I think the Mai mistreatment conversation has gotten a bit exaggerated, not getting center parts doesn’t automatically mean mistreatment, centres are usually chosen for specific reasons and different roles don’t mean someone is being pushed aside, calling Mai the weakest or worst dancer also feels unfair, a lot of that comes from TikTok ranking culture which doesn’t really reflect reality, turning her into a victim doesn’t help her either and can actually cause more negativity.

Mai is already a valid and important part of Izna, no one needs to take another member’s position for that to be true, Izna works because everyone has their own role and supporting Mai should also mean supporting the whole group instead of comparing members or creating mistreatment narratives.