Is Our Flag Means Death the End of Queerbaiting? | A Video Essay

The light at the end of the queerbaiting tunnel has come - in the form of pirates! In this video we explore queerbaiting tropes, harmful queer stereotypes, and why OFMD is the perfect show. So perfect, in fact, that it has come to vanquish queerbaiting all together.

This video was made for MCS 550: Fandom and Active Audiences at DePaul University as part of a graduate program in Digital Communication and Media Arts.

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Extensive Bibliography for material used in the script is found in this google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i...

Video Footage Used:
OFMD scenes from HBO Max unless otherwise stated
   • Dean and Cas do that Eye Thing for 2 minut...   - Supernatural
   • Видео   - Merlin
   • JOHNLOCK EVIDENCE (Series 1-3)   - Sherlock
   • Stede and Ed’s first conversation | Our Fl...   - Stede and Ed First Convo

Images/Gifs Used:
All OFMD images from HBO Max unless otherwise stated
shorturl.at/chjv1- Dumbledore
https://www.deviantart.com/asami-x-ko... - Korrasami big moment
https://theunitedorganizationtoonsher... - Korra
https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Asami_Sato - Asami
https://www.cinemablend.com/televisio... - Korrasami looking at each other
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Leg... - Korra Logo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB930605... - Gay Vague Examples
https://shipping.fandom.com/wiki/Makorra - Makorra kissing
  / 413838653243020334   - Subaru not a choice ad
shorturl.at/fjK79 - our flag means death logo
https://www.whattowatch.com/watching-... - Stede Bonnet
https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/mo... - love simon poster
https://www.amazon.com/But-Im-Cheerle... - But I’m a cheerleader poster
https://play.google.com/store/movies/... - GBF Poster
  / janis-ian-from-mean-girls-should-have-been...   - Damian from mean girls
https://lamberts.tumblr.com/post/6815... Lucius and Black Pete kissing
https://abnerkrill.tumblr.com/post/67... - Jim and Oluwande kissing
https://tenor.com/view/jim-jimenez-ou... - Jim gif
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bros_%2... - Bros Poster
https://our-flag-means-death.fandom.c... - Chief Mabo
https://tenor.com/view/our-flag-means... Lucius gif
https://nopageleftblank.wordpress.com... - Superwholock image

Sound Used:
https://freesound.org/people/Xxx_d3x5... - bleep for censor
https://freesound.org/people/kwahmah_02/ - pop noise when images come up
Music by CMT8 from Pixabay
Music by Lofi_hour from Pixabay
Music by Lofi_hour from Pixabay
Music by Magiksolo from Pixabay