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No, Hasbro has never used G3, G3.5, or any of the Gx names for MLP, they are only used by fans. The G1 / G2 etc terms were cribbed from the Transformers fandom. In the early 90s Hasbro had a line of toys labeled "Transformers: Generation 2". The idea being to convince Radical 90s Kids that these Transformers were somehow better than previous Transformers, because they were new. (Even though all the Generation 2 Transformers were literally the same TF molds as before, just with gaudier colors and cheaper plastic.)Anyway, since Hasbro called those toys "Generation 2", Transformers fans then retroactively called the earlier Transformers "Generation 1". So anyway, in 1997 Hasbro made a new generation of ponies. Pony collectors called them "the new ponies" or "the '97 ponies" (because they were first sold in 1997) while G1 ponies were called "the old ponies" or "80s ponies."Then in 2003 a new set of ponies came along. Everyone debated what to call them because if G2 ponies were "the new ponies" then what were these new ponies . . . "the new-new ponies"? Confusing! So pony fans started using G1 / G2 / G3.
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I think you guys are really out of your depth and unaware of your context on that part of the conversation ever since one of you had brought up the concept of species segregation and then started through some of them. But we are not allowed to talk about non-trivial things out of WYP so I can't explain why I fear this concept is problematic here. I've read that concept before in a context for FIM I don't think you are getting (first thought maybe you were trying to be helpful and had read all that but were like really counterproductive not getting), nor are you understanding how transforming humans in the core 5 probably made that criticism seem even more valid and may have made the show worse.Good luck but I'm getting out of this draining discussion that I can't even have with you. Exhausting and stressful enough for me when I wouldn't have to introduce the context to folk who've not heard much about.Hope you'll all have nice days.
I think you guys are really out of your depth and unaware of your context on that part of the conversation ever since one of you had brought up the concept of species segregation and then started through some of them.
*Shakes finger* Ah tut tut Taf. I disagree about the nose. For the nose knows, not what it thinks it knows. Which then begs the philosophical question, Can a nose by any other name smell as sweet?
For the record, I study representation of horses in premodern Japan. The horses I deal with in my research can be countries, cities, they can start wars and determine deaths, they can eat people, be dragons, come from the sea, command fire, even be the avatar of a god/dess. They can turn thieves into warriors, symbolise young men off to war, and even define the paths of princes.
In the end it might be best to call the newest redesign “the new ponies” until they are no longer new and then classify them with the knowledge of both what came before and what is coming after.
Quote from: Sunset on January 29, 2019, 05:32:33 PMIn the end it might be best to call the newest redesign “the new ponies” until they are no longer new and then classify them with the knowledge of both what came before and what is coming after.I mean, I'm fairly sure that's what happened with G3.5...Ok my memory is a bit hazy, but I'm fairly sure people were calling them "new look" (or a similar term) for awhile. Until then Some suggested G3.5... Some G4... Some... frank? (Or some man's name? I think??)
Quote from: Taffeta on January 29, 2019, 11:55:27 AMFor the record, I study representation of horses in premodern Japan. The horses I deal with in my research can be countries, cities, they can start wars and determine deaths, they can eat people, be dragons, come from the sea, command fire, even be the avatar of a god/dess. They can turn thieves into warriors, symbolise young men off to war, and even define the paths of princes. Oooh. I hope G6 incorporates every single one of those things. We totally need human eating ponies. o___o Take note hasbro, take note...