1. where queerbaiting notes fictional characters and relationships in media (shows, books, films, etc.), gayfishing notes real people who capitalize off lgbt culture and aesthetics while leaving their sexuality ambiguous knowing it increases their marketability
2. pretending to be gay when you’re actually straight
— i.e. irl queerbaiting and though borrowed from ‘catfishing’, it has nothing to do with pretending to be another person
person a: harry styles needs to give the gayfishing a rest person b: just wait until you learn about fanservice in the bl industry
A similar concept to Blackfishing, gayfishing is when a straight or straight-passing male appropriates gay culture to appear more edgy or cool. An example of this is men who paint their nails (a color other than black) and get praise, whereas if a gay male did the same thing they would get slurs thrown at them.
Similar to greenwashing, the act of adding something to your product, advertisement or TV show to make it gay to make sure you're being politically correct.
The new Token in TV shows is having a gay character or couple, even if the actor is clearly hetrosexual. "Every sitcom I watch has been practicing gaywashing. if they don't have a gay sub-plot, they're just not PC, so they have to add one."
Making cannonically straight characters into gay or lesbian these ships are mostly forced and don't go well
Mostly done by lgbt+ community under the pretext of "there's not enough gay/lesbian ships so they have to force them"
Have u seen there's a lot of gay ships for that straight character
They really like their Gaywashing
I know they really look forced
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.