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MagicTheAlakazam t1_iucut7t wrote

Reply to comment by OddFeature in Bryan Fuller Says Accusing ‘Hannibal’ of Queerbaiting Is ‘Cynical’ by i_love_anachronisms

You're right despite being downvoted.

The writers i think intentionally queer baited in this show and then Mackie doubled down with being offended that anyone interpreted his character as queer.

Like it was a bad situation and Mackie came out looking awful.

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OddFeature t1_iueb7yk wrote

Ya, agreed to an extent. Though I don’t personally put too much stock into “queer baiting” as a concept, as it implies an intention from the writers to deliberately trick the queer community into watching the show. I think the more likely scenario is actually that a heteronormative writer’s room just thought it would be funny if two straight dudes fell on each other or had to go through couple’s counseling and wasn’t thinking about how queer people would perceive it at all. That seems even more apparent when reading Mackie’s response, as he seems to be speaking directly to who he perceives as the intended audience for the show—straight dudes.

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ChristopherCaulk t1_iudc0g5 wrote

How the fuck did the writers queerbait on that marvel show???? Did we watch the same thing or were you watching some xxx parody? I don't think anyone with common sense thinks he came out looking awful, quite the opposite.

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MagicTheAlakazam t1_iudelf2 wrote

The couples counciling scene and the fall on each other through the field scene would be setting up romance if you switched one of the genders.

Also look up what queer baiting is. It is by default hinting or doing some subtle setups that the queer community will pick up on to interest them while going over the heads of straight conservative viewers with no intention of actually delivering on the relationship.

Queer baiting is designed to look like nothing when viewed by a heteronormative audience. See bbc sherlock, dean and castiel on super natural or rizzoli and isles.

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