Rainbow High

My son loves fashion and my daughter loves to draw, this show is modern but was very fun to watch with them. It's funny and the kind of show that's not too childish, fun for even my 14 year old. My only complaint is that only 3 characters apeared to be POC and as a mother this is very concerning.

It seems like a lot of the negative reviews come from people who only watched one episode and barely give it a chance. Yes, this show was created in order to sell dolls, so obviously there is a focus on fashion and aesthetics. But that doesn't mean that it's shallow or lacking morals. In fact, I think this show does a better job than many other children's shows I've seen in showing how to resolve conflict, especially among friends you don't want to hurt. There is a distinct focus on teamwork and collaboration throughout the show.

I noticed a lot of the negative reviews criticize the focuses on fashion and social media. Fashion is a visual art form that people use to express themselves, and it's not inherently shallow even if that is the cultural stigma attached to it. And there is only one character obsessed with social media, the rest are not, but she receives pushback throughout the show for the times where she overstepped boundaries or ignored others' feelings because of it. And while fashion and social media feature heavily in the first episode, if you continue to watch you'll notice many of the characters are musicians, painters, actors, etc. We even get to see behind-the-scenes creative jobs like set and costume design.

Is the show flawless? No. But is it significantly better than these reviews would have you believe? Absolutely!

Just sat through the one episode on Netflix with my 6 year old niece and am horrified!! A whole school structure that awards social media clout and vanity...focusing only on outward appearances.

It time for some Bill Nye after that batch of brainwashing for little girls.

I'd rather watch Barney...and that says a lot.

Look, I would love to find a good show for kids that empower little girls, and if boys like it too, then great. But this show is really not good for many reasons. The actual content is incredibly useless. ALL ABOUT LOOKS AND SOCIAL MEDIA ATTENTION. We already have so much "influencer" content and competition out there! What terrifies me is that this is directed to young kiddos. It's teaching them to compete for glam and attention. To crave popularity and become dependable of "likes" and approval from strangers. It's such an unhealthy message. I feel like I dropped a few IQ points watching this. There was a girl who had a terrible day because her outfit wasn't right, and she actually said "this is a total disaster" - seriously? Is this what kids show want to teach girls? That everything depends on their looks? Her friends "help" her feel better, but not by saying that she's more important than her outfit, but by telling her she will find the right outfit. This is outrageous.

The character design is nonexistent. Someone "designed" one character and obviously duplicated the model a bunch of times. Even older people look the same as younger ones. Just complete laziness and lack of design skills. The girls are dressed with tight clothes and wear more make up than a clown. There's a boy dating two girls at once in the show too. Such a terrible cliche. The boys are also pretty much one character copy-pasted into multiple versions of the same terrible design.

So many other shows out there! If you want a rainbow sparkly show that actually teaches something, 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic' is great. If you like action, 'Action Pack' is great and also teaches some valuable lessons. Both are on Netflix kids too.

I love rainbows and sparkly things, as well as action packed shows for kids too. As long as the show can actually teach something, it can be a crazy hot pink or rainbow fest or a monochromatic bland scenario. Just give us some actual growth in some way instead of more mental numbness.

My daughter wants to know if there will be more than one episode?