Straightwashing in Geek Culture
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Straightwashing is portraying queer characters as heterosexual or altering information about historical figures to make their representation comply with heteronormativity.
We dive into some of geek cultures biggest straightwashed offenders and discuss the repercussions of misrepresentation.
How many of these character did you know were queer?
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