I have seen a ton of arguments going through the MH/EAH tags
so im just gonna say my little thing, and I know I am not the target audience.
One of the things I loved the most about both series is how they made me feel when I was having a hard time. I had recently come out as being trans and I didnāt feel like I fit in anywhere. Monster High and the theme of embracing yourself flaws and all, gave me the chance to gain confidence that I needed.
Ever After High and theĀ āchoose your own destinyā made me feel like, I didnāt have to go through life on the path I felt like I had been assigned, that I was free to be myself and not rise to any expectations on me based on birth.
As a child I had a horrible phobia of dolls, and even now I still do. Monster High and Ever After High dolls where the first dolls I didnāt panic around because they felt different to me. While some argue that they are scary, I found them to be charming. TheirĀ ādarkerā (if I can even call it that) looks are partially what drew me in for Monster High.
While the Monster High faces arenāt that bad, they just look funny to me.
Ever After High however, some of the new faces make me panic when I see them like Apple Whiteās face.Ā
While I fear that I might end up stop collecting from the newer lines because I am not over my fear of dolls, I hope to try and stick with them as long as possible because they gave me hope.Ā