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* MinorityShowGhetto: Although author Rachel Renée Russell is African-American, the protagonist, Nikki is white. [[https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/26/books/dork-diaries-by-rachel-renee-russell.html She actually explained in this article]] why she did this.
-->'''Rachel Renée Russell:''' If you have a character of a different race, your book tends to get put in a category that isn't mainstream, and we wanted something to appeal to everyone.
-->'''Rachel Renée Russell:''' If you have a character of a different race, your book tends to get put in a category that isn't mainstream, and we wanted something to appeal to everyone.
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** In ''Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl'', Nikki, while in her rat costume, runs into Mackenzie in the school dance bathroom. Mackenzie doesn't seem to recognize the rat is Nikki but when Nikki goes into a stall to change, Mackenzie steals Nikki's duffel bag containing her costumes. Did Mackenzie know all along that it was Nikki and was giving her a false sense of hope, did Mackenzie not immediately recognize Nikki and only realized it after she went into the stall or did she just wanted to screw around with some random person who just happened to be Nikki? While it was Mackenzie was the one who gave Nikki the rat costume and was the who masked her, it should be noted that Mackenzie never referred to Nikki by name until after the unmasking.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Ever since the series started in 2009, the books have a tendency to make a lot of [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]] to media that were really popular when these each book was first published. Some of these books later got reprinted years later that removed several references that faded in popularity since the original publishing.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Some readers find Nikki to be unlikable. She has a band, a TV series, has gone on tour with a famous band, her crush likes her back, she has several good friends, and most of her school has a positive opinion of her, yet she complains about how much her life sucks because a few people are mean to her.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is Nikki really as big of a loser as she claims she is, or is this just a case of her being an UnreliableNarrator and having low self-esteem? The only kids who actively bully her are the C.C.P., while the rest of the student body seems to tolerate her just fine. She also has a good amount of friends including the more popular Brandon.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is Nikki really as big of a loser as she claims she is, or is this just a case of her being an UnreliableNarrator and having low self-esteem? The only kids who actively regularly bully her are the C.C.P., while the rest of the student body seems to tolerate her just fine. She also has a good amount of friends including the more popular Brandon.
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* FoeYayShipping: A large group of fans online ship Nikki with [=MacKenzie=], despite [=MacKenzie=] bullying Nikki and them hating each other. This is mainly due to these fans feeling like the two have good chemistry and the fact that despite being enemies they have a lot in common.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Some readers find Nikki to be unlikable. She has a band, a TV series, has gone on tour with a famous band, her crush likes her back, she has several good friends, and most of her school has a positive opinion of her, yet she complains about how much her life sucks because a few people are mean to her.
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* CoolLoser: Chloe, Zoey, and Nikki would likely be popular if people gave them a chance.
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* CrossoverShip: Some fans frequently ship Nikki with Greg Heffley from Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid, likely because both Dork Diaries and the Wimpy Kid series are about the misadventures of middle school kids who keep diaries that they recount their escapades in, despite the massive FandomRivalry.
* FandomRivalry: Fans of the ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'' series seems to hate the series, comparing them to more recent Diary of a Wimpy Kid books (due to having longer plot-relevant events).
** Seems to have pewtered out in favour of an EnemyMine against Minecraft themed [[FollowTheLeader copycats.]]
* GirlShowGhetto: Many readers don't find ''Dork Diaries'' to be appealing for being very girly, unlike ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'' and its appeal to both genders. Presumably the reason the SpearCounterpart ''The Misadventures of Max Crumbly'' was written.
** The online "[[CharacterBlog Ask Nikki]]" column [[https://dorkdiaries.com/2020/05/am-i-too-old-for-dork-diaries/ does address the ghetto]]:
--->You know who else Dork Diaries is for equally? Boys AND girls! I get quite a few boys writing to me to "confess" that they enjoy Dork Diaries. That’' awesome! I'm glad! I wish they didn't feel like it was something that should be kept secret.\\
* FandomRivalry: Fans of the ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'' series seems to hate the series, comparing them to more recent Diary of a Wimpy Kid books (due to having longer plot-relevant events).
** Seems to have pewtered out in favour of an EnemyMine against Minecraft themed [[FollowTheLeader copycats.]]
* GirlShowGhetto: Many readers don't find ''Dork Diaries'' to be appealing for being very girly, unlike ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'' and its appeal to both genders. Presumably the reason the SpearCounterpart ''The Misadventures of Max Crumbly'' was written.
** The online "[[CharacterBlog Ask Nikki]]" column [[https://dorkdiaries.com/2020/05/am-i-too-old-for-dork-diaries/ does address the ghetto]]:
--->You know who else Dork Diaries is for equally? Boys AND girls! I get quite a few boys writing to me to "confess" that they enjoy Dork Diaries. That’' awesome! I'm glad! I wish they didn't feel like it was something that should be kept secret.\\
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* CrossoverShip: Some fans frequently ship Nikki with Greg Heffley from Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid, ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'', likely because both Dork Diaries and the Wimpy Kid series are about the misadventures of middle school kids who keep diaries that they recount their escapades in, despite the massive FandomRivalry.
* FandomRivalry:Fans Some fans of the ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'' series seems to hate the series, comparing them to more recent Diary of a Wimpy Kid books (due to having longer plot-relevant events).
** Seemsevents). However, it seems to have pewtered out in favour of an EnemyMine against Minecraft themed Minecraft-themed [[FollowTheLeader copycats.]]
copycats]].
* GirlShowGhetto: Many readers don't find ''Dork Diaries'' to be appealing for being very girly, unlike ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'' and its appeal to bothgenders. Presumably genders; it's presumably the reason the SpearCounterpart ''The Misadventures of Max Crumbly'' was written.
**written. The online "[[CharacterBlog Ask Nikki]]" column [[https://dorkdiaries.com/2020/05/am-i-too-old-for-dork-diaries/ does address the ghetto]]:
--->You -->You know who else Dork Diaries is for equally? Boys AND girls! I get quite a few boys writing to me to "confess" that they enjoy Dork Diaries. That’' That's awesome! I'm glad! I wish they didn't feel like it was something that should be kept secret.\\
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: As shown in books 9 and 10, [[spoiler: Mackenzie has become the least popular girl at her new school thanks to [[HoistByHerOwnPetard her own actions against Nikki]]. This could have lead to book 11 being about her having BreakTheHaughty moments that force her to make a HeelFaceTurn and become friends with Nikki...but nope, StatusQuoIsGod.]]
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: As shown in books 9 and 10, [[spoiler: Mackenzie [[spoiler:Mackenzie has become the least popular girl at her new school thanks to [[HoistByHerOwnPetard her own actions against Nikki]]. This could have lead to book 11 being about her having BreakTheHaughty moments that force her to make a HeelFaceTurn and become friends with Nikki...but nope, StatusQuoIsGod.]]
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* CoolLoser: Chloe, Zoey, and Nikki would likely be popular if people gave them a chance.
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* BizarroEpisode: ''Tales From a Not So Happily Ever After''. It revolves around Nikki getting a bump on the head and going through an extremely FracturedFairyTale featuring fairy tale versions of her friends and enemies.
** FridgeBrilliance: The entire story takes place on April 1. It's basically a 295-page April Fools episode.
** FridgeBrilliance: The entire story takes place on April 1. It's basically a 295-page April Fools episode.
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* BizarroEpisode: ''Tales From a Not So Happily Ever After''. It revolves around Nikki getting a bump on the head and going through an extremely FracturedFairyTale featuring fairy tale versions of her friends and enemies.
** FridgeBrilliance: Theenemies. There ''is'' FridgeBrilliance in this, though -- the entire story takes place on April 1. It's basically a 295-page April Fools episode.
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** The online [[CharacterBlog "Ask Nikki"]] column [[https://dorkdiaries.com/2020/05/am-i-too-old-for-dork-diaries/ does address the ghetto]]:
---> You know who else Dork Diaries is for equally? Boys AND girls! I get quite a few boys writing to me to “confess” that they enjoy Dork Diaries. That’s awesome! I’m glad! I wish they didn’t feel like it was something that should be kept secret.
---> You know what else? No one is surprised to see girls reading and enjoying Literature/HarryPotter, {{Literature/Percy Jackson|andTheOlympians}}, [[Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid Wimpy Kid]] and ComicBook/{{Dog Man|DavPilkey}}. Like, what’s up with that?! No one makes them feel weird about it. So why shouldn’t boys read books that feature a girl main character?
---> You know who else Dork Diaries is for equally? Boys AND girls! I get quite a few boys writing to me to “confess” that they enjoy Dork Diaries. That’s awesome! I’m glad! I wish they didn’t feel like it was something that should be kept secret.
---> You know what else? No one is surprised to see girls reading and enjoying Literature/HarryPotter, {{Literature/Percy Jackson|andTheOlympians}}, [[Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid Wimpy Kid]] and ComicBook/{{Dog Man|DavPilkey}}. Like, what’s up with that?! No one makes them feel weird about it. So why shouldn’t boys read books that feature a girl main character?
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** The online [[CharacterBlog "Ask Nikki"]] "[[CharacterBlog Ask Nikki]]" column [[https://dorkdiaries.com/2020/05/am-i-too-old-for-dork-diaries/ does address the ghetto]]:
---> You --->You know who else Dork Diaries is for equally? Boys AND girls! I get quite a few boys writing to me to “confess” "confess" that they enjoy Dork Diaries. That’s That’' awesome! I’m I'm glad! I wish they didn’t didn't feel like it was something that should be kept secret.
--->secret.\\
You know what else? No one is surprised to see girls reading and enjoying Literature/HarryPotter, {{Literature/Percy Jackson|andTheOlympians}}, [[Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid Wimpy Kid]] and ComicBook/{{Dog Man|DavPilkey}}. Like,what’s what's up with that?! No one makes them feel weird about it. So why shouldn’t shouldn't boys read books that feature a girl main character?
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You know what else? No one is surprised to see girls reading and enjoying Literature/HarryPotter, {{Literature/Percy Jackson|andTheOlympians}}, [[Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid Wimpy Kid]] and ComicBook/{{Dog Man|DavPilkey}}. Like,
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* MemeticMutation: Most Viral Video Moment[[labelnote:Explanation]]A screenshot from "Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday/Birthday Drama" with Nikki, André and Brenton dabbing, captioned "Everyone dabbing and doing cool VideoGame/{{Fortnite}} dances, like the Floss, Hype and Orange Justice!" went viral as said dances [[DiscreditedMeme were considered "cringe-worthy" at the time]].[[/labelnote]]
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* MemeticMutation: Most Viral Video Moment[[labelnote:Explanation]]A Moment. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A screenshot from "Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday/Birthday Drama" with Nikki, André and Brenton dabbing, captioned "Everyone dabbing and doing cool VideoGame/{{Fortnite}} dances, like the Floss, Hype and Orange Justice!" went viral as said dances [[DiscreditedMeme were considered "cringe-worthy" at the time]].[[/labelnote]]
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** The main character herself, Nikki Maxwell is easily the series' most divisive character. Some love her for her dorky and relatable personality, while others hate her for being a whiny BrattyTeenageDaughter.
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** The main character herself, Nikki Maxwell is easily the series' most divisive character.Maxwell. Some love her for her dorky and relatable personality, while others hate her for being a whiny BrattyTeenageDaughter.
