u/y2k-nostalgiaa

Can we please stop comparing the girls? The comparisons aren’t necessary... They all played a part.

Yes, Raven sparked this conversation with her “Mount Rushmore,” but she’s entitled to her opinion. She was focusing on the people who helped build the channel. Miley came later. That doesn’t make anyone less important. They’re all iconic in different ways.

Miley was hugely popular and widely recognized, but she was also inspired by earlier stars like Hilary Duff. And later stars have openly credited those before them, Zendaya has said Raven influenced her. You can have favorites without dismissing others’ impact.

Miley, Selena, and Demi had major mainstream success, but that foundation didn’t appear out of nowhere.

Even That’s So Raven helped pave the way for Hannah Montana. This wasn’t a competition. It was a shared era with shared influence. It’s also worth acknowledging that there’s broader context to these conversations, including how visibility and opportunities weren’t always distributed equally across talent at the time. That doesn’t take away from anyone’s success. It just helps explain why experiences weren’t identical. Raven has her right to her own opinion on how Disney treated her.

There’s room to respect all of them without ranking or comparing them. They were all influential to the channel, and they all mattered.

I find opinions of Jade are pretty mixed? What do you think of her?

No need to compare icons: they all built something different.

I know people consider Debby Ryan to be cringe, but to be cringe is to be free :)