Is anyone else on the brink of losing total interest in G4?

[lostpony]

Oh Myy :george takei:

Bottom line is tetrapods all have butts. Unless you make them ludicrously taboo, then you are going to see them.  Everywhere.

Yes butts have been acceptable kids humor as long as ive been alive so while some may read too much into it, kids taking pictures of each others butts and thinking it's funny are not creepy or that rare and all sorts of butts clothed or otherwise are part of kids' universes.

Sure adults or more accurately adult children (not excluding myself) can see those same butts from another perspective but that doesnt make butts inappropriate.

Making pony butts in particular a meme on the other hand is just one more reason im not in the "herd"

[Wardah]

The funny thing is MLP isn't as popular as it once was and a lot of the more toxic people have moved on to whatever else is popular but not before leaving their mark on MLP.

[Shaiyeh]

Ok ok, I never said butts are inappropriate, bad or should be banned from MLP.
It's not that there are butts in the series that bugs me, it's the general feeling of ~male gaze~, the increasing number of these angles since plot became a thing etc.
It's the feeling of male gaze that bothers me, not butts themselves.
I hope that makes a bit more sense.

[Loa]

Well, once the mods get a good look at this thread the word "plot" might get added to the Grumpy Cat list and we'll have trouble discussing the concept of a storyline by that word.

Oh totally! /eyeroll

[Al-1701]

So where did something stupid like this come from?  Memes of course.  "I watch ponies for the plot" (the image seen a few posts up).  It's meant to be a play on "I read (insert adult magazine of your choice here) for the articles."  But I don't hear people referring to Pamela Anderson or Jenny McCarthy as "articles"...  "Check out the article on that hottie!"  It sounds really stupid, doesn't it?

It's a pet peeve of mine when reading it in fanfiction (especially if one of the ponies refers to it as such, for example "Ouch, I tripped and fell on my plot!").  Because so few people do any sort of research, I think a large number of bronies really believe plot is a horse anatomy term.  Because, you know, everyone else uses it. *facepalm*

I know I said I wouldn't bring it up, but that opening to the brony documentary makes a plot meme reference.  When John DeLancie says G1's plots were not to weighty (off a script written by Amy Keating Rogers), they should a back shot of several G1 toys.  Yes, one of the show's most prominent recurring voice talents spoke it and one of its most prominent writers wrote it.

[Ponyfan]

I don't mind a quick shot of a character from the back. What bothers me about the Quibble Pants episode is that the rump shot seems too long and does feel like fan service since the rump is very prominent in the frames. 

Ponyfan

[TJgamer]

Honestly, unless my memory is incorrect, I think the number of gratuitous rump shots of ponies has decreased since the earlier seasons.
Sure, angles like those are still done, but more often for plot relevant purposes such a cutie marks.

[Carrehz]

It's a pet peeve of mine when reading it in fanfiction (especially if one of the ponies refers to it as such, for example "Ouch, I tripped and fell on my plot!"). 

Wait, people actually do this? I mean, I knew about that stupid meme but people actually write it into fanfictions?! W...why would you... @___@;

[lostpony]

It's the feeling of male gaze that bothers me, not butts themselves.

Well put.  I 100% agree and not just about butts.

[DazzleKitty]

I left for a few days and come back and this thread's discussion has gotten so interesting.

[lostpony]

Save us!

[rearing_palomino164]

My true love will always be G3 ponies. I never liked the G4 ponies and do not own any.

[Lore-Lei]

I left for a few days and come back and this thread's discussion has gotten so interesting.

I was just about to say that too.

[kissthethunder]

Just my humble opinion but I don't get the G4 fans fixation with 'show accuracy'. And the new ponies are ugly to me. They have rubber hose limbs and real horses, even fantasy inspired ones, simply don't look as comically ridiculous as these new toys do. I'll keep my G4 collection as it's sizable and cute but the new toys are just horrendous to me.

[Leave a Whisper]

Just my humble opinion but I don't get the G4 fans fixation with 'show accuracy'. And the new ponies are ugly to me. They have rubber hose limbs and real horses, even fantasy inspired ones, simply don't look as comically ridiculous as these new toys do. I'll keep my G4 collection as it's sizable and cute but the new toys are just horrendous to me.

Same.