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My Little Pony: Friendship Is an Affront to Everything I Believe in and Should Be Purged from this Earth with Fire

6/10/2014

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I am not what you would consider a "Brony." I've watched one episode of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, and I did so only because my YouTube fans started asking me questions about this show I'd never seen. My wife speaks very highly of the show, and I've been in the room from time to time when she's been watching an episode, but that is the extent of my knowledge. It seems like a cute, family-friendly show with high production values and smart writing that could appeal to children and adults alike, provided whimsical adventures and anthropomorphic ponies aren't outside their taste range. It also seems that appearances are deceiving, because the way some other YouTube viewers talk about it, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is the antichrist.

Right, because I remember the part of the book of Revelation that warns about the cutie mark of the beast.

As you may recall, my wife and I recorded a blind playthrough of Mega Pony, a fan-made PC game that very successfully crosses Mega Man with My Little Pony. Initial reactions to the videos ranged from bewildered to enthusiastic, but the general response was positive, regardless of people's opinions on ponies. Suddenly, I'm receiving one harsh comment after another from people who hate My Little Pony, think the Mega Man franchise is being destroyed by association, and have nothing but contempt for anyone who even sympathizes with fans of the show. Senator McCarthy, your legacy is alive and well.

So you don't like the show. Fine. So you're tired of seeing ponies slapped over top of everything anyone has ever loved (seriously, try Googling "My Little Pony" with any other noun and see how long it takes until you don't get any valid hits). Fine. Gripe about those things if you have to; don't swear at me in all caps, scream about how awful this well-designed game is because it exists at all, and disrespect the fans who have gone out of their way to be polite to you despite your arrogant comments. I've dealt with plenty of trolls and have seen plenty of arguments on the Internet, but such violent contempt for an uplifting cartoon about friendship and happiness is startling and does not speak well to the future of our species.

Maybe everyone would calm down if I spontaneously burst into a song about thinking before you speak and being kind to others. That works in real life, doesn't it?
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Jasini link
6/10/2014 10:46:27 am

Because, of course, the best way to get someone to agree with you is to swear at them in ALL CAPS!

Sorry you're having to go through this, Nathaniel.

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Jasini link
6/11/2014 05:18:02 am

And I'm still chuckling over "cutie mark of the Beast."

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Xavier
6/11/2014 05:09:15 pm

Hoo boy. I'm terribly sorry that you've been caught in the retarded crossfire. Like a lot of things that the internet seems to hate one way or another, the problem lies with the fans... And the fandom and hatedom aren't the first people to commit repulsive things or acts one way or another.


But I'd love to see you sing a song about getting along or something of the sort.

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Nathaniel link
8/6/2014 03:51:03 am

Yeah...fortunately, things have died down since I wrote this, but this is why I push so hard for figuring out what we're really upset about before opening our mouths.

Maybe I should rewatch Fraggle Rock; I'm sure they have a relevant ditty somewhere.

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Jasini link
6/12/2014 12:25:11 pm

http://kerani-in-the-world.blogspot.com/2014/06/cutie-mark-of-beast.html

Thought you might appreciate this. :-D

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Nathaniel link
8/6/2014 03:43:28 am

Heh.

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Clinton link
7/6/2014 06:22:27 am

Cutie mark of the beast. :D I'm going to have to ask my pastor about this.

Anyway, I'm not a brony, either, but I do have several male friends who are trying to get me to become a brony. Despite not being a fan of the show, I do appreciate its family-friendly nature and its smart writing. Plus, something you may be interested in (and you probably know if your wife is keeping you abreast of the goings-on in Ponyville) is that "Weird Al" Yankovic and John de Lancie have both provided voices in the show.

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Nathaniel link
8/6/2014 03:52:33 am

Hah! I've had just enough of an exposure to have seen them both on the show, and I approve.

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