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I actually really like the fact that everything comes in men's sizes before women's. I loath clothing that is clingy or revealing because I dress conservatively, and most women's tees have gigantic neck holes and are built for an hourglass figure I do not have. I can't count the number of times I've turned up my nose at a shirt that I enjoyed the graphics of because it was built for some size 0 girl with a flat stomach and huge breasts.
Yeah... I can't wear any of them at all. D: Large busts and high neck-lines just don't go well together.It's a shame because I really wanted the Pinkie Moon one.
Urgh, don't even get me started. So sick of guys completely taking over MLP.
I don't buy any of the t-shirts or anything, but it still makes me mad. MLP was and is meant for girls. GIRLS, people!
Quote from: UnicornTamer on March 20, 2012, 07:20:39 PMI don't buy any of the t-shirts or anything, but it still makes me mad. MLP was and is meant for girls. GIRLS, people!Sure, it's marketed to girls, but if a guy wants to spend his days drowning in ponies, there's nothing wrong with that. Are action flicks for guys? Videogames? How 'bout engineering careers, scientific careers?
The 'brony' movement is acting like they both own and invented ponies, the segregating of the fanbase is what's upsetting.
Quote from: DoctorMowinckel on March 20, 2012, 11:18:40 PMQuote from: UnicornTamer on March 20, 2012, 07:20:39 PMI don't buy any of the t-shirts or anything, but it still makes me mad. MLP was and is meant for girls. GIRLS, people!Sure, it's marketed to girls, but if a guy wants to spend his days drowning in ponies, there's nothing wrong with that. Are action flicks for guys? Videogames? How 'bout engineering careers, scientific careers?... yes? You do realize that all of those things are almost exclusively marketed to/created for guys, right? Popular media (movies, video games), especially? Tell me the last time you saw an action movie that was marketed towards/starring women (in a non male-gazey way), pre-Hunger Games. Really, I'll wait. Ditto for video games - it's only very recently that 'big name action games' (such as ME3) are starting to even consider their female demographic, despite a decent number of female gamers. For the most part, they market/design their products towards the male audience, and any women who happen to like it are more of an afterthought. Similarly, the 'popular theory' for many years held that women were good at social studies/language arts, and men were better at scientific/engineering careers - when in fact it's more of a social construct that tells men/women which jobs/majors are 'best' for them, not any kind of actual brain chemistry differences between the sexes. The social pressure is simply that women who like math are 'weird' and men who like social studies are too. It's not right, but it's what is passed around in the culture. I can see your point, you're just making it a way I disagree with. Men 'own' a lot of popular media as it is - they don't need to be stealing shows from little girls and acting like they have the 'right' to own it, or to be the loudest voices in its fandom. But that said, men should absolutely feel welcome to the MLP fandom - just not in a way that becomes condescending ("FiM isn't like old pony shows, it's not GIRLY"), or tries to replace the other half of the fandom. It is what it is - a girly, cute little show that is entertaining for all ages and genders. It doesn't have to be 'for men' or 'manly' for it to be charming. People should just love MLP for what it is, not what they think it should be.
Yeah... I can't wear any of them at all. D: Large busts and high neck-lines just don't go well together.
...ugH! starting to feel like a jerk...