Meet 'bronies' -- grown men who are fans of My Little Pony

fucking mods

Wasn't there some sort of controversy where some group thought the character was offensive, or the producers panicked and thought it might be?

The other possibility is that they don't want brony influence that obvious in the show

I have seen this episode (like I said, it is my 4 yr old's favorite show), and I thought it was offensive -- the voice seemed like the one that bullies use when they mock retarded people. I was really uncomfortable with it.

Germain was not aware at the time that Derpy is female and voiced her "with a neighbor's son in mind."[16]

this is messed up on at least one level

DERPY is a word that teenagers use to make fun of each other

it would be a bit like having a character in an 80s show called HOSER or something like that

maybe a little rough for the target audience of my little pony?

derpy means "retarded," though? also did anyone who wasnt canadian say hoser in the 80s?

yes, thanks to Bob and Doug MacKenzie

derpy means "awkward" or "stupid", not literally "retarded", though kids use it the same way i used "retarded" in high school (ie not literally meaning retarded)

if you have ever made the comical noise DURRRRR to indicate confusion or foolishness then you would be familiar with the root of the word

i guess the question is whether DURRRRR refers to retarded people or not

it used to

well, DURRRRR you have it

I've never thought of "derpy" as having the same valence of ableism that "retarded" does.

it does, but in a very distanced and softened way. like saying "duh" to indicate stupidity.

WHICH PONY ARE YOU?

http://www.bronyland.com/pony-personality-test/?q=NTM3OXwxNjE4ODk

http://www.bronyland.com/images/quiz/banner_twilight.jpg

tee hee Yes, I trust just about everypony; it's better to assume the best in ponies!

Bronies, go fuck yourselves:

I live in West Virginia, and the word nigger has no power here... because it's used so often by everyone ON everyone in the friendly sense of "wazzup mah nigga?!" that the offensive meaning is not valid. Derpy Hooves could have done this for the "retarded" meaning, render it archaeic and obsolete in language, overall improving the Englisih language by removing a meaninglessly offensive word.

http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/fez-diagram.jpg

"wazzup mah nigga??"

"nothing much, retard!!"

having a hard time now thinking of ICP as more progressive and considerate than bronies...

lol wv. you fucks.

just spent half an hour trying to find a mlp:fim song for my wife, who's been watching this with our daughter. turns our it was a parody of california gurls called "Equestria Gurls".

Guessing that being from West Virginia is what makes that guy a fuck, not being a brony.

I live in West Virginia, and the word nigger has no power here... because it's used so often by everyone ON everyone in the friendly sense of "wazzup mah nigga?!" that the offensive meaning is not valid. Derpy Hooves could have done this for the "retarded" meaning, render it archaeic and obsolete in language, overall improving the Englisih language by removing a meaninglessly offensive word.

Ricky Gervais has moved to WV? Heavens!

Why do they think it's bad to have a name that occasionally means "retarded", but fine for little kids to sing the song "Ring a Ring o'Roses", which is referencing how people died in the black death?

Still really wish I hadn't learned that "derpy" has hit the euphemism treadmill, I'm so fond of how it sounds as a word.

Brony 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_aRKeDfqYo

So much fontrum.

Ride it. My brony.

*face palm*

I legitimately like the show. It's cute and has well drawn characters and stories, and the humor is actually based on the characters and not just sub-Adult Swim screaming and randomness. That said… No.

On the other hand, that person clearly has some sort of mental issues, so now I feel bad for laughing…

the unboxing vid has to be some kind of lowpoint in society whether it's fake or real.

i interviewed a lot of Bronies last weekend!

tune in to chaki's radio show this friday nite to hear me (and the bronies) talk about it!!

http://www.fccfreeradio.com/?page_id=4075

also:

http://whitedudesinkangolhats.com

― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, February 28, 2012 12:19 PM (3 weeks ago)

holy shit @ seeing someone i know IRL on page 2 of that tumblr

you know kevin james?

i wore a kangol hat in 2004. there's still a picture of me wearing it on my credit card ugh :(

I didn't know Kangol made trucker hats

trying to be real w/ u and this is what i get

awww

I'm only zinging the 2004 Whiney, you are a changed man

wait Whiney what weirdo European credit card puts your picture on it

My BofA bank card had my picture on it in the mid-2000s, but no cards I've had since then. I thought it was a great idea.

my 18-year old metalhead shut-in stepbrother is into this shit and even has an online girlfriend as a result (she's 14, but hey). what's funny is that he's always asking my stepmom for My Little Pony stuff and wants to be sent to one of those meetups, so my stepmom occasionally asks me "do you know what a pony convention is? what's with this pony stuff?" thanks to this thread, now I know

*shudder*

My oldest kid wanted to go to MacDonald's cause she knew they gave away MLP. Urgh. I hate MLP so much, but ah well.. We went anyway. They were not there, got sth else instead. I am beginning there is a god after all. lol

I don't even want to think about how many MLPs are in my house.

When I was 21, my girlfriend (who was 18) was really into Powerpuff Girls. I wasn't a huge fan, but I developed a habit of watching Powerpuff Girls even when she wasn't around. I put a stop to it after some buddies called me out.

Powerpuff Girls ruled tho

Thank you, voice of authority.

I am dying over (she's 14, but hey)

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSwjZUA3L0OnCtzVdzAE_y-UoGBH-eTGAuw-UbRrZ_k2hadMTwoIrjQKHie