Rewriting the Narrative

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.