A little look at queer-coding (and queer-baiting) within media ☀️
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Queer-coding is when a character’s “subtextual coding” is queer. Queer-coding is different from queer-baiting because the latter is an intentional hinting at queerness without any intention of ever actually including lgbtq+ rep.
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One of the most popular examples of queer-baiting in media is from the show Supernatural. The show continually hints at a very strong relationship between two lead male characters but nothing is ever explicitly stated.
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The memes above highlight a specifically queer-coded ‘ship’ from MTV show Teen Wolf.
Thiam, as is the ship name consists of Liam Dunbar (beta werewolf) and Theo Raeken (first chimera).
#thiam is the most written ship for both characters and is the tenth most written Teen Wolf ship tag.
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This example was chosen because during the two seasons the characters were on the show together, they had great chemistry and plenty of moments that were subtly queer, or queer-coded.
This is a common trend in Teen Wolf where their characters are deftly ad quite possibly unintentionally coded in an lgbtq+ way. Other popular non-canon, same sex ships from said show include, but are not limited to: #scisaac #sterek #allydia #malira with valid reasoning for each, as their characters are all, for lack of a better term… fruity
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This was supposed to be 2 sentences ;)
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#queercoding #queerbaiting #queerbait #queercodedvillain #theoraeken #liamdunbar #teenwolf #mtv #gaygaze #queergaze #wgs180_s23 #myedit #memes #abitalksabtteenwolf #lgtbq #lgbtq🌈
Like this on insta too pls 😉
