Yeah but are they plushies with a mysterious hole where the ass is? If not then no deal.
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Yeah but are they plushies with a mysterious hole where the ass is? If not then no deal.
Laughed out loud on the train. Thank you.
I'll be honest I find the whole subculture weird. Don't give a shit that they like the show, but dressing up on any other occasion than a party is odd to me. So is the sexual dimension to it all.
By all means watch the show, buy the merchandise, whatever. But when there's histrionics and creepy people screaming over toys and shit then I do find that weird.
Devolution
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Kid's cartoons can be fuck awesome. I haven't watched enough MLP to levy a judgement but I still watch Rocko's Modern Life when it's on. So many grown up jokes.
The thing with this series and its fandom is that it is, esentially, an escapist fantasy. But instead of being about a world more epic than ours, or more technologically advanced or whatever, is about a world being just... nicer. The show's main attraction its "niceness", as weird as it sounds.
Now think about the type of person who would like (nay, need) this type of escapist fantasy. Social outcasts, unadapted teenagers, people with social issues... in short, people who cannot find social inclusion in the real world embraces a fantasy world where everyone is accepted and nice to each other, which is something far more exotic to them than elves and aliens.
That's why you find some of them giving so much importance to a what it is, in essence, just a slice of life comedy with sugary content on top like Azumanga Daioh. Because for that type of people it offers them one of the very few means to socialize and become accepted. In these cases the series and its fandom acts like a support group rather than a simple hobby. And boy, if you do get defensive and irrational whenever someone critisizes one of your social circles, imagine the reaction when said social circle is your only one. Well, you have had a taste of that in this very tread.
Yup, we bronies in general do need a hefty dose of "sensitivity trainning" (I see what you did here, Evilore) but these type of personal issues predate their fandom and in some cases, are in need of something far more deep and personal than a thicker skin. When I dealed with hardcore fans of the series, I noticed a disproportionate amount of bullied kids, gay teenagers and cases of severe depression on it (read: then again, people with many issues regarding social inclussion). Contrary to what many people expressed in this tread over an utterly retarded quote, rather than conservative the fanbase is, if anything, politically correct to a fault, and tend to share the wholly liberal position of "the public discourse should be forcefully legislated into niceness" (an idea that I personally consider it to be an abhorrent thing).
In short, the whole "this show creates manchildren" is a poster case of people mistaking correlation with causation. This show have normal fans that just enjoys it for what it is, but due to its premise, it also attracts a great deal of socially unadjusted people for whom the show and the fandom have become a mechanism to deal and cope with interpersonal relationships.
About whetever that is a good or a bad thing, it is up to debate, but my personal position is the one that actual psycology promotes: when treating a patient with a phobia, he should be subjected to a controlled and gradual exposition to the object of said phobia, same goes for social anxiety. Rather than isolating these type of individuals, I would dare to say that the effect of that fandom on them has been the very opposite: people that would be otherwise isolated are giving social interaction a try since they have founded an enviroment that they find far less treathening and more controlled than the society at large that they usually operates with. They will have to grow up out of it eventually (and seek for professional help) but it is a necessary positive first step.
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Jesus, that was a very long post and a very boring morning for me.
OriginofHysteria
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This fucking thread. I had a dream where I watched MLP and became a brony. Never again.
I agree with your general gist Ikael. Makes sense.
Playing Warhammer PC RTS games and being exposed to the community that way makes me much more worried about the super male (only) power fantasy full of hate/racism/violence, than MLP or any other kids show (excluding teletubbies, which is a crime against humanity imo).
Playing Warhammer PC RTS games and being exposed to the community that way makes me much more worried about the super male (only) power fantasy full of hate/racism/violence, than MLP or any other kids show (excluding teletubbies, which is a crime against humanity imo).
Down a case of Budweiser to prove you're a real man, bro!
OriginofHysteria
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most bronies arent nice people so it doesnt seem to be teaching anyone anything
sounds more like a nightmare to me.
Can't that be said about any show ever? Because people in general are not very nice to each other.
I know quite a few bronies and they are some of the nicest people i know.
I however just don't see the appeal in it, then again a lot of people don't understand the appeal of my Ninja Turtle obsession i have had for 20+ years.
most shows arent called friendship is magic either
I like this. I like you.
The Anti-Monitor
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The show is better than most shows aimed at that demographic and it's understandable for adults to find something enjoyable out of it. Which is different from how obsessed bronies are.
Sure, "every fanbase has insane and creepy members!", but I can only think of the people who say the same regarding political parties whenever someone from the GOP says something.
I dunno. Obviously a lot of normal people watch it, but the show has pull with people with deep social problems, it seems.
Well you certainly need big balls to drink it.
Sure, "every fanbase has insane and creepy members!", but I can only think of the people who say the same regarding political parties whenever someone from the GOP says something.
I dunno. Obviously a lot of normal people watch it, but the show has pull with people with deep social problems, it seems.
Well you certainly need big balls to drink it.
Yet you hate Rocket Raccoon.
The Anti-Monitor
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I understand why people would like him. But those people are wrong.
Rocket Raccoon fans are just like people who oppose gay marriage.
Jawmuncher
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Are there brony hipsters that only watch the 80s show?
There has to be, though I know I haven't ran into any yet.
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You win this round, but know you have only bested a Slayvenbot.
Well the dichotomy between MLP creepy fans and most other show creepy fans (Supernatural, Buffy, X-Files, Star Trek, et all...) is that most other shows don't star seemingly adolescent anthropomorphic talking ponies. So there are probably just as many if not MORE creep-show fans of Supernatural, it just doesn't bubble up to the surface as much because it's perfectly expected.
Unspeakable Evil
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Ouch! Now tell us how you feel about animu, wressle, hip-hop,sports, and pop gafs.
Numbers wise? Sure, but break down by precentage of the fanbases and I think pound for pound creepy MLP fans beat creepy Supernatural fans.
Plus MLP would never have the balls to call the fans out and get in on the joke like Supernatural has.
Or...
Or...
Or...
I mean, that first part of your sentence is pretty stereotypical of how a lot of sub cultures are viewed. I'm glad you're in a position to judge an entire group of people based on how a lot of the posters in this forum have been judged in the past.
NO you'll open Pandora's box. Neogaf will become pandemonium, which isn't actually too different from now actually. Okay go ahead, you have my blessing.
The Technomancer
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This post basically percolates several of my general thoughts about the more hardcore segment of the fanbase into one, thank you for writing it, especially as a fan yourself. Its never seemed to me like many of the hardcore fans want to have sex with ponies, so much as they want to be friends with the characters. It is escapism.
Parallax
best seen in the classic "Shadow of the Beast"
Ok this got me. Good show.
Unspeakable Evil
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You know who I hate? Basement dwelling Anime watching/Video Game playing/ Comic book reading/etc... man-babies. Those are the worst.
The tower of nerd-dom will always have people who deem what others do as weird or stupid and judge based on their preconceptions. We've seen it countless times in this thread, and really, it's not going to stop.
If I cringe any harder, I'll implode. It's like some pink and sparkly cry for help.
RedNumberFive
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I just don't understand the world I live in any more. Grown men... buying children's pony toys. Is this real life?
of all the atrocities in history I don't think now is the time to start questioning people
OriginofHysteria
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In the OP video, it would have been perfect if in the background you saw a little girl with her parent about to walk into the aisle, seeing the bronies, then hurryingly walking away.
exactly, these people my be out future politicians.
RedNumberFive
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In this thread, I was introduced to pony sex dolls. PONY SEX DOLLS.
yeah
but as messed up as that is, there are actual rapists and pedophiles running around outside your house
RedNumberFive
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Who also lurk the little girls section of the toy store.
probably, but still
if you're only just now questioning people you must be new to the internet
At this point, I don't think buying childrens toys make you any more likely to be a pedophile then being a priest or a boy scout troop leader.
RedNumberFive
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I've seen plenty of messed up stuff on the Internet. This pony stuff is relatively new to me. In the hierarchy of weird creepy shit on the Internet, I'd probably rank "bronies" alongside furries for general WTF-ness.
Willkiller
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I wonder what their parents think
I question your purported depths to your depravity then.
ouch, man
Escape Goat
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Are there brony hipsters that only watch the 80s show?
No way, the plots back then were crap.
RedNumberFive
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