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Not all straight women but some. I’m just noticing this as a bi girl myself
Maybe a Hot take: Heated Rivalry is making straight women fetishize gay men…
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Anonymous 3w

Gay men have been fetishized since the creation of fanfic.net 😭😭

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Anonymous 3w

They def are have you seen all the shit people have been saying to francious?? Telling him to end his life just because he started hanging out with Connor.

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Anonymous 3w

Idk I just like the idea of two super masculine men being soft with eachother and loving eachother unconditionally

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Anonymous 3w

Some straight women definitely. Theres always going to be a few when talking about mlm media. I think some ppl just haven’t really seen the way straight women react to media because we are having a cross over in audiences. They react the same way towards shows like bridgerton or euphoria too.

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Anonymous 3w

Yeah im over here liking it because i think its such a cute story and others are just… yeah

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Anonymous 3w

this has been a thing even before heated rivalry, but it definitely created a weird fanbase for sure

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Anonymous 3w

They’ve been doing that

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Anonymous 3w

I don’t think it’s making I think it’s showcasing fetishization that already existed on a wide scale. I posted on here a few days ago how insane the parasocial behavior towards the two leads has been and didn’t really get any reaction but now this drama with Francois and Connor has been happening and people are calling it out more which I appreciate but it’s been happening since before the show even ended and it’s incredibly strange the way it happened so fast

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 3w

That has been happening with actors for a long time, straight or gay onscreen couples, younger or older. It’s been a problem for forever

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 3w

I agree which is why heated rivalry should be no different. They did this EXACT thing with heart stopper

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 3w

When I saw heart stopper was being casted with an actor who wasn’t openly homosexual I was like “oh god this can only go one way.” I think the same way about the fans still wanting Justin’s beiber and Selena together despite both being married. Like can we leave ppl alone?!?!?

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Anonymous replying to -> #8 3w

Especially since the kid was a minor. Like he was a child!!!

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 3w

I completely agree and the fact some people shipping the actors and not the characters anymore are ridiculous

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 3w

Oh! Remember when people shipped the cast of stranger things like the actors together when they were kids. I totally forgot about that until now

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