I know this thread is probably a shit storm waiting to happen but I need to say it. I'm really getting sick of having MLP shoved in my face. I'm not bothered by the avatars, the fan art, the fan-fictions, or the t-shirts, other fan bases have done that and the only difference is that the object of the fans adoration was meant for little girls. In fact I'm not opposed to the show at all really, I remember enjoying good shows that also tried to teach good morals and behaviours, though I do think the art style is needlessly cutesy. The majority of this rant is directed at the obnoxious fringe groups that inhabit any fan-base, but the ones of MLP seem the most prominent lately.
That said I am bothered by crossover fan-fictions, especially with IP's that have drastic differences in tone. For example I was told by a friend, despite my objections, another thing that annoys me about MLP, about a fan-fiction that involved both Skyrim and Gears of War that only served as a shameless promotion of MLP from what I gathered. I also get rather pissed off when people question my intentions when I tell them I don't like the show, thinking that I'm insecure about my masculinity or maturity, implying that me not liking a show aimed at five to ten year old girls is a problem. My response being that I've seen similar shows in my childhood having grown up with 80's-90's cartoons that MLP borrows heavily from when it comes to characters and have now found myself drawn to shows and hobbies that deal with a darker subjects that a show with a PG rating cannot explore in depth.
But I can handle the mere annoyance, it is difficult at times but it is manageable. The things that really bother/disturb/disgust me is the erotic fan-fiction and the porn. I don't think I need to explain how disturbing it is to see anthropomorphic versions of the cast with varying degrees of human features being used for pornographic images and all the bizzare fetishes porn has because if someone is going to make porn out of a little girls show they may as well cover all their eccentric/weird bases. Same goes for the erotic fan-fiction. It's rather disgusting considering the inspiration. The main problem is that you don't need to look for it to come across it, and since I doubt 5 year old girls are making this stuff it had to come from the bronies, a minority of them that watches the show for something other than morals they already know and really stretch the boundaries of love and tolerate. I don't mind furries and really weird fetishes as long as it's not shoved in my face but god-damn it what the fuck is wrong with some people? Most of my disgust comes from the fact that it's a children's show.
With that off my chest I would like to admit that the Escapist bronies are easily the most tolerable/respectful of the fans I've encountered, kudos to you guys. Anyone else have anything to say in regards to the topic of an unwilling overdose of MLP? In fact it doesn't even need to be directed at MLP, it can be any IP that obnoxious fans insist on shoving in your face.
That said I am bothered by crossover fan-fictions, especially with IP's that have drastic differences in tone. For example I was told by a friend, despite my objections, another thing that annoys me about MLP, about a fan-fiction that involved both Skyrim and Gears of War that only served as a shameless promotion of MLP from what I gathered. I also get rather pissed off when people question my intentions when I tell them I don't like the show, thinking that I'm insecure about my masculinity or maturity, implying that me not liking a show aimed at five to ten year old girls is a problem. My response being that I've seen similar shows in my childhood having grown up with 80's-90's cartoons that MLP borrows heavily from when it comes to characters and have now found myself drawn to shows and hobbies that deal with a darker subjects that a show with a PG rating cannot explore in depth.
But I can handle the mere annoyance, it is difficult at times but it is manageable. The things that really bother/disturb/disgust me is the erotic fan-fiction and the porn. I don't think I need to explain how disturbing it is to see anthropomorphic versions of the cast with varying degrees of human features being used for pornographic images and all the bizzare fetishes porn has because if someone is going to make porn out of a little girls show they may as well cover all their eccentric/weird bases. Same goes for the erotic fan-fiction. It's rather disgusting considering the inspiration. The main problem is that you don't need to look for it to come across it, and since I doubt 5 year old girls are making this stuff it had to come from the bronies, a minority of them that watches the show for something other than morals they already know and really stretch the boundaries of love and tolerate. I don't mind furries and really weird fetishes as long as it's not shoved in my face but god-damn it what the fuck is wrong with some people? Most of my disgust comes from the fact that it's a children's show.
With that off my chest I would like to admit that the Escapist bronies are easily the most tolerable/respectful of the fans I've encountered, kudos to you guys. Anyone else have anything to say in regards to the topic of an unwilling overdose of MLP? In fact it doesn't even need to be directed at MLP, it can be any IP that obnoxious fans insist on shoving in your face.