My Little Pony Discussion Thread

[Ivo]

I also have to say I find that Sailor Moon Pony picture quite disturbing, even though I'm not sure why!

Ivo.

You know, there is something that seems kind of off about it, isn't there? I was never really into Sailor Moon very much, either, but I thought Yukima would like it.

I think it is that the horse is wearing human clothes, that makes it a bit uncanny and is probably what upsets us.

Ivo.

[lisalover1]

I also have to say I find that Sailor Moon Pony picture quite disturbing, even though I'm not sure why!

Ivo.

You know, there is something that seems kind of off about it, isn't there? I was never really into Sailor Moon very much, either, but I thought Yukima would like it.

I think it is that the horse is wearing human clothes, that makes it a bit uncanny and is probably what upsets us.

Ivo.

I think you're on to something. Regardless, how about some cuteness to even out the creepy?

[GSZX1337]

Conversation with a friend I had last night. We were talking about the Internet at the time.

IDENTITIES CONCEALED.

Yoshi:
hahaha
seriously though
the internet has given me many great things
a lot of video games
when I say "a lot", I mean I probably doubled my collection in the past year
uh
and my new favorite TV show
which if I told you, you'd probably berate me mercilessly for
BUT I DON'T CARE
IT HAS A STRONG PLOT AND AWESOME CHARACTERS AND I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK SHUT UP

Xanatos:
.....

Yoshi:
uh...yeah

Xanatos:
Not glee. please not glee

Yoshi:
oh god never would I watch glee without being forced or otherwise coerced

Xanatos:
haha. ok. then it can't POSSIBLY be that bad. what is it?

Yoshi:
lol

Xanatos:
i was expecting the worst

Yoshi:
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Xanatos:
Ok. what is a word for something that is technically worse than "The worst"

By the end of that convo, not only had I convinced him to watch it, but he had shared the Pinkie Pie "Haters Gonna Hate" GIF with a LOT of people.

THis HAS to be put on bash.org!

[lisalover1]

Fillies and Gentlecolts, I am happy to announce that the image gallery for the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic page at KnowYourMeme has just surpassed 10,000 images (at the time of this post, it is at 10,145 images), making its gallery a whopping 12.74 times the size of the site's second-most-popular meme, Forever Alone.

Also, Ponies have also overtaken The Escapist, with pony threads becoming daily affairs on the forums, and are popping up in many of the site's videos (Zero Punctuation, MovieBob, Extra Credits, The Big Picture, etc.). Also, the MLP group at the escapist now has 801 members.

So what does this mean? It means that it's time to party!

[BoringSupreez]

Fillies and Gentlecolts, I am happy to announce that the image gallery for the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic page at KnowYourMeme has just surpassed 10,000 images (at the time of this post, it is at 10,145 images), making its gallery a whopping 12.74 times the size of the site's second-most-popular meme, Forever Alone.

Forever Alone never gets enough love.

[brunoafh]

So what does this mean?

That 4chan needs to be shut down already. Amongst other things.

[YoshiEgg25]

So what does this mean?

That 4chan needs to be shut down already. Amongst other things.

This has absolutely nothing to do with 4chan.

[Hyp81]

Personally I find the love for the show to be a bit strange. I understand that the characters are unique, the animation is above average, and altogether it's a fairly competent and well put together show.

That doesn't change the fact that the target demographic is that of young girls. Maybe there is action and humor and etc etc, but the fact remains, most of the people watching this are not who the show is designed for.

My fiance collects MLP, the 80's G1's, or generation 1's, the original MLP's. She collects them for the same reason I play my old, "antiqued" video game systems instead of buying a shiny new XBox 360... it makes her smile, feel happy, and remember fondly her childhood. She also has a great many friends who are into collecting MLP. They all got together last weekend and went to a convention in Rhode Island in which representatives from Hasboro, MLP collectors and fans, and artists involved in the community all got together to dicsuss the series, do trades, etc.

One of the things they talked about was this particular show and the folks from Hasboro never implied that it's target audience is "7 year old girls," but rather, it is targeted towards former MLP childhood fans who are NOW in their 20's and 30's. There's a big market for that kind of stuff, as the current retro game market and the current "boys toys" market shows (anyone checked the price of original transformers on eBay lately??) The new show isn't too bad, and it's a component of the overall community of MLP enthusiasts. They really enjoy it!

I personally am not a fan of MLP, but I see the joy and happiness that it brings her, and it's the same happiness I have when I play a round of Mario Bros 3 or Sonic 2 on my classic consoles. All of a sudden it's 1988 and I'm in my best friends basement facing Mouser! Or it's '91 and I'm plugging in my Genesis for the first time ever and losing track of Sonic because he moves THAT fast.

MLP brings the same feelings and happiness to her. Why should I deny her that, or speak disparigingly about her hobby when my own can, and often is, claimed to be "marketed towards children" and a juvenile waste of time? Understanding how I feel about my own childhood "toys" helps me to understand how she feels, too.

All in all, I feel it's pretty hypocritical to be dissing another group of people's interests/hobby that revolves around toys or cartoons when you yourself spend hours a day surfing video game forums, playing video games, etc. The original market for those, if you recall, was also children... and yet here we all are... two or three decades later, enjoying those kids games over and over again! Nothing wrong with that, and nothing wrong with MLP either. To each his/her own.

[benderx]

No this is not real

http://www.flickr.com/photos/e2thej/4829703676/in/photostream/

[lisalover1]

Personally I find the love for the show to be a bit strange. I understand that the characters are unique, the animation is above average, and altogether it's a fairly competent and well put together show.

That doesn't change the fact that the target demographic is that of young girls. Maybe there is action and humor and etc etc, but the fact remains, most of the people watching this are not who the show is designed for.

My fiance collects MLP, the 80's G1's, or generation 1's, the original MLP's. She collects them for the same reason I play my old, "antiqued" video game systems instead of buying a shiny new XBox 360... it makes her smile, feel happy, and remember fondly her childhood. She also has a great many friends who are into collecting MLP. They all got together last weekend and went to a convention in Rhode Island in which representatives from Hasboro, MLP collectors and fans, and artists involved in the community all got together to dicsuss the series, do trades, etc.

One of the things they talked about was this particular show and the folks from Hasboro never implied that it's target audience is "7 year old girls," but rather, it is targeted towards former MLP childhood fans who are NOW in their 20's and 30's. There's a big market for that kind of stuff, as the current retro game market and the current "boys toys" market shows (anyone checked the price of original transformers on eBay lately??) The new show isn't too bad, and it's a component of the overall community of MLP enthusiasts. They really enjoy it!

I personally am not a fan of MLP, but I see the joy and happiness that it brings her, and it's the same happiness I have when I play a round of Mario Bros 3 or Sonic 2 on my classic consoles. All of a sudden it's 1988 and I'm in my best friends basement facing Mouser! Or it's '91 and I'm plugging in my Genesis for the first time ever and losing track of Sonic because he moves THAT fast.

MLP brings the same feelings and happiness to her. Why should I deny her that, or speak disparigingly about her hobby when my own can, and often is, claimed to be "marketed towards children" and a juvenile waste of time? Understanding how I feel about my own childhood "toys" helps me to understand how she feels, too.

All in all, I feel it's pretty hypocritical to be dissing another group of people's interests/hobby that revolves around toys or cartoons when you yourself spend hours a day surfing video game forums, playing video games, etc. The original market for those, if you recall, was also children... and yet here we all are... two or three decades later, enjoying those kids games over and over again! Nothing wrong with that, and nothing wrong with MLP either. To each his/her own.

Very well said. I hope everyone else in the thread reads this. Also, welcome to Racketboy!