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Why 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' is the latest to join the rank of Queerbaiting, while insulting the Bisexual Community.

 Okay, I don't know if anyone else is saying this about the show. But I sure as hell am.  What is Queerbaiting , you might be asking. That's easy enough to answer - Queerbaiting is when a show or movie uses the tease of a Queer character and/or Queer relationship to draw in LGBTQIA+ viewers with no intention of actually delivering.   The Summer I Turned Pretty 's Jeremiah Fisher is the latest victim of this ridiculous and unethical marketing nonsense.  In the books, Jere is straight. However, the tv show made a different choice. Jenny Han - whom is also the author of the book series - decided to make Jere Bisexual .  This was great news for the Queer Community. Having representation in a show that was projected to be a huge hit was a great step for us. Having that character be Bisexual, a group of our Community that has been facing way too much judgement and hate, made it even better. However, we were quickly let down.  In season 1 episode 2, Jeremiah poi...

Malec, Shadowhunters, and Their Effect on This AroAce, 6 Years After Saying Goodbye

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Mr. and Mr. Lightwood - Bane, Photo Edit by Me  I have always known of the show, Shadowhunters . As a fan of Katherine McNamara and Harry Shum Jr. and of shows that are supernatural, and fantasy, and dark, and different, how could I not. Unfortunately, when the show premiered in 2016, I was embroiled in a relationship with a partner that did not like my taste in anything and - therefore - only allowed me to watch shows and movies she liked and deemed appropriate.  Shadowhunters was not one of them.  When the show returned for it's final run, in February of 2019, that relationship had, mercifully, ended and I had moved back to my hometown. I was taking care of my mother, who had started showing signs of illness. I was reconnecting with people I had not seen in years. And I was doing everything I could to not think of that relationship.  Not because I wasn't over it, but because I was baffled by how quickly I recovered and moved on. And the confusion about myself th...

The Tease of Sterek and Buddie. Queerbaiting and Following Through

  Defining Sterek and Buddie - Sterek is the 'ship name for the characters of Stiles Stilinski and Derek Hale on the MTV show, Teen Wolf. Teen Wolf ran on the cable channel from 2011-2017. Buddie is the 'ship name for the characters of Evan 'Buck' Buckley and Eddie Diaz on the show 9-1-1. 9-1-1 ran on the broadcast channel, FOX, from 2018-2023. As of March 2024, and with it's 7th season, it is now on ABC.  Teen Wolf Stars Quotes on Sterek 'In the past, anytime I've been asked about [Sterek], I feel like it's come out wrong. But it is a big thing, and we support it. We support everything the fans like, and however they love the show is how they love the show. We love that." - Dylan O'Brien in an interview with TVLine's Andy Swift on March 24, 2014 https://tvline.com/interviews/teen-wolf-season-3-finale-spoilers-dylan-obrien-interview-504103/   "The Sterek stuff, you know, it's weird. I feel like every once in awhile I'd see somet...