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Sprocket once again posted an awesome message of hope and community on the "Real Men Watch My Little Pony" Facebook page. No matter what side you stand on on the events of the season finale, I think we can all agree on what he says.

 

 

The latest episode has provoked a mixed reaction to say the least. However, that's not what I'm concerned with. It's only natural that people have a diverse range of opinions about any episode, especially a controversial one. It's the reactions-to-the-reactions that are worrisome (if that makes any sense).

 

I see people turning on each other over it. A sentiment I hear again and again is that

if you didn't like the latest episode, then you're "butthurt" or that "you're not a true brony and you never were." (Actual quote).

 

It is a sad state of affairs when we can't even seem to love and tolerate one another anymore.

 

As admin, I can delete these sorts of dismissive and discouraging comments when I see them on the page, but my influence ends there. This problem is fandom-wide. If you see this sort of hate coming from either side of the Twalicorn argument, I encourage you to reach out to the recipient - to lend a helping hoof, even if you don't agree with them, neigh, ESPECIALLY if you don't agree with them.

 

Because the virtue of any community is not defined by how they agree, but how well they behave when they disagree.

 

So walk around in other people's horseshoes for a while before acting. If, for example, an episode of the show that you hold so very dear took a turn for the worse in your eyes, would you really want people flippantly invalidating your opinion when you expressed it? Would that kind of atmosphere give you much incentive to stick around? How would it leave you feeling about the very fandom that prides itself on its sense of community? If you were, on the other hoof, elated at the quality of an episode or season, would you really want people tearing it down in unnecessarily harsh, angry, and fatalistic language?

 

Think about how other people feel. Isn't that the core message behind almost every friendship lesson in the show?

 

Start right here. Right now. Find somepony you disagree with (about Twalicorn, reformed Discord, Season 3 in general, anything). Find them right here on this thread or in the comments section of a previous discussion. Give them brohooves, give them hugs, start up a conversation with them. Offer them your friendship. Even if you were never in a vehement argument to begin with.

 

Because we are better than what we would appear to have become, and we can do better than we have been doing.

 

It all starts with a brohoof.

 

-Sprocket

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