I am deleting any tweets about particular fandoms because I am not trying to argue with anyone today when the goal is better representation. I understand people feel passionate about their ships and my job is to support the representation you need. I'm not everyone's cup of tea and I get that.

The term queerbaiting has come up a few times over the past few days and I think it's important that we clarify what queerbaiting really is (and what it isn't) Queerbaiting is the intentional hinting at and teasing of a queer relationship between characters with no intention of actually following through. It's like the carrot on the stick, which draws you in but never follows through. It was a common tv tactic in the early aughts.

I think Bury Your Gays has a lot to do with timing. If queer happiness is fleeting, if death feels like a punishment for that happiness, that walks a dangerous line. I think my frustration with #KillingEve is that a. the source material gives them a happy ending b. The timing We can’t be in a place where queer characters can never die, but there is a lot of nuance to BYG that should be considered by creators. Bly Manor was successful at having a queer character die without falling into this trope.