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  1. Batbrony

    Oh snap, that Dashie Wonderbolt avvie is sick!!!!! :D

    1. duidamasterXD

      duidamasterXD

      Thanks :). I like it a lot too :)

  2. Batbrony
    BUCK YES!!!!!!!!!!
  3. Batbrony
    I'll readily admit, that was one of my few concerns with the article. I totally sympathize with what the author was saying, but I thought she might've at least included a list at the bottom of recommended reading for children if she's so concerned about contemporary young adult literature. Should've offered some alternatives of her own rather than just vilify the works that she's concerned about if she wants some concrete, positive results coming from this article.
  4. Batbrony

    Glad you liked the article, and I'm glad you actually understood what I'm trying to get at! Some of these people think I'm advocating censorship, and that couldn't be further from the truth!

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    2. duidamasterXD

      duidamasterXD

      I certainly will :)

    3. Batbrony

      Batbrony

      Ah, back to the gala avvie, nice! I might go in a couple of days to a navel pic, since I told CD I might, then its back to my lovely Batbrony pic. Well, time to go running. Talk to ya later buddy! :)

    4. duidamasterXD

      duidamasterXD

      Avatar may be different later :). See ya :)

  5. Batbrony
    Again, I'm not talking about censorship of classics, I'm talking about distinguishing something like "Huckleberry Finn" or "The Iliad" that treat heavy themes in a mature manner from some of the gratuitous, melodramatic contemporary tripe like "Twilight" that is so heavily marketed at teenagers. I want good, heavy, mature literature to be a part of a child's education, and I certainly would never profess to adhere to modernist trends, I'm a conservative in spirit through and through. But, I firmly believe that a child's education needs to be handled prudently and introduced to certain material with careful supervision, otherwise they won't truly understand what they just read, and this is hardly a modern belief; Plato talks about this in "The Republic" when he talks about the ideal education. He says that children should not be taught philosophy at a young age, because they cannot truly grasp it, they need to proceed further in their education before they can truly come to understand what he describes as the highest level of truth. We have to stop treating children as though they're just as mature and learned as adults, because they're not, they're simply not; otherwise we wouldn't go through all this trouble to educate them in the first place, and when we do treat them as independent beings on the same thinking level as adults, what it really leads to is neglect, and children struggling to educate themselves when they hardly have the same experience or grounding that adults have.
  6. Batbrony

    Hey dude, read a very interesting article about young adult literature that, oddly enough, made me think a little about why so many people became bronies; here's the link to a thread I started with the link to the article, in case you want to read it. http://mlpforums.com/topic/52916-darkness-too-visible-the-darkness-of-young-adult-literature/

    1. duidamasterXD

      duidamasterXD

      GIMME! I'm on it :)

  7. Batbrony
    First of all, I'm not trying to be rude or anything, but could you clarify if you did read the article? Second, it's not so much content, because trust me, I know, so many classics in literature contain very mature content, and you will never hear me calling for censoring classics like "The Iliad" or "Huckleberry Finn" because of content. Perhaps it's more the gratuitous manner in which the content is employed in contemporary young adult literature; I didn't say anything about those classics, nor did that article, the concern was with contemporary fiction. I think the article's main point is that there are... better, less blunt and gratuitous ways to convey timeless themes in books for young readers than filling a book with self mutilation, abuse, over-sexualization and calling that "adult" because none of that's normal; it happens, but it's an extremity that people generally abhor, and I don't think we should want children or teenagers to grow up thinking of as normal. Should they certainly learn in time of the reality of its existence, of course, I don't want anyone to be naive, but that's different from thinking of such horrendous things as normal, because if they think of it as normal, then in time they become numb to it, and start seeing less wrong with it. Children need to learn about certain things slowly, because they can only understand certain things with age; for instance, I wouldn't let any children of my own read "Huckleberry Finn" prior to, at the least, 13 years of age, not because it has the N-word, but because they wouldn't necessarily be able to understand the themes being discussed in the book, and fully appreciate it. So yeah, I find it a little disturbing that such gratuitously violent and sexualized works are being so heavily marketed these days to children and teenagers, because I don't think they necessarily know how to handle those themes at certain ages. They need prudent and measured instruction both from their parents and teachers in their education, or else they might accept something as normal and healthy, like cutting yourself or taking drugs to relieve emotional frustration, which simply isn't.
  8. Batbrony
    Below is the link to a fascinating article I just read about the explicit violence, depravity, and abuse that seems to permeate especially young adult (i.e. teenagers) contemporary fiction. The writer's findings were both very interesting but also very disturbing, and suggest that children today do not have age appropriate literature to read. Now, I for one don't actually read contemporary young adult literature really, nor really did that much when I was a teenager. Like the writer of this article, too much of it strikes me as, well, gratuitously dark and unpleasant, unlike some really high quality literature such as J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings", C.S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of Narnia", Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn", etc. This got me thinking also that a lot of bronies can probably relate to the writer of this article, because, although MLP is presented in a T.V. format, not as a book, I believe we watch it for similar reasons that I like to read more pleasant, positive, and upbeat literature, at least when it comes to children's literature or fantasy; namely, we're looking for a pleasant and positive experience that reinforces some excellent themes and delivers wonderful messages. That's not to say that we're in denial about the realities of this world, but just that we don't want or need to mire ourselves in gratuitously, and often ridiculously, dark, violent, over-sexualized, coarse, and just all around unpleasant literature such as, for example, the "Twilight" series in order to confirm the darkness of this world to ourselves. I don't know, maybe I'm wrong, but I thought some of you guys might want to check out this article, it's a very good and revealing read. Let me know what you guys think about contemporary young adult literature below, as well as this article and its possible relation to why some of you may watch MLP as well. Enjoy! http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303657404576357622592697038.html
  9. Batbrony
    I'd watch it.
  10. Batbrony
    Roleplay World: never roleplayed here once, and in fact I only ever once roleplayed on the Batman: Arkham City forums, which was fun admittedly, but it takes too much time and there are other places on the forums I want to hang out in a lot more. Life Advice: never really needed to come to forum members for any, and never felt qualified to give any; that, and some of the topics there can get pretty depressing. I'm on the forums out of a need for escapism, so aside from the occasional post concerning politics, I try to avoid heavy topics and stick to ponies. Ponies make me happy. Commissions: never needed any. Non-Pony Art: never felt any inclination to look at any of it, nor make any, since I'm exclusively a fanfiction writer. Twilicorn Discussion Subsection: I said the two bits that I needed to say about Twilicorn ages ago, and I don't need to justify her any more, at least not for myself. I like her, so I'm not going to bang my head against a wall trying to convince others to do the same by typing the same justifications and arguments for her in a dozen different threads that all ask the same question or have the same debate. That's a headache I just don't need, nope, not at all. I guess I generally don't look at most members' blogs either, though that's not really a section or subsection of the forums really, but still, just not a big blog reader.
  11. Batbrony

    Well, goodnight ya'll, time to hit the hay. :)

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    2. Harmonic Revelations

      Harmonic Revelations

      Goodnight, my friend.

    3. Scootalove

      Scootalove

      Stay pony my friend, and goodnight.

  12. Batbrony
    Was feeling in the mood for some cute Daring Do (related) pics, so here ya'll go, enjoy. Stop right there evildoers! Daring Do is here to save the day! So Rainbow, how do ya like mah new costume for Nightmare Night? Woah, AJ, did you get... cooler or something? Say, uh... if you're not doing anything later, ya wanna hang out? Uh, sure sugarcube, that sounds swell! Great! We can watch movies, play some board games, explore an ancient temple- Wait, what was that last one? Oh, nothing! And, since I really should have one of the mare herself, here's Daring Do!
  13. Batbrony
    Well... yeah, it's true, can't argue with that. Oh hai Lyra!
  14. Batbrony

    Bored... so bored... maybe I should send somepony to the moon... nah, even that's old by now... so bored... http://mlpforums.com/topic/49944-ask-princess-trollestia/page-6

  15. Batbrony

    Oh me oh my, love the new Spitfire banner, great job Vexx! Can't say we've ever had a Spitfire banner, if I remember correctly. That, and, not gonna lie, it's nice not having serious Trixie glaring at me 24/7 now. :D

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    2. Batbrony

      Batbrony

      Great request CD, she's swaggin' good looking!!! BD

    3. Pencil Hoof

      Pencil Hoof

      You've done a good deed in doing so Discord. We salute both you and Vexx.

    4. Vexx3

      Vexx3

      Hehe, thanks! :P

  16. Batbrony

    Just finished Issue #4 of the MLP Comic (and the end of the series first story arc) and I gotta say it was absolutely amazing!!! So many funny moments, fantastic pop culture references, and some truly exciting and touching scenes. Really stays as true to the show's atmosphere as a comic book could; if you haven't yet, check it out everypony! :)

  17. Batbrony
    Here's a little something for all you Rarity lovers out there; a great little PMV set to the Shrek 2 mix of "I Need A Hero", dubbed, appropriately enough, over Rarity. Enjoy everypony!!!
  18. Batbrony
    Well done good and faithful servant! I salute you for the hard work, time, and energy that you've invested over the months into helping Feld0 and the rest of the staff make this place awesome. You've earned your rest Jonke; enjoy it fully!
  19. Batbrony
    ... ... ... ALL MY FEELS!!!!!!!!!!
  20. Batbrony
    OK, this is weird, I'm on a bit of a Game of Thrones binge and I haven't even ever seen the show, but here, have an MLP/Game of Thrones funny pic! Well to be fair, that is the appropriate response to that answer... ALWAYS!
  21. Batbrony
    Never watched the show myself, but I've been checking out clips all night and have always heard great things about it; really want and need to check out the show this summer! Have fun watching the third season! OK, the following vid is nothing short of fantastic, and frankly, it's one of the greatest parodies of one of the first and funniest vids I ever checked out on YouTube. Guys, I'm telling ya, you're all in for a treat, so without further ado... here's "Twilight the Unicorn". Enjoy!
  22. Batbrony
    Hey buddy, thanks for putting this up and posting the link, it was a very fun quiz to take! Now, before I post my list, let me just say this; I'm not BSing on these ranks, this is actually what I got as my results, and I gotta say, based on what I always profess concerning favorite characters, this was extraordinarily, albeit also surprisingly, accurate! So here they are: 1 Twilight Sparkle 1 Rainbow Dash 1 Fluttershy 1 Rarity 1 Applejack 1 Pinkie Pie 1 Derpy 8 Spike 9 Princess Celestia 9 Princess Luna 9 Discord 9 Sweetie Belle 9 Apple Bloom 9 Scootaloo 15 Big Macintosh 15 Granny Smith 17 Zecora 17 Babs Seed 19 Dr. Whooves 20 Cheerilee 21 Princess Cadence 21 Shining Armor 23 Soarin' 23 Spitfire 25 Iron Will Again, I swear I'm not BSing you guys, that's actually what I got, and considering (1) my repeated professed inability to pick a favorite out of the Mane 6, and (2) my huge love for Derpy, those results are actually really, really accurate for me, I must say! I was surprised as heck that those results were even possible; I guess what happened is I pressed "I Like Them Both" in enough of the match ups that I got those results, because sometimes, especially with the Mane 6, I just couldn't pick a favorite. Thanks again for sharing the link to this DF, it was a lot of fun to take!
  23. Batbrony

    Dude, you should totally put that "Top 20 characters" survey up as a Sugarcube Corner topic, totally be a lot of fun! Excellent survey, good find man, good find! :)

    1. duidamasterXD

      duidamasterXD

      It wasn't exactly me, but I can do it a little later today probably.

    2. Batbrony

      Batbrony

      Oh, I know you didn't put it together, but sounds good! :)

  24. Batbrony

    Hey dude, just wanted to let you know, in case you haven't seen it yet, that Doctor xFizzle is running an "MLP March Madness" tourney for the ponies; since he ran one last year as well, I wasn't sure if you'd want to pin it or not, since I think it turned out to be a pretty big community event last year. Just thought I'd let you know! Have a good day! :)

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    2. Batbrony

      Batbrony

      Oh gosh, I completely forgot about that! XD Alright, sounds good, thanks for the reminder! :)

    3. NavelColt

      NavelColt

      Apparently it doesn't matter, both were pinned last year and Zoop gave it the OK.

    4. Batbrony

      Batbrony

      Oh, OK. :)

  25. Batbrony
    Ya know, I must say, after watching this vid, I am surprised as heck that, with all the bodily injuries suffered or perilous situations they've been in, not one of our pony friends has died as of yet!
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