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Quote from: Taffeta on June 17, 2015, 09:41:46 AMQuote from: Jordan on June 17, 2015, 09:36:31 AMQuote from: Baby Sugarberry on June 17, 2015, 12:06:30 AM I eagerly await the day when the fad/show dies out and all that is left are the people who just want to enjoy their fond childhood memories (of any generation) in peace. what about the people who came from G4? I never would have even touched MLP if it wasn't for G4. I was 16 when I got into ponies not even close to a kid, I'm 20 now nearly 21I do mainly collect G4, but I am open to buying G1's (probably what I'll do when FiM stops making toys) not to mention my bookshelf full of G3's I've rescued from thrifts and flea marketsI think Baby Sugarberry is talking about the idiots who make offensive and stupid memes and who go around YT trashing old pony stuff - not the genuine fans like yourself who love ponies and collect because of that There's a difference between real G4 fans like those here on the Arena and the fad fans out to cause trouble.aa! I keep forgetting there are people like that O.o you'd think people would want to learn the history of the franchise not mock it. I mean you have to look at what Hasbro's was/is trying to market towards...
Quote from: Jordan on June 17, 2015, 09:36:31 AMQuote from: Baby Sugarberry on June 17, 2015, 12:06:30 AM I eagerly await the day when the fad/show dies out and all that is left are the people who just want to enjoy their fond childhood memories (of any generation) in peace. what about the people who came from G4? I never would have even touched MLP if it wasn't for G4. I was 16 when I got into ponies not even close to a kid, I'm 20 now nearly 21I do mainly collect G4, but I am open to buying G1's (probably what I'll do when FiM stops making toys) not to mention my bookshelf full of G3's I've rescued from thrifts and flea marketsI think Baby Sugarberry is talking about the idiots who make offensive and stupid memes and who go around YT trashing old pony stuff - not the genuine fans like yourself who love ponies and collect because of that There's a difference between real G4 fans like those here on the Arena and the fad fans out to cause trouble.
Quote from: Baby Sugarberry on June 17, 2015, 12:06:30 AM I eagerly await the day when the fad/show dies out and all that is left are the people who just want to enjoy their fond childhood memories (of any generation) in peace. what about the people who came from G4? I never would have even touched MLP if it wasn't for G4. I was 16 when I got into ponies not even close to a kid, I'm 20 now nearly 21I do mainly collect G4, but I am open to buying G1's (probably what I'll do when FiM stops making toys) not to mention my bookshelf full of G3's I've rescued from thrifts and flea markets
I eagerly await the day when the fad/show dies out and all that is left are the people who just want to enjoy their fond childhood memories (of any generation) in peace.
Quote from: Jordan on June 17, 2015, 09:47:47 AMQuote from: Taffeta on June 17, 2015, 09:41:46 AMQuote from: Jordan on June 17, 2015, 09:36:31 AMQuote from: Baby Sugarberry on June 17, 2015, 12:06:30 AM I eagerly await the day when the fad/show dies out and all that is left are the people who just want to enjoy their fond childhood memories (of any generation) in peace. what about the people who came from G4? I never would have even touched MLP if it wasn't for G4. I was 16 when I got into ponies not even close to a kid, I'm 20 now nearly 21I do mainly collect G4, but I am open to buying G1's (probably what I'll do when FiM stops making toys) not to mention my bookshelf full of G3's I've rescued from thrifts and flea marketsI think Baby Sugarberry is talking about the idiots who make offensive and stupid memes and who go around YT trashing old pony stuff - not the genuine fans like yourself who love ponies and collect because of that There's a difference between real G4 fans like those here on the Arena and the fad fans out to cause trouble.aa! I keep forgetting there are people like that O.o you'd think people would want to learn the history of the franchise not mock it. I mean you have to look at what Hasbro's was/is trying to market towards... 'innocent' would probably have been a better word choice than 'childhood', sorry about that, but Taffeta's got it in a nutshell. There's a good reason I don't browse for "My Little Pony" anymore, in the internet at large. Too much adult material & hate.
There's a good reason I don't browse for "My Little Pony" anymore, in the internet at large. Too much adult material & hate.
Yep there's a guy called Ewan at Brighton Uni, he was at UK Ponycon last year and gave a talk. Sorry I don't have any more of his details to hand but might be able to find his email when I unpack my pony stuff...Quote from: Raspberry Brulee on June 16, 2015, 06:49:30 AMI hope someone is collecting all this for a dissertation, it is fascinating sociological data. And would be very interesting to see an analysis over time, including all the G4 bullying and negativity experienced by bronies. If it was my book, of course it would also include a section on positive stories and outcomes, detailing positive personal outcomes related to My Little Pony Thanks so much for pointing me in that direction! I just looked up Ewan Kirkland, and woah he is doing some interesting research! Did you (or anyone else reading) attend this event? Here's the outline-http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/research/research-events/research-conferences/my-little-pony I think it's exciting to see ponies as a launchpad for critical thinking and hopefully someday social change. The largest research project I've seen in the US is specifically focused on bronies and FiM (http://www.bronystudy.com/) but it would be interesting to examine the stigma associated with MLP across the arc of all four generations. It's be great to see some core feminist principles packaged into pony form (like Feminism 101 or Everyday feminism)..hmmm...goes to work written panel descriptions...
I hope someone is collecting all this for a dissertation, it is fascinating sociological data. And would be very interesting to see an analysis over time, including all the G4 bullying and negativity experienced by bronies. If it was my book, of course it would also include a section on positive stories and outcomes, detailing positive personal outcomes related to My Little Pony
...forcing adult themes into it.
My friends and I, our pony games consisted of zombie worlds and rescuing princesses from monsters...and the boys who threw the ponies on the roof came to regret it because we regrouped, gathered our unicorn ponies and treated them to what we called "pony chase", which consisted of chasing them around the playground and then prodding them with the unicorn ponies. Fizzy was the best for this!
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That's something that worries me. When Friendship is Magic does end and most of the bronies disappear and those that remain are absorbed in the collector's community, the stain of their presence will remain on the brand. The amount of pandering Hasbro and the staff running the show have done for them will forever be with the brand and I fear it will be a black mark. Bronies might be numberous and have a lot of money to buy 3rd party merchandise, but at the cost of My Little Pony's image in the long run.
.Yeah... mlp is now tinted forever. It bugs me, yes. Sometimes It makes me upset. Sometimes, thinking of Bronies makes me angry. I know they are not *all* like this, but still... y'know. I don't even want to go to Pony fairs anymore.
The term excludes women too which is irritating. I am a collector and a fan.
Or better still the show stops pandering
Quote from: DazzleKitty on June 18, 2015, 06:17:23 AM The term excludes women too which is irritating. I am a collector and a fan.To be fair, there is a female equivalent to Brony, called "Pegasis". I would certanly never call myself a Pegasis, tough, since it *is* the female term for Brony, and I never ever want to be compared to a Brony for obvious reasons...Collector and fan - that's what I call myself too.
Quote from: MJNSEIFER on June 18, 2015, 05:54:32 AMOr better still the show stops panderingI don't see that happening anytime soon. The term that best describes what Episode 100 was to the brony community is something I won't say in polite company.I had to explain to my mom I'm not a brony. I'm a fan of My Little Pony. There's a difference, a big difference.