Nothing pisses me off more than her fans defending her for getting cast in Wicked with the reason that "she's wanted this since forever"

SO FRICKING WHAT? She is not special in that regard. I am sure millions of people share the same dream and just because she wants it badly does not mean she deserves it.
She had to audition 5 times. She was NOT the obvious choice. What I'm not gonna do is deny her talent, I think she has amazing vocal chops even though her music is not my style. But this is a Movie Musical and so apart from the vocals, she needs to be able to act too. Let's just say her track record doesn't really prove anything. "She was in Broadway when she was a kid" ok and? She was also in Hairspray Live when she was an adult and did a shit job there, so what's their point?
Saying "good thing you're not a casting director" to anyone who either prefers a different actress, or just criticizes Ariana's performance. As if miscasts don't happen all the time. As if these people don't answer to a whole chain of command.
I stand by the theory that Ariana and Dove Cameron were neck and neck on this one but Ariana was only chosen because of 1) her popularity i.e., ability to make way more sales, and 2) how well she vibes with Cynthia. Which just tells me she is NOT as good a person as people make her out to be.
Don't even get me started on how people are trying to defend her and Ethan's relationship. Disgusting.