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“Queer coding” exists because for a long time it was unacceptable or outright banned to depict characters who were states to be, or implicitly queer. Therefore authors had to sneak depictions of queer characters in through coding with plausible deniability.
“Child coding” and “sibling coding” simple DO NOT EXIST because it is not and has never been unacceptable or banned to depict characters who are stated to be or implicitly siblings or children.
Child coding and sibling coding are not real and cannot hurt you.
And the “child coded” characters are always actually coded as mentally ill or autistic. It always reflects how they actually treat mentally ill beings(especially autistic beings) too because we can never communicate enough for them. They never treat beings with mental illness like they have autonomy instead treating us like we’re unable to understand anything or we’re pitiful.
(sorry for the mini rant on your post)
Indeed, supposed “child coding” is all about excusing the infantalization of adult characters who don’t behave the way they expect an adult to.
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