That overly strongly worded statement surprised me too, but I am not offended and I hope I can make others feel less offended too. I would think there are only two possibilities:
-That person is a pin collector and just doesn't understand dolls. That is the only logical reason why they'd be in this forum and yet not "get" disney LE dolls to that extent. The tone of how it was written actually makes this unlikely, but it's still possible since I know that there was a thread on here about a different "other" Disney collectable (partnered with Brand X) and the thread title was phrased like "What do you think of Disney Brand X stuff?" or something, and I had this strong impulse to go in there and say how much I disliked and thought Brand X is a total overpriced, faddish, unattractive rip-off...ok, maybe not worded quite that strongly but -- strongly negative opinion. And then I stopped myself and said, "hey, from reading the thread, the OP and ALL the responders all like Disney Brand X stuff. What is my point in coming in here and saying how much I think it sucks? Is my goal here to poop on people's parades, who have done nothing wrong?" And with the maturity that comes with age, I closed that browser window (when I was younger I totally would've posted my negative opinion, since literally, all opinions were solicited - and I still tend to do that too much). I just don't "get' Brand X. Some people just don't "get" dolls.
- but much MORE likely from the tone in which it was written, it is as someone else already said: Sour grapes. And the thing about sour grapes is, I can empathize with that. These dolls are incredibly expensive!! It's not an accessible hobby for the vast majority of the population. And that pretty much sucks. So, yeah, I can put myself in the shoes of someone who cannot afford to get into this hobby despite really wanting to. And I can ALSO imagine that my hostility I would feel that it is unfair would lead me to focus on the dolls' imperfections. And yes I can even also imagine a younger (especially teen) me telling a whole forum-full of collectors of those dolls how ALL the expensive type of dolls they collect are all awful, just awful. You fools, I'd try to tell myself. Wasting your money. If I had that money I'd spend it wiser. I wouldn't even buy these dolls if I had a million dollars. They're imperfect in multiple ways. I don't want the dolls. You're the ones who should be hurting, not me! ....I've BEEN there.
...Because I really think the second possibility is much more likely, I hope that we can not react too strongly to what that poster posted. Personally I'm intentionally not paying attention to which username it is. I would rather see them in a fresh light in the future when they are maybe not in the heat of the moment (as I suspect they were when they wrote that). And I would also hope that they read this part: I swear I have literally been there. Now, I'm older, which has its pros and cons. More pros than cons! And a big one is that I buy myself any toys I want! I never actually thought I'd be in the place I am now, but here I am anyway. In the future, you too will probably be able to buy any toy you want. You WILL be on the other side, and know that most of us have definitely been on the "can't afford it" side for a LONG time! I'd bet anything that very, very few of us grew up in great big mansions full of pretty dolls and with a stableful of ponies etc etc! We are more alike than you might think. :hug: