Citations:babygirlification

English citations of babygirlification and baby-girlification

Noun: "(fandom slang) the act or process of making a male fictional character into a 'babygirl'" edit

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2022, Ruby Innes, "The ‘Babygirlification’ Of Ghost From Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II", Kotaku, 7 November 2022:
If you haven’t been up-to-date on what’s happening over on TikTok in terms of gaming lately, this is probably the biggest news of the bunch: The ‘Babygirlification’ of Simon “Ghost” Riley from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.
2022, Rachel Choi, "The babygirlification of Ghost in COD is threatening the incels", The Berkeley Beacon (Emerson College), 1 December 2022, page 4:
This entire fiasco stemming from the babygirlification of a tall, masked man is the perfect time to reflect on society’s problem of perceiving both men and women.
2022, Jamie Eason, "No Canon We Die Like Men: The Oppositional Power of Fanon on Different Social Media Platforms", thesis submitted to Skidmore College on 8 December 2022, page 15:
A current fanon term on TikTok is “baby-girlification.” This term refers to the trend of, primarily young women, calling characters, usually middle-aged white men, their “baby girl.”
2023, Madeline Carpou, "The People Have Spoken: ‘SNL’s New Babygirl Is Marcello Hernández", The Mary Sue, 27 February 2023:
And I might be tempted to agree with you, if I hadn’t witnessed with my own two eyes the babygirlification of SNL men over the last few years.
2023, Carola Ríos Pérez, "TikTok's Babygirlification: Explained!", Her Campus, 2 March 2023:
My TikTok For You Page bombarded me with edits of Simon “Ghost” Riley, which was how I found out about babygirlfication in the first place.
2023, Genny Sheara, "'Nothing will come of nothing:' A Succession Retrospective [Spoilers]", The Spectator (Seattle University), 31 May 2023:
The ‘babygirlification’ of the Roy siblings and overabundance of pretentious thought-pieces online is a clear testament to the empathetic portrayal of each character.
2023, Shannon Lawlor, "Succession’s leading men are trash—so why are so many of us weirdly attracted to them?", Marie Claire (UK), 12 April 2023 (section title):
The 'babygirlification' of Roman Roy