neutral concept, while queerbaiting usually has negative connotations, and is seen ... Jul 25, 2021 ... Secondly, it is clear from this definition that queerbaiting has primarily (though not wholly) been used to describe actions that occur ... Aug 30, 2022 ... Queerbaiting can look like veering from gender-conforming clothing choices to prominent same-sex kisses. What deems something queerbaiting is ... Sep 18, 2023 ... Related to celebrities and performers, the term queerbaiting is used to refer to the performers making references to queer identity, without ... Feb 19, 2018 ... I hope it's obvious by now what the difference between queerbaiting and queer coding is. One is a finger trap, meant to leave you more ...