Our Little Pony

[Aerosteam]

Jacob: If bronies get girls hitting on them like that, I want to be one.

Note to self: Make an avatar dedicated to MLP, put it on a shirt, never take off said shirt.

Edit: Only kidding! Hopefully Jackie doesn't read my post.

Jackie: You'd have to do a lot more than that to get me hitting on you...

 

[newwiseman]

Wait women like My Little Pony fans..? I know my niece likes that I'll watch it but shes 6 and it's so much better than Spongebob.

Also, I am not a bronie; I just think its a good show, at least the first season I haven't watched the second one yet.

 

[PapstJL4U]

nice one, really nice one. keep it up!

thumbs up 2 Phasmal and Co.

 

[5ilver]

I laughed because I've been in that situation and it's not as fun as the guys here are probably expecting it to be

 

[Eric the Orange]

Bah Stupid sexy mudcrab will always be the best.

 

[WhiteTigerShiro]

If "bronies" actually got treated that way, every guy in the world would pretend to be into My Little Pony.

 

[Kyogissun]

Why do people like this show again? I was basically forced to watch one of the episodes but this is even to weird for me.

It's fun to watch and people like watching fun/entertaining things?

"At cons, not only are Bronies subjected to numerous unwanted sexual advances, some critics have even questioned their motives for attending such gatherings in the first place."

This... this is a joke, right? Are there really people there who have seen bronies being hit on? This HAS to be a joke, I just cannot believe this is legit, being a fan myself. I just don't buy this to be true.

 

[lacktheknack]

anc[is]Main story boring as hell and taking way too long? Throw in some ponies for some lazy link bait. That said, it's well done link bait. I see what you did there.

Did... did you just miss the last three comics? They've been done that story for a while.

 

[Scrustle]

I had no idea this kind of thing happened. Seems like the reverse of the whole fake gamer girl phenomenon.

 

[uhohimdead]

If "bronies" actually got treated that way, every guy in the world would pretend to be into My Little Pony.

pretend to be into something just to get subjected to sexual harassment? i doubt that highly

it's not fun for either gender

 

[Coldster]

I have a feeling few people will actually understand this comic (its quite clever). There should be a contest every time a new comic comes out and Grey Carter can say who wins and loses.

I will also accept "Sexual Harassment Fluttershy" as my new favourite character as well.

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

*snip*

OK, fair enough. He's a sexist asshole. But not in the way the comic is suggesting. So I think my criticism of the comic still stands. He's sexist because he chose to make a big deal about their appearance, and implied it had something to do with their worth as a person. What he ISN'T is a "Geek Gatekeeper" who accuses women of being posers based solely on their gender.

 

[Geo Da Sponge]

*snip*

OK, fair enough. He's a sexist asshole. But not in the way the comic is suggesting. So I think my criticism of the comic still stands. He's sexist because he chose to make a big deal about their appearance, and implied it had something to do with their worth as a person. What he ISN'T is a "Geek Gatekeeper" who accuses women of being posers based solely on their gender.

Yeah, agreed. So long as we can agree he's an asshole I don't mind what kind we think he is.

 

[castlewise]

I thought the comic was funny just for the pure ridiculousness of it. That being said you watered down your message by mixing it with MLP since most of the people in here won't read the linked article.

As for the article itself ... isn't superficially judging people by their "geek cred" and constantly trying to "out hipster" each other one of the communities greatest past times? In fact I can only think of a couple of forums where newcomers aren't treated with hostility. I guess "6 of 9" sounds a lot like "n00b" to my ears.

 

[irishda]

Oh sweet jesus. So many people not understanding...

And no, while harassment may seem awesome for us guys, just wait until it's a girl you find unattractive.

Even with attractive girls its annoying as hell if you've turned them down and they won't leave you the hell alone.

 

[Phasmal]

*snip*

OK, fair enough. He's a sexist asshole. But not in the way the comic is suggesting. So I think my criticism of the comic still stands. He's sexist because he chose to make a big deal about their appearance, and implied it had something to do with their worth as a person. What he ISN'T is a "Geek Gatekeeper" who accuses women of being posers based solely on their gender.

Isn't that the whole point?
When has a dude been accused of being in the gaming community or going to a con for attention?
Ever?

That guy has no right telling anyone what to do or assuming what other people's motivation is based on things like looks and gender.

 

[mjc0961]

People seem to keep missing the point of the original article. It's not about how much geek cred one has, people are totally fine with varying levels of interest.

It was about the posers who have no interest in the subject at all.

Yeah, I think the authors of this strip did too. I read the comic. I read the description below it. I read the linked article. I read the description again. Then I wondered what the fuck they were insulting the author of that article for. What they're insulting him for isn't what he even said in that article. Looking over this thread, I'm glad I'm not the only one who's confused by this.

Side note: I'd totally check out her booth.

 

[Ninonybox_v1legacy]

I must say, I loled very well at this.

 

[ThriKreen]

It's just... Even if you agree that there are women who purposefully dress up for conventions in order to get attention (which I doubt anyway; for money, yes, for attention, no) even though they don't care about nerdy stuff, why does that give you the right to mock their appearance?

I know I keep rambling back and forth here, but I just stare at that article and it seems to drip misogyny, despite (and partly because) of how frequently he dips into phrases like "it's not all women" and "some of my best friends are women".

http://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/07/26/who-gets-to-be-a-geek-anyone-who-wants-to-be/#comment-343880

http://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/07/26/who-gets-to-be-a-geek-anyone-who-wants-to-be/#comment-343951

http://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/07/26/who-gets-to-be-a-geek-anyone-who-wants-to-be/#comment-344107

One could read the original blog response too, but as with many in the comments, the author missed the point of the original one too. Granted, the source probably could have been written better, I will give you that.

Basic point is, that while yes we can't judge everyone who cosplays in skimpy outfits as attention whores, someone eventually will want to talk to them (whether to hit on them, or just talk about what an awesome Emma Frost they make). But there's that realization once you DO start talking to them where they're totally disinterested in you, the con, the subject, and just don't really care, they just want to see the flashes and crowds.

It's like ticket scalpers or people who buy as many limited editions as possible to sell on Ebay later, but have no idea what the comic is about, they're just there to milk money (or in this case, attention) from people, and starve it from more deserving people.