Speaking as the mother of teenagers with male teen friends, they flirt amongst themselves and seem to enjoy it, which actually seems great to me, to play and enjoy it rather than getting uptight about those kinds of interactions. Why is it queer baiting for two people of the same sex to flirt? There's teasing for the sake of cruelty, sure, and I'm sure it's done in Hollywood and bandom, etc. to generate interest, but sexual attraction in general has always been manipulated to create interest in music/movies/shows, healthy or not. That's a whole other topic, I think. I don't know. It feels problematic to me to try and call down flirtation, regardless.
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Date: 2013-05-11 04:02 pm (UTC)