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In modern sociological theory, these characters are described as being "queer-coded". For example a male character might lisp, show and have an interest in fashion and musicals, have no apparent interest in the opposite sex, and live in a single-bedroom apartment with one of their "roommates". In other cases where the censors may not have permitted any overt implications of homosexual attraction, creators would sometimes deliberately utilize stereotypical traits as a way of Getting Crap Past the Radar and implying a character's homosexuality. Such words may include "eccentric", "queer", " confirmed/lifelong bachelor" or other words that can just as easily mean their conventional definitions without subtext, hence why it's ambiguous.
#Eccentric gay anime characters code#
In many old films, characters were often given descriptions that may be perceived as code words for "gay". This trope has taken slightly different forms throughout the past due to differences in censorship and what was permissible in the media.
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The ambiguity can range all the way from from blink-and-you'll-miss-it implications to all-but-confirmed. Yes, this character is Ambiguously Gay-they display much onscreen evidence of exclusive same-gender attraction, but nothing is ever explicitly confirmed one way or another.