Thread:RABNerd VP/@comment-31195725-20191129203759/@comment-31195725-20191129220904

Romantic or not, it does not matter at all. Fiction makes extensive use of romantic symbolism and metaphors for a variety of occasions, but this does not mean that the author wants to create the impression that the characters are a couple or at least have feelings for each other.. You correctly noted that this is a matter of author intentions, so in the current context it looks as if any use of homoerotic subtext without the goal of a queer representation is queerbaiting, which is obviously don't make sense.

For example, in the final battle of the Commando, homoerotic subtext is used to show Bennett's obsession with the main character. Or the memetic Top Gun, where there was never any queer representation, and all subtext was used to portray male interaction sexually attractive to a female audience. Is it  Queerbaiting?