Regarding pony hate

[Amphoteric]

I just don't understand why people older than 9 like it.

I mean, it's a show made for girls that age or less.

If you have watched the first 3 or 4 episodes then you would not hold that opinion.

 

[Nico III]

I have nothing against the show itself. Haven't watched it, don't plan to, but I recognise that there are legitimate reasons for people who aren't girls in the 3-10 age group to watch it.

The thing that annoys me is how so many of the fans have seemingly modelled their entire online persona around it, i.e. avatars, quoting the show all the time, etc. It just kinda seems like they're fishing for confrontation about it, or flaunting how bizarre it is for them to like the show.

 

[Sonic Doctor]

We keep to ourselfes in the MLP group chat, and the only pony you get from us are our avatars.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! That's a good joke!

No, you don't keep yourselves in the MLP group chat. This thread for example.

Let's put this into a slightly different perspective now; that's like a fat kid getting beaten up and you whining about him trying to defend his wobbling flesh from your relentless flurry of manly powerful blows.

What, that analogy doesn't even fit. As the OP said, this was in response to the what memes do people hate thread. Yeah, MLP was one of the voting choices, but there were other choices and people could choose to impute ones they don't like that aren't in the vote.

It can't be denied that MLP has become one big meme. The show itself isn't a meme, but fans have devolved it into one.

Back on track, yeah the majority has voted that they don't like MLP memes, but seriously, how is that an attack on the fans.

I am a major fan of Doctor Who, and I have seen people express hate for the show, but I act civil and just ignore it, so what if some people have different tastes in shows. It's not the end of the world that a majority of people voted in a thread that they don't like MLP memes.

The point people like mjc0961 and I are trying to make is, that of all the fandoms on this site, MLP fans have a very thin skin, and many take offense at the slightest hit that people don't like MLP.

 

[Loop Stricken]

We keep to ourselfes in the MLP group chat, and the only pony you get from us are our avatars.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! That's a good joke!

No, you don't keep yourselves in the MLP group chat. This thread for example.

Let's put this into a slightly different perspective now; that's like a fat kid getting beaten up and you whining about him trying to defend his wobbling flesh from your relentless flurry of manly powerful blows.

What, that analogy doesn't even fit. As the OP said, this was in response to the what memes do people hate thread. Yeah, MLP was one of the voting choices, but there were other choices and people could choose to impute ones they don't like that aren't in the vote.

I meant that specific quote. Besides, abuse is abuse, physical verbal or mental.

it's more like the annoying religious kid we all know who always talks about his religion everywhere he goes to the point of others getting ticked off about it, trying to calmly ask he keeps his religion to himself, and when he doesn't they voice their opinions about it, and he gets all butt-hurt because they don't follow the same cult/fellowship/belief/etc.

what's shocking me is that the pony fans are honestly surprised that there are people out there who don't like the show

seriously, look over this post and tell me you couldn't easily see the same thing posted by a christian that suddenly learned one day that atheists exist on the internet and wasn't happy about it

I try not to read comments that aren't vehemently opposed to my own worldview; how can I argue with someone who agrees with me?

But you won't get that kind of response with me. Don't like it? Fine. I only ask you know what you're disliking before declaring it's nothing but turgid pap. And of course, I am not beholden to the reactions of other people, seeing as they are in fact not me.
And as for the religion analogy, THAT is widespread and well-known enough for pretty much everybody to be aware of it and know enough about it to decide whether they're a 'fan' or not.

 

[MaxwellEdison]

Because the forum was basically changed from Escapist to OMG PONIES for quite a while. It's not like that now, but it was annoying as hell when you just don't like the show, and after seeing your 10th pony thread in one day you ask what the big deal is and everyone says "Watch it and you will automatically become a bronie!"

Not like every bronie is annoying about it, but that's the first contact many people on this site had with the show.

 

[Loop Stricken]

1. I saw the meme on 4chan first, the fact MLP clogs up the first page and it's filled with nothing but reaction images and responses to the dislike with things like "im gonna love the shit out of you" etc annoyed me, it made /b/ shitter than it used to be. That dislike has stayed with me.

2. The fact the target audience is a kids show makes it a kids show, good writing doesn't change that.

1) /b/ was always shit; it's just changed to a shade, texture and or odour of shit that you find unpalatable.

2) Kids and their families. You know, like their parents. Pedantry ho!

 

[Febel]

Spoiler

Fox can take out a Jet on his own without a vehicle, that is just as cool.

Without a gun?

I never said they were childish, you are the one putting words in mouths.

It's in the very message you just quoted, look:

Any yes, Space ships are cooler and less childish than brightly coloured ponies who believe "friendship is magic".

Don't use a descriptor if you don't want to imply that description.

With a gun I never implied he didn't have one.

I said less childish. Ok,you got me, what do I forefit? It's 1:37, my will to care is lessening every second.

Spoiler

In what way is it childish I ask you? They are going to save the freaking galaxy from a man who wants to watch them die, not childish at all.

You are taunted about how your father squealed before he died and how you were going to be tortured.

Childish?

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I mean, everypony knows that in MLP:FiM the mane cast embarked on a quest to stop an evil tyrant who planned to stop the Sun rising, casting their world into eternal darkness.

But then I suppose they didn't do it with polygonal spaceships so it's not cool.

Ok, first of all. Your villian simply threatened to cause harm. Andross destroyed nearly all life in the system and turned worlds into wastelands (look at Zoness, it is a planet filled with nothing but pollution and machinery).

He was on the verge of winning after he invaded Corneria before the Star Fox team came.

Any yes, Space ships are cooler and less childish than brightly coloured ponies who believe "friendship is magic".

IT'S SO GRIITY AND MATURE! GARGH CHEST HAIR!

When did widespread suffering of characters in a story become a pre-requisite for coolness?

Wasn't for coolness, for not childish.

IT'S 1:30 AM LEAVE ME ALONE ARGH!

Every time I blink there is another message,

To quote Star Wolf "I... can't.... lose!!!!!!!!!!!"

Yeah you're getting a new message every blink cuz you said some stupid shit and we're calling you out on it. You've got what? A half dozen people rebuking you for raising an invalid point and arguing against you on it and your response has been, at every turn "Nuh-uh! Nuh-uh! He's not a cartoon!" despite us showing otherwise.

Stupid shit?

My main points in disliking it never mentioned the fact that it was a cartoon.

That was part of your "counter attack". Somehow me not liking MLP is reason enough to start slinging mud.

Hey now. you're totally valid in you're dislike of My little pony. I was just attacking your statement of "Starfox is not a cartoon"
Although...*checks your comments* Wait, no you can be stupid on those points too.
1.What exactly wrong with being overly positive? Seriously, optimism means lower quality somehow?
2. Yes it's girly however that does not make it a kids show in any way shape or form. The writing is of good enough quality to easily be enjoyed my multiple age groups.
3. yeah well...can't really argue that other than with it's everywhere because it's popular and it's popular because it's surprisingly good.
4.It's not a meme. A show cannot be a meme. It's a popular show that has generated memes but it, in and of itself, is not a meme. It's a pedantic arguement, yes but also an entirely correct one.

1. I saw the meme on 4chan first, the fact MLP clogs up the first page and it's filled with nothing but reaction images and responses to the dislike with things like "im gonna love the shit out of you" etc annoyed me, it made /b/ shitter than it used to be. That dislike has stayed with me.

2. The fact the target audience is a kids show makes it a kids show, good writing doesn't change that.

4. We both agree you are being pedantic, let's leave it at that.

Thanks for calling me stupid though, nice to see you are not above throwing direct insults too.

No problem I'm always willing to directly insult people too close-minded to consider other opinions.
1. "Oh no! A pony thread that's just impossible to ignore! I shall go in and insult them for no real reason" Also, "/b/ shittier than it used to be?" Oh silly Matthew, /b/ is and has always been shit and nothing will ever change that.
2. ...and? kids show still doesn't mean it's bad. Pixar makes kids movies that are still of amazingly high quality and enjoyable, again, by all ages.
4. Yup. I'm pedantic. Still right though.

 

[Ninjasander]

Because you took it a bit far and like all memes it gets annoying after awhile especially if you truly just dont like the show.

Could you please explain why you think we took it too far?

EDIT: And I just want to say that MLP:FiM in istelf is not a meme. It's a show that started a fandom. The fandom has spawned a lot of memes though.

at one point there were several dedicated pony threads a week with many more non pony threads being derailed for god knows what reason. and when that annoyed everyone that didn't care about the show even more threads were made by butt hurt ponies bawwing about "why all the hate" which just annoyed those that didn't care even more because it was clogging up the front page. it seems to have died down now which is nice.

Someone needs to be show me these threads that got derailed, because they are nowhere to be found.

And I know that happened when the fandom was new. It's completely normal, when it's new. And some people want to know why they were hated. Since no one wants to be hated.

And you're also exaggerating a bit.

 

[Robert Ewing]

This thread seems like every form of hatred on the internet. Ahhhh the internet.

 

[Febel]

1. I saw the meme on 4chan first, the fact MLP clogs up the first page and it's filled with nothing but reaction images and responses to the dislike with things like "im gonna love the shit out of you" etc annoyed me, it made /b/ shitter than it used to be. That dislike has stayed with me.

2. The fact the target audience is a kids show makes it a kids show, good writing doesn't change that.

1) /b/ was always shit; it's just changed to a shade, texture and or odour of shit that you find unpalatable.

2) Kids and their families. You know, like their parents. Pedantry ho!

No we are really whittling it down.

Ok, about /b/ always being shit, that is true but when you go on it and there are always a pony thread or 2 on page one it's just plain rude, learn to share and not clog up space all the time.

So what your saying is the pony threads on /b/ are taking up the valuable space that other threads would fill with endlessly repeated memes and reaction images that aren't pony related?

 

[Hosker]

I thought the thread title was "regarding pony hats" when I first looked. That could be the best idea ever.

 

[Loop Stricken]

It's because people have ponies as avatars. Ponies as avatars. On the Escapist. It's just... it's just going too far.

Not only did I pee myself from laughter, but I also burst my spleen and landed myself in the hospital.

I don't know why you're laughing this is a serious matter. I mean, consider.

There are people

on the Escapist

who have avatars

which contain characters

from the cartoon

My Little Pony.

...

Seriously, how much worse can it get? I don't know why the mods haven't cracked down on these people. The audacity they must have to pull off this heinous and criminal act. It's just sickening. I hope no children happen to glance at the screen while their parents/older siblings happen to be on. The mental scars they're carry through their life... nobody should be made to carry that burden.

You know, your actually right. What kind of society do we live in when there are grown men that will willingly flaunt around feminine avatars in public?! These men should be kept from the rest of society to stop this cancer. And the show should be pulled off to stop from being a horrible blight on mature society.

I blame the colours! Bright colours and pastel shades, in all manner of blasphemous combinations! Flashing all over that screenbox video thing! Little devilish pixies and hellspawn imps taunting, nay, tempting us with their lack of crushing depression and grinding obligations, and over-abundance of well-defined plots!

Let us return to the days of yore! Sensible grey walls! Life must be for living, and living must be for working! We shall wake, work and sleep! It is all that is needed, and it is glorious!