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[Spokker]

I work hard, have a decent amount of personal responsibility, and have saved up a surviveable amount of money. I don't see what this has to do with anything really.

I'm wondering why certain things, usually weird, attract a creepy following on the Internet and other things do not.

Why are there Xena/Buffy conventions but not Seinfeld or Friends conventions? Those were far more popular shows than Xena or Buffy yet the Internet certainly tells a different tale. I want to dress up as Newman goddammit.

 

[Gravijah]

those were far more popular shows than Xena or Buffy yet the Internet certainly tells a different tale. I want to dress up as Newman goddammit.

'Cause people don't want to look like they do everyday.

 

[cajunator]

'Cause people don't want to look like they do everyday.

This.
People dress up as different fantasy characters because it is a way of escapism. Friends and Seinfield have lots of fans but they don't really have visible ways of getting together and showing that fandom, except online with avatars or discussions. So they are possibly just as overbearingly fanatical about those shows, but plastering pictures of the cast around as memes doesn't really work because its not that unique or identifiable. when somebody posts a pony (or other) meme you know it is from something very specific.

 

[Jintor]

Well that's GayGAFs problem for being once again, incredibly hypocritical.

Doesn't make wanking over My Little Pony any less sad.

For fuck's sake, Kerrby.

 

[Kerrby]

For fuck's sake, Kerrby.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not hanging shit on gay people but to exclude someone because they don't post as much as they're 'expected to' is wrong.






.

 

[Acerac]

Well that's GayGAFs problem for being once again, incredibly hypocritical.

Doesn't make wanking over My Little Pony any less sad.

You remind me of Kirby in Melee. The only thing you're good at is taunting.

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

 

[B!TCH]

I'm wondering why certain things, usually weird, attract a creepy following on the Internet and other things do not.

Why are there Xena/Buffy conventions but not Seinfeld or Friends conventions? Those were far more popular shows than Xena or Buffy yet the Internet certainly tells a different tale. I want to dress up as Newman goddammit.

Because nerds and geeks always have to be the master of their domains. Regular people watch the shows and move on with their lives. Nerdy and geeky people become obsessive and can't let go. The weird thing about My Little Pony isn't so much that grown men like it as it is that they are so obsessive about it. I don't think it would generate much of a reaction at all if the fan base wasn't so obsessive about the show. If people went around quoting Seinfeld all the time even in the most inappropriate of situations you would probably start to resent the show and it's fan base as well.

 

[Dr. Malik]

Well that's GayGAFs problem for being once again, incredibly hypocritical.

Ok I'll bite since this is directed at me.

Yes I was in the wrong assuming I could joke around with Acerac not knowing his past, but it doesn't mean I was trying to be discriminative. Part of being gay is accepting that people are the different no matter whether you are black, white or beige, chola or orient made, gay, straight, etc. Yes there are those who fail to learn this, and some in the gay community are hypocritical when it comes to their own cause and others, but you can find the same issue across all parties of humanity, cause face it some if not most humans are hypocrites. And you shouldn't paint a whole group by the actions of some(in this case me) which goes strongly for GayGaf since I come to known that most are tolerant towards others. Yet that doesn't mean we cant joke about ourselves, amongst ourselves which I'm sure PonyGaf does the same, something I failed to do with Acerac but in no way was I being hypocritical. Of course it would be silly for me to run around laughing at the Pony crowd, though I cant help but laugh at some jokes because face it who doesnt like a good burn, which I'm sure they know very well how to endure.


and if your 'once again' is referring to how people reacted to THIS comment of yours, well there isn't that much to say

 

[2th]

Because nerds and geeks always have to be the master of their domains. Regular people watch the shows and move on with their lives. Nerdy and geeky people become obsessive and can't let go. The weird thing about My Little Pony isn't so much that grown men like it as it is that they are so obsessive about it. I don't think it would generate much of a reaction at all if the fan base wasn't so obsessive about the show. If people went around quoting Seinfeld all the time even in the most inappropriate of situations you would probably start to resent the show and it's fan base as well.

i dont think we are obsessive about it. its just something we enjoy. i enjoy off road vehicles and can have conversations about them all day long if i get talking with a good person. same goes for computers and certain video games. does that make me obsessed?

 

[Acerac]

Because nerds and geeks always have to be the master of their domains. Regular people watch the shows and move on with their lives. Nerdy and geeky people become obsessive and can't let go. The weird thing about My Little Pony isn't so much that grown men like it as it is that they are so obsessive about it. I don't think it would generate much of a reaction at all if the fan base wasn't so obsessive about the show. If people went around quoting Seinfeld all the time even in the most inappropriate of situations you would probably start to resent the show and it's fan base as well.

Should I feel bad if I quote Seinfeld constantly without people realizing it?

My most commonly used reference as of late is Jerry's mail delivery stint when people are wierded out by him delivering mail on Sunday.

"Whoops!"

 

[Kerrby]

You remind me of Kirby in Melee. The only thing you're good at is taunting.

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

Jesus Christ, I'm trying to defend you here lol.

I bet that's another group I've offended for saying Jesus's name. *backs away from thread*

 

[Aske]

Just dropping in to show some MLP support. I don't post in the community thread and I don't sport an MLP avatar, but I love watching the show. I checked it out due to Pony-GAF propaganda, and found it caused inexplicable happiness. I don't know why MLP does this and other optimistic, brightly coloured kids shows don't. Might be the humour, might be the characters, might be he aesthetic. Probably all of the above. But there's nothing quite like it, and while I'm not up there with the superfans I totally get the cult-like appeal.

Acerac: keep on being you, dude. Brohoof.

 

[Acerac]

Jesus Christ, I'm trying to defend you here lol.

I bet that's another group I've offended for saying Jesus's name. *backs away from thread*

Next time you defend me, could you do it without directly attacking the fanbase in which I am a part of? It makes your defense seem completely insincere.

That being said, I was totally messing around (I thought you were as well!) I love using Kirby in all Smash games, despite his... limitations. I guess some people are as sensitive about video game characters as I am about my sexuality! Who woulda guessed?

 

[cajunator]

Jesus Christ, I'm trying to defend you here lol.

I bet that's another group I've offended for saying Jesus's name. *backs away from thread*

HOW DARE YOU INVOKE THE NAME OF MY LORD JESUS IN SUCH AN INSULTING MANNER

 

[Gravijah]

Next time you defend me, could you do it without directly attacking the fanbase in which I am a part of? It makes your defense seem completely insincere.

That being said, I was totally joking (I thought you were as well!) I love using Kirby in all Smash games, despite his... limitations.

Oh, I know why you use Kirby.

Spoiler

It's because he's cute and cuddly!

 

[Acerac]

Oh, I know why you use Kirby.

Spoiler

It's because he's cute and cuddly!

Spoiler

He's got nothing on Jigglypuff in that regard.

 

[Spokker]

Next time you defend me, could you do it without directly attacking the fanbase in which I am a part of?

The Star Trek fan base has been constantly ridiculed for decades, including being ridiculed by the star of the original series in that classic SNL skit. Why does this cartoon show's fan base deserve special treatment?

You guys have an interest that is reasonably odd. You people are also very aggressive attention seekers and yet when you get attention, you guys play the victim. I don't know why you expect people to respect your cartoon safe space and not comment on how weird the obsession with this cartoon is.

 

[cajunator]

Spoiler

He's got nothing on Jigglypuff in that regard.

This is damned true.
The puffster rules all in SSB.

 

[B!TCH]

i dont think we are obsessive about it. its just something we enjoy. i enjoy off road vehicles and can have conversations about them all day long if i get talking with a good person. same goes for computers and certain video games. does that make me obsessed?

I suppose you don't see it because you are part of it (and have an avatar of it as well?) but the fan base is definitely obsessive about the show. "Bronies" are the adult male equivalent of teenaged girl "Beliebers."

Trekkies, see that's another good example of an obsessive fan base.

Should I feel bad if I quote Seinfeld constantly without people realizing it?

My most commonly used reference as of late is Jerry's mail delivery stint when people are wierded out by him delivering mail on Sunday.

"Whoops!"

I wouldn't get the reference since I never watched the show. It was just the example I chose because he mentioned it but it could apply to anything else I guess.

 

[Acerac]

The Star Trek fan base has been constantly ridiculed for decades, including being ridiculed by the star of the original series in that classic SNL skit. Why does this cartoon show's fan base deserve special treatment?

You guys have an interest that is reasonably odd. You people are also very aggressive attention seekers and yet when you get attention, you guys play the victim. I don't know why you expect people to respect your cartoon safe space and not comment on how weird the obsession with this cartoon is.

Hello person who has read only the last couple posts in the thread and not the preceding page! How are you doing today?

To respond to your post that has little to do with the post of mine that you quoted, I'm totally fine with people burning on ponies. When somebody is trying to defend me and directly attacking a fanbase in which I'm obviously part of in the same post, it sends a conflicting message! Defend me if you want, attack me if you don't. When you try to support me and make fun of me at the same time, the support doesn't seem very supportive.

 

[Spokker]

When you try to support me and make fun of me at the same time, the support doesn't seem very supportive.

You don't make fun of your own? You don't have a sense of humor? Come on, this is part of being a well-adjusted person. Many people who have nerdy interests can laugh about them.

 

[2th]

I suppose you don't see it because you are part of it (and have an avatar of it as well?) but the fan base is definitely obsessive about the show. "Bronies" are the adult male equivalent of teenaged girl "Beliebers."

Trekkies, see that's another good example of an obsessive fan base.

have you never greatly enjoyed anything?

 

[cajunator]

I have greatly enjoyed many things, and I'm damned well gonna talk about those things here.

 

[Zomba13]

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Oh... wow. That's kinda creepy. Nice estalking without using post history. Pretty impressively obsessive.

 

[Kritz]

I'm starting to like this thread, but not because of the ponies.

(I dislike the show because I find the animation to be real unappealing. The character designs are actually pretty neat, it's a shame the medium for the show is flash.)

 

[Spokker]

have you never greatly enjoyed anything?

But I don't think you actually enjoy it for what it is, and even if you do, it's not why you're into it as much as you are.

At first it was an ironic inside joke sort of thing. And then came a moment where people realized, "Oh shit, some of these guys are serious about this."

Then it becomes this sort of political statement where there's a guy but he likes a feminine thing and boy is he secure with his masculinity. Then when people understandably rip on the fan base, the fan base gets to play the victim, which is a very popular position to be in these days.

It's pretty transparent. And I'm a guy who is not above liking something that I'm not supposed to like because I'm a man. But I think the obsessives basically turn this into their identity and it makes up for healthy social links they are unable to maintain in real life. This is why when you get a look at photographs of those who identify themselves as pony fans or whatever they are called, you are not surprised in the least by what you see. I also think there is a sexual attraction to the characters.

And you are ripping on Tyler Perry fans anyway, so you know what I mean.

 

[Pandaman]

But I don't think you actually enjoy it for what it is, and even if you do, it's not why you're into it as much as you are.

At first it was an ironic inside joke sort of thing. And then came a moment where people realized, "Oh shit, some of these guys are serious about this."

Then it becomes this sort of political statement where there's a guy but he likes a feminine thing and boy is he secure with his masculinity. Then when people understandably rip on the fan base, the fan base gets to play the victim, which is a very popular position to be in these days.

It's pretty transparent. And I'm a guy who is not above liking something that I'm not supposed to like because I'm a man. But I think the obsessives basically turn this into their identity and it makes up for healthy social links they are unable to maintain in real life. This is why when you get a look at photographs of those who identify themselves as pony fans or whatever they are called, you are not surprised in the least by what you see. I also think there is a sexual attraction to the characters.

And you are ripping on Tyler Perry fans anyway, so you know what I mean.

now tell us how we feel about our fathers penis, Freud.

 

[Acerac]

You don't make fun of your own? You don't have a sense of humor? Come on, this is part of being a well-adjusted person. Many people who have nerdy interests can laugh about them.

Check my responses for the first thousand posts of this thread! I'm more than comfortable with how different my enjoyment of ponies is from the norm. The first time I lost my cool was when somebody said we should all be put in camps (yes I now realize he was joking) and after that when somebody said I didn't deserve to be part of gaygaf solely because I didn't participate in their thread.

However when people start supporting me in one sentence and mocking me the next, it rings hollow. I can totally take the insults, just don't try to support me while you're doing so.

*Edit for your new post*

I enjoy the show because it makes me smile when I'm having a rough day. Why does it need to be any more involved than that?

 

[cajunator]

But I don't think you actually enjoy it for what it is, and even if you do, it's not why you're into it as much as you are.

At first it was an ironic inside joke sort of thing. And then came a moment where people realized, "Oh shit, some of these guys are serious about this."

Then it becomes this sort of political statement where there's a guy but he likes a feminine thing and boy is he secure with his masculinity. Then when people understandably rip on the fan base, the fan base gets to play the victim, which is a very popular position to be in these days.

It's pretty transparent. And I'm a guy who is not above liking something that I'm not supposed to like because I'm a man. But I think the obsessives basically turn this into their identity and it makes up for healthy social links they are unable to maintain in real life. This is why when you get a look at photographs of those who identify themselves as pony fans or whatever they are called, you are not surprised in the least by what you see. I also think there is a sexual attraction to the characters.

And you are ripping on Tyler Perry fans anyway, so you know what I mean.

I honestly think you are looking way too much into this and should just see it as guys who just happen to really enjoy a particular cartoon and have fun associating it with other pop culture. you know, like a million other things that have gone meta. The simple fact is that while a bunch of shows have been aimed at a young female audience, this particular show is well written and animated enough to attract an older fanbase that can also appreciate the content. Many of the brony fans have already been conditioned to anime and cartoons to begin with, so is it really a stretch to like this show? I don't see how it can be really.
It' not like these guys are posting pictures of stuff like Bratz or Barbie here. They are fans of a show that even the creator was aware was appealing to them and she even made references and tributes to them, like Derpy hooves.

 

[Risette]

I'm starting to like this thread, but not because of the ponies.

(I dislike the show because I find the animation to be real unappealing. The character designs are actually pretty neat, it's a shame the medium for the show is flash.)

The medium isn't really at fault (okay it is because it allows for laziness but it can be avoided with talent), it's just a poor use of Flash.

 

[Spokker]

However when people start supporting me in one sentence and mocking me the next.

Why are we talking about support? I mean, you're angry this guy is not supporting you enough because he's also mocking you, but why do you need support? Does any other fandom need support? Are we supposed to be supporting the brave men and women who watch cartoons? Do we not need to support Seinfeld fans because they have mainstream TV privilege and therefore don't need it?

You might support a hungry child. You might support homosexuals in getting civil rights. You might support a friend going through a rough divorce. But supporting a cartoon fan? This is part of the fan base's penchant for playing the victim. They aren't supporting you enough. Support doesn't even come into play here.

I enjoy the show because it makes me smile when I'm having a rough day. Why does it need to be any more involved than that?

Because people who don't like it keep coming into contact with it and its fans more than any other quirky show or rabid fan base. I'm not a fan of making arbitrary things bannable, but I imagine that if banning "would" or "lulz" is justified, so is banning anything My Little Pony from any forum these days. It gets to be a bit much. There's a reason it has become polarizing in the context of unimportant Internet drama.

now tell us how we feel about our fathers penis, Freud.

They took My Little Pony and made it look more like anime. As we know, anime isn't just a genre but a fetish as well. I think it's reasonable to believe it comes into play here.

 

[Kritz]

The medium isn't really at fault (okay it is because it allows for laziness but it can be avoided with talent), it's just a poor use of Flash.

"poor use of Flash" and "use of Flash" are synonyms, man.

 

[Acerac]

Why are we talking about support? I mean, you're angry this guy is not supporting you enough because he's also mocking you, but why do you need support? Does any other fandom need support? Are we supposed to be supporting the brave men and women who watch cartoons? Do we not need to support Seinfeld fans because they have mainstream TV privilege and therefore don't need it?

You might support a hungry child. You might support homosexuals in getting civil rights. You might support a friend going through a rough divorce. But supporting a cartoon fan? This is part of the fan base's penchant for playing the victim. They aren't supporting you enough. Support doesn't even come into play here.

You should go back and read the last page or so. You have no idea what you're talking about, and replying to you is useless until you figure it out.

 

[Uchip]

They took My Little Pony and made it look more like anime. As we know, anime isn't just a genre but a fetish as well. I think it's reasonable to believe it comes into play here.

what are you even talking about
read what you just said and tell me it makes any sense

 

[Risette]

"poor use of Flash" and "use of Flash" are synonyms, man.

Nope. Superjail S1 looks really great, although I haven't seen much of it.

I didn't even know it was Flash until 7Th told me it was.

 

[cajunator]

I'm quite certain that a vast VAST majority of bronies do not find the ponies attractive or sexual in any way whatsover. Why the hell would they? The show is cute. It is charming. It is fun. It doesn't have ridiculously simple writing or characters. It has a real depth to the interactions and reactions of each pony, despite the obvious stereotypes. It also has subtle in jokes as I have said before, from Faust herself to the older fans.
Nobody can really say WHY this particular show took off with the older audience, but it did, and that's really all there is to it. A group of people did not just randomly decide to like a girls show for no reason. There had to be something of substance that they saw in it. It caught on, and the internet did the rest, like it has a way of perpetuating the fandoms of hundreds of other things. It is as much a product of communities like this one and 4chan creating endless memes and jokes for the benefit of entertainment and taken a life of its own. A lot of it has honestly been hilarious and the song remixes and video clips have been tons of fun. Bronies and the fanbase have as much of a right to exist as any other. For a society that claims to place such emphasis on equality and open mindedness, we humans do a FUCKING HORRIBLE JOB OF IT.

 

[akira28]

have you never greatly enjoyed anything?

B!TCH
how are you, B!TCH? How is your day going, B!ITCH?

um...I'm guessing enjoyment is not their thing.

 

[Zomba13]

I just find it funny how ponyGAF get called obsessive and attention seekers when we really aren't.

We're no more obsessive or attention seeking than any other GAF fanbase. We have our own topic (in Community at the moment but soon to be back in OT for the new season) and we have avatars of a show we like (much like people have avatars of celebrities they like, animes they like, cartoons or games characters they like).

What people see as 'obsessive' is probably us being defensive when you attack us and not the show.
You say how we want to fuck ponies or wank over them and insinuate that we're into beasteality or some stupid shit like that or that we're all socially awkward people who dress up like ponies. That stuff isn't cool. Attack the show for being for little girls, comment on how it is a bit odd we like a girls show (it is a bit odd). Just stop with the personal attacks.

Kerrby likes Kirby. It's his avatar and his name seems to be based on him. He doesn't get people claiming he wants to fuck little pink balls.

We keep most pony gifs/pics to the Pony OT (or well, here as it's relevant. This thread being about MLP). Yes, they do sometimes get posted outside pony threads but only when relevant. Simpson gifs get posted and they are fine, Arrested Development gifs are fine too. Why aren't those fans called obsessive and attention seeking? It really is the same thing.

 

[Feep]

Why are we talking about support? I mean, you're angry this guy is not supporting you enough because he's also mocking you, but why do you need support? Does any other fandom need support? Are we supposed to be supporting the brave men and women who watch cartoons? Do we not need to support Seinfeld fans because they have mainstream TV privilege and therefore don't need it?

You might support a hungry child. You might support homosexuals in getting civil rights. You might support a friend going through a rough divorce. But supporting a cartoon fan? This is part of the fan base's penchant for playing the victim. They aren't supporting you enough. Support doesn't even come into play here.


Because people who don't like it keep coming into contact with it and its fans more than any other quirky show or rabid fan base. I'm not a fan of making arbitrary things bannable, but I imagine that if banning "would" or "lulz" is justified, so is banning anything My Little Pony from any forum these days. It gets to be a bit much. There's a reason it has become polarizing in the context of unimportant Internet drama.


They took My Little Pony and made it look more like anime. As we know, anime isn't just a genre but a fetish as well. I think it's reasonable to believe it comes into play here.

Honestly, you might be right about a few people, but you're making broad generalizations across an entire fanbase, which is ridiculous. No one can really just enjoy the show without having either a victim complex or subconscious/conscious sexual desire toward ponies? Come off it, armchair psychologist. There are numerous professional animators who openly admire the show's work, and so certainly others can as well.

And once again, I fail to see any significant overuse of MLP ANYTHING in any threads other than specifically related to this show. People keep saying how it's getting out of hand and how people are so annoyed by it, but I find that to be complete bullshit. These threads are very clearly marked; stay the fuck out if you don't want ponies in your face. I don't go into K-Pop threads and whine about *those* shitty GIFs.

 

[akira28]

ITT: Trolls show up to be trolled.

 

[Narag]

Nope. Superjail S1 looks really great, although I haven't seen much of it.

I didn't even know it was Flash until 7Th told me it was.

Superjail and Wakfu were the best of the bunch in the "good flash animated series" thread we had a few months back if I remember right.

 

[B!TCH]

have you never greatly enjoyed anything?

I haven't recently (but that's a whole other topic for me personally that has nothing to do with anything here), but otherwise I would tell you I really, really like cars/racing. I don't think I've ever posted on NeoGAF about that though.

 

[Spokker]

For a society that claims to place such emphasis on equality and open mindedness, we humans do a FUCKING HORRIBLE JOB OF IT.

This is what we're talking about. Equality and open mindedness have nothing to do with you, the cartoon you like or the fandom you identify with. This is what the culture of victimization has resulted in. We have people creating new classes around things they like, calling them protected and accusing anyone who doesn't get it of intolerance.

I was a big fan of Xena back in the day. But if you told me that the show is stupid and I'm stupid for watching it I wouldn't lament the state of tolerance in modern society.

Honestly, you might be right about a few people, but you're making broad generalizations across an entire fanbase, which is ridiculous.

Well, they said that about furries until the attempts to study them through self-surveys and academia proved that there's a lot of truth in broad generalizations.

 

[Kritz]

We keep most pony gifs/pics to the Pony OT (or well, here as it's relevant. This thread being about MLP). Yes, they do sometimes get posted outside pony threads but only when relevant. Simpson gifs get posted and they are fine, Arrested Development gifs are fine too. Why aren't those fans called obsessive and attention seeking? It really is the same thing.

I'd imagine the reason Simpsons and AD images aren't so negatively received is because you'd have to take a long walk to find anyone who doesn't like either show.

(I am playing devil's advocate I don't really care either way)

 

[sinxtanx]

But I don't think you actually enjoy it for what it is, and even if you do, it's not why you're into it as much as you are.

At first it was an ironic inside joke sort of thing. And then came a moment where people realized, "Oh shit, some of these guys are serious about this."

Then it becomes this sort of political statement where there's a guy but he likes a feminine thing and boy is he secure with his masculinity. Then when people understandably rip on the fan base, the fan base gets to play the victim, which is a very popular position to be in these days.

It's pretty transparent. And I'm a guy who is not above liking something that I'm not supposed to like because I'm a man. But I think the obsessives basically turn this into their identity and it makes up for healthy social links they are unable to maintain in real life. This is why when you get a look at photographs of those who identify themselves as pony fans or whatever they are called, you are not surprised in the least by what you see. I also think there is a sexual attraction to the characters.

And you are ripping on Tyler Perry fans anyway, so you know what I mean.

Your first mistake was assuming that the appreciation for the show was ironic in the beginning. It wasn't. This fandom has been straight up sincerely enjoying the show since day one. Sure, there were people who tried to enjoy it ironically, but that's very hard to do when a show is genuinely good.

About the "sexual attraction" bit: those people exist in EVERY fandom. Just because there is porn of something (and there is porn of everything) doesn't mean that everyone in the fandom likes it. It's always a subset of the people liking the source material. In the case of MLP, this applies.

 

[2th]

But I don't think you actually enjoy it for what it is, and even if you do, it's not why you're into it as much as you are.

At first it was an ironic inside joke sort of thing. And then came a moment where people realized, "Oh shit, some of these guys are serious about this."

Then it becomes this sort of political statement where there's a guy but he likes a feminine thing and boy is he secure with his masculinity. Then when people understandably rip on the fan base, the fan base gets to play the victim, which is a very popular position to be in these days.

It's pretty transparent. And I'm a guy who is not above liking something that I'm not supposed to like because I'm a man. But I think the obsessives basically turn this into their identity and it makes up for healthy social links they are unable to maintain in real life. This is why when you get a look at photographs of those who identify themselves as pony fans or whatever they are called, you are not surprised in the least by what you see. I also think there is a sexual attraction to the characters.

And you are ripping on Tyler Perry fans anyway, so you know what I mean.

At first I didn't believe the show could be good. I wrote it off as internet humor. Then I watched about half the season and realized it wasn't just trashy internet meme hunting. I realized it was a great show. And the reason why I say that is because it reminds me of Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, and Freakazoid. Yes MLP reminds me of three of the greatest American animated series from my childhood. That should explain a lot.


As for Tyler Perry...yeah I wasn't making fun of him at all. I honestly don't get why people think his stuff is funny. It is much the same way you don't understand MLP. Trying to gain insight into that which you do not understand is never a bad thing.

 

[Pandaman]

I'd imagine the reason Simpsons and AD images aren't so negatively received is because you'd have to take a long walk to find anyone who doesn't like either show.

(I am playing devil's advocate I don't really care either way)

arrested development? not that long of a walk....

 

[Spokker]

As for Tyler Perry...yeah I wasn't making fun of him at all. ... It is much the same way you don't understand MLP.

Notice that I didn't call you intolerant for not liking Tyler Perry, but there are many My Little Pony fans who will go on a rant about the fanbase having a "right" to exist and then go on about intolerance and open mindedness.

 

[Feep]

Well, they said that about furries until the attempts to study them through self-surveys and academia proved that there's a lot of truth in broad generalizations.

So, wait, one study about one particular group of people proves that stereotypes are true? Not only that, but "furries" are a group of people *defined* by a sexual desire. MLP fans are a group defined by liking a show. You really can't conceive of anyone liking this without underlying mental issues? That's ridiculous.

 

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This is what we're talking about. Equality and open mindedness have nothing to do with you, the cartoon you like or the fandom you identify with. This is what the culture of victimization has resulted in. We have people creating new classes around things they like, calling them protected and accusing anyone who doesn't get it of intolerance.

I was a big fan of Xena back in the day. But if you told me that the show is stupid and I'm stupid for watching it I wouldn't lament the state of tolerance in modern society.


Well, they said that about furries until the attempts to study them through self-surveys and academia proved that there's a lot of truth in broad generalizations.

I'm not just talking about with Bronies. I'm talking about with ANY fandom or difference.
I can understand competition like with sports teams fandoms, but this is wholly unrelated to any sport or competition. I see just as much hate and vitriol towards right wingers, left wingers, europeans vs americans, atheists, Christians, Nintendo/Sony/MS, I mean it's like one huge war being fought on different front. Now I know you cant expect to keep the peace with everybody and some fandoms are more up front than others, but ultimately, NOTHING ON THIS FORUM AFFECTS YOUR LIFE OUTSIDE OF IT UNLESS YOU WANT IT TO.