by EdvardMaybe people just crave to feel warm and fuzzy inside in this cold money-centered society XD
I hope that was written in sarcasm. "This society" (at least what spills over of it onto the internets, but increasingly in real life as well) is getting so insufferably feelerz-orientated that you can't even utter a pronoun anymore without someone getting butthurt and speed-dialing the PC police.
I just crave money in this retarded feefee-centered society. exdee.
I watched an episode to see for myself what the show is about
and more than before I am surprised people other than young children find this entertaining.
I was hoping a MLP fan would show up and post. But your post is defensive instead of explaining WHAT you like about it. "Less than wholly shitty show" is not a reason to dress up and give hug parties and be fanatical about some ponies... I kinda got the Harry Potter mania, it plays on interesting levels of imagination a bit, is complex, has some more mature topics, but My Little Pony is limited as fuck. I mean''' "Ooooh I wonder what the potion does to Pony X...Now let's see what it does to pony Y... Oh and this is what it does to pony Z.... ". The hell?
Do you feel comfortable while watching MLP, like back when you were kids? Is it the community/other people enjoying the same thing that is the main attraction apart from the show itself? What exactly is it about MLP that you like?
"Actually, if I found out someone I knew irl was a brony it would just make me intrigued and want to get to know them more, as it's smth a bit different from the regular boring interests most people have."
When it comes down to it, it's really not that "different" beyond being more colorful with slightly more hype.
Question is, what's so great about being a kid? No matter how great your childhood was, surely it's always better to have freedom and choice over what you do than have restrictions? Also like I said, childhood play is just the rehearsal for the real thing. Like, I've got no need to pretend to bake a cake in my pretend kitchen when I can just go to my actual kitchen and bake a real cake, or pretend like my barbie and Ken dolls are fucking in weird positions when i can find an actual man to fuck in weird positions.
"I think if I had to pin it down, MY reason is just simply, I like the show. I like the overall look of the animation and the show (the writing, story progression etc) isn't bad... It has comedic elements and unexpected references to other pop culture that I enjoy. The ratio of good/bad episodes is pretty good being about 1bad/3good, on average. Of course they have to work merchandising in there so some things make a little less sense (like the most recent season finale which had "MERCH" written all over it, but overall, it's just not a bad show. Also, it's something I can enjoy watching with my niece that doesn't have mind-numbingly repetitive music and a plot consisting of "kids rule, adults are dumb". I think the show is be really good for teaching values in a way that is woven into the story and organic, rather than just having a character look at the screen and say "Being an asshole is bad", while resorting to toilet humor just to keep kids from changing the channel."
Ok this clears it up a little. Tbh I still don't really see the difference between MLP and all the other kids shows out there, like why it's better than Rosie and Jim or teletubbies, but I guess that comes down to me not really liking/understanding the genre so they seem all the same to me.
your posts seem kinda defensive, but honestly I don't see anything wrong with liking it if it's what you're actually into (as opposed to jumping on a bandwaggon trying to be "hipster"). Actually, if I found out someone I knew irl was a brony it would just make me intrigued and want to get to know them more, as it's smth a bit different from the regular boring interests most people have.