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| − | '''Queerbaiting''' is a term used to describe a manipulative marketing practice of using perceived or potential [[queer]]ness for publicity.<ref name="RS">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/queerbaiting-lgbtq-community-1201273/|title=Why Queerbaiting Matters More Than Ever|author=Mendes II, Moises|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=2021-07-23}}</ref><ref name="H">{{Cite web|url=https://www.health.com/mind-body/lgbtq-health/queerbaiting|title=Wheerbaiting: What it Looks LKike and Why It's Harmful|author=Murphy, Colleen|publisher=Health.com|date-2021-09-10}}</ref> The term was used by Tumblr users expressing anger over the treatment of LGBT+ individuals in media,<ref name="Atlanxic">{{Cite web|url=https://atlanxic.tumblr.com/post/36720884625/an-explanation-of-queer-baiting-and-why-its-a|title=An Explanation of Queer Baiting and Why It's a Problem|author=Lan|publisher=Tumblr|date=2012-11-28}}</ref><ref name="N">{{Cite web|url=https://neologisms.blogs.wm.edu/2016/03/29/queer-baiting/|title=Queer Baiting - 21st-Century Interdisciplinary Dictionary|publisher=Neologisms|date=2016-03-29}}</ref> though has allegedly been used since the 1950s,<ref name="D">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/queerbaiting/|title=What Is Queerbaiting? - Meaning & Explanation|publisher=Dictionary.com|date=2022}}</ref> and online for far longer,<ref name="RS" /> and has since been expanded to include businesses and celebrities using queer imagery to appeal to the LGBT+ community for the sake of publicity, promotion, or capitalistic gain.<ref name="RS" /> It is important to note the malicious element of queerbaiting, often most-clearly seen through television media as writers and creators hint at queerness before "emphatically denying and laughing off the possibility".<ref name="Fathallah">{{Cite print|title=Moritary's Ghost: Or the Queer Disruption of BBC's Sherlock|author=Fathallah, Judith|publisher=Television News & Media|date=2015}}</ref> |
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| − | Queerbaiting is not the same as queercoding,<ref name="BR">{{Cite web|url=https://bookriot.com/what-is-queerbaiting-vs-queer-coding/|title=What is Queerbaiting vs Queercoding?|author=Jaigirdar, Adiba|publisher=Book Riot|date=2021-07-09}}</ref> and Joseph Brennan noted in his book that there is a distinction between "unintentional, or ''genuine'', homoeroticism and queerbaiting" (emphasis original).<ref name="Brennan">{{Cite print|title=Queerbaiting and fandom : teasing fans through homoerotic possibilities|contributor=Brennan, Joseph|publisher=University of Iowa Press|date=2019|language=English|ISBN=9781609386719}}</ref> |
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| + | | altname = Skoliosexual, Allotroposexual, Medissosexual |
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| + | | term = Sexuality |
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| + | | gender = Non-binary |
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| + | | attracted = Non-binary or trans |
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| + | | attractedtype = Sexual |
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| + | | romance = Ceteroromantic |
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| + | | different = *[[Bisexual]] |
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| + | *[[Pansexual]] |
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| + | '''Ceterosexual''', also known as allotroposexual or medissosexual and previously known as skoliosexual, describes attraction to people who are [[non-binary]] and/or [[transgender]]. People who are ceterosexual may or may not be attracted to [[cisgender]] individuals.{{Source}} |
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==Etymology== |
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| + | The cetero– in ceterosexual is based on the Latin ceterus, meaning "the other, the rest". The sense of "other" in ceterosexual is meant to include people whose gender identity does not fit into the male/female binary.<ref name="Dictionary">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.dictionary.com/e/gender-sexuality/ceterosexual/|title=Ceterosexual}}</ref> |
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| − | The term comes from the noun "queer" (''not-heterosexual, not-[[cisgender]]'') combined with the verb "to bait" (''the act of luring, as if into a trap''). It harkens from the political portmanteau of "race-baiting',<ref name="N" /><ref name="D" /> which was used to bring up perceived negative details of an opponent to undermine them. |
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==Community== |
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===History=== |
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| + | The term skoliosexual is estimated to have emerged in 2010, and the flag was posted in 2013. Mentions of cetero as an alternative to skolio began to emerge in 2015.<ref name="Orientando"></ref> |
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| − | Historically, there has been limited representation of queer people in mainstream media; the representation that did exist often painted male characters as villains or people with mental disorders,<ref name="Rogan">{{Cite web|url=https://roganshannon.com/2018/05/15/queer-coding-and-queerbaiting/|title=Queer Coding and Queer Baiting|author=Shannon, Rogan|date=2018-05-15}}</ref> while women and lesbians were frequently killed off to suit a white heteromornative narrative - the 'tragic lesbian' theme.<ref name="Vox">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/3/25/11302564/lesbian-deaths-television-trope|title=Queer women have been killed on television for decades. Now The 100's fans are fighting back|author=Framke, Caroline|publisher=Vox|date=2016-03-25}}</ref> |
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| + | ===Flag=== |
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| + | [[File:Ceterosexual.jpg|thumb|Old flag]][[File:Ceterosexual2.png|thumb|New flag]] |
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| + | Several flags have been proposed. The oldest has a purple heart, but due to a large dislike, the most popular alternative removes the heart. |
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| + | The band colors represent the following: |
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| + | *Yellow: Being non-binary/being attracted to non-binary people |
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| + | *Green: Bigender, genderqueer, among other identities |
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| + | *White/Black: Genderlessness, Gender Neutrality, Gender Questioning |
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| + | The lavender color heart signifies love outside of gender norms.<ref name="Orientando">{{Cite web|url=https://orientando.org/listas/lista-de-orientacoes/cetero/|title=Cetero}}</ref> |
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| + | ===Distinction=== |
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| + | ====Bisexuality==== |
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| + | Bisexuality, due to the prefix ''bi-'', is the sexual attraction to two or more genders, but it does not necessarily entail attraction to non-binary people. However, a bisexual person can be attracted to both non-binary people and cisgender people. People who primarily identify as ceterosexual can also identify as bisexual, and vice versa. <ref name="WebMD"></ref> |
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| + | ====Pansexuality==== |
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| + | {{Main|Pansexual}} |
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| + | Ceterosexuality is distinct from pansexuality in that it is more specific than pansexuality: instead of being attracted to people regardless of gender, ceterosexual people are attracted to others in part because of their gender.{{Source}} While a pansexual person is unlikely to care about a partner's gender, a ceterosexual person is likely to be attracted to a partner because they identify as a gender that they were not assigned at birth.<ref name="WebMDS"></ref> |
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===Controversy=== |
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| + | Skoliosexual is an alternate/outdated term that derives from the Greek word "skolio-" meaning bent or broken. People who prefer ceterosexual believe "skoliosexual" implies non-binary and transgender individuals need to be fixed or straightened.{{Source}}<ref name="WebMD">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.webmd.com/sex/what-is-ceterosexuality|title=What is Ceterosexuality?}}</ref> |
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| − | While the practise of queerbaiting is often seen as a negative, some members of the LGBT+ community view it as an improvement in the representation of queer people and queer relationships.<ref name="BBC">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47820447|title=Queerbaiting - exploitation or a sign of progress?|author=Honderich, Holly|publisher=BBC News|date=2019-04-08}}</ref> In addition, some believe that queercoded characters who do not end up cementing that queerness (often by entering a canon relationship) amount to queerbaiting, regardless of extenuating contexts or circumstances, including the "queerness" of the creators themselves or the LGBT+ representation and diversity already contained within such media.<ref name="GM">{{Cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/steven-universe-artist-quits-twitter-over-fan-harassmen-1785242762|title=''Steven Universe'' Artist Quits Twitter Over Fan Harassment|author=Elderkin, Beth|publisher=Gizmodo|date=2016-08-13}}</ref> |
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| + | Some find the label as a whole to be unnecessary or even discriminatory. This is because the attraction specifically hinges on whether someone is cisgender or not, as opposed to the gender with which they identify, and runs the risk of stereotyping non-binary people. However, other people consider it to be nothing more than another type of sexual orientation, like hetero- or homosexuality.{{Source}}<ref name="WebMDS">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.webmd.com/sex/what-is-skoliosexuality|title=What is Skoliosexuality?}}</ref> |
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| − | === Television === |
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| − | * ''Sherlock'' |
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| + | People may wrongly accuse those who identify as ceterosexual as being transphobic and having a fetish for trans people; however, it means they are simply attracted to transgender and non-binary people. Furthermore, ceterosexuality involves both romantic and sexual attraction; people with a fetish are less likely to have a wholistic attraction to the person, and may only be interested in a sexual relationship.<ref name="WebMDS"></ref> |
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| − | * ''Supernatural'' |
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| − | * ''The 100''<ref name="V">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/opinion/the-100-lexa-jason-rothenberg-1201729110/|title=What TV Can Learn From 'The 100' Mess|author=Ryan, Maureen|publisher=Variety|date=2016-03-04}}</ref> |
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| + | ===Controversy=== |
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| + | Because of the concern that cisgender people may identify as ceterosexual, the term is often considered restricted to non-binary people.{{Source}}<ref name="Orientando" /> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 07:59, 19 February 2022
Ceterosexual, also known as allotroposexual or medissosexual and previously known as skoliosexual, describes attraction to people who are non-binary and/or transgender. People who are ceterosexual may or may not be attracted to cisgender individuals.[source?]
Etymology
The cetero– in ceterosexual is based on the Latin ceterus, meaning "the other, the rest". The sense of "other" in ceterosexual is meant to include people whose gender identity does not fit into the male/female binary.[1]
Community
History
The term skoliosexual is estimated to have emerged in 2010, and the flag was posted in 2013. Mentions of cetero as an alternative to skolio began to emerge in 2015.[2]
Flag
Old flag
New flag
Several flags have been proposed. The oldest has a purple heart, but due to a large dislike, the most popular alternative removes the heart.
The band colors represent the following:
- Yellow: Being non-binary/being attracted to non-binary people
- Green: Bigender, genderqueer, among other identities
- White/Black: Genderlessness, Gender Neutrality, Gender Questioning
The lavender color heart signifies love outside of gender norms.[2]
Distinction
Bisexuality
- Main article: Bisexual
Bisexuality, due to the prefix bi-, is the sexual attraction to two or more genders, but it does not necessarily entail attraction to non-binary people. However, a bisexual person can be attracted to both non-binary people and cisgender people. People who primarily identify as ceterosexual can also identify as bisexual, and vice versa. [3]
Pansexuality
- Main article: Pansexual
Ceterosexuality is distinct from pansexuality in that it is more specific than pansexuality: instead of being attracted to people regardless of gender, ceterosexual people are attracted to others in part because of their gender.[source?] While a pansexual person is unlikely to care about a partner's gender, a ceterosexual person is likely to be attracted to a partner because they identify as a gender that they were not assigned at birth.[4]
Controversy
Skoliosexual is an alternate/outdated term that derives from the Greek word "skolio-" meaning bent or broken. People who prefer ceterosexual believe "skoliosexual" implies non-binary and transgender individuals need to be fixed or straightened.[source?][3]
Some find the label as a whole to be unnecessary or even discriminatory. This is because the attraction specifically hinges on whether someone is cisgender or not, as opposed to the gender with which they identify, and runs the risk of stereotyping non-binary people. However, other people consider it to be nothing more than another type of sexual orientation, like hetero- or homosexuality.[source?][4]
Perceptions and Discrimination
People may wrongly accuse those who identify as ceterosexual as being transphobic and having a fetish for trans people; however, it means they are simply attracted to transgender and non-binary people. Furthermore, ceterosexuality involves both romantic and sexual attraction; people with a fetish are less likely to have a wholistic attraction to the person, and may only be interested in a sexual relationship.[4]
Controversy
Because of the concern that cisgender people may identify as ceterosexual, the term is often considered restricted to non-binary people.[source?][2]
References
- ↑ "Ceterosexual". dictionary.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cetero". orientando.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "What is Ceterosexuality?". webmd.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "What is Skoliosexuality?". webmd.com.