Yes. Let's keep this civil folks, you don't want to get the mods involved.
I will comply... So long as another does not choose to act first.
it annoys me that pearl's been winning because personality wise pearl is the kind of person You'd want to punch in the face everyday for being such a loudmouth whiny prick
she's the ultimate heel someone that just brags and craps all over everyone else to the point where seeing her lose and be humbled is something you wanna see
This is part of the reason why Callie and Marie being similar was a good thing. There were no major distinctions in their appearance or the popularity of their Splatfest teams. Marie was snarkier, but Callie got her licks in all the same. That's not the case with Pearl and Marina. They're vastly different in both their looks, their choice of words, and even their music. Marina is a singer, Pearl is a Rapper. Even their species and skin tone directly contrast one another.
Let's be honest right now, Marina gained popularity early on because of her appearance and ONLY her appearance. We knew nothing of her personality, but the internet immediately exploded with a dislike of her crown clad partner. The internet and the gaming world is a place that is becoming highly accepting of minorities. Marina is an Octarian in an Inkling society, and she's not white. So it wasn't her unreasonable amount of exposed cleavage alone that earned her popularity.
Now that she has been on the wrong side of the Splatfest three times... It is not surprising that people are acting aggressively. However, do not think for a moment that I am in any way justifying what has been said here. That was clearly a reaction based purely on emotions and lacked any sort of logic or defining evidence to prove that Pearl is somehow more at fault than Marina is in her own regard.
Do not think for a moment that I am not fully prepared to point out each and every detail that could make Marina worthy of backlash, details that are on par with the things you are holding Pearl accountable for.
I do not favor either Squid Sister. I do not favor Pearl over Marina and vice versa. But resentment that comes from baseless conjecture and emotion alone is not something I understand, nor tolerate.