Rewriting the Narrative

26 she/her

[moymoimi]

[introverted-ghost]

“We need more complex female characters!” Y’all can’t even handle marinette dupain-cheng

[soppsop]

drew it

[emixion]

I don't use tiktok and I'm admittedly not super active in the fandom, so I was hoping you could maybe elaborate on what's going on if you don't mind?

Sure, I can do that. 👍

Basically, there’s been a lot of nasty and bigoted behavior towards g3 and its fans. Fatphobia, transphobia, general complaints about “forced diversity”, etc. Which is absolutely insane considering it’s Monster High.

From what I’ve noticed, the vast majority of these people are not in the community and never have been, but rather are trend hoppers. MH had a huge renaissance during the pandemic which drew in a lot of the nostalgia crowd, who view g1 through rose colored glasses despite not actually being there to experience it.

There’s a lot of entitlement. They want “the old dolls back”, but ignore skullectors and creepros. They want more g1 media but don’t support the comics. They want the fashion in g3 to be “better” without acknowledging their best lines (core refresh, scary sweet bday, etc.)

It bleeds into every comment section. Entitled older teens and young adults saying vile things, claiming MH g1 would “bully” their g3 counterparts, fatshaming the curvier dolls, complaining about anything and everything all in the name of g1 while in the same breath completely ignoring the message of it. Not to mention getting key details about the franchise wrong, proving that they were never in the community in the first place.

I want it to be known that this is a loud minority. MH g3 is crushing it right now. It’s popular with kids and collectors. The numbers are up and the designs keep getting better. This hatred is by no means an indicator of the public opinion on g3.

But as a MH collector of nearly 15 years, the comments and vitriol are exhausting. People are constantly invading our spaces only to complain when they are not specifically catered to. Many MH fans are frustrated and disgusted by the constant negativity.

So yeah, sorry for the essay, but that is the situation summarized.

[emixion]

Genuinely heartbreaking watching the Monster High community be invaded by some of the most hateful, vile people on earth.

[millidew]

[lumorie]

Number XIV 🤍 Xion

[oh-its-suds]

A raven doodle

[breakoutbox]

Please, don’t hold back.

[breakoutbox]

I’ll always be here to bring you back.

[dancingfoxrocks]

[Image IDs: Grayscale drawings of Kingdom Hearts 3 characters in emotional embraces. The first is Roxas and Xion, teary as Roxas wraps arms around Xion and Xion pulls Roxas in by the collar. The second is Axel hunched forward to rest his head on Xion's while they hug each other. End IDs.]

[rise-jez]

Not evil, but she's indeed the Queen 👑

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I'm finally posting again, omg it's been a while 🤕

I'm thinking of making this a series (?) if you have any request for the next one feel free to comment!!

I'm hoping to being posting more frequently 🩵

[daylighteclipsed]

The thing about Kingdom Hearts is that you cannot logically explain everything that happens and you’re not supposed to. It’s not supposed to make logical sense. It’s supposed to make thematic sense, symbolic sense, spiritual sense, allegorical sense, etc. It’s metaphors. It’s vibes. You need to approach it like a poem or a dream. The series tells you that right away with the opening of KH1 framing the game as like a dream. It’s nonsense on the surface. You have to look deeper. You have to think about what everything represents. Not how is this happening, but why is this happening. What does it stand for. What is the thematic connection. You’ll drive yourself crazy trying to understand it logically.

[forestgreenandgray]

source

[thelilylav]

Raven my queen truly the best character in her show

[rushinintolove]

[razaarus]

some rokushi to cleanse the soul (and axel I GUESS)

[eah-loving-lesbian]

Raven during Dragon Games:

[caeram]

rendered some kh portraits/mugshots over the night, i'm down to take requests for more characters