A photo of Benson Boone is making the rounds on Gay Twitter, and the response it is getting got us thinking about something: queerbaiting.The 22-year-old “Beautiful Things” singer posted a (admittedly cute) photo of himself shirtless in bed with a sleep mask on his forehead earlier this week to his Instagram account, and while the pic seemed innocuous enough, after the photo was shared to X (formerly Twitter), some users quickly began accusing Boone of queerbaiting, adding him to the list of various public figures/celebs who have had the term thrown at them. One particularly viral X post about Boone’s pic reads, “my favorite thing is when male artists see their popularity slightly falter and they immediately try to thirst trap the f**s.” (At the time of writing, the X post has over 37,000 likes.)But is Boone actually queerbaiting? Or did he just post a picture (what many would consider a “thirst trap”) and the gays just willingly walked into the pit?? Let’s explore…
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