People are so weird sometimes, Shae. As a longtime fan of Blake's, it was very clear that the gaybaiting accusations got to him so he intentionally stopped doing the really fun, more fratty, homoerotic stuff with his friends. They would do flirtier things but were always very clear about being straight and not interested in guys.
I don't understand what people wanted. Them calling him a gaybaiter only led to him being much more conservative or measured about what he put out there. I think his content was still great, and is still great, but it just seemed to fuck with a good thing that most of us liked. Like yes, make out with your friends. Yes, do more hot things. I'm not a fish, I can't be baited. Most of us are smart enough to know what we are signing up for, and Blake's honestly been great at delivering on that, often exceeding his boundaries and expectations.