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    Sydney
    Sep 24, 2021

    Pretty let down...

    in Girls of the Year

    I was on a live with @AG_4AllAges on Instagram, or Kristen. Kristen is a partner with American Girl and has all the World By Us dolls already and has read all 3 books. I asked her if there was any LGBTQ+ stuff in the books, since it was teased a bit, but Kristen said no.


    I'm not sure how to feel. I hate queerbait, and AG basically just queerbaited the heck out of me. I know to be grateful that the LGBTQ+ community is getting somewhat of a shoutout in the community center, because LGBTQ+ representation is rare. But I'm sick of settling for tidbits.


    It's 2021, and there is barely any LGBTQ+ representation anywhere. There's a fight I'm putting up for more that I can't tell you guys much about, but the Rebelle series, Kira's aunts, and 'Kira and Ruby's Rejects Club' by a little star are the only LGBTQ+ representation I know of in the AG community. There might be more, IDK, but even in real movies, there's next to nothing.


    I remember back in eighth grade, my friends were obsessed with the series Voltron Legendary Defender. It wasn't really my thing, but I remember my friends being really upset when the series ended and it turned out to be just queerbait.


    Just queerbait. That's how I feel about the World By Us community center.


    Don't get me wrong, I love World By Us already. I love their stories and their focus on making the world a better place and the fact that they focus on real issues. Heck, when I was watching the author video and the fashion show, I teared up. But I'm just a little... disappointed.


    I wish there was more LGBTQ+ representation in the world. But as Maritza said in the author video, "Why don't we start now making the kind of world we want to live in?" looks at Rebelle 2 and smiles


    P.S: I know that the representation of people of color is important, and this post is not to undermine that progress that AG just made. I just needed to rant about the queerbait...

    4 comments
    ok bestie
    Sep 24, 2021

    same. maybe if they get a second book there will be stuff in it about the lgbtq community

    Queen Gigi and the Dolls
    Sep 24, 2021

    Are there any disabled side characters in the WBU books?

    Admin
    Sep 24, 2021

    I didn’t ask Kristen about any disabled representation because it wasn’t teased. I’ll be happy if there is some, though! I’ll tell you if there is- I’ll be getting the books later today and will read today and tomorrow!

    Queen Gigi and the Dolls
    Sep 24, 2021

    @Admin Thanks! I am really hoping there is some!

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