4chan...adult -the bigger oxymoron there
― bnw, Thursday, 13 February 2014 20:10 (ten years ago) link
treesh i know you have an hour of free time, please watch this and post your thoughts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fvPfU5DqZc
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Thursday, 13 February 2014 20:12 (ten years ago) link
feel like you should at least read the wikipedia entry before posting your ~brony analysis~ itt
― the Norwegians are leaving! (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 13 February 2014 20:31 (ten years ago) link
one can still be down w/ people flying their freak flag and STILL make fun of them for doing so.
i'm not one for tough guy/drill sergeant rhetoric, but this is an exception -- some people just need to grow a pair.
― spread to fuck the fruit (Eisbaer), Thursday, 13 February 2014 20:49 (ten years ago) link
I'd guess that a smaller percentage of bronies needs to "grow a pair" than many other subcultures
― the Norwegians are leaving! (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 13 February 2014 21:01 (ten years ago) link
just because "growing a pair" may not really be necessary for their chosen occupation and lifestyle
Treeship are you putting together a proposal for a postgrad thesis?
― What is wrong with songs? Absolutely nothing. Songs are great. (DL), Thursday, 13 February 2014 21:04 (ten years ago) link
i was gonna say, is this a seminar about bronies? as i have mentioned, there was a guy in my class who declared that he was a brony -- no one knew what he was talking about except for me, so the topic was kinda DOA but clearly it's not hard for me to imagine that there are real people who identify in this way.
it's pretty condescending to feel "sorry" or embarrassed for them imo.
― we slowly invented brains (La Lechera), Thursday, 13 February 2014 21:13 (ten years ago) link
^^^ it's essentially being the asshole dads from the documentary
― the Norwegians are leaving! (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 13 February 2014 21:18 (ten years ago) link
just all chin-strokingly
― the Norwegians are leaving! (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 13 February 2014 21:19 (ten years ago) link
i did read a defense of the show once (linked here maybe?) along the line that the show is an extended demonstration of/meditation on the value of friendship, which is always an undervalued and under-explained quality. and just as hard as romance, in a way, and just as important to life, especially to kids obviously
this is the actual text, and does not require any deep-thinkpiece internet analysis to reveal it. it's in the TITLE OF THE SHOW ffs, if ppl can't be bothered watching a whole, single episode.
― (D1CK$) (sic), Thursday, 13 February 2014 21:22 (ten years ago) link
Duke/Bronies easy enough since they're about the same thing.
fp'd u
― mookieproof, Thursday, 13 February 2014 21:26 (ten years ago) link
xp loooool "This show called 'Friendship is Magic,' what secrets does it hold under the surface?'"
― Ian from Etobicoke (Phil D.), Thursday, 13 February 2014 21:29 (ten years ago) link
if ppl can't be bothered watching a whole, single episode.
i really can't!
― goole, Thursday, 13 February 2014 21:31 (ten years ago) link
the thing i'm dimly thinking of wasn't a "defense of the show" as i said but a defense of non-child fandom of it.
― goole, Thursday, 13 February 2014 21:32 (ten years ago) link
Most bronies are bronies because they enjoy the show and find it funny. And enjoy interacting with other bronies and making fanvids and being part of the fandom and stuff. There has been a backlash against them on various internet hangouts recently - not because they want to fuck ponies (that's definitely a tiny minority), but mostly because they never seem to shut up about MLP. The show still seems to generate an awful lot of discussion with each new episode on general geek/sci-fi/TV forums and message boards that I'm part of (or just read sometimes), and I'm, like, "guys, there are other shows".
On the other hand, some MLP fans now no longer identify as bronies due to bad association, especially since all that Derpy business...
― Duane Barry, Thursday, 13 February 2014 21:39 (ten years ago) link
― goole, Thursday, February 13, 2014 4:31 PM (15 minutes ago)
this is some weak poseur bullshit. you can certainly watch a single episode. it's 22 minutes long + far from unbearable.
― Mordy , Thursday, 13 February 2014 21:49 (ten years ago) link
it's not weak poseur bullshit if i only get local channels and am away from home during daytime hours
― goole, Thursday, 13 February 2014 21:50 (ten years ago) link
here ya go, took about 30 seconds of googling:http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xmzo82_my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-episode-1-friendship-is-magic-part-1_shortfilms
― Mordy , Thursday, 13 February 2014 21:51 (ten years ago) link
oh thanks. i might check that out when i'm away from the office.
― goole, Thursday, 13 February 2014 21:52 (ten years ago) link
you can certainly watch a single episode. it's 22 minutes long + far from unbearable.
the five minutes I watched way back when were unbearable
― Fight the Powers that Be with this Powerful Les Paul! (DJP), Thursday, 13 February 2014 22:06 (ten years ago) link
tbh you don't really need to watch even 30 sec of the show to afford other people the right to enjoy it
― we slowly invented brains (La Lechera), Thursday, 13 February 2014 22:09 (ten years ago) link
please show me where I am abridging anyone's right to enjoy the show
― Fight the Powers that Be with this Powerful Les Paul! (DJP), Thursday, 13 February 2014 22:10 (ten years ago) link
you're not! i'm just saying that it's not a requirement. geez!
― we slowly invented brains (La Lechera), Thursday, 13 February 2014 22:11 (ten years ago) link
La Lechera otm
someone who repped for Drawn Together calling this unbearable however
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Thursday, 13 February 2014 22:15 (ten years ago) link
yeah because they're so similar tonally and I never decided Drawn Together was unbearable
try harder
― Fight the Powers that Be with this Powerful Les Paul! (DJP), Thursday, 13 February 2014 22:49 (ten years ago) link
Jeff and I watched an episode after we watched the brony doc bc those dudes were so into it and their enthusiasm was contagious. I was fully prepared to love it but it just didn't do it for me. Probably for the best all things considered.
― carl agatha, Thursday, 13 February 2014 23:00 (ten years ago) link
Since the rise of this whole phenomenon I have watched some episodes. It's very cute and funny. Would watch again, but not something I would seek out or want to write constantly about on MLP forums and buy merch and stuff. Bronies are about as obnoxious as those Supernatural super-fans, or any obsessive fandom type.
― Viceroy, Thursday, 13 February 2014 23:15 (ten years ago) link
Not as bad as buffy fans tbh
― the waifdom of gizzards (darraghmac), Thursday, 13 February 2014 23:25 (ten years ago) link
except the want bonus points for obsessing over something so ~unconventional~
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Thursday, 13 February 2014 23:25 (ten years ago) link
they*
Supernatural super fans seem worse because that show is mostly garbage.
― carl agatha, Thursday, 13 February 2014 23:26 (ten years ago) link
def need to try harder on my lighthearted zings cause that obv didnt bother you at all!
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Friday, 14 February 2014 00:42 (ten years ago) link
DEF disagree that boys (not 35 y/os) getting into this show is patriarchal appropriation - i think it's great tbh; however def also agree with dp that if grown men are getting into it so they can fuck it (lol) then that def is symptomatic of patriarchy obv
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Friday, 14 February 2014 00:46 (ten years ago) link
is it okay for grown men to like JEM
― PSY talks The Nut Job (forksclovetofu), Friday, 14 February 2014 01:19 (ten years ago) link
kind of a must
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Friday, 14 February 2014 01:20 (ten years ago) link
alright then
― PSY talks The Nut Job (forksclovetofu), Friday, 14 February 2014 01:21 (ten years ago) link
My best friend and I watched JEM together every day before catching the bus to middle school. I was under strict instructions never to tell anybody about it ever.
― how's life, Friday, 14 February 2014 01:25 (ten years ago) link
btw, happy hearts and hooves day tomorrow! hope you've all found your special someponies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WCbSo5cqMw
― how's life, Friday, 14 February 2014 01:30 (ten years ago) link
TRIVIA CHECK: we all know Jem's singing voice was Britta Phillips of Luna RIGHT?
― jamiesummerz, Friday, 14 February 2014 01:42 (ten years ago) link
love that trivia.
Adults being into this is no weirder than people watching CSI-style crime shows glamorizing the most nightmarish and violent aspects of society. Or any 24 Hour News channel fwiw.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 14 February 2014 01:57 (ten years ago) link
xp duh, but Britta Phillips was the best in Satisfaction.
― we slowly invented brains (La Lechera), Friday, 14 February 2014 02:08 (ten years ago) link
now that is 1 fun fact
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Friday, 14 February 2014 02:33 (ten years ago) link
Maybe a little weirder xp
― indifferent strokes (rip van wanko), Friday, 14 February 2014 02:34 (ten years ago) link
have these 309 new answers really been about whether it's okay to zing bronies?
― mookieproof, Friday, 14 February 2014 02:38 (ten years ago) link
we found out that hurting is irl friends with furries also
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Friday, 14 February 2014 03:16 (ten years ago) link
ok, that's worthwhile to know
― mookieproof, Friday, 14 February 2014 03:41 (ten years ago) link
Misfits are the greatest btw. Any excuse to post this proto-PJ Harvey track:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHgBgMlar8c
― PSY talks The Nut Job (forksclovetofu), Friday, 14 February 2014 04:20 (ten years ago) link
oh what i wouldn't give for a full album of HAIM Misfit covershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW5YsQcqpUA
― PSY talks The Nut Job (forksclovetofu), Friday, 14 February 2014 04:22 (ten years ago) link