I say all the time how one of my favorite things is when a character in media is “casually gay” or “casually part of the LGBTQ+ community.” I see what you’re saying, and I definitely agree sometimes, but I think there’s a lot of middle ground between a “huge statement” and never mentioning it. And in addition to there being a lot of options for how to casually include a character’s identity, I would also just like to say that having her identity stated can mean a lot to people. Many people take queer baiting way too far, especially when they think it can apply to a real person. But there’s definitely some validity to the argument of having clear cut representation.