Hi, do you wanna know what shows up when I search for the definition of queerbaiting? Of course you do!!
That. That is what queerbaiting is. It is a marketing technique “oh, these two characters act really romantic and have more tension than the canon ships but it’s up to the fans! Their sexuality is ambiguous!”
Jemily is queerbaiting esp with s16 having them basically not interact at all because it feels a lot like the creators just didn’t wanna deal with the mess they made
That one supernatural ship is queerbaiting, swanqueen is queerbaiting, that one Merlin ship is queer baiting, the referenced Holmes and Watson is queerbaiting.
THASMIN ISNT!!! Yaz is confirmed to like women, she’s confirmed to like the doctor! The doctor is confirmed to like yaz (seriously. What else could “if it were anyone, it’d be you” about DATING mean?!), they are confirmed to like each other and they talk about it!! They’re mutually aware of their attraction and mutually aware that it can’t happen! Thats not fucking queerbaiting!
It’s not implying or suggesting or insinuating or subtext. It’s not even that SUBTLE! No, they don’t don’t look you in the eye, hold your hand and say “yes, I am attracted to women and in love with her” but they don’t need to!! “Have you told her?” “She likes you, y’know” “if it were anyone, it’d be you.” “Not a bad date, am I?” “No.” How else are you supposed to take those scenes?!
I can’t decide if people who say thasmin is queerbaiting are just fucking stupid or maliciously ignorant but damn I’m getting tired of it. Like I’ve only been in this fandom for like 6 months, if that, how have y’all dealt with this for YEARS???