Toxic Representation & The Weaponisation Of Queerbaiting

This week we discuss representation, toxic identity politics and celebrity queerbaiting. 

We talk about the cancellation of Constance Wu, the way we punish actors for not representing their communities perfectly, and how fandom weaponised the term “queerbaiting” to punish Kit Connor. 

 

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Mitch: @mitchs.miscellanea & Linktree

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Sources

Selena Gomez Wasn't Sure She Was Ready To Tell This Story

HotD Needs More Female Directors Because *That* Finale Scene Was Needlessly Traumatising For Viewers

Just Gonna Say It: Constance Wu's Heartbreaking Sexual Harassment Story Is Familiar To All WOC 

What is 'queerbaiting' and how did the internet turn it into a weapon? | SBS The Feed 

Queerbaiting and Fandom, edited by Joseph Brennan, 2019

“The Queer Public and its Problem with Representation,” Tyler Quick, The Velvet Light Trap No. 86, 2020