Anyone Else Getting Sick of MLP?

[CarlMin]

No, I'm not saying that simply consuming media which involves anthropomorphic animal characters makes you a furry. I'm saying that obsessing over the characters in question definitely makes you a furry.

While it's true that what constitutes as furry is discussed, the one thing all furries have in common is an interest in anthropomorphic animal characters. If you just watch MPL then you're probably not a furry, but if you are deep within the fandom, have your own pony-character or write fanfiction or draw the characters from the series, well then there's probably a bit of furry in you, no doubt.

In the end, nobody is in position to change the definition of a term just because they don't want to be associated to some label.

They are into the how because they think it's a good show. Most people you talk to were put off by the fact that they were ponies before they sit down to watch it. It's not that they're into animal characters.

And really, considering this exists...

And the fact that if anyone post a picture of themselves in a full on pony suit on an MLP board, they get called a "fur fag" means both these fandoms really want a clear divide.

If they were put of by the fact that they were animal characters then they were probably never furries now were they? I'm not categorically saying that all bronies are by definition furries.

I'm just saying that obsessing over anthropomorphic animal characters, whether they be ponies or foxes or whatever, makes you a furry, regardless of whether you like the term or not.

That being said, it's true that many bronies do not want to be associated with furries and vice versa. But this sentiment stems, not from a objective look at the underlying semantics of the definitions, but more of a general, subjective "do not want to be like them" motivation.

 

[Sean Hollyman]

Well I hate seeing it pop up on my newsfeed on Facebook, but then again, they probably get sick of me posting Batman stuff.

In another sense, MLP is the Yin to Batman's Yang.

 

[Snowbell]

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.

Why thank you for tolerating us escapist bronies ^_^

The whole erotic art part sickens me too - primarily because of the obnoxious individual of our group liked to shove it down our throats - especially the extreme stuff.

I'm not sick of the fandom, I went to a con last weekend and made a whole load of lovely friends, yeah there are the extreme few who'll go out of their way to annoy non-fans but they annoy us just as much as they annoy you.

As for the whole bronies=furries thing? I know two fans out of 64 members in my group who are openly furries, the rest of us (although tolerant and understanding) would shank you for calling us furries - especially since most people get confused between bog-standard 'I like anthro art' furries and society's view of them ie 'hurr hurr I wanna bang an animal'. That's only extreme members of either fandom.

I like the character's personalities, I would be just as happy if not more so if this was the art style, if not more so

Spoiler: Spoiler'd so as to not shove it down your throats :3

 

[Steagony]

Too much wangst. Rebuild is superior

I will kill you. I don't care if they ban me, man, I'm going to crazy up in here.
Don't say this in real life dog. You gonna get wrecked.
By me.
Wretch.

And the guy who said that NGE is over-discussed, it actually ain't discussed enough. How-do-ya-do?

 

[Shadowstar38]

Wow. This thing is still going. You know. I think I can some up this thread in a single post.

> Dont loose your shit because people like a show.

> Your arguments for why these people shouldnt like a show is weak.

> Hardcore fans of something dont need to try to convert everyone to being a fan every single minute.

> If you are upset by something as simple as a pony avatar, re evaluate your life.

> No one should be questioning anyone's masculinity.

> Do not generalize a fanbase based on a few dickheads

> It is easy to avoid fandom content.

> Do not confuse Bronies and furries

> Stop making motherfucking MLP threads.

 

[Legion]

Nah, I was more annoyed with the MLP thing when it first started flooding the Escapist like a Zerg rush, but now it doesn't really bother me.

Indeed. Like with most things, at first they are annoying as people bring them into every discussion everywhere, and then after a while it dies down and instead you get tired of all the people constantly complaining about them instead.

 

[Segadroid]

-snips-

I notice a fair amount of people here outright mock the OP for bringing it up and say he has to live with it, which I find unfair.

While some statements are exaggerated, part of the MLP fanbase is unneccesarily obnoxious compared to other fanbases. Rather than saying to non-fans they should live with their antics, it might be better if the fanbase itself kept a closer eye on the more radical fans of the show.

 

[Loop Stricken]

Too much wangst. Rebuild is superior

I will kill you. I don't care if they ban me, man, I'm going to crazy up in here.
Don't say this in real life dog. You gonna get wrecked.
By me.
Wretch.

And the guy who said that NGE is over-discussed, it actually ain't discussed enough. How-do-ya-do?

Sorry, what? What was that?
Sorry, you'll have to speak up - I can't hear you over the sound of Beast Mode.

 

[Shadowstar38]

-snips-

I notice a fair amount of people here outright mock the OP for bringing it up and say he has to live with it, which I find unfair.

While some statements are exaggerated, part of the MLP fanbase is unneccesarily obnoxious compared to other fanbases. Rather than saying to non-fans they should live with their antics, it might be better if the fanbase itself kept a closer eye on the more radical fans of the show.

This is not some club where the OG fans hand out a badge and a gun to new bronies. As has been stressed before, anyone can call themself a fan and screw things up for the rest of the class.

MLP fans have already denounced cloppers and the like, but that doesnt stop it from existing. How is a fanbase suppose to realistically keep an eye on radical fans.

 

[samaugsch]

It seems to me that a lot of this could be avoided by not looking for it. I honestly don't know how you end up in a situation where my little pony porn and erotic stories are shoved in your face. Unless of course the fact that these things exist at all are enough to make you feel sick, in that case, I'm afraid you'll just need to learn to live in a world filled with things you don't like.

Captcha: gray skies
Aye captcha, a shitstorm's brewin'

I already understand that, the problem is that you can come across this stuff without looking for it, it's just disturbing since the bronie culture claims to like the show due to it's good messages and good design and as it turns out you have some really creepy fans. Besides, this can also be a thread about obnoxious/weird fans in other IP's that get on your nerves.

At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if there were any "fans" who paid to turn into a pony (like that South Park episode where Stan's dad became a dolphin).

 

[Alterego-X]

Nah, I was more annoyed with the MLP thing when it first started flooding the Escapist like a Zerg rush, but now it doesn't really bother me.

Indeed. Like with most things, at first they are annoying as people bring them into every discussion everywhere, and then after a while it dies down and instead you get tired of all the people constantly complaining about them instead.

I wouldn't say that it died down. For example according to Google Trends, "My Little Pony" continues to increase as a keyword. http://www.google.com/trends/?q=%22my+little+pony%22

It's more like the very first wave of "Hai guyz, you won't believe this! There is this new My Little Pony show, and no shitting, it's actually GOOD!!!" died down, anyone who was fully receptive to becoming a brony already became one, the voices denying it and claiming that it's just an ironic 4chan meme quieted down at the sight of the (say anything else about them, but at least they are genuinely passionate) fandom, and the fact that it survived and grew for over two years where mere memes grow for weeks and die after months.

After that, we entered a time of consolidation, where the bronies can mostly keep their discussions in their fansites, and the only interaction with others is these more complex arguments about the fandom's presence, behavior, and what is or isn't appropriate for them.

 

[Loop Stricken]

At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if there were any "fans" who paid to turn into a pony (like that South Park episode where Stan's dad became a dolphin).

... I honestly can't tell what you're saying, here.

 

[Charli]

Sick of it? It's off season for MLP isn't it? (Lord if I know)

I've barely seen hide or hair of it in months, bar a few images that have little to do with the show and more to do with 'general reactions'...


Stop...looking for it then?

 

[shrekfan246]

wait 6 months and it will be replaced by some other fad we will all get equally sick of and eventually the only mention of my little pony will be in threads talking about what embarressing things have you been into.

People were saying that a year ago. You know what happened? The Bronies stopped posting Pony threads (for the most part) and they started getting brought up more and more often by haters going 'What's up with MLP?' or 'Anyone else sick of MLP?' or 'Why is MLP always shoved in my face?'

I'd almost say that it's pretty ironic, really.

OT: Don't watch the show, don't think I ever will, don't see why people get so outraged that other people like it, don't see why people get more outraged over Pony memes being used than, say, Futurama memes.

I also don't see how you could possibly run across Rule 34 of ponies without searching for one of those two things, and if you don't like MLP why are you searching for images of ponies? Also, SafeSearch occasionally works so if you Google a specific pony, there's a 75% chance you won't have any Rule 34 images, at least if you turn it on Strict. Same goes for creepy fanfictions, especially of ponies.

And if you have dumbass friends who ignore your requests for them to not show you those things, that's a problem with your friends, not the fan-base or the franchise.

 

[Timberwolf0924]

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go before this flames up and gets locked on the second page.

hah! Page 4 and still going..

but OT.

if you're on a site where you're looking up furry porn, then you're gonna see brony/pony stuff. the e621 is packed! with it, there's no reason you should go there not expecting to see derpy and rainbow dash tongue fighting with fully erect wings!

me, I'm totally not a brony, no way no how.. *ahem*

actually the show is good, how about you stop thinking watching this show is going to make you gay for some reason, and you're not becoming a pedophile, in fact this show made me sell my windowless van and save the candy for halloween instead.

But if you fear that this is going to make you gay, then stay away from anything that has slightly female tone to it. Because even if the ponies were boys, I'm sure you'd say it was gay.. most would.

 

[Thistlehart]

If you friend is being obnoxious and pushy about subject matter you don't give a toss about, tell him/her as much. If they keep on going, then get up and leave! If they're not going to respect your tastes, then fuck 'em!

However, if they're just talking about it with someone else and you happen to be in the room, I recommend a different course of action. Get over yourself.

As to the internet bit...

Yeah, I think 2 Gryphon said it best.

Spoiler: He's not talking about ponies specifically, but the point he makes applies. Also, warning, there is foul language and vivid imagery. NSFW. NAFC. WTF. TMI. You have been warned!

 

[Loop Stricken]

MLP is the Yin to Batman's Yang.

If you know what I mean.

Sorry. Couldn't resist.

Sorry. Couldn't understand.

 

[Shadowstar38]

]You know... Like... Yin and Yang. Penis and vagina. My Little Pony is the Yin to Batman's Yang? No?

Well screw you! I thought I was funny ;-;

*hugs you tight* There there. It's okay. You dont have to explain your jokes to anyone.