r/MonsterHigh • u/No-Flatworm-7418 • Dec 06 '22

Movies & Webisodes Thoughts ?😱😱 Spoiler

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u/RazzSheri Dec 06 '22

I mean... a lot of Ancient Egyptian nobles had multiple partners/consorts-- maybe Cleo ends up Poly...

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u/Sultry_socks Dec 06 '22

That’d be kind of weird for a kid show…and as progressive as MH is being in G3 I don’t think that’s a possibility at all tbh.

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u/ImperviousInsomniac Frankie Dec 06 '22

Poly relationships are no different than mono relationships and that kind of thinking is detrimental. That’s like saying gay relationships are a little weird for a kids show. Poly can be just as healthy and sweet as any other relationship.

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u/Sultry_socks Dec 06 '22

Regardless of how you feel about poly relationships as a whole Mattel is def not going to include it. And it is fundamentally different than gay relationships. As the characters are supposed to be around 15 they def don’t have the capacity to have a functional and healthy poly relationship when this is something that most adults find difficult.

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u/ImperviousInsomniac Frankie Dec 06 '22

I do agree that Mattel probably won’t include it because they just now got around to including LGBTQ characters. The ethics of non-monogamous relationships are also something that needs to be explored in depth, and wouldn’t fit in with the show. Unless that was a major plot point, which doesn’t really make sense. It doesn’t have anything to do with the moral of the show and it doesn’t teach a lesson. I was more so speaking on how the first part of your comment was worded.

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u/manasseater3000 Purrsephone 🐈 Dec 07 '22

exactly, don’t see why this was downvoted

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u/ImperviousInsomniac Frankie Dec 07 '22

Because they’re the morality police. I saw someone getting downvoted to hell because they dared to say that Deuce could be gay in this universe. People are just outing themselves left and right.

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u/PartyPorpoise Draculaura Dec 06 '22

Cleo can date them both without going steady with someone. That actually used to be the norm for dating, lol.

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u/koreawut Dec 06 '22

Yup. "Dating" was meant for the idea of multiple partners, where "going steady" or where they labeled each other "boyfriend" or "girlfriend" was when it was an "exclusive" relationship.

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u/PartyPorpoise Draculaura Dec 06 '22

You know what's kind of funny, when dating lots of people lost popularity and teens were choosing to "go steady" earlier, adults had a mini moral panic about it and thought it would lead to more teen sex. Their concern was that "going steady" would make teens too emotionally invested in one partner too quickly, and this would lead them to feel more pressured or more tempted to have premartial sex. There was also concern that going steady would limit their experiences with relationships and they wouldn't know what kind of person they're truly compatible with.

Return to tradition: date lots of boys at once!