who came out as bisexual in 2018, responded to an article by Rolling Stone detailing pop stars of late and allegations they face that they are “gay-baiting” or “queerbaiting.”Related: Cardi B goes off on “idiot” conservative that was rambling on about her “WAP” performanceQueerbaiting is best defined as someone feigning interest in same-sex romances to capitalize on both a lack of representation of, and a growing support for, LGBTQ people — especially in media.
In the article, filmmaker Leo Herrera is quoted as defining queerbaiting as an instance where “a celebrity or a public figure capitalizes on the suspicion that they may be romantically involved with another same-sex person for the sake of publicity, promotion or a capitalistic.