gayfishing
When a straight man does gay things for attention or clout. Cosplayers do this a lot for patreon to get money from thirsty gays.
gayfishing by Workaholic29 July 2, 2020
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gayfishing
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
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
person b: just wait until you learn about fanservice in the bl industry
gayfishing by indoboo February 15, 2023
gayfishing
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.
gayfishing by ara_eek April 23, 2023
gaywashing
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."
gaywashing by King Kamehameha October 23, 2012
Gaywashing
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"
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
They really like their Gaywashing
I know they really look forced
Gaywashing by Arthur Pendragon of England September 8, 2019
Gay Fishing
The act of cruising for sex near a body of water. Gay fishing can be accomplished near fresh or salt water.
Cody's dream is to travel to Cancun, and go gay fishing for at least 8 Mexicans so that he can beat his orgy record of 7 people.
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Gay Fishing by TheBonafideMan November 6, 2012
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