Controversial Doll Opinions

I react to your controversial doll opinions and also share my own! Including opinions about Monster High, Barbie, BJDs, and more!
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[@heckyeahponyscans]

My controversial opinion is that high school is a boring setting for dolls. The only time it works for me is Monster High, because the idea of monsters going to high school is funny and subversive. In particular Rainbow High makes no sense as a high school setting. The characters literally have majors. They should have made the line "Rainbow University". University students generally have more opportunities to do interesting things, and they can still do youthful activities like school sports / clubs and have lots of interpersonal drama.

[@danoh.8072]

omg yes! also some of these majors make NO sense! you cannot study cosmetology nor can you study couture fashion design. at least here in europe (switzerland) you can make an apprenticeship to become a hairdresser, beautician, makeup artist... but its not something you can study at school. also there is only one school in paris that teaches haute couture atelier techniques, all other schools just teach "regular" fashion design

[@laurainthesky3765]

Those dolls are all University students and look like it!! (There are a few exceptions like the 1st set of twins etc) I think they needed the high school for the kids?

[@Man-wolf-]

I strongly agree honestly-EAH and MH worked because they had legit interesting and out there concepts but rainbow high?? Its litrealy just a high school-but colorful

[@oldgirlgamerchristine7584]

I definitely perceive them as college students. Many/most of the outfits are a little too much for a high school setting as well

[@em84c]

Rainbow Uni doesn't have the same ring to it though. But I agree. Ever since I was a kid I thought of my dolls as adults. Its weird when I learned they are supposed to be around 15. Maybe its a special art college where you can get your high school certificate and take subjects normal high schools don't offer.

[@Ava_Leigh]

I agree wholeheartedly with your thoughts on the use of C-U-N-T. Misogyny runs absolutely rampant among certain gay men, from referring to women and AFAB people in general as disgusting and things like that to co-opting words that in my humble opinion should not be used, like C-U-N-T. We shouldn't be afraid to call this out simply because gay men are part of the LGBT community - sincerely, a lesbian.

[@ewwitscullen9132]

Super super duper agree and couldn’t say it any better. I’m a gay guy with lots of female friends and that is a word I would never use to describe them and it’s pretty disgusting how comfortable gay men can be and how rude they are to women. Gay men think they get a pass because they’re gay and that is just pure ignorance. We all have a responsibility to acknowledge and uphold the progression of our language and understand the impact of our words.

[@laines3723]

I’m a bisexual trans woman and my last workplace ran rampant with misogyny. It was always most disheartening because a huge portion of it was coming from my gay boss. He would say a lot of misogynistic things to me, and when I would call them out, the people around me dismissed it as “just his demeanor” or “he’s just sassy.” (I could get into how this is actually pretty homophobic on their part, but I’m not writing a thesis I’m commenting on a doll video.) I just think he got away with being very misogynistic to me due to the fact that he was gay and it was unexpected. It was very disappointing, good thing I got a new job with all women now

[@equinoxflowersofcenturysen5881]

For real. Theres also a term in drag "Fishy" I absolutely despise it and the sexism towards women. In my experience I've never had more sexism thrown at me than from certain gay men in my life because they think they get a pass.

[@Lucky_Gurl-Luna]

I personal don’t like the term fish . It’s usually used in a negative term . As for the word C.U.N.T I don’t mind the word and I honestly kind of like the term when it’s used as a term of endearment! Like when I go to the Ball rooms and vogue they usually say it as a compliment. Yes I’m a biological woman . I’ve seen gay men call each other that as for the term fish they don’t call each other that so that’s why it’s messed up . Also as a black person I say the N word bc even tho it was meant to use a negative term we reclaimed it and made it positive.

[@SandeeDude]

In my country, the C word is a common insult for people of any gender. Sometimes used as a severe insult and sometimes used as a jokey term of endearment between friends. So I don't have an issue with it personally, but I know many women do and that's absolutely valid. You all make really great points on how it's been "reclaimed" by people who really had no right to reclaim it, especially in countries where it is just a straight up horrible insult

[@oldgirlgamerchristine7584]

For me, the term “cloud” is the most vulgar term a woman can be called. I am fully on board with your rant on that!

[@JunPhantom]

wht does it mean

[@kaspersdiary]

My controversial opinion is that I get happy when a doll line gets cancelled. This is primarily due to the over-saturation of different doll lines that overwhelm me but I feel such a sense of relief that I can now just enjoy the dolls that I own and not worry about getting the other ones. Another controversial opinion I have is that I’ve witnessed some doll restylers in the community act super pretentious when you enjoy keeping your dolls in their stock outfit and don’t care as much about restyling. Also thanks for sharing your perspective on the c word that is often used in the doll and queer community, really changed my perspective on it!

[@mickey7402]

​@sweetheartdolliesI think if something gets cancelled too soon/prematurely, it's a bit sad. But if it has a decent run then it's kind of relieving to not be overwhelmed with so many releases. As much as I like G3 MH, I would not want it to go on forever.

[@kaspersdiary]

@sweetheartdollies I'd still be okay with it after being initially bummed, theres so many Rainbow High dolls, and its been going down hill with the removal of second outfits. Mnoster High G3 I'd be sad as theres so many other characters I want releases of but I have so many G3 dolls as well I don't mind but it seems like G3 is just getting started, I think Barbie's budget will be going into MH.

[@Man-wolf-]

I agree on some extent but also having a doll line be cancelled just means theyll become riducliusly expensive online just cause resellers now have an excuse to up the prices to a high extreme Like i wanna collect begoths & novi stars but bcus both r cancelled sellers think they worth like 10,000,00$ when in reality they both sold for 20$+

[@kaspersdiary]

@@Man-wolf- ooh thanks for calling out that issue with cancelled lines. theres so many great ones that are so expensive to get secondhand now which i agree sucks. i feel that way about cool lines that existed before i got into doll collecting. i think it is inveitable though, barbie extras and mermaze got cancelled but are still purchasable at the moment (maybe until next year).

[@drawnathan]

personally i just think it’s unfair when a group of people critiques a product that wasn’t made with them in mind. For example, a lot of adult collectors hate things like the amaya raine salon playset because it’s gimmicky. It’s perfectly okay to just not like the doll, but to say it’s a bad product simply because you don’t want all the hair dyes and accessories and stuff is just silly to me. i feel like they forget that the thing they’re complaining about was made for children who DO want to play with their doll’s hair and dye it all sorts of colors. not everything is made with adult collectors at the forefront. it just kinda irritates me when adult collectors act like they’re being ignored by TOY BRANDS because they’re continuing to make TOYS. this isn’t to say that the products are undeserving of critique or that their complaints are invalid, but in my experience a lot of adult collectors are not very mindful of the fact that they’re not the target audience. you can critique a doll but just keep in mind it was designed to be appealing to a kid, not to you.

[@drawnathan]

and i’ve been seeing this a lot recently with the “soft reboot” of rainbow high where they’re supposed to come with slime and poopsie surprise pets. do i necessarily LIKE this? no, i don’t like slime and i think the poopsie pets look wierd and im generally not a fan of doll pets. but i’m not a kid. i’m sure tons of kids are really going to like these dolls and that’s perfectly fine. i also saw a lot of collectors complaining about the amount of accessories g3 monster high dolls come with which i think is silly. kids like having little drinks and snacks for their dolls, i know i did. as a collector i don’t have much use for them, but that doesn’t make them unnecessary or a waste of money to produce.

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

That's totally fair, I do think there's a fair bit of nuance in that sense

[@noahhutchins5164]

For my opinion about critic of a designers work, I totally agree you can just say "I don't like this design. It's just not my taste and I'll probably pass on its release". What frustrates me are those who go overboard with their hate and just become nasty. An example I can think of was people reacting to Haunt Couture Lagoona. I saw so many people say the designer shouldn't have a job, whoever approved the design was insane, etc. That, to me, is going too far. An artist will have people not like their art and that's fine. You learn to grow a thick skin when you put your work out there. However, I don't think anyone deserves those kinds of comments.

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

100% stuff like that is inappropriate

[@Man-wolf-]

I do get that as an artist myself those comments are weird but i dont see the issue in being harsh to a design in general-like the designers are just doing their job they arent randomally msking up designs to post on social media-harsh critique (that doesnt involve bashing the designers themselves) is important its how we mange to get prograss like the refresh mh g3 core dolls & core clawdeen + cleo having saran hair variants

[@OneAndOnly.H]

I just wanted to say, I really appreciate the fact that you are always clear on when you’re expressing your opinions as well as protecting the people who gave their opinions to you. Obviously you have a much smaller community so people probably aren’t going to be super feral, but setting it straight is really important for someone’s audience and I think you always do an excellent job on it. 👍

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

Oh thank you! I try my best ♥

[@celestegrey]

I was the one who left the comment you read about MH not being goth. I agree with what you said but my point was that people use that to criticize g3 which I think is wrong. Like “g1 was better, it was so goth, what happened”. G3 is still really cool and I like it a lot and both are not goth, just alt.

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

Ah gotcha! Sorry I misunderstood a bit, totally get what you mean though

[@celestegrey]

⁠​⁠@@FaeryTaleDolls no no it’s fine!! I really enjoyed the video I just don’t think I was clear enough in my comment.

[@Astercore_3]

I have an unpopular opinion for gen 1 monster high fans: Ghoulia is not autisic coded for her speech. In her world buliding, she’s a zombie. In this universe, she speaks zombie. Other zombies speak zombie. Her friends are partly bilingual and understand her. She again, is not coded to be autisic because of her speech due to world buliding. She’s definitely still coded And I know some people will be like “what about neighton and moanica” moanica is in a different generation that rewrote the lore of monster high and neighton is mixed, so his unicorn parent probably taught him how to speak monster English. If you want a charcter that’s coded to be autisic/non verbal that makes sense to be autisic linguistically within world buliding, go look at red from the pokemon games

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

Thank you for this, it's a very common misconception

[@Man-wolf-]

Ghoulia is coded in various ways such as her hate of change, needing a schudule, etc but her speech can still be viewed as coding too Not only did nonverbal autistic people note that the sounds ghoulia makes are ones they make too But also language isnt always verbal, zombie could easily be seen as a nonverbal language similier to ASL - nothing in the shows or movies make it clear its a verbal language , esp since its not an actual language its made up

[@kenzihenderson5258]

For me either could be true and it wouldn't matter, I just think g1 ghoulia is hilarious and adore her. And I would hope that fans of her aren't just fans becuz of an assumed representation

[@tapioka2990]

Usually, the people who say that the body of a doll should not impact children's body image or collector opinions are the same people who get mad when a doll is curvy or different. So, do they really don't care? Or they just care when a doll is curvy or queer? I think there are some people reflecting their fatphobia and homophobia on dolls, and that is a different can of worms.

[@danoh.8072]

tea!

[@noshoesonmoss6766]

so trueeee

[@ThEmoWitch]

I love the colors of this outfit and makeup on you, but especially the cat sweater!! you are so well spoken and talk about these serious topics very respectfully, so I always enjoy these videos from you

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

Thank you on many counts 🥰

[@em84c]

Adult themes might be people posting their dolls with weed. Someone used their SS locker to store their smoking stuff and some people got really mad about it. I see my dolls as adults even though they are meant to be teenagers. Even when I was a kid I saw Barbie as in her 20's.

[@lucijak3829]

please stop apologising for your videos being long, I LIVE for longer videos and an hour-long video from you made my day so much!!

[@DrRafestein]

Ooofff i just want to say i agree so much with you with the Garrett thing… to the point were i got kicked out of the MH subreddit for saying EXACTLY what you said here, almost word by word, only back then i was talking about Clawdeen and Draculaura Dating… got called “lesbophobic” and stuff… when ON THE SAME DANM POST i was raving and cheering for Clankie!!! 😭😭😭

[@toxicsugarart2103]

You’re so right about that specific c word. No man regardless of sexuality (or any other marginalized demographic they might belong to) has the right to “reclaim” that.

[@melancholyjones2873]

I FEEL YOU on retroactively "canonizing" things garret sander has said. I believe there was a lot he wanted to do that mattel blocked & he's just glad to be able to talk about it now. but on top of what you said about g1 being over, I think another thing to keep in mind is that even tho sander created the concept for MH & had a lot of creative control throughout g1, he isn't the only one behind it. there were multiple writers & designers working on mh. sander's ideas/opinions hold weight, but they aren't the only ones that matter as far as what is or isn't "canon".

[@koenkiryuu]

Here is my controversial doll opinion something that bothers me recently about dolltwt is all this talk about monster high g1 vs monster high g3, I mean I have seen accounts with many followers that are only based on saying that the g1 is horrible and tasteless or how many They only dedicate themselves to hating the g3, I understand that everyone has their favorite but I don't understand why you have to base your entire personality on hating something, both the g1 and the g3 have their pros and cons and the fun of this hobby is being able to enjoy the generation that is most to your liking

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

I am blissfully not on dolltwt, but I know the debate rages on and can get nasty. Very sad to see, especially for MH considering the message is supposed to be acceptance

[@nevaritylee3501]

The only thing I didn't like about the g3 was the mega vague inclusion

[@raquelvendace516]

It's actually really interesting for me to see so many people with such strong negative reactions to c*nt. Im an Australian woman and most of my friends and i use it pretty casually. Its still a swear word, and i wouldn't use it in a professional setting or around children, people i dont know, or people who are uncomfortable with swearing, but i dont think ive ever seen it as a slur. I think part of that is because its not really gender limited in Australia, you can use it for anyone about anything and personally ive seen more men using it for other men and more women for other women than specifically targeted at women. Im sure there are plenty of women in Australia who have seen it used primarily as a derogatory term for women because its a big country and i cant speak for everyones experiences! But i do agree that people tend to forget that you're interacting with a huge amount of people you dont personally know from completely different cultures/social backgrounds when online, so you need to be mindful that just because something isnt particularly offensive to you, that doesn't mean its not really upsetting or inappropriate to the people you're interacting with. So i think people being taking a moment to think about the language they use with strangers, and vice versa, people being mindful that others may genuinely not mean anything serious or upsetting when using harsh language is important. At the end of the day its all about respect! 🧡

[@Chris-bj5ps]

Honesty the word “Cloud” is more of a reclaiming of the word, I believe within the gay community. I especially hear it used for ballroom culture being popularized by trans women. And because so much of their culture is high jacked you see it used online/irl by people outside said community. Ofc I could be wrong but that’s how I see it.

[@melancholyjones2873]

yeah i def was introduced to its positive connotation via black trans women & femmes. it doesn't bother me (a cis american woman) more or less than any other gendered cuss word - it all depends on context imo. But I don't begrudge any1 being uncomfortable with it, especially if their primary exposure has been as an insult from men. As w/ most reclaimed slurs, I don't think there can really be a right or wrong opinion. language is complicated. As far as using it to describe dolls, I just apply the same rules i do for any other cuss word. keep it PG if you know kids are likely to hear/see it, or if the adult you're talking to asks. So like, imo it's fine to say it on another fan's account (unless the account runner says otherwise), but not on the official brand account.

[@AndraOdile]

I’m just excited for the people who bodyshamed G3 Draculaura to see G3 Catty 🤭

[@Tvkcqddd]

I feel like the C-word debate is a very hard one to have because women and AFAB people are completely justified to feel bothered by it from personal experiences, but at the same time it was always used in ballroom under a positive light, as pretty much the highest possible compliment to give trans women and/or drag queens because of how much the feminine figure is praised. I feel like it’s so differently used by queer people in comparison to straight Americans that it resembles much more the use of it in the UK or Australia. And yes, while misogyny is very much so rampant in the gay community, there’s precedent for misogynistic lingo getting dropped when it was more widely talked about, as in how “fishy” is now not really used once AFAB people and women talked about how the term comes from the assumption that their genitals smell like fish, meanwhile the c-word is just about the genital itself, like how d1ck and 4sshole are very mild slurs.

[@DrPapillon]

I really enjoy the majority of G1 dolls, I grew up with the first wave, theyre really nostalgic for me, buttttttt I think I might like g3 more? Even as someone who only collects Draculauras, I like her body and face better, in many dolls i like the hair better (even fearidscent even though she's poly because i like the appearance of light pink hair), even a lot of the G3 outfits I feel are pretty good and just as stylish as G1 even if its stylish in different ways. I also want to say that part of my favoritism towards G3 is that I can actually get them new without selling a kidney, I'd love to have a first wave G1 drac again, but its pretty cost prohibitive at the moment, even the repros. I also love my vampire heart drac, but I kinda wish that she had the g3 face and body

[@kathyd6012]

I love Fearidescent Drac! You should be able to get repro Drac next year for a good price when they rerelease them. I can’t wait because she is my fave!

[@aerynkyle7595]

Love the video, I always know when you share your opinions it comes from a thoughful and sincere place. My take with playline dolls being treated as collectors is that these companies know what their doing in that they market to children but have adults in mind at the same time. It's like animated movies, they are made to appeal to both adults and children which makes them enjoyable as one ages. I think a company like MGA straddles the line between their products being for both adults and childrens in that they use references in fashion that are very specific to an adult awareness that children don't have. Their Rainbow High dolls references fashion trends and brands and some of their fashions are pop culture refrences. For example L.O.L Tweens has that character Chloe Pepper who is styled after Ginger Spice from the Spice Girls, a girl group from the 90's which many of the intended children were not alive for. Another example was Rainbow High doll (not too familiar with their names) clearly had an outfit from Clueless that Alicia Silverstone wore. There are many examples of this throughout MGA's various series of dolls and as someone from the 80's/90's I do appreciate them.

[@aforallie]

at 7:08, I realized your sweater has cats on it. So cute.

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

Ayy thank you!

[@marthashoemaker2526]

My unpopular opinion is price for mass produced dolls. There are lines of dolls that are not limited edition or artists singular creation’s that are still being priced at hundreds of dollars. It just seems crazy excessive.

[@poltergeistghost]

As some on who’s a member of the bjd community and the fashion doll community i would have to say in general the bjd community is a lot nicer overall then the fashion doll community. As for recast sorry but ya we’re very harsh and strict about it. If it was a gift or you bought one not knowing it’s fine most people will politely explain to you why they are so incredibly harmful and dangerous to doll artists I mean some people spend months or years sculpting they’re perfect doll and then to have it stolen and reproduced for cheap by someone else is just horrible bjds are so expensive but for justified reasons lots of them are one of a kind art pieces or extremely small preorders. We are harsh because we can not have people coming in sayings recast are fine and ok because they are cheap and easier to purchase because of that because they are only cheap because they were stolen many times the actual doll artists get put completely out of business because of recast. So ya we can be very harsh and rude because of recast I won’t deny but it’s for a very important reason of protecting doll artists

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

I guess maybe I've just had bad experiences? I've only every dipped my toes into the BJD world and seen some rough stuff 😅

[@strayiggytv]

The fashion doll community has us beat for being cruel to the people who make the dolls that's for sure. Bjd people are willing to forgive makers any mistakes they make almost to a fault but fashion doll people send death threats over a doll having a skin tone change. It's completely wild

[@poltergeistghost]

@@FaeryTaleDolls I’m sorry your experience wasn’t great the community is wonderful but they’re are definitely some bad apples in it

[@poltergeistghost]

@@strayiggytv indeed people in both communities can be absolutely insane I’ve definitely seen a fair share of stuff, right now the reaction to the new g3 mh doll leaks are crazy. definitely fun to sit back and read the comments though 😅

[@digrupert]

afab & "cloud" is one of my favorite words; even so, i recognize many people aren't comfortable with it, and i only use it in the company of others who have no qualms with it. in addition, i definitely don't think that dolls (especially RH & MH, etc.) serve cloud. they're sixteen, they're serving homework.

[@isaackelly9445]

Honestly I have to say I love G3 ! It actually got me back into collecting monster high dolls. And the animated show is a really fun watch.

[@little.prince]

Comparing fandom war (G1 vs G3) to World War is just absolutely insane, and I’m not sorry. The joy I get from seeing slim Kens on shelves is definitely something real that no one can deny either, thank you.

[@furiosa1203]

Those are idiots. If they do that comparison.

[@strayiggytv]

Ill be real it does kind of hurt me that us bjd people are villianized so severely by the rest of the doll collecting world. Ive been in it for 14 years and at this point im used to it but man its a wears to have every creator i follow think we're all a bunch of terrible meanies. No word has been abused more in any hobby than "elitist" is in the bjd hobby. Yes we get serious over recasts but imagine if mga had as few as 4 or 5 people working at their company. Imagine if everytime a new rainbow high doll was released within a week a counterfeit that cost $4 popped up online. Imagine there were tons of people who have never held a rainbow high doll buying the inferior knockoff product and insisting it was "just as good as the original" and spreading messages everywhere that anyone who was against counterfeiting was an elitist hatemonger bent on attacking them for being poor. Imagine mga anounced they could no longer keep making dolls. That their profit margin was slim already and counterfeits were the final nail in the coffin. That's what its like to be a bjd enthusiast. The reality is that counterfeiting closes companies and makes artists give up. Ironically the same people against AI art will still defend recasts or downplay their impact because for some reason they think our artists are all rich peope who deserve to be stolen from i guess. Its also wild to see people on instagram calling bjd people rich elitists while they stand in front of shelves of in box fashion dolls. As if 6 rainbow high dolls dont add up to to a mid cost bjd lol Legitimate Bjd are cheaper and easier to obtain than ever before. The little blind box bjd are the first time ive ever seen fashion doll people have anything nice to say about our hobby and frankly i couldnt be happier 🥲

[@strayiggytv]

Also as a side note even if you got a recast unknowingly I still don't think anyone should be able to post them in legit only spaces. If you were gifted a knockoff Mercedes would you be allowed to enter it in Mercedes car shows? Would people want to hear about it at shows? It sucks when people accidentally get a recast but if we allowed people in who got one by accident in then people who get them on purpose would just lie about where they got them. There is no discord, forum or subreddit I know of that does not welcome people who want to go legit. We always point people in the right direction if they ask. ❤

[@stormsnoot6316]

Agree with a lot of things said here but I want to specifically call out CLOUDY. I hate, hate, HATE when people use this word for *dolls*. It's a word that's been weaponized against me as a woman and against women I care about. Just absolutely disgusting how people have let it casually get into their vocabulary. And my children's toys are *definitely* not serving cloud. >:C

[@Moonlitwatersofaqua]

I swear to god bad things always happen when creators go on social media and start confirming things about their writing years after the fact.

[@QueenAusetHeru]

Representation is extremely important!!!! ❤ People who don't understand that have a problem indeed. I agree.

[@thapelosishi]

You hit the nail right in the head with the Garrett opinion. If I’m remembering correctly, he only said something along the lines of Clawdeen wasn’t as boy crazy as Draculaura and Frankie, and that somehow snowballed into Clawdeen being lesbian? It was so muddy and confusing but it does irk me when fans will take a comment and mesh it into something it wasn’t

[@kenzihenderson5258]

While I didn't have any super controversial opinions to share (or at least none that I thought), there was never a point in the video where I disagreed. Even on a subject I wasn't 100% on board about it was still a topic I'm neutral towards and all of the points you made are still accurate or at least feel accurate. Like with the c word I honestly don't know when or where is started, but I see women use it all the time and it seems to genuinely make them happy, I also love watching british shows and people and agree that the word shouldn't be a big deal. But also men can be terrible and giving them words to use as fuel to continue to demoralize and hurt people is a serious problem with any word and as a woman I'm tired of constantly feeling like the target. So its a yes and yes situation. What I take no issue with whatsoever is gay men and drag queens using it. I know they technically aren't "one of the girls" but I don't put them in the same group of men using it to hurt and demoralize women either like I think when they use it they genuinely feel like its uplifting. And feeling uplifted is infectious regardless of what term is being used. It just could have been a better word, and I personally don't use it cuz in my head I feel its the british definition where its basically the same as twat or rude idiot

[@bentheoverlord]

Fantastic video ! Apologies for the longish comment but my brain is like "yes !" I loved the discussions on G1 and G3, I really don't get the hate for G3, the dolls are stunning. It was actually the Gen that got me into collecting MH with me getting some gorgeous G1 dolls second hand. I've never understood the anti body diversity crowd, like I find it more exciting to get into dolls with more diversity. For example although I dont collect them due to articulation issues, I adore the whole Barbie Fashionista line, and even have a couple because I was so happy to see the representation. As for the "cloud" discussion, I loved hearing your opinion on it. As someone who grew up in Scotland it's interesting to hear how differently that word was used overseas. Although the origins are of the word have the same meaning, its usually a non gendered term here now, and its context usually depends on how its used in a sentence, as it can be both a high sign of affection or can also be a great insult. That being said its one of those things that has become a little pervasive now across the web, so those who don't like it will still come into contact with it often which is unfair.

[@carsonsager5917]

I used to not like g3 lagoona blue because it’s pink but it grew on me it’s one of my favourite g3 doll not favourite monster high doll that’s Rochelle goyle

[@jiggerblayne]

yah i love g3 lagoona so much shes pink but i love her personality in g3 and i just love her hair colours with the pink skin.

[@whoareyou1464]

My controversial opinion. Let people not like things. As long as they're not bullying, doxing or harassing an actual person. Let someone talk as much crap about a capitalistic product as they want. I think some people act way to over the top. When someone says I don't like "x doll" And then someone gets personally offended. It's that part it's getting personally offended because someone doesn't, like the same capitalistic product as you. And then it dissolves into trying to evalidate just an opinion or attacking that individual because they don't like a piece of plastic that you do. Again, if someone's talking crap on a doll who cares as long as they're not attacking an actual person. Keep the crap talking about the dolls, not the designers, or the creators. Or collectors.

[@MaxineAndrew]

This was fun! Interesting opinions and you had fair responses. Maybe it's just because of the spaces I'm in, but the vitriol I've observed are from recast defenders. They seem to see the often higher prices as being privilege-ridden and financially more difficult to deal with - as reasons to avoid legit purchases. Lots of groups on Facebook and the like specify no recasts to respect the artists. (I would personally check with someone online if I thought I ended up with one before I posted or joined something.) I'm not a BJD collector, but I'm a fan and follower of lots of the collectors, and that's what I've come across. Original BJDs can be 25 dollars to tens of thousands of dollars, and the stringing makes me nervous (although there are some spring options now!), but I'd love to have one some day. To me, they're universally weird or gorgeous or both, and I love that, haha.

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

I haven't come across that, but I definitely believe it

[@theresagwhite3175]

Agree with you that playline should be better quality for kids. I remember how wonderful Barbie was in the 70s and 80S. My controversial opinion is that I hate the material Mattel use for Barbie, particularly the hollow legs. I don't like the cheapening of a wonderful product.

[@AmyRose507]

The canon thing is a hard agree...I know he doesn't mean harm with it, far from it! But as a queer person too I haaaate retroactive rep especially when the media is done. Like what does this add to it? If someone is able to interact with it without anything changing what's the point? Homophobes can choose to ignore the wlw added after the fact, but with something recent like g3 it's literally ingrained. I know the industry for media has a history of having to put hints and hide what they want to put in, but it shouldn't be celebrated when it's not integral to the character/story. Ideally it could have been done like bratz with Roxxi/Nevra, it's retroactive, but at least they're actively making content for them. It's hard to get excited over g1's "queer rep" when mattel is only making the straight couples (cleo/deuce, draculaura/clawd) new dolls/content.

[@Haifa386]

I adore g3 draculara because as a short curvy woman our body type isn't represented as in media or even villainized

[@havocthehorror]

Canon is a weird thing because the line between it and head canon can be surprisingly thin. Something that comes to mind is Disney's gargoyles franchise. the creator was pushed aside and had no part in season 3 except for the premiere. What the creator and the fans consider canon is what the creator himself worked on. Is season 3 of gargoyles canon? if you ask Disney then yeah the'll probably say yes, but pretty much all of the fans ignore that and focus on the person who made the characters and story. Garret unfortunately doesn't have a say in the alumni dolls or g3, but he still created monster high and so personally yeah I'm excited that he said Venus & Robecca are dating. I'll probably display them next to each other and it works out great since i'd always head cannoned Venus liking women. Personally I'm of the opinion that the person who created the franchise and characters (quick disclaimer idk if he specifically came up with these two or if it was others) has more say over them than the money rich parent company.

[@Man-wolf-]

Its also likely more evident in the books, as theres a book series about venus , rochelle & robecca - i seen alot of people whom did read the books say it makes sense robecca & venus are dating But also like you said-he made g1 he has a right to disscuiss his creation & secrets behind it even if its been a decade , dude was forced to remove so many things all because of mattel and now can actually say them without mattel controling him essaintly

[@themoonflowerfaerie]

I appreciate your thoughts and that you are very thorough in explaining everything. For me, I'm tired, and my controversial opinion is that "I just want everyone to respect and be thoughtful of each other. Everyone has their own opinions, likes, dislikes in the doll community. We all deserve to have our own thoughts. As long as we are kind to each other, it doesn't matter if we disagree. In the end, most of us will never meet each other, and what each of us thinks isn't going to change what someone else thinks; unless, that person decides to change. It is no one's right to tell someone they are wrong or shouldn't be a certain way. I just think we should all agree to disagree nicely, and go on enjoying our common interest in dolls with kindness' Did that make sense? Have a great evening Sweetie

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

100%

[@poltergeistghost]

The it’s for kids it’s not for you is so dumb just because it’s children’s media does not mean it shouldn’t be good for example g4 mlp over the garden wall transformers prime justice league the animated series coraline beyblade burst h2o all things made for children but loved by all age’s children deserve the best and the it’s for kids it doesn’t need to be good is ridiculous

[@graceshields2222]

Happy Halloween and I like your cat sweater!!!!!

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

Thank you!!!

[@amber7625]

100% agree with the c word thing. Idc how people use it, I will always HATE it.

[@watson483]

I was 9-10 when I came out as bi. I am bi and aromantic. The aro was what took me forever to figure out and cried about realising I wasn’t broken and it was fine to be like that. My bisexuality never really got me teased by straight people bar like once in high school when a girl was worried I would look at her while she was changing and I was kinda a massive cow to her and cut her down by saying she wasn’t that attractive. Made her back off at least. I got a lot more push back from the queer community (lesbians esp) on bisexuality. I was told that my friend would never date a bi person because they would cheat on her. I called her out and she said ‘oh you don’t count’ This was in year 11 so I was about 17. Not the only time I heard something like that. I’ve had to call out people more than once about that crap. I’m near 30 now but that one really bothered me. My queer friends I have now are wonderful accepting people thankfully.

[@boristokarev9170]

I really love your content! Also you bring it every video with your outfit 🤩 Comrade, slay! ❤

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

Thank you omg

[@creepy-dolls]

Another BJD person here (who enjoys watching fashion doll content but doesn't personally collect) and I always find it sorta weird that the fashion doll community has this perception that we're so mean... like no offense but just the MH G1 vs G3 drama alluded to in this video seems so much more vicious (and kinda for no reason? It seems so petty) than what usually goes on in BJD circles. 😂 And I totally agree about the c-word issue. I get that there are other derogatory words related to body parts (like d*ckhead) but they aren't really... historically loaded like the c-word is? Like a frightening amount of people STILL think just having that anatomy makes a person unfit for office...

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

Fashion doll fans can definitely be brutal, I guess I've just had some bad run-ins idk

[@Starlightclod]

I think that Garret has the right to say what characters are gay or aren’t because he’s the creator, and they’re his characters. He created them, regardless of if he’s no longer working with Mattel. I don’t think that makes him irrelevant from stating the facts of his characters that he created. And it’s easy to say that Robecca and Venus weren’t a couple because they had no romantic chemistry on screen, because Mattel wouldn’t let Garret make his characters the way he wanted them to be. I think that everyone’s obviously allowed to have their own opinions but you can’t argue with the creator telling his canon intentions, because at the end of the day it’s his creation and his characters. Like I would personally be super mad if someone told me I was wrong about a pairing I created with my own characters, just because I wasn’t able to show them the way I wanted to.💀Or if it was just someone saying I was irrelevant to speak because I wasn’t a part of the brand anymore. Garret is still the creator and he always will be, regardless of what anyone says of his importance. Sorry if I went on a bit of a tangent there lol😂 I know you didn’t mean to be rude but I feel very protective of Garret. He worked so hard to create the characters as he envisioned and Mattel just shut him down so many times over little things. I’m glad he came out with the things he intended to be there that weren’t able to be there, even if we never saw it on screen it’s nice to know what representation was supposed to be there.

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

I do get where you're coming from, I guess it just feels weird to me? Like people will ask him and then he will confirm something (not necessary always but a lot of the time) so it's not even like it's coming from him unprompted which makes it feel off imo. But the bigger thing that bothers me is the way that some fans will run with this new canon and it makes it seem like the original MH was a much more diverse and representative show than it really was, and I feel like it's important to acknowledge the shortcomings of G1 instead of erasing them

[@c.w.2000]

“Canon intentions” does not equal actual canon. Personally I don’t really like the word “canon” in this context anyway, but when a movie is released or a book is published, that’s the final product that is real. The rest of what got left out is theoretical only. Sometimes a director can do a “director’s cut”, or there will be a revised edition of a book, but you can’t do that without producing another fully-formed product. Knowing intentions is part of history of the intellectual property, but it is not the actual thing that was produced.

[@Starlightclod]

@@c.w.2000 it’s canon because it’s his characters, doesn’t matter what ended up on screen because he didn’t have a day over it. The representation he wanted was always a plan, so in my head it is canon. But we can agree to disagree.

[@Man-wolf-]

@@FaeryTaleDollssanders has stated he added alot of hints in g1 alluding to certien characters being queer, fans likeky picked up on said hints & asked him to confirm I mean there was an entire book series about venus , rochelle & robecca, there was likely mire hints put there for the pairing that fans picked up on Its not like jk rolling who just confirms things that were never intended to be there-dude is honestly about his intensions(see how he stated he didnt intend clawdeen to be gay but liked the headcanon alot)

[@citrinedragonfly]

@@FaeryTaleDolls Not the OP, but I feel like Garrett giving out his intentions is him explaining his original head canon. Since it wasn't on screen, people can take it or leave it, but I don't think it's as bad as JKR and her "Dumbledore was gay the whole time" - she had opportunities after saying that to put it into canon and veered far away from it every time. Sander's not working on MH anymore, so he can't affect the canon, but he can share his thought processes and what he'd wanted to do. Him saying his piece is more like Chris Claremont saying that Mystique and Destiny were always intended to be a couple in the X-Men, but comics code wouldn't allow him to show it explicitly, so he had to write around the rules and skirt close to the line sometimes. Those that wanted to see what he was hinting at saw it, those that didn't, didn't, and once the comics code was gone, 616 (Standard Marvel universe in the comics) did have Mystique and Destiny referred to as romantically paired. I think if Garrett Sander were allowed to make MH G1 stories going forward, we would absolutely see the things he talks about in that media. The early 2010s were not a good time for queer rep in general, let alone in toys, but it's cool to see that people were actively trying to add that rep, and to know that creators understood we needed that rep, even if the corporations weren't on board.

[@QueenAusetHeru]

Gen 3, Monster High, definitely has more representation than gen 1. They both have pros and cons though. Awesome video ❤

[@zediahcdemos9220]

7:11 lol the real life version of a subtweet is a sneakdiss 😊

[@Lucky_Gurl-Luna]

✨✨✨Thank you for this video and open dialogue. Also wanted to say I love those colors brown on you ❤ they go very well with ur skin . Also ur gauges are lovely my sister has gauged ears and I’ve been admiring them every since . ✨✨

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

Thank you on many counts! 🥰

[@orchiddolls3476]

As a BJD Collector sorry about your bad experiences! I know I left Reddit bc imo a lot more toxic people are there, and Tumblr isn't great either (bc of a certain blog). But I've actually met some nice people on Instagram, DoA and Discord. I'm also Anti-Recast, but I do think kindly educating newcomers is more effective than harsh treatment. Especially since most people don’t buy a recast on purpose. But I will also say that the fashion doll community also has a lot of nasty people. I straight up left the MH fandom bc of all the disgusting behavior I witnessed on Reddit and Instagram. Lots of body shaming, homophobia, and attacking the designers and customizers. :( I also did stop collecting playline to get BJDs. I just use layaways to break up the payments to make it seem like I'm not spending as much, lol.

[@kristin87425]

I wish the TV shows for Rainbow High and LOL OMG were better. The shows are just so bleh. (I watch primarily children’s television so it’s not that I don’t like kids tv. I love kids tv.) Ever after high show was meant to sell toys and it was AMAZING.

[@aforallie]

Thank you for your thoughtful explanation of your opinion on the 'cloud' word. As a woman, I agree with you.

[@kristinaland]

I’m hoping all my comments will make sense since I’m still sick but I really wanted to watch your video 😄 I LOVE your cat sweater 😻 Whoa B Goth dolls are amazing!! I don’t know if I’ve seen them before. I like G3 Clawdeen a lot and actually think I like the original G3 Clawdeen better than the core refresh! 🤭 Thank you so much for talking about “cloud” and “cloudy”. I’ve only just been seeing this recently in my IG and wondered when this was decided to be okay. I love that your husband agrees G3 is better 😂😂 I will always love G3 Draculaura for her being short and curvy 😍 Yes I completely agree with your editing take regarding G1/G3 stans. I don’t understand how Mattel Creations can’t do a better job preventing bots when smaller companies are able to do this. It’s almost always queerness they’re complaining about when they claim it’s something else 🙄 When you said the G1 MH canon thing, it made me think of JK Rowling too (though yeah obviously Garrett Sander is a much better person!)

[@lauramcdougal3952]

I Love your videos. I'm in my sixties and collected quite a few G1 Monster High Dolls. When the Line died I was upset, but recovered. Now seeing the G3 Dolls I was suprised by the change, and not always in a bad way. I don't hate the G3 Dolls, but I have no room to collect them, so I will enjoy just seeing them. I did however buy The Holiday Draculara Collectible Doll, she is stunning.

[@SunshineDawn7]

I really, really love dolls and i have them everywhere and they make me smile and lol. My kitchen counter is covered in G1 Monster high dolls and i love them soo much! I have two pouty Abbey's next to each other and they just make me laugh cause i am a pouty Abbey sometimes too lol 😂 I feel like collecting dolls and having them everywhere has been really healing for my mental health. There is no need of being rude or vulgar in any area of our lives. That being said, I think this was a Great video with so many topics that needed to be discussed. I agreed with everything you said. I think it was well done. Thank you so much for this video. It just randomly popped up and i am glad it did 😊I really don't like the word "cloudy" either. I have heard it a couple times here and there but i don't know where these people are actually coming from maybe it's a good thing for them but i do agree with you it doesn't sound nice to Women who have been on the bad end of that word. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and opinions without even coming up for air lol. Kudos to you 🥰🥰❤❤

[@samsquatch7880]

I do understand everything you’re saying about “serving cunt”, and I want to expand on it. Especially in the form of drag queens. Historically drag queens have ties to transness, especially way back in the day when we maybe didn’t always have the language for trans identities- sometimes drag was a form of art that allowed a way to begin exploration of gender identity. A lot of queens a few decades back we’re trans women who found themselves through drag, or used drag to begin exploration, and many queens were undergoing hormone therapy. Now contrast that to today, drag is almost only performed in popular by cisgender gay men. Rupaul himself said he wouldn’t let a trans woman on his show, despite their prevalence in queer drag history. He did decide to add more diversity by letting a cisgender straight man on though. Now this is important for two reasons 1) Trans women are absolutely called cunts and abused at extreme rates 2) Rupaul was the one to come up with the phrase “serving cunt” :/ Now reclamation of words does not start and end with the first person to blurt it out. If women, and femme-presenting people decide this is totally okay to reclaim, and it becomes popular, that’s awesome. I do not like how it has begun. Edit: It has come to my attention that Rupaul had apologized for his comments on not allowing trans women and has since allowed trans women on his show

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

I honestly didn't know most of this, so thank you for sharing!

[@natalieilatan]

RuPaul did not invent the phrase. It comes from drag and ballroom where men or any amab person in drag was giving a really good female illusion. "Serving cunt" and "giving fish" and sayings like that originated because they were literally saying you dragged up so well you look like a legit cis woman with a vagina

[@TheAceFireFox]

To my understanding cunt, in this instance in particular, is also an acronym for 'charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent' so isn't exactly a bad thing. I can't speak for everyone and whether they know that and use it as an insulting way or not. But generally 'serving cunt' it a way to say to be confident and bold

[@wholahaywhatdahell]

This post is so insanely inaccurate Omg. You really typed that much to be almost entirely wrong about everything you said. Drag is not nor ever has been almost only done by cis men. Trans women have been a MAJOR part in drag and it’s culture for literal decades. It’s literally the 1 profession in the world that has the highest amount of trans representation. Multiple trans women have been on (and won) the show Drag Race. Ru made an ignorant comment years ago that you are purposefully misquoting. She never said trans people weren’t allowed on the show, she said post-op trans women wouldn’t be as it created “unfair advantage” to female illusion but has since apologized for it and walked it back. The first trans person on the show was in its second season, in 2010 and the past 2 winners were trans women. And Rupaul 100% absolutely did NOT invent the phrase “serving cunt”. It’s been around Ballroom culture for decades…a cultural community literally founded by and for gay and trans people of color. What your ignoring is the phrase WAS used and originated by gay and trans POC and then co-opted and misused by other communities as always, just like shade, tea, etc.

[@DollSavant]

Girl what... Rupaul is absolutely not the originator of the term, at least give credit to the black trans women involved in the ballroom scene who created MOST of the trendy lingo LGBTQ use nowadays. Also RPDR has had several trans queens on before the inclusion of a straight cis male contestant.

[@cassielcruzchavolla809]

I really agree with your hot take ...I usually hear it as a way to bash G3 for making Clawdeen "straight"

[@clancybolton]

I am SO glad you shared your opinion about Garrett. Brave and accurate! ❤

[@bridgetbrown8351]

I have one mini me support baby alive doll. And I am super clingy to her. Because she is me. But I have about 300 barbie dolls. 40 rainbow high dolls. And maybe 40baby alive dolls. But I only like 4 monster high dolls. And i,m still buying rainbow high dolls. I love them since I was a kid. And love them now as an adult.

[@engelberthovel8566]

IMO it’s actually good if women are able to reclaim the c-word, because reclaiming a word strips it of it’s power. But reclaiming HAS to be done by the people most affected by the word. No shade towards the cis gay guys, but I really think it should specifically be an AFAB thing to reclaim it. If you have it/had it you can say it, you know? I think it’s ok for trans ladies too, because they can experience misogyny too and therefore might also experience being called that word as an insult/slur. Really I just think that you have to be capable of being attacked by a word to be able to reclaim it. To use an analogy (but like you said, NOT imply equal severity!) white people simply can’t help reclaim the n-word no matter how friendly or positive they’re trying to be, because they’re not personally affected by that word, it’s not used against them. The same goes for cis guys and the c-word, even though I know they don’t have bad intentions. It just doesn’t work well unless the specifically affected group does the reclaiming.

[@bellebellebellebellebelle]

i use the c word personally (reclaiming it as an afab person), but i HATE when men and non-fem amab people use it. i 100% consider it a slur.

[@danoh.8072]

you are so well spoken and talk about these heavier topics is such a respectful way! thank you for talking about the sexuality headcanon thing. there in nothing inherently dirty about queerness and gay characters are not too adult for children. kids can be gay/trans etcl just as well! also i love how you talked about the cloudy word, i never thought of that but it makes so much sense. it is so important to know who uses these words and who reclaims them. people who arent affected by such derogatory slurs shouldnt be the ones to decide its an okay word to use now. now here is my unpopular opinion: RH is lazily designed. RH has amazing quality and i love the base dolls, they are all so stunning. But looking at their outfits and compare them to the OMGs and MH, they are lazy. I dont mean to sound like the designers don't work hard, there is propably a lot of hours put into these dolls and all of their details. but most of RH characters just have copys of runway pieces. MH makes their own print design, RH just copy and pastes logos from designer brands. OMGs have creative cuts, shapes and volumes in their clothing, RH literally just steals all of their ideas from already existing fashion pieces. (If its ethical to steal from other megacorporations is another topic i know) thats why i think their clothing pieces are designed lazily.

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

Thank you!! I do kind of get where you're coming from with RH, I think some dolls are really interesting and some get pieces that feel bland or reused. I wonder if it might be more a budget thing than a designer thing? Like "oh we already have this pattern so we can adjust it instead of making a new piece and that will save money?"

[@solidsnake1806]

Your opinion does not have to be constructive, and doll designers are whole ass adults who can deal with criticism. Seeing a tweet that says "what an ugly doll" is not going to ruin anyone's life. This isn't exclusive to the collector community, but people online infantilizing artists in this way is weird af. A lot of projection from people who personally cannot deal with negativity in their life I think, but please, keep that to yourself.

[@Zhade11]

Hot take: this video wasn't long enough! :O

[@najatmouchtaq9918]

Im totally agree with you about the fact that is not because garret sanders said something that is canon, he not anymore part of the monster high team and not all of the characters belong to him (and its not even him ho did robecca and venus) i have no problem with the headcanon everyone can have one i headcanon venus x clawdeen but its not because garett sanders who said it that will make them canon

[@VeryGoodDad]

Wow is this the longest video on your channel yet? I'm gonna go get comfortable for this lol 🍿

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

One of the longest for sure haha

[@AphroditePisces96]

i absolutely prefer mh g designs over g3 but after buying g3 draculaura i definetely like g3's bodies, diversity, articulations and overall quality more

[@Man-wolf-]

Tbh i do like g3s bodies too but i think g1’s bodies are good too for their porpose, sanders wanted their bodies to look more monsterious & its obv their inspired by how tim burton draws his characters , i do think their good for that porpose

[@em84c]

When I see people go shopping and come back with 20 dolls in one go it seems excessive. I guess they could live far away from the shops so they can't go very often.

[@samssyrandall5408]

Another opinion, I don't get why g1 fans are so loyal to Darko art. the first g3 dolls art was really cute and cartoony and it feels like that artist was literally bullied out of the job to be replaced by Darko. Yes Darko art is nice but there's other artists out there, mh doesn't NEED Darko art

[@Man-wolf-]

The first artist was tracing over antoer artist’s art-said artist even called out mattel for having their art traced, it is a good thing that art is no longer being used as its litrealy traced & stolen, its not a g1 vs g3 thing its “dont use low quality traced art to promote your product”

[@ewwitscullen9132]

I completely disagree with the first opinion. MH fans are absolutely delusional if such an essential tool like a STAND is absent and the materials of a 30 dollar doll are garbage, you should not spend more than 20 bucks and have poly hair

[@aprilcanales2099]

That last part tho 💯

[@xXfrankie.steinksXx]

as an afab person, ive never seen cunt as a slur or derogatory term, its way more just another word to use in place of calling someone an asshole or dickwad, rather than being used in the same vein as whore or slut like you're putting it. i see "serving cunt" etc as a general queer thing that mightve started with drag queens but has overall been "reclaimed" (idk if i even wanna use that word lol) by afabs

[@dianemcgowan527]

I see it as a slur and if a man called me that , I would never speak to him again. to me it means he is way better than you, thats why he calls you that or if another female says it it means she thinks you are trash basically, In my mothers time men could get away with sexual advances at work and you were almost helpless, you had to quit your job. You had to dodge the men at work in the storage room. So women had to be virgins , but men could do any thing and they were respected.

[@theslayerboyRED]

43:11 ❤❤❤🫂

[@jonathandaysen]

Late to the conversation and not sure how “controversial” this opinion is, but I refuse to watch the shows/movies based on the dolls I collect nearly 100% of the time. Reason for this being, if I’m vibing with the aesthetic of a doll and then watch the show and perceive the character in an unfavorable way…the doll could potentially be ruined for me.

[@Man-wolf-]

I feel like people forget that the reason companies(like mattel) love using poly is because its awful to play with-it gets easily ruined & tangled to the point its impossible to fix , meaning anytime a kid tries to play with said doll theyll constantly have to have their parents to buy a new one all the time And mind you-these dolls go up to 50$+ (like in canada the faboolous pets clawdeen & drac cost 89.99$ and the clawdeen in it has poly) Its just a gross practice & kids desereve to have dolls that they actually play with for more then one second Also strongly agree-people whom think we cant critique kids shows & playline dolls because “its for kids” just come off as if they think kids are stupid-kids DO care about quality like sure you can make a half assed show or doll but in the end of the day, kids would be more attached to dolls & show that are very high quality and have alot of effort in it

[@kristin87425]

I’m a parent and my kids love dolls and I know which dolls have poly. I’m not doing it! 🤣 NO! I’ll shave their head and re root first! (The doll not the child.)

[@alishanightshade3270]

Controversial opinion: The old locker problem. I know they've change to a gate but I really want to say that lockers take up space is a real issue. It's not an age problem. It's a house problem. Those lockers are not for me nor my house. Lockers can hang on the wall if your family allows, lockers can store things. You'll still fill up space even that's for storage or have play feature. The consumer are parents and kids. If the parents think lockers are too big will they buy them? Not everyone knows the way to sell stuff or donate. Will you tell parents that “This is for your kid, these lockers can hang on the wall and store stuff!” Storage box is not a black hole. Some houses are not big at all, some walls have no space at all. But if you don't have space just don't buy it. Stop complaining. That time I was thinking if they sell 100 different lockers will people still say just don't buy it if your house has no space.

[@alishanightshade3270]

And you can sell or donate it. Do you think organizations will keep taking the lockers if there are 50 people giving them? Or everyone selling their lockers online. Who going to buy them then?

[@Obell18]

Woahh this was such a great video!! U're awesome 😂★💫 rochellexdeuce would be so guud😊

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

Many thanks ♥

[@Man-wolf-]

Also yes monster high wasnt goth but it was undoubtly altarnative, sanders was inspired by what altarnative teens back at the 2000s/2010s wore , ofc it wont be trad goth since that wasnt the most popular style at the time I hate how the asker said “oh if you think mh g1 was goth you dont know what goth is” cause like-dude not only was monster high litrealy made bevause of altarnative fashion but also goth has various subcultures in it not just trad-goth & romantic-goth 😭 hell alot of people dont even know that trad-goth when it first formed was much more colorful Just cause monster high g1 wasnt only based on goth (specificly tradgoth & romantic goth) like begoth does not mean its not altarnative

[@LifeOfTheAngels]

This is a very petty MH opinion, but idc that Draculaura gets a lot of dolls releases, sorry, she’s an “IT” girl and I feel like she’s one of the few monster high characters you can do anything interesting with, Ik I’m being biased cus she’s literally my favorite character and I have an army of Draculauras on my wall, but I can’t help that everytime there’s a new Draculaura release shes the best looking one, there’s a reason why she’s the popular character

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

See I don't like it in the sense that I would love to see other characters also get love...but I do agree that Drac consistently has amazing looks haha so I'm complaining but also not

[@SandeeDude]

My controversial opinion is that while I'm all for body type diversity in dolls (I LOVE G3 Draculaura especially), I personally don't want diversity to the point that the dolls can't share clothes anymore. I still want clothes to fit ALL characters in a franchise, for clothes swapping and fashion packs that can be used for any character. That's one of the main things I love about dolls.

[@Vanessa-nh5es]

🤗♥️🧚🏿🎄♥️

[@ILUVRH]

My hot take is that most G3 haters aren’t even active in the doll community so their opinions don’t really matter to me 🤷‍♀️ Half the time they’re just people who had monster high dolls as kids. Call it gate keeping but if you don’t own a single doll or actively follow/watch doll content why would your opinion on them matter. They can have opinions but god are they LOUD

[@alpna1578]

i feel like g1 stans tend to forget that the characters are meant to be 14/15 years old when complaining about designs/outfit choices. esp with Clawdeen. im so tired of seeing comments against g3!clawdeen thats shes no longer a 'baddie' (like wtf?). maybes theres a good reason why Clawdeen is not constantly being put in mini mini skirts and high heels. when she as a character is shown to be very sporty & active werewolf. also is a literal teenager. that will act, sound and look like a teenager. im so sick of seeing peoples redesigns/restyles where they simple just shove Clawdeen in hyper feminine outfits (mini mini skirts & all), removes the glasses and over do it with makeup. like at that point - do they even like g3!clawdeen as a character or just like overly feminine characters in general? anyways more apperication to g3 clawdeen, i love that weird girl that loves research , and interests in bugs, who jumps off walls when acting like an actual werewolf, rushes around, shreds hair etc.

[@kayleighbrown459]

I personally think that people who complain about sexuality being represented in dolls are doing so through their own latent homophobia.

[@arianafox365]

Ok so I need to say. I’ve been in the BJD community for 10+ years. I’ve never seen people being horrible like so many fashion doll people claim… I’ve seen people in the Bratz/MH/fashion doll community be absolutely horrible and toxic. So I don’t understand why BJD has a bad rap when literally other communities are EXTREMELY toxic. Like.. have you been on the Bratz or MH subreddit??? It’s a shit show. Just feels like a narrative bias against BJD ppl tbh.

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

I definitely have seen really bad stuff from the Bratz and MH fandoms too, I guess I've just had bad luck with BJD stuff? Seems like it might vary a lot depending on what site you're on so maybe that has something to do with my perception/that of others. Cause on IG I don't really have a bad time but in the past Reddit has not been kind to me idk

[@Man-wolf-]

People are so loud on bjds yet dont realise that the fashion doll community is as toxic if not more-like as a poc i have had to deal w mh g3 fans be racist then turn around and say “its all g1s stans fault” like ?? Hello??

[@KikisDolls99]

speak your mind queen!

[@equinoxflowersofcenturysen5881]

Hot take ig: People complaining for Cleo and Deuce to get-together in G3 are kinda annoying. Its a different universe and tbh I think we just have to accept it. Cleo and Deuce are still together in G1 so i dont get why some fans are so bothered by Clankie in gen 3.

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

I do kind of agree, I was a bit sad at first to not see Cleo with Deuce just because that's what I was used to but it just took time to get used to and now I love the idea of Clankie ♥

[@Quiscollectables-hu6mu]

I’ve personally agree with your last statement, I also want to tack on when people use they/them pronouns for G1 Frankie, it’s giving the same energy. You’re creating unnecessary representation for something that didn’t have it in the first place that’s the whole purpose for g3. (let’s also not forget the BLATANT disrespect of not respecting her preferred pronouns)

[@xXJoeyXxcoooool]

38:14 g1 ghoulia wasnt my favorite but she wasnt terrible. g3 on the other hand... no

[@equinoxflowersofcenturysen5881]

I have some takes about monster high G3 vs G1 : Frankies personality in G1 is so bland. Frankie in G3 is wayyy better. Cleo was a fun character in G1 but from what ive seen of G3 I feel like she feels more like idk a person rather than a mean girl stereotype. I like her g3 personality more. Some fans are really blinded by nostalgia with g1. There was a lot of questionable outfits in it that people would tear apart if G3 did them. (PLUS the dolls felt so flimsy when I owned them as a kid) Hating so hard on G3 is getting old to me. It took me a WHILE to get used to them but they are improving. Some G1 stans need to quit it with the fatphobia. I feel like some of them prefer the skinny g1 body to an unhealthy degree. People have been so weird about Catty Noir leaks and its just uncomfortable to see.

[@beks3251]

There were multiple opinions abt gen 1 vs gen 3 mh and how people are toxic towards each other regarding it and yet "bjd people can be quite rude" like ??? Tell me you had 1 bad experience and let it color your perception of the community without telling me you had one bad experience Not saying the bjd community is perfect (there is plenty wrong like all the other doll communities) but you really make them all seem like horrible classist gatekeepers Sorry if this comes off harsh -- I agreed with everything else till that point but that opinion was not it

[@FaeryTaleDolls]

I mean it's not like I said the BJD community can be rough and the fashion doll community is sunshine and rainbows? I know anyone can be toxic in any fandom. I've had plenty more than just one bad experience, judging from other comments I think it might be depend a lot on what websites you're on so maybe I've just been unlucky

[@Man-wolf-]

I do wanna note tho-this isnt to bash you but i dont think its fair to say “oh g3 is better because it has explict queer rep!” G3 could only have explict rep because coorpartions like disney & mattel now see queer people as profitable, they realised they can profit off them with queer topics-if it werent for that mattel wont let frankie be trans or date frankie Sanders did what he could to add queer rep abd that should be applauded too - he cant force mattel to let him add queer characters as all that would have done was have him be fired or have his creation be cancelled(just look at steven universe & owl house) queer creators still need their jobs to actually live That being said - i did want to comment on the person noting disgners being online with, the designers are just doing their job-im not gonna lie about how i actually feel about a design just cause the designer is online All artists including ones working at the toy indestury are taought that theyll have to deal with critism even if its rude sounding , thats the nature of their job(ofc if someone is straight out harrassing them then no thats not okay) no one has to be constantly nice to every single design just cause someone made it like no thats not how it works Edit: that commenter was right in saying g3 & g1 stans are toxic, n like as somrone who likes g1 more honestly both r equally bad-i remeber having so many g3 nonblack poc/white stans argue with me , a Black person, on why its okay for the movie to hire a lightskinned woman to play clawdeen cause “oh shes latina now” or “oh its a reboot” or or “but shes still Black” i dont think its fair to say g1 are worse n started the toxicity as no g3 stans are as toxic since g3 started thats just the nature of fandoms