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Autumn Rhapsody Reviews : MLPForums' Simple Ways Banner


Satsuki Kiryuin

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Hello, MLPForumers! It is I, Autumn Rhapsody, the World's First Mermaid Seal Reviewer. Today I'll be reviewing the MLPForums banner based off of the My Little Pony : Friendship is Magic episode, Simple Ways. (By MatrixChicken)

 

If you are not aware of what it looks like, the link is below.

 

 

 

 

First off, we will start analyzing it with the premier category, Spiritual Value.

 

Spiritual Value

Does it teach moral values? Does it explain principles, follow the guidelines of modern society? Can it be used as a lesson for teachings? These are all questions included in Spritual Value.

 

First off, this banner clearly shows signs of drug abuse. Rarity is acting unbelievably off character, just for her creepy obsession to Hendertroof. She probably got sads and started abusing drugs and alcohol as a result. She clearly looks like she just smoked cocaine. This is an exact replica of the Britney Spears Scandal, where Britney went bald, started cooking meth, and talking with someone named Jesse, all the while smashing SUV windows and more. I also think this banner supports sexual acts before marriage, as it wants you to "Hoot at your nanny." for a good time. As well, it mocks the lifestyle of farmers, who we very much need for our bacon.

 

All in all, 2/10 this banner displays messages of racism, discrimination, sexual acts before marriage, and drug use.

 

Next up, we'll move onto the second half of this review, visual appeal.

 

Visuals

Does it have pretty colours? Is it appealing? Does it feature seals? These are a few of the questions that will be featured on the second half of this review.

 

First off, I'd like to point out the very dull and dirty-looking colours. It makes me sick. The brown clearly represents "getting dirty", which is a metaphor for snorting weed. The pink on top also makes it clear that it wants you to die so it can absorb your soul and blood. That's pretty creepy, dude. The coloured overalls on Rarity are a mockery of Canada, since they're making fun of Justin Bieber meeting Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The hat represents how poor they think Canada is. Clearly, these guys don't know how expensive the new Jeep Moose 2014 model is. It also shows how much of an effect drugs have on your life. Rarity is getting dirty, and as I said, that means she has been drinking marijuana, snorting weed, and smoking cocaine.

 

0/10, MatrixChicken is unbelievably racist and mean against Canada.

 

Closing

Anyways.. I hope you all enjoyed my thorough review of MatrixChicken's banner, please feel free to add your own comments and input in the description, this has been Autumn Rhapsody : The World's First Mermaid Seal Reviewer!

 

Love, Otty~ <3

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Finally, somebody willing to say what we're all thinking.

Indeed. Like that one phrase from Oprah, "You may take our lives, but you will never take our freedom!".

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rofl.. i don't know.. i just installed a firefox plugin to hide it and replace with mine because it is just ugly loocking and imbarassing to open the site at univerisity whit it XD but i don't think there are hidden messages rofl XD

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rofl.. i don't know.. i just installed a firefox plugin to hide it and replace with mine because it is just ugly loocking and imbarassing to open the site at univerisity whit it XD but i don't think there are hidden messages rofl XD

That's because you haven't looked deep into it, and studied philosophy and psychology like me.

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My responses:

 

--Sexual acts before marriage are not inherently bad.  Plus, how many people are actually familiar with the etymology of that word?  We all know that it is just implying to have a good time.

--Not being familiar with the Bieber-Harper meeting, I think it's more reasonable to conclude that that and the hat are just stereotyping against farmers rather than specifically against Canada.

--You would be better off making explicit that because we are expected to have "a hootenanny of a time" that drug use is being encouraged here.  Otherwise, I'd argue that since we are supposed to have contempt of Rarity's behavior in the episode, the aesthetic style of the banner is actually negates the supposed drug promotion and even promote positive social values.  For that matter, I think the caption and the overall picture can still be treated separately.

 

You make some valid points here but I think your arguments could have been strengthened to further drive home your actual gripes.  Also, in some ways, I feel like your criticism is more directed against the inspiration of the banner rather than the banner itself, as many of these would be true for the episode "Simple Ways" itself.

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Hmm, very informative.

 

In a way, despite it being not too serious, it's still rather logic on finding the main point of what makes sesne out of it.

 

I still find rarity funny and silly though. :)

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