Methodology: Whitman Insight Strategies conducted an online quantitative survey among 801 self-identifying LGBTQ Americans through Dynata.
There are other much more serious and smh stats in the survey, but this was one of the more upbeat things. In a survey among 801 LGBTQ Americans, 6% of them (so roughly 48 people) named the Babadook as a gay icon putting him (it?) slightly below Taylor Swift.
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Taylor Swift is only slightly more of a gay icon than horror movie character the Babadook, according to a new survey conducted by Whitman Insight Strategies and BuzzFeed News. “It’s got pride of place on my bookshelf.” She even owns a special edition rainbow cover copy of the film on Blu Ray that was put out by Shout Factory earlier this month with a portion of the sales benefitting the Los Angeles LGBT Center. He’s trying to prolong his life, he’s trying to stay relevant.” It’s charming, I think, that the gay community has latched onto it. I feel it’s really quite beautiful, but I still have no idea why. "I’m still trying to work that one out.It’s quite perplexing. Jennifer Kent was speaking with EW about her new film Nightingale when the publication asked her about the Babadook's memetic status as a gay icon. The Babadook director celebrates monster's gay icon status: 'He’s trying to stay relevant' - Entertainment Weekly June 25, 2019