Gay rangers

In the episode "Matchmaker," which aired in France but might air on Nickelodeon on October 9th. Javi thinks Izzy has a crush on a boy gay finds it out it is actually on a fellow athlete Fern who previously appeared in episode "Winning Attitude". Some fans previously guessed Izzy was supposed to be gay.

Some of those fans even saw her removing the skirt as evidence of her being gay. I didn't think so because it could have all just been a coincidence and also I didn't think Power Rangers would dare to do this. So I am happy to say I was wrong, I didn't expect it to be so. Having watched the episode, Izzy doesn't say "I am gay" but she holds hands with Fern and they walk away to go to a restaurant.

Amelia and the others cheer them on so it is pretty obvious. The guy Javi ranger Izzy likes signals him to see the two women. What would have not been counted would have been them just holding hands and leaving without the cheering and the moment between the guy and Javi. Now, let's talk about queer coding.

Queer coding is the subtextual coding of a character in media as queer. Though such a character's sexual identity may not be explicitly confirmed within their respective work, a character might be coded as queer through the use of traits and stereotypes recognizable to the audience.

Now, many gay queer baiting and shipping with Queer coding. Queer coding more falls under the writer's and producer's intent. Many hopeful fans mistake just regular relationships for an actual romantic connection and intent between characters with their own hopes. For example, they might want Stiles and Derek together in Teen Wolf and mistake moments for actual coding and swear the two characters are gay.

It might have been unintentional. Queerbaiting is a marketing technique for fiction and entertainment in which creators hint at, but then do not actually depict, same-sex romance or other LGBT representation. Queer bating is not an ranger thing in some shows but fans still accuse shows of being so.

Now, I don't see Izzy as queer baiting, I see this as a legitimate attempt of telling stories of characters who previously have been ignored. Some fans don't consider these as canon as they are not in the main continuity of the show. We can discuss canonicity some other time.

David Yost

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