Meanings
rizzles1
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of rizzle
Rizzles2
- slanglifestyleThe ship of characters Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles from the television series Rizzoli & Isles.
Finally I want to contribute to both academic fields by analyzing three fan videos created by fans from the Rizzles fandom.
2019, Liselot Jacobs, "The Power of Representation: Rethinking Sexuality and Challenging Heteronormativity in Rizzoli & Isles Fan Videos", thesis submitted to Utrecht University, page 52 more examples
Quite a few pop culture pieces about the show discuss “Rizzles,” a name the fan base created for a hypothetical Rizzoli-Isles pairing.
2016, Lucia Scott, "They Won't: Analyzing Queerbaiting and Compulsory Heterosexuality in Popular Television", thesis submitted to Baylor University, page 25R&I producers have commented that they did not intend to depict sexual tension between Jane and Maura, and stated or strongly implied that the pairing would never become romantic, but they have also revealed an intent to encourage the hopes of Jane/Maura (or "Rizzles") fans.
2017, Eve Ng, “Between text, paratext, and context: Queerbaiting and the contemporary media landscape”, in Transformative Works and Cultures, volume 24
Origin
Blend of Italian Rizzoli + Spanish Isles.
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