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My sister made this rarepair in 2019 and I have yet to let go of it

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#cookie run #cookie run ovenbreak #grapefruit cookie #cream puff cookie #grapepuff #skatemagic

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Why Do People Distrust Reboots of Cartoons?

An Analysis

Root of The Trust Issues

I feel like ever since Teen Titans Go, people have lost faith in reboots of classic shows. Especially since their only basis is "this is a show for little kids", and they expect it to be immature and plotless.

You can't just announce that you're making a TV show reboot of a classic with a more simplistic art style without expecting backlash.

Just saying "I like the [insert media] reboot!" Everyone is gonna be on your back and say that it's a bad lifeless reboot. But I believe that some are actually good. They have kept up similar themes and still progress with the modern world.

The Exception

If we're really getting into this topic, may I say that Voltron: Legendary Defender is a reboot that people loved to pieces. Even with its awful ending, people still loved it. Yet no one asked for it.

No one looked at the old Voltron and said "I wish there was a reboot".

Was the show good? YES!

It performed amazing during its run. It had a strong fan following to it as well.

Was it bar for bar, character for character accurate? NO!

Keith was supposed to end up with Allura, going so far as to marry her. Pidge was actually a clumsy dwarf boy that had a crush on Allura. Hunk was some buff white guy rather than a chubby Samoan dude.

Yet, did people complain? ALSO NO. And the only reason why, was the art style.

Simplistic Art Style

Then we get to things like the My Little Pony and Strawberry Shortcake Reboot. These are objectively good reboots as a stand alone, without a nostalgia bias.

They have representation, life lessons, friendship themes, basically everything that the original was. But the fact it's a 'reboot' is what throws people into hysteria.

Strawberry Shortcake was always a spunky girl who would always problem solve in a kind and caring way. Always true to her friends, loved making friends.

She is such a stereotypical good girl that the show even pokes fun at it. Making jokes that she's too trustworthy and friendly. And they keep this trend in the reboot. Yet people didn't watch it.

And you want to know why?

"it looks lifeless" "it lost its spark" "the designs are ugly"

Why This Argument Sucks

This isn't a real argument. Exhibit A would be Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT).

We can agree that TMNT has kept a consistent art style. Mostly consisting of the big eyes, similar body shapes, wide mouths... The only two thing differentiating them being the eye covers and weapons.

Now in the reboot, there are several differences.

Raphael - Stocky, beefy, wider, taller, snaggle tooth

Leonardo - skinner waist, broad shoulders, long head, slightly muscular arms, eye markings

Donatello - basically the same as Leo but he has skinner arms, and goggles

Michaelangelo - rounder, shorter, bigger eyes, more colors

Unlike the other adaptations, where they look like the same copy and paste character with a slight hue shift, they actually look different. But before it came out, there was a lot of backlash of the characters looking ugly.

That soon changed when clips started circling around that people gave it a shot. And guess what. They liked it! They called the characters charming and unique, and even got a huge fandom from shares on Tiktok and advertisements from the program airing the show.

Sure, people did complain about the simplicity. But they eventually came to enjoy it. So why can't people keep the same energy for other reboots?

Nostalgia

The biggest factor of all is nostalgia. I loved Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bitty Adventures. And I dabbled in watching the 2003 version because I loved it when I was a kid. Yet, I still love the reboot.

Berry in the Big City isn't a bad reboot, people just don't want to give it a chance because of the nostalgia factor. They grew up with the 2003-2009 version and expect no changes, and when things did change they threw a fit.

I don't know how to tell you this, but this show was made for KIDS. Not teenagers looking for a fun watch, not adults looking for a taste of classic TV, but children.

Sure, there are some teens and adults who love this show because they might be a babysitter or an older sibling. Or maybe just someone who heard it was good and wanted to give it a watch.

But if your only reason for disliking a show is that "it's not my [insert character]" is showing that you're just scared of change. If I'm really being honest, BITBC shows more personality in their characters.

Back in Berry Bitty Adventures, they all felt like the same girl just with a different goal. Here, Strawberry is more hyperactive and passionate, Blueberry is going with the flow and airhead-ish, Orange is a competitive athlete, Lemon is an emotionally closed off inventor, Lime is a nerdy fashionista.

And they all look different.

I have confused Raspberry Torte and Strawberry in 2009 more times than I can count. Even characters like Cherry Jam and Blueberry who have a different color scheme, look similar when desaturated.

And if you feel hurt by the fact that I'm saying cons about a series you loved as a kid, then you're part of the problem.

I don't expect you to say that "oh, yeah, I can see that." but instead, admit that not everything you grew up with was perfect.

And if Strawberry Shortcake isn't enough proof that people glorify the original too much, may I remind you people continuously hate the Monster High reboot.

The original had racial stereotypes, outdated jokes, sexist characters, toxic relationships (that for some reason stayed together), misrepresentation of disorders, and way more.

The reboot actually tries to be sensitive to who might be watching their show. They made Asian coded characters not yellow, they properly represent disabilities, they don't make Abbey's foreign accent a joke, they have body diversity. And g1 is apparently still superior.

Another reminder is that when g1 tried to make progress with their first gay character, they back tracked it and made it subtext. There will always be a problem with g1 Monster High, the only people who ignore it are people who are scared of change.

Conclusion

Are you supposed to watch all reboots from now and forever into eternity. No. This is just a thing I noticed when goons glaze on a cartoon that they (probably) didn't even watch getting a reboot.

There are bad reboots out there, (I'm looking at you Velma..), but I feel like if you just watched a couple episodes you'd find them more enjoyable. The original doesn't disappear when you watch a reboot. In fact, most of the examples I've mentioned are free on YouTube.

#strawberry shortcake 2021 #strawberry shortcake #berry in the big city #berry bitty adventures #voltron #voltron: legendary defender #vld #keith kogane #pidge holt #katie holt #pidge gunderson #lemon meringue #orange blossom #blueberry muffin #lime chiffon #cherry jam #raspberry torte #raspberry tart #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rotmnt #tmnt michelangelo #tmnt raphael #tmnt leonardo #tmnt donatello #monster high #monster high 2022 #reboots #cartoons #long reads

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It is Karen and Gretchen. I think it's just the 'en' at the end that's Karen's name??? I do know that their Broadway shipname was anxious orandges, but it didn't hold up bc of how long it was. So i think the fandom just moved to fetchen

Mean Girls Ships and the Adaptation Where they had the most Chemistry

(most <- least)

Btw, I forgot some of the shipnames

Cadaron:

Musical ≈ 2004 movie ≠ 2024 Movie

2024 Cadaron was so boring. I'm sorry :(

Rejanis:

2004 movie <- Musical = 2024 movie

The tension is always there, some just do it better

Gretgina (is that their ship name????):

Musical <- 2024 movie = 2004 movie

Cadnis:

Musical <- 2024 movie <- 2004 movie

Cadina:

2024 movie ≈ 2004 movie = musical

They always b fruity for no reason

Fetchen:

Musical <- 2024 movie = 2004 movie

In my mind, they graduated and got married after college .

Bonus Cady rarepairs:

Cadchen:

Musical <- 2004 movie <- 2024 movie (they didn't hit. Sorry :(( )

Cadaren:

(hot take!!!) 2004 movie <- musical <- 2024 movie

They r Emmett and Elle from legally Blonde. idc idc

#mean girls #mean girls 2024 #gretchen wieners #karen smith #karen shetty #fetchen

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First bitbc post ft. My redesigns!!!

#strawberry shortcake #strawberry shortcake 2021 #lemon meringue #berry in the big city #bitbc #ssbitbc

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Sour Grapes gay as hell for this one 😭😭🙏🙏🙏

#berry in the big city #bitbc #ssbitbc #strawberry shortcake #strawberry shortcake 2021 #sour grapes #raspberry tart #raspberry torte #bread pudding #wlw #lesbian #no heterosexual explanation #tw emoji

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I think people should make strawberry shortcake OCs based on their culture's desserts. I WILL be making a halo halo and coconut jam into characters

#strawberry shortcake #oc talk #ocs #orange blossom #lemon meringue #raspberry torte #huckleberry pie

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Underrated Ship Dynamics that I Think Should Be Written More Often (platonic and romantic)

- (platonic) Siblings with a big age gap, where the older one grows up and takes the younger one away from home so that they have a better childhood than they did

- (platonic) a gay man and a lesbian that were each other's closet key when they thought they liked each other but felt gross when they kissed (they are gossip bffs)

- (romantic) a lower class person breaking up with an uptown girl because they think she deserves better, but she thinks they're the best the world could offer (idk why but it doesn't work as well when the rich person is a boy)

- (romantic) a dumb person pretending to be smart and studying more to impress their dumber crush

- (platonic) smart younger sibling and dumb older sibling(s) (young sheldon got to me)

- (platonic) Jock friends but one of them is a closet gay but the thing is his friends know and are fully supportive, and are waiting for him to come out

- (platonic) two siblings fighting over the attention of their younger sibling but the younger one has an obvious favorite

- (platonic) a younger sibling has favoritism with their older sibling's friends

- (romantic) two smart characters but one of them likes the other so much that they become dumb around them

- (romantic) lazy husband x nagging wife but the wife is a teenage boy and the husband is a teenage girl

#ship dynamics #relationship dynamics #platonic #romantic #sibling dynamics #tropes #book tropes #these are very niche #wlw #mlm #gay #lesbian #wlw mlm solidarity #wlw mlm hostility #crush #how do i tag this #niqos thoughts

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Can we just agree that these are the exact same ship and move on?

#mean girls #mean girls 2024 #mean girls musical #gretchen wieners #karen smith #fetchen #anxious orandges #tyler total drama #lindsay total drama #lyler #td lyler #total drama #i will elaborate if asked #going back to my roots

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"Karen is bi!" NO SHE ISNT. MY WIFE AVANTIKA SAID SO >:(

#mean girls #mean girls 2024 #mean girls musical #gretchen wieners #cady heron #regina george #janis imi'ike #janis 'imi'ike #karen shetty #karen smith #avantika #avantika vandanapu #pansexual #pan #lgbt #tw caps

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MG Rarepair fanfic ideas

Gretchen x Janis:

- fake dating

- Romeo and Juliet (school play or au)

- Royalty Au

Regina x Karen:

- Tutoring

- 2004!Karen doing weather reports at Regina's sporting events (they're married)

- someone please do domestic fluff with timeskip them..

Cady x Gretchen

- high school reunion

- fake dating

- sleepover + 7 minutes in heaven

- she's all that au

Karen x Cady:

- LEGALLY BLONDE AU OLEASE

- ...

- that's it

Tbh I don't write a lot, so if I were to make these fics it would take 5ever.. But anyone is welcome to take these ideas!!

#mean girls broadway #mean girls 2024 #mean girls #mean girls musical #gretchen wieners #cady heron #janis ian #regina george #janis imi'ike #janis sarkisian #karen smith #karen shetty #jetchen #gretjanis #regaren #karegina #cadchen #karady #caden #wlw

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They were each other's beards. Argue with the wall.

I also haven't drawn in a while bc of art block, sorry if it looks a bit wonky

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#mean girls #mean girls 2024 #mean girls musical #cady heron #regina george #shane oman #kevin gnapoor #cadina #shevin #kevane #wlw mlm hostility #gay #lesbian #kevin ganatra

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why do they do that

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hi guys heres a clone high animatic hope u enjoy 😸

★ Song is Upgrade from Be More Chill!! (I used both the original & broadway recordings of the song!) ★

#HOOOMMMMMYGOOGGHHSDDDDDDDD #JOANFUCIUS #I LOVE JOANFUCIUS #clone high #ch #joan of arc #ch joan of arc #confucius #ch confucius #reblog #BE MORE CHILL #BE MORE CHILL MENTION!!!! #HOLY SHARTTTT #amazing animatic op

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Ok so. It's like canon to me. But like, in only 2004. I've always considered the three adaptations as a different universe, which is why the characters diverge personality wise.

An example is that Musical Cady and Movie Cady are pretty much different characters at this point (movie musical Cady is a middle ground). Movie Cady is more shy and soft spoken, and musical Cady is so open to everyone and everything that she's an outcast.

Gretchen is also an example, considering that she is ambiguously Asian at best in the 2004 movie. In the musical she's mostly played by Asian actresses (bc in the og movie she joined the Asian clique). While in the musical movie, she's changed to Hispanic.

I would use Janis as an example for sexuality, but that's entirely up to the viewer to decide how a character identifies unless confirmed (but she is sapphic in 2024 MG so..). But also, Janis has three names now. So it's slightly confirmed that this is probably true.

important mean girls question for y'all

#mean girls #mean girls musical #mean girls 2024 #cady heron #gretchen wieners #janis imi'ike #janis 'imi'ike #janis sarkisian #janis ian #mean girls broadway #mean girls movie #reblog

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Mean Girls where everything is the same but Aaron Samuels is a butch lesbian named Erin Samuels

#mean girls #mean girls musical #mean girls 2024 #regina george #cady heron #aaron samuels #renee rapp #angourie rice #lgbtq #lesbian #sapphic

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This is GretJanis in another universe

#mean girls #mean girls 2024 #gretchen wieners #janis ian #janis imi'ike #janis sarkisian #gretjanis #auli'i cravalho #bebe wood #lesbian #sapphic #joanfucius #hear me out...

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2024!Janis is a lesbian and 2004!Janis is bisexual