Queerbaiting
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Queerbaiting is a term used for when creators hint at and code a relationship as queer, but never actually make it explicitly queer, in order to attract a queer audience. In Supernatural the charge of queerbaiting has been leveled at the relationship between Dean and Castiel.
See Meta Essays for further discussion on characters' sexuality, as well as Wincest and Destiel.
The following are articles about queerbaiting in Supernatural.
Definition and history of Queer Baiting on Fanlore
2013
- Romano, Aja. 2013. How One Question Triggered a Supernatural Meltdown. The Daily Dot, May 6; archive link
- Bridges, Rose. 2013. How do we solve a problem like 'queerbaiting'? On tv's not-so-subtle gay subtext. Autostraddle, 26 June; archive link
- Veronika K. 2013. "Supernatural -- 9.07 -- Dean and Castiel's Reunion and Queer-Baiting." SpoilerTV, September 20. archive link
- Romano, Aja. 2013. WB executive deletes Twitter account after angering 'Supernatural' fans. The Daily Dot, October 24; archive link
- Pajor, Samantha. 2013. 'Supernatural' Needs to Admit Dean is Bisexual Mic, October 25; archive link
2014
- Cruz, Eliel. 2014. Fans take Supernatural to task for "Queer Baiting." Advocate, July 17. archive link
- Gennis, Sadie. 2014. Supernatural Has a Queerbaiting Problem That Needs to Stop. TV Guide, November 17. archive link
2015
- Aparicio, Rachel. 2015. Supernatural Needs to Pull the Trigger on Destiel or Castiel (And They Need to Do It Now). The Daily Fandom, March 20; archive link
- Kelly, Geneva. 2015. Fans vs fiction: Queerbaiting in "Supernatural"? Biscuit, March 6; archive link
2016
- Campbell, Anna. 2016. Queerbaited: Homoeroticism & Homophobia in Supernatural in the Age of the Internet. Medium, February 20; archive link
- Marty Stu. 2016. Why Dean Winchester's Bisexuality Matters. FAN/FIC Magazine, September 8; archive link
- Johnson, Hannah. 2016. Supernatural's Scariest Monster: Bisexual Erasure. Btch Flcks, September 30; archive link
2017
- Roach, Emily. 2017. How Queerbaiting Discussions Show Heteronormativity Is Alive and Well. The Mary Sue, March 9; archive link
2018
- Mary Sue. 2018. Dean Winchester is the Bisexual Hero Supernatural Deserves. FAN/FIC Magazine, August 2; archive link
2019
- Mitchell, Emma Daily. 2019. ‘Supernatural’: The Slowest Burn Or Biggest Queerbaiting? Time To Decide. Study Breaks, September 17; archive link
2020
- Hale, Lyra. 2020. Queerly Not Straight: We Need to Talk About #Destiel. Fangirlish, January 21; archive link
