Pony.inc 38 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 Did it ever occur to you: "Why do I like a show about such strange things?" 11 Your friendly neighborhood weirdo Pony.inc! Find me elsewhere at: http://board.sonicstadium.org/user/5933-plottyscorpion/ http://www.sbmania.net/forums/user/3830-purdy/ https://www.youtube.com/user/Tivonogginspeed4001/featured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Red 1,529 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 It's so true. Thank you for making that point, though. I'mma go cry in a corner now, wondering what I'm doing with my life. 3 My RPing OCs: Little Red Skylar Streak Star Blitz Björg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJLeeTeam 914 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 Well it's a cartoon and cartoons are allowed to be very strange. That's whats so interesting about cartoons is that you can create your own world, setting, logic, characters, atmosphere. Anything you want that's harder to do in live action shows. And by the way Oz has multi colored horses too. 5 My blog post on Starting Fresh with MLP:FiM: https://mlpforums.com/blog/2076/entry-16988-im-starting-fresh-with-mlp-fim/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RarityFan01 2,444 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 A game a lot of people seem to like is basically about shooting people. We have different forms of entertainment, and it's more than just multi-colored horses learning about friendship. That's the basic idea, but there's more to it than that. Do music lovers waste their time listening to music when they could do better things with their life? I think it's only considered wasting time if someone doesn't like it. If I want to act out in my bedroom or watch TV, no one should stop me. I enjoy what I'm doing. I may not be benefitting society or making money, but I enjoy it. I also enjoy drawing without money. Should I also stop drawing? Is something only worthy if it's beneficial either to society or financially? If so, then I am worthless. 8 Rarity Fan Club My Ponysona My Drawing of Rarity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catnet 9,359 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 It's never really occurred to me, probably because it's one of my more normal interests if anything. ._. But... I guess strangeness has its own appeal to me, and I doubt the show would have gotten the following it has if it was normalized and realistic. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneCold 144 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 It has occurred to me, but the more I think about it, the more I think about how much I don't care. Yes, it's about multi-colored horses learning the values of friendship, but it's also about complex characters developing in a rich and interesting world, filled with dangers and mysteries. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeric 46,866 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 Did it ever occur to you: "Why do I like a show about such strange things?" This past April, I walked into a hotel in San Francisco, and this thought went through my head: 'I'm standing here, next to three people I've never met in person, thousands of miles from home, in a building filled with hundreds of men who have dedicated much of their free time devoted to a cartoon about ponies who teach each other about friendship. Life is weird ... and I'm OK with this!' So I know exactly where you are coming from. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koukatsu 5,899 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 This past April, I walked into a hotel in San Francisco, and this thought went through my head: 'I'm standing here, next to three people I've never met in person, thousands of miles from home, in a building filled with hundreds of men who have dedicated much of their free time devoted to a cartoon about ponies who teach each other about friendship. Life is weird ... and I'm OK with this!' So I know exactly where you are coming from. As one of those pony loving weirdos he mentioned, I second this. 6 || Ponysona || Ask Me Anything || Johari Window || Twitch || Gamer Stuff || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11th Doctor Whooves 794 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 This past April, I walked into a hotel in San Francisco, and this thought went through my head: 'I'm standing here, next to three people I've never met in person, thousands of miles from home, in a building filled with hundreds of men who have dedicated much of their free time devoted to a cartoon about ponies who teach each other about friendship. Life is weird ... and I'm OK with this!' So I know exactly where you are coming from. As one of those pony loving weirdos he mentioned, I second this. And thirded 6 Ask 11thDoctorWhooves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creamy Arty 6,252 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 I'm stricken by this thought on a daily basis. After being a brony for four years (as of tomorrow), neither the novelty nor the absurdity have worn off. This is a good thing, I might add. Nearly all of my leisure time and money spent on luxury items and travel have been related to ponies in that time span as well. No regrets, but every day I can't help but think how absurd this is. 7 Kyoshi made this ^^ Come join us on Equestria.tv on Fridays at 6 PM Eastern for our weekly movie nights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJLeeTeam 914 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 This past April, I walked into a hotel in San Francisco, and this thought went through my head: 'I'm standing here, next to three people I've never met in person, thousands of miles from home, in a building filled with hundreds of men who have dedicated much of their free time devoted to a cartoon about ponies who teach each other about friendship. Life is weird ... and I'm OK with this!' So I know exactly where you are coming from. I was only a few miles from home. I can relate to communities about cartoons and anime. 1 My blog post on Starting Fresh with MLP:FiM: https://mlpforums.com/blog/2076/entry-16988-im-starting-fresh-with-mlp-fim/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,907 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 But it's all perfectly normal! Like I said. normal. I think life needs very weird things like this. Otherwise it would be kinda mundane. Oddities for the win! And hey, being reminded of the values of Friendship is a win in my book, even if I am being reminded of it by magical equines that can kick clouds. Huh. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze Bronson 343 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 Well, I watch Game of Thrones for eerie atmosphere, violence and boobies(!). I watch South Park for humor and parody of society. I watch Naruto for sad and the epic moments. And I watch My Little Pony for it's joyful atmosphere and uplifting morals. Seem to have many emotions covered there. Many people seem to forget about the latter one. 4 OC: Blaze Bronson (Drawing by Digiral) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbaTross 1,586 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 Well, if you think about it, almost everything that is, is absurd. It's absurd for adult males, and even adult females to not only watch a show about colourful ponies for little girls, but to get so into it that we go to cons dedicated to it, and hop onto forums like this one to over analyze and debate finer points of a show where the writers probably haven't put that much thought. That much is true. However, isn't it equally absurd, if not more so, for one to let others decide what is or isn't absurd? Is it not absurd to devote our life to a world system that dictates our purpose in life and what meaning we may derive from it? As a Christian, I find it absurd to devote one's life to a system designed by humans in general, but that's a debate for another time. Let's not get started on how absurd a good portion of mainstream entertainment can be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They call me Loyalty 1,949 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 (edited) Do you have this unidimensional perspective about yourself, as well?Ignoring many aspects of the subject as possible.Just imagine you're being labeled upon the very question you've just made, when nothing else is known about your person. What I've just done.So, is it really a show about multi colored horses and friendship? The answer might be easy to figure out, just imagine the show is exactly like what you've just said, take away every aspect that's not being reflected upon your words. Make it so it's as shallow as your question sounds.Now, is it really like that, or there is a little bit more to it? About yourself. Edited May 20, 2015 by They call me Loyalty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Snack 1,498 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 Well it's a cartoon and cartoons are allowed to be very strange. That's whats so interesting about cartoons is that you can create your own world, setting, logic, characters, atmosphere. Anything you want that's harder to do in live action shows. And by the way Oz has multi colored horses too. Wha... I don't remember any colorful horses in Oz. : / 2 Wanna meet Jackie?Check out my fics!Artists I recommend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJLeeTeam 914 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 Wha... I don't remember any colorful horses in Oz. : / Ozposter.jpg What I meant was the Wizard of Oz. 1 My blog post on Starting Fresh with MLP:FiM: https://mlpforums.com/blog/2076/entry-16988-im-starting-fresh-with-mlp-fim/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Snack 1,498 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 (edited) What I meant was the Wizard of Oz. 'Twas just a joke, friendly one. Edited May 20, 2015 by x0jackie0x 3 Wanna meet Jackie?Check out my fics!Artists I recommend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1111 1,284 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 Its all ideology from a social construct its literally just what people think it all subjective. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suukorak 354 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 Well, it you put it that way, Star Wars is just a bunch of wizard aliens hitting each other with glow sticks and floating around in tin cans... The show isn't about horses or colors. Sure, it includes them, but that's only as a vessel for its topic. It's about friendship, and friendship is important. Many adults haven't learned these friendship lessons yet. I know I learned a few things from MLP, I'm sure most people here have. So, yeah. It's a show about friendship channeled through a rainbow of talking ponies. And it's great. 5 It's a bug and a feature! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMac 3,085 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 I do sometimes imagine how weird it is. But hey, from what I heard about Game of Thrones, it's not that weird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Awesome One 1,315 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 Sometimes a little voice in my head tells me that I'm out of my mind for watching a show about pastel ponies and the power of friendship. However, there is also another voice in my head that says, fuck that the new episode just came out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkwingmare 1,321 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 I watch plenty of shows about strange things and I love it. 3 “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." - Dr.Seuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider float 2,539 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 It's so true. Thank you for making that point, though. I'mma go cry in a corner now, wondering what I'm doing with my life. Rainbow Dash will be joining you shortly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epzik8 92 May 20, 2015 Share May 20, 2015 I often forget it's supposed to be a kids' show, because it just has so much appeal to older audiences. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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