What is the role of fan communities in advocating for more explicit representation?

Mar 22, 2017 ... An issue that has plagued media for quite some time is “queer-baiting,” which is a term that, unfortunately, does not mean fishing with gay ... Mar 1, 2017 ... According to fanlore.org, “queerbaiting” is a term used to describe the attempt by canon creators to woo queer fans and/or slash fans, but with ... Nov 29, 2022 ... Queerbaiting is the practice of writing characters that hint at but don't actually depict queerness. It's a marketing strategy to tap into the ... Jul 9, 2021 ... Queerbaiting is when a piece of media hints at queerness being present in it, but doesn't actually include any queer representation. Through studying internet fan communities, this thesis, with the focus on TV shows, analyses what is meant with the term queerbaiting and how it works as an. Dec 12, 2022 ... At its core, the term is used to bait audiences into believing that one or more characters in any piece of media are part of the queer community ... Queerbaiting is a term originally reclaimed as a means of queer activism through fan ... Queer-baiting: What is it and why is it harmful? Independent ... Feb 1, 2016 ... For those of you who aren't familiar with the term, queerbaiting is a tactic that TV shows and movies have used to draw in queer audiences by ... 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 ... The harassment, abuse, or targeted provocation of LGBTQ people (esp., in early use, gay men). Cf. gay-baiting n.