Equestrian Lord

corplhicks wrote:

Five points to DakotaRogers for the ultimate turnaround after several days of heavy-handed political battle!

LOL

Vexer6 wrote:

Are you saying it's stupid for guys to actually like that show?

Yeah.

Unwavering devotion to a cartoon geared for little girls is really peculiar. Makes me feel all icky

DakotaRogers wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

Five points to DakotaRogers for the ultimate turnaround after several days of heavy-handed political battle!

LOL

Vexer6 wrote:

Are you saying it's stupid for guys to actually like that show?

Yeah.

Unwavering devotion to a cartoon geared for little girls is really peculiar. Makes me feel all icky  

I heard that there was a My Little Pony convention not too long ago and the women that were there with their young daughters were shocked and disgusted that adult males were there.

Boris2008 wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

Short-Fuse wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

What's up with all this "brony" My Little Pony nonsense? Friggin' stupid!

Women are becoming more masculine due to feminism and males are now considered second class citizens. Beta males (also known as manginas or white Knights) have fallen for the feminism trap and want to appear harmless.

Say what??

He's concerned that nasty nasty women are ganging up on him!   

Are you saying that feminists look nasty!?   

Short-Fuse wrote:

DakotaRogers wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

Five points to DakotaRogers for the ultimate turnaround after several days of heavy-handed political battle!

LOL

Vexer6 wrote:

Are you saying it's stupid for guys to actually like that show?

Yeah.

Unwavering devotion to a cartoon geared for little girls is really peculiar. Makes me feel all icky  

I heard that there was a My Little Pony convention not too long ago and the women that were there with their young daughters were shocked and disgusted that adult males were there.

i doubt my daughter would be amused some adult men would want to engage in MLP trading cards.

I asked by daughters, 13 and 10 (and big My Little Pony fans) what they think of "bronies". "Wierd" and "goofy" were the responses, with wrinkled faces.

I don't get it, but what do I know?

corplhicks wrote:

Vexer6 wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

What's up with all this "brony" My Little Pony nonsense? Friggin' stupid!

Are you saying it's stupid for guys to actually like that show?  I sure hope not.

I'm not a fan myself, but I would never judge someone else just because they liked a kids show(heck, there's a lot of kids shows I genuninely enjoy).

I think ult is referring to the cult obsession and how far it's come. A lot of guys are kind of put off by it (I just shrug).

Here's a decent explanation I found from a redditor:

"IMO, it's how FiM exploits cliches, where the story implies an obvious conclusion, but then goes a different way entirely. Otherwise perfect character designs are an effective way to set up different characters; it requires less changes and fewer flaws to set up a new character. A good example is Trixie; simply putting a hat and cape on a blue unicorn completely makes the character visuals complete, but that'd never work if clothing was normal in the show. Alot of the appeal is the "meme-ability" of the show, where the facial expressions and visual composition is just too easy to exploit. Whether it's intentional or not, it works and we like it. As for some sort of "hidden shame-filled pleasure", well I don't really see how that's possible, since most bronies are fairly open about the fandom. I mean, are we secretly liking something so much that we have to tell people about it? That's kinda silly. Oh, and you're never too old to like cartoons; "Critics who treat adult as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence.....When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." - C. S. Lewis"

 

Exactly.

I love animation. I love Disney movies and especially Pixar. I also love the old Warner Bros and Hanna-Barbera cartoons. I don't care if somebody wants to watch My Little Pony, but it goes beyond liking it to calling yourself a "brony" and goes into a bizarre cult obsession. I just don't get it. It's a show written for and aimed at pre-teen girls. It's just not my thing, but if others dig it, well...I still think it's stupid, but then again I'm sure people think my passion for music collecting is stupid and childish too.

I wasn't even aware of this 'Brony' fad until this thread. I honestly think that there is something really odd about this whole generation, but let's face facts, we listened to songs about sex with dead people!   so a mild MLP fixation is pretty mild by comparison. 

Boris2008 wrote:

I wasn't even aware of this 'Brony' fad until this thread.

Same here. It's very odd,to say the least. But who am I to say?

Run for the hills?

Extremely interesting article on Bronies including an attempted abduction of an 11 year old girl by a "Brony" http://www.returnofkings.com/35343/the-rise-of-the-brony-and-the-death-of-the-american-man

Short-Fuse wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

What's up with all this "brony" My Little Pony nonsense? Friggin' stupid!

Women are becoming more masculine due to feminism and males are now considered second class citizens. Beta males (also known as manginas or white Knights) have fallen for the feminism trap and want to appear harmless.

That is the biggest load of nonsense i've heard yet  

Second-class citizens my ass, and there's no "feminism trap", get real. Wanting to "appear harmless", I have no clue what on earth you're babbling on about.

ultmetal wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

Vexer6 wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

What's up with all this "brony" My Little Pony nonsense? Friggin' stupid!

Are you saying it's stupid for guys to actually like that show?  I sure hope not.

I'm not a fan myself, but I would never judge someone else just because they liked a kids show(heck, there's a lot of kids shows I genuninely enjoy).

I think ult is referring to the cult obsession and how far it's come. A lot of guys are kind of put off by it (I just shrug).

Here's a decent explanation I found from a redditor:

"IMO, it's how FiM exploits cliches, where the story implies an obvious conclusion, but then goes a different way entirely. Otherwise perfect character designs are an effective way to set up different characters; it requires less changes and fewer flaws to set up a new character. A good example is Trixie; simply putting a hat and cape on a blue unicorn completely makes the character visuals complete, but that'd never work if clothing was normal in the show. Alot of the appeal is the "meme-ability" of the show, where the facial expressions and visual composition is just too easy to exploit. Whether it's intentional or not, it works and we like it. As for some sort of "hidden shame-filled pleasure", well I don't really see how that's possible, since most bronies are fairly open about the fandom. I mean, are we secretly liking something so much that we have to tell people about it? That's kinda silly. Oh, and you're never too old to like cartoons; "Critics who treat adult as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence.....When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." - C. S. Lewis"

 

Exactly.

I love animation. I love Disney movies and especially Pixar. I also love the old Warner Bros and Hanna-Barbera cartoons. I don't care if somebody wants to watch My Little Pony, but it goes beyond liking it to calling yourself a "brony" and goes into a bizarre cult obsession. I just don't get it. It's a show written for and aimed at pre-teen girls. It's just not my thing, but if others dig it, well...I still think it's stupid, but then again I'm sure people think my passion for music collecting is stupid and childish too.

The thing is though the creator and writers said that they specifically wrote the show so that parents could watch it with their kids, so no it isn't just aimed at pre-teens, so I really don't see how it's "stupid" at all for adults to like the show, just cause I don't dosen't mean i'm in a position to judge others like that.

I wouldn't necessarily call it a "bizarre cult obsession", that's a term I would use for something like say the Rocky Horror Picture Show. I personally never got the fascination for that film at all, but somehow it stills gets midnight showings to this day, so what do I know?

Short-Fuse wrote:

Boris2008 wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

Short-Fuse wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

What's up with all this "brony" My Little Pony nonsense? Friggin' stupid!

Women are becoming more masculine due to feminism and males are now considered second class citizens. Beta males (also known as manginas or white Knights) have fallen for the feminism trap and want to appear harmless.

Say what??

He's concerned that nasty nasty women are ganging up on him!   

Are you saying that feminists look nasty!?   

No, they're saying that you're so insecure that you're engaging in pointless stereotyping.

ZombieHavoc wrote:

Like in the world of indy hip hop, this guy Wordburgler has an excellent GI Joe themed album called "Welcome to Cobra Island"...but his other albums are not all about GI Joe.

Haha, I was just reading through the threads and was happily surprised to see a Wordburglar reference in here. I know SJ, I think he and Edan are the most original dudes in Hip Hop.

Ok, back to the normally scheduled Metal for the day.

Seems like something DallasBlack would be into.

Hadley wrote:

Sounds kind of average to me. Personally, i'd like to hear some power metal songs based off of Masters of the Universe (Im not kidding either, come on, that show pretty much lends itself to power metal lyrics).

I don't know if they have any others, but Machinae Supremacy have done at least one.

http://static.machinaesupremacy.com/musicfiles/dxm/05%20Return%20to%20Snake%20Mountain.mp3

You had to do it. You had to mention Masters of the Universe

Now I gotta post this

Vexer6 wrote:

Short-Fuse wrote:

Boris2008 wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

Short-Fuse wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

What's up with all this "brony" My Little Pony nonsense? Friggin' stupid!

Women are becoming more masculine due to feminism and males are now considered second class citizens. Beta males (also known as manginas or white Knights) have fallen for the feminism trap and want to appear harmless.

Say what??

He's concerned that nasty nasty women are ganging up on him!   

Are you saying that feminists look nasty!?   

No, they're saying that you're so insecure that you're engaging in pointless stereotyping.

Am I to become your enemy, because I tell you the truth? Galatians 4:16

Short-Fuse wrote:

Vexer6 wrote:

Short-Fuse wrote:

Boris2008 wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

Short-Fuse wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

What's up with all this "brony" My Little Pony nonsense? Friggin' stupid!

Women are becoming more masculine due to feminism and males are now considered second class citizens. Beta males (also known as manginas or white Knights) have fallen for the feminism trap and want to appear harmless.

Say what??

He's concerned that nasty nasty women are ganging up on him!   

Are you saying that feminists look nasty!?   

No, they're saying that you're so insecure that you're engaging in pointless stereotyping.

Am I to become your enemy, because I tell you the truth? Galatians 4:16

There has been a ton of dumb, bigoted hateful claptrap on here recently but you must win some kind of prize. What truth? Where's the bible passage about manginas? Do you even know any women?

Short-Fuse wrote:

Extremely interesting article on Bronies including an attempted abduction of an 11 year old girl by a "Brony" http://www.returnofkings.com/35343/the-rise-of-the-brony-and-the-death-of-the-american-man

Ho Lee Fuk that website is weeeiiiiird

"8. Socialism, feminism, and cultural Marxism cause societies to decline because they destroy the family unit, decrease the fertility rate, and require large entitlements that impoverish the state."      

Short-Fuse wrote:

DakotaRogers wrote:

corplhicks wrote:

Five points to DakotaRogers for the ultimate turnaround after several days of heavy-handed political battle!

LOL

Vexer6 wrote:

Are you saying it's stupid for guys to actually like that show?

Yeah.

Unwavering devotion to a cartoon geared for little girls is really peculiar. Makes me feel all icky  

I heard that there was a My Little Pony convention not too long ago and the women that were there with their young daughters were shocked and disgusted that adult males were there.

There are grown men who attend conventions dedicated to GI Joe, Transformers, and other cartoons, how is that any different?

Can we please just point and laugh at the silly band doing My Little Pony metal and not resort to personally attacking one another? Thank you.

In other words, CUT THE CRAP EVERYONE or this thread gets the fire hose.

Actually, another cartoon who's themes would relate good to metal would be Adventure Time. Yes, AT is a comedy, but so is MLP.

Hadley wrote:

Actually, another cartoon who's themes would relate good to metal would be Adventure Time. Yes, AT is a comedy, but so is MLP.

I would totally write an AT metal album.

Someone should "metalize" this one: