#kronkelle

Apparently, there's a trend on DeviantArt of hating a crossover ship between Kronk and Belle, as if there weren't hundreds of other ships between Disney characters, and many more involving Kronk or Belle.

Then I looked into it further and found out that the ship originated from a YouTube crossover series called "House of Mizfitz," created by a guy named "Ralphie" who also played himself in his own show. This series featured several unusual pairings besides this one (including himself x Elsa). As a result, DeviantArt is full of memes hating the series, Ralphie, and the ships it features.

I also tried to see if there was any controversy that would justify this hatred. Although I did see someone say that he was immature and called dibs on other group members and ideas, 99% of the hate was just "Belle is married to Adam and Kronk to Birdwell!1!" or "it contains _ weird ship, and that's cringe!1!"

I admit that some of these ships can be weird, but the Kronk and Belle one… I found it kind of cute? I mean, I think that, whether romantic or platonic, those two would have a nice relationship. Kronk's silliness and sweetness would harmonize well with Belle's intelligence and kindness. Still, people on DeviantArt are going to attack a completely normal AU ship just because they both already have canon partners.