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(I didn't, largely since I've never watched a single episode, but the psychic damage and whiplash of Wholesome Pony Show having said this line was too fuckn much for me)

EDIT: More replies than upbears now. It’s probably an official struggle session now (although most of it is that one person). One must imagine SisyFEWs happy.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The hatred of My Little Pony's was the precursor to modern online fandom discourse. People's online response to this show (good, bad, or indifferent) warped how the internet talks about fandom in a major way and online culture as whole in a lesser extent.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think a lot of the backlash was rooted in misogyny. "Oh no, how dare men like girl thing"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's also written for 5-year-olds though.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mario and Pokemon are for children too and nobody gives a shit if you like them as an adult

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Mario is the tale of a union man taking mushrooms and rescuing his side piece from a human trafficking dinosaur. Pokemon is about a kid winning a series of cockfights and taking down the mafia. For kids? Hardly. morshupls