also does it count as queerbaiting if the character is actually canonically queer? I mean maybe if her love interest ends up dying forever that could be a problem (especiallly given what happens to most queer women in relationships on tv), but I don’t think have a queer woman who gets to be a hero is queerbaiting -reluctantheroine

It’s not (Bill has reaffirmed multiple times now that she’s interested in women, not men), and what really grinds my gears is that now apparently ‘queerbaiting!’ can be used to mean ‘this character may be gay, but it’s not in a WAY I LIKE’ (whether that be down to Bill’s blackness or her working-class status or anything else)

Like, way to go, guys. Another useful word that now means nothing because you couldn’t keep your prejudices in check.