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I wasn't even aware they were trying to make it seem like Marinette struggles to make friends.
Like, she's so popular and loved that struggling to make friends is the one problem Marinette doesn't have.
Sure, they tell us she had this problem in "Origins" but it's not like they actually show Marinette struggling to make friends. People just love Marinette instantly.
She's a bit quirky, and nerdy, and prone to misunderstandings, but none of those have made it hard for Marinette to make friends.
So saying she struggles with that is just disingenuous.
As someone who ACTUALLY struggled to make friends in HS its insulting when they say Marinette does so.
People who "struggle to make friends" dont get elected class president
People who "struggle to make friends" dont have pajama parties with their girlfriends ocasionally
People who "struggle to make friends" arent friends with famous comedians and international rockstars
People who "struggle to make friends" dont date supermodels. Or at all.
Being "quirky" or "nerdy" or "prone to misunderstandings " is not the same thing of being a weird outcast, and for sure doesnt make you unpopular.