Regarding pony hate

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Amphoteric

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Internet Kraken said:
Pinkamena said:
But I don't want any hate in this thread. Just an explanation.
There have been dozens of threads on this subject. You could have searched for them and gotten a ton of different answers. To answer your question, one of the reasons I hate MLP is becuase the fans don't shut up about it and feel the need to make tons of threads about it. Such as this one.
Well there are 900 of us here.
 

Amphoteric

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ninjastovall0 said:
Amphoteric said:
people hate it because its everywhere.
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Killerowl said:
ninjastovall0 said:
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 fandom
The fandom has spawned a lot of memes though.
Probably continually seeing this for one.[ It wouldnt havent gotten old if you came up with more interesting or funnier stuff but ive yet to see any. The same joke gets stupid after awhile.
I haven't seen that one in ages. There is quite a huge amount of orginal content that the MLP community makes.
Its all i ever see. Ive seen a few others but theyre tired parodies ive seen too much of already.
Just try scrolling down these lists...

http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/02/videomusic-archive.html
http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/01/art-archive.html
http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/01/comic-archive.html
 

Abedeus

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Because it's another meme... Like over 9000, lolcats, numa numa... and few others that were big, then forgotten. Only now and then some idiot tries to resurrect it.

Except more obnoxious, because everyone changes their avatars and talks about it 24/7 instead of just using boring references.

The only meme I liked was "Assuming direct control", because it was sort of random, and yet fitting everywhere. Or just because there was a funny thread on Bioware forums with pictures. Like other memes.
 

Silent Anima

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Because when I'm looking up rule 34 shit, I don't want to see My Little God Damn Pony every other fucking picture.
Neither do we. Trust me. It makes me sad how people make stuff like that.
 

Pinstar

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People feel the need to make threads about other TV shows too. I saw a football thread the other day. Those fans seem to like to express their joy of their chosen show. Am I going to go dump on their threads? No. Love and tolerance all around!
 

blaqknoise

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I can understand why people hate it...

Some bronies tend to go a little bit overboard with it and I can imagine that would annoy people who don't like the show.

I try my best not to annoy people.
 

Lilani

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Pinkamena said:
But I don't want any hate in this thread. Just an explanation.
I think DarkRyter above me pretty much summed it up. People hate it because a lot of people like it. It's that simple. When a lot of people begin to like something, and more importantly express their like for it, people will travel for miles just to express their newfound contempt for the new and popular kid on the block.

I feel like their logic is if so many people can be "cool" among so many others for liking it, they figure they can be just as "cool" if not more so if they place themselves among the others who don't like it. In other words if you can't beat them, join the other team and boo them as loudly as you can.
 

LordFisheh

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There is no pony hate. You are not a persecuted minority.

There are only people tired of seeing pony memes inserted into threads with barely any connection to the show, and of hearing people bring up MLP at every opportunity despite knowing that most of the people in the discussion aren't interested in it.

I'd find it irritating if people started posting lolcats in every thread they could find even the tiniest excuse to. Does that make me a cat hater?
 
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ninjastovall0 said:
That's because we like to keep pony content between ourselves.

That image was thrown around a lot though. But I rarely saw it outside MLP threads.
 

Easton Dark

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Simple Bluff said:
I liked the craze, the memes and pictures were adorable. I haven't watched an episode yet, but I already know some of the characters names and personalities, and I really don't see what's to hate. It's easy enough to avoid if you don't like it anyway.

I think it's mainly about tolerance. Many Escapists have little to none for memes.


Ow, fuck, my neck.

OT: People saying that they ignore people with pony avatars take it too far, and calling everyone who watches it Gay or children is taking it too far, but other than that it's fine.

Weirdly no one can prove the claim that we "shove it down their throats". I just never see it happen, and no one can show me.

SHOW ME!
 

Apprentice1994

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Remember everyone, remain calm. Love and tolerate the haters, they're an inevitability. Really, it just seems like they don't like ponies because of a few things.
1: Avatars. They don't realize that we all choose avatars based on what we like. A lot of people like ponies, and want to put them as their avatar. Plus, you gotta admit, a LOT of people here have blatant pony avatars.
2: They don't want to like it. They will refuse to watch a single minute, not of fear of liking it, but fear of looking like a sissy. Before G4 came out, you would probably think the same.
3: Basically any thread made on the Escapist asking what people hate. If it comes up once, everyone will jump on the bandwagon. And those threads come up a LOT as well.
Hopefully this clears a bit up.
 

OmniscientOstrich

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Pinkamena said:
Citizen snips
You realise by making a thread like this your only vindicating the haters perception that this is some kind of ubiquitous plague sporadically infecting threads across the Internet and being shoved down their throats at every turn right? Dude look, I can't speak for every brony out there but I personally very rarely bring up the show unless the thread specifically pertains to it, but if there really are people like I hear capriciously vociferating their love for the show in totally unrelated threads, then people have a right to complain about that. However, if they are so bitter as to cringe or rage at the mere sight of a pony avatar, then they're just being a **** and you can ignore them or report them if they're being inflammatory about that. Really I think everybody complaining about bronies and those who bring it up out of nowhere both need a healthy dose of Get The Fuck Over It! Nobody cares if you like a show that's predominantly marketed towards kids, this is nothing new by any stretch of the fucking imagnination and nobody cares if you laothe the show to your very core either, it really doesn't matter. So please Internet, can we stop bitching and just get on with our lives?

/End fucking rant
 

Echo136

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its a children's show originally meant for little girls, now being watched by men in their 30s who are trying to argue that because other people do it its perfectly normal. Its not. Im a FURRY and I think its stupid.
 

Tonythion

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I don't hate it.

It's just SOME fans take it too far.

Not on here though, not on the escapist but else where.

Like I'm a member of DA because I draw as a hobby and every time I get an artblock someone comes a long and goes

"UUUH YUUUCK why don't you just, aahhhh, watch MLP! Draw the pretty pretty funny little ponies! Or draw your own characters as a pony!"

to which I respond "Thanks but I don't think that would work."

Then they ramble on and on about how even if I didn't like one or two episodes I should keep watching because I will find a good one

or they yell at me because they gave me an idea but I won't accept it. Or they use some inside jokes something about flutter, butter, shutterfly or something and get angry when I don't get it.

and like me, right now that I'm ranting, they won't shut up.
 

zehydra

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TF2 is targeted towards adults

MLP is targeted towards children (even though they slip older-age humor apparently)

I suppose you're right though, on the Escapist its not that bad.
But that doesn't mean it isn't bad elsewhere, and trust me, it is.