Hasbro "Destroys" Fan Letter from 10 Year Old (Supposedly)

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Link in question

 

So the short version is some woman claims that her 10 year old daughter sent a letter to Hasbro saying how much she loves the show and how she wishes Trixie would be taken off the show and how Derpy deserves more screen time. She also stated that Rarity's horn used to glow pink in the first season, but does not anymore. Enclose she included a drawing of Rainbow Dash from Equestria Girlss, cut it out and glued it to the letter.

 

Well according to her mother she got a Response from Rachelle Little claiming that more or less that Hasbro's business and legal affairs office destroyed the letter and that they are requesting she not send unsolicited submissions to their office. Naturally this caused a lot of outrage on Reddit and many people grabbing their pitchforks to tell nasty old Hasbro where they can shove it and inform them how they are ruining the fandom, and "how could you do this to a little girl!?" Well, I have to say that the evidence more points towards this being a clever hoax by someone who just wants a little attention based upon what I've observed, or simply a misunderstanding. Evidence pointing towards a hoax:

 

• The person in question has never posted on the Mylittlepony reddit prior to this.
• I find it hard to believe that a ten year old sent a letter in specifically pointing out a random design flaw from season 1, asking for (conveniently) a brony favorite character to get more screen time, and to get rid of Trixie. This more points to a brony sending in a letter than a legitimate 10 year old girl.
• The original letter was not included. Granted, I know they did not know it would be destroyed, but it doesn't help in warding off the suspicion.
• The response letter could easily just be made in photoshop and printed to look legit. Gaining access to who works for Hasbro can be done by a simple google search. Alternatively this could just be a fan who sent in legitimate suggestions (i.e. not a 10 year old girl) and kept the letter to turn around and make Hasbro look bad if they didn't take them.
• There is literally no evidence to support that this response letter is connected to a 10 year old girl's submission.
• Some of the woman's comments in the comments section are troubling such as "She gets it, she's pretty sharp. I just wish I could vote with my wallet on this one. Unfortunately, she'd be the one hurt, so I'll continue to buy their overpriced crap from China." This to me suggests a mother who is trying to fuel an anti-hasbro agenda and just wanted an excuse to make them look bad.

The comments are filled with people more or less bashing hasbro for this decision, however if this is not a hoax, it's definitely a misunderstanding and here are a couple of explanations for it:

 

1. Hasbro more than likely gets these kinds of letters from bronies all the time "pretending" to be children in hopes that "the network being suckers for kids" will get their ideas more consideration. This is NOT uncommon, or exclusive to bronies. Many people have tried to offer suggestions under the guise of being children in hopes that it will grant them bonus consideration points.
2. Legally speaking, Hasbro has to send these form letters. They are not nice, sure, but they need to make it VERY clear to the senders that they do not accept solicitations or read them. The reasoning is because if ANYTHING in the show resembles a letter sent in that person could turn around and sue them.
3. Companies who run product lines for children generally have places for fan mail, this person sent it to their business office.

 

 

[Troblems 5,620]

0/10 do not believe. Up there with the animator getting fired for putting Slendy into Pinkie Apple Pie.

[Guest]

0/10 do not believe. Up there with the animator getting fired for putting Slendy into Pinkie Apple Pie.

My thoughts exactly. This is an annoyance I have with this fandom: it's far too quick to assume this kind of thing is real and spread it around.

[Glike 487]

My thoughts exactly. This is an annoyance I have with this fandom: it's far too quick to assume this kind of thing is real and spread it around.

To be fair, I can name like ten other fandoms that would do the same exact thing. XP

 

But yeah, this story is particularly absurd and obviously an attempt to make Hasbro out to be a bad guy.

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To be fair, I can name like ten other fandoms that would do the same exact thing. XP

 

But yeah, this story is particularly absurd and obviously an attempt to make Hasbro out to be a bad guy.

Oh yeah there are tons of fandoms like that. Not exclusive to this one.

[SynBassilicious Pony 322]

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Edited January 30, 2023 by SynBassilicious Pony

[Guest]

But doesn't that happen everywhere?  People will quickly spread stuff around regardless of whether they're a brony or an anti-brony or a spaghetti monster.  Unless one thinks that bronies should be some perfect God-like group of people (actually, it's kind of the bronies themselves that try to make others think they are God-like...).

 

The reddit post was updated with a link to an image of the letter from Hasbro.  Hasbro probably does destroy letters they receive; they cannot accept suggestions.  The fan letter they received however may or may not have been written by a kid.

The moment someone says "bronies do x" people seem to instantly assume that they are saying "only bronies do x". I never said it was exclusive to them, but it is a tendency they have that I do not enjoy.

[1111 1,284]

I'm sure all hasbro would of done is just throw it in the trash and just ignore "her" and not give any response, I'm sure hasbro is smart enough to do that.

[Artimis Whooves 1,577]

0/10 do not believe. Up there with the animator getting fired for putting Slendy into Pinkie Apple Pie.

There was a slenderman in pinkie apple pie?!

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Edited January 30, 2023 by SynBassilicious Pony

[zombienixon 331]

Since when we're G4s overpriced? If anything, they're too cheap. Except for maybe the blind bags.

 

Anyway, I'm not buying it. Especially since it's from an MLP reddit.

[Mesme Rize 15,690]

I think we put this story under C, for "Cool story bruh."

[gyashaa 252]

Even if Hasbro did destroy someone's letter, I'd be glad. How dare you try to get Trixie off the show? D:<

Edited September 18, 2015 by gyashaa

[Surprise 1,003]

I don't understand this. Since when anyone, even children send request letters to Hasbro in attempts to change FiM? More screentime of Derpy and removing Trixie is a big blow there. My opinion? Might as well add me to one of those "bad" people because I'm glad they do destroy such letters. Let Hasbro make FiM how they want it to go until they completely done with FiM.

 

So what's next? A 7 year old girl going request to remove Sunset Shimmer and don't bring back Dazzlings but should focus on Vinyl and Octavia getting more screentime and dialogues? No one here would know how angry I would feel if my favorite girls gets more of or entirely wiped out from the show/movie.

[Kivil 1,721]

0/10 would believe unless purely gullible. Just sayin

[Justin_Case001 4,909]

This reminds me of that episode of the Golden Girls when Rose sent that letter to Russia or wherever pleading with them to end nuclear warfare and disarm all their weapons or whatever, and they were really moved because they thought it was from a ten-year old in Rose's girl scout troop, and then they got all pissed when Rose admitted that she wrote the letter.

 

 

What's happening right now? Who am I? What did I just write? Lol.

 

Edited September 18, 2015 by Justin_Case001

[superdogz1999 551]

Why in Celestia would Hasbro destroy a poor innocent letter. Hasbro should really embrace their fanmail and accept ideas from other people as that could help them increase their profits.

On the letter though, absolutely Ridiculous. If you were the CEO of Hasbro, would you destroy a 10 year old's fanmail. No as it could harm your business.

I bet that The Young Turks will touch on this issue. I agree with that 10 year old, Derpg needs more screentime but I would like to let Trixie get more screentime as well.

Edit: The news may be fake,

Edited September 18, 2015 by superdogz1999

[Rocket Punk 476]

 

 

Hasbro should really embrace their fanmail and accept ideas from other people as that could help them increase their profits.

 

Well, Hasbro isn't well known for doing fan-service... But I don't think they'd just destroy the letter. Even if they don't do fan service, I think they're opened to suggestions, but they're free to follow them or not. But these... Trixie is too awesome to be busted out just like that! And we've seen her, like, just twice in the show, she has a more significant role just in Rainbow Rocks, that makes no sense!

 

But yeah, this surely is the most stupidest hoax I've ever read (with Jaleel White supposed to be dead when he played in a CSI episode just two days after his supposed death XD)

[Nuke87654 1,849]

I'm of the opinion the letter is a hoax myself as stated by Key Sharkz. Also, Horse News pointed out a flaw in the report is that the letter was sent to Hasbro Studios, not the actual Hasbro Headquarters in RI Pawtucket so even if it were true, it could be a case of sending it to the wrong one. Also, it was sent to their business side of the location so they're far more likely going to enact that ruling to ensure they're not liable to using fanwork or ideas in their product line.  

 

Only thing I wish was that Horse News at least considers the possibility the letter is a fake considering how this is something that would make Hasbro look bad, seems to have carried an anti-hasbro agenda in the reddit, and also why it was sent to hasbro studios in California instead of the actual one in RI? 

Edited September 18, 2015 by Nuke87654

[Empty Room 512]

Seems legit... 

 

Assuming this is real, I don't think them destroying letters would be something they'd do, but for all I know, they could just be fishing for attention.

Edited September 18, 2015 by Blackened

[Guest]

 

 

I don't understand this. Since when anyone, even children send request letters to Hasbro in attempts to change FiM?

 

 

It actually isn't that uncommon. Before the age of the internet a lot of people sent in fan letters. Nowadays though if you wanted to suggest something to the show staff you could literally just go to their deviantart or Twitter...

 

 

 

Why in Celestia would Hasbro destroy a poor innocent letter. Hasbro should really embrace their fanmail and accept ideas from other people as that could help them increase their profits.

 

I can think of a few reasons. For starters there was no proof this was the letter of a 10 year old. It literally could just be an adult fan pretending to be a kid in the hopes that it will get their suggestions pushed through. Secondly that is their business office, they have other places to send fan work. Also embracing fan suggestions does not always garner in profits, let's be blunt and honest here: sometimes fans want stupid stuff.

 

 

 

On the letter though, absolutely Ridiculous. If you were the CEO of Hasbro, would you destroy a 10 year old's fanmail. No as it could harm your business.

 

The CEO didn't though, and it is completely non-harmful to your business. What would be harmful to your business is if you took the suggestions because now that kid's parent can sue you for using their idea.

 

 

 

I bet that The Young Turks will touch on this issue.

 

That's a laugh. The Young Turks have not been credibly since ever.

 

 

 

 

Bit of an update, the person now has included a picture of the letter envelope in hopes to boost credibility: http://imgur.com/QpGkJ3V

 

This however makes me MORE suspicious. For starters this letter has a regular stamp on it. A lot of businesses have pre-stamped letters because they sent out a lot of mail. Not to mention having the envelope doesn't really prove anything either. It still doesn't prove that she's not just some angry brony who sent in a letter that got rejected and now is pretending it was sent from a child to fuel an "I hate Hasbro" campaign.

[Alphys Hedge 671]

Why in Celestia would Hasbro destroy a poor innocent letter. Hasbro should really embrace their fanmail and accept ideas from other people as that could help them increase their profits.

On the letter though, absolutely Ridiculous. If you were the CEO of Hasbro, would you destroy a 10 year old's fanmail. No as it could harm your business.

I bet that The Young Turks will touch on this issue. I agree with that 10 year old, Derpg needs more screentime but I would like to let Trixie get more screentime as well.

Edit: The news may be fake,

Why in Celestia would Hasbro destroy a poor innocent letter. Hasbro should really embrace their fanmail and accept ideas from other people as that could help them increase their profits.

Legal reasons mostly. They have places for fan mail, their business office is not one of them.

On the letter though, absolutely Ridiculous. If you were the CEO of Hasbro, would you destroy a 10 year old's fanmail. No as it could harm your business.

Yup. If I had to, I'd do it. As I said, they have places for fan mail. It can't harm their business in any way.

 

And I'm 99.99% positive that it's fake.

 

 

For starters this letter has a regular stamp on it.

And an Elvis Presley one at that xD

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And an Elvis Presley one at that xD

 

 

Given the nature of the letter I doubt they would have such a "fun loving" stamp on it. Plus as I said before: most businesses send out pre-paid envelopes.

[Melon Blitz 423]

Lots of companies don't accept unsolicited mail, especially ones that deal in publishing. You have to make sure it gets sent to the right department, usually a PR rep for fanmail. If you just send it directly to the company in general, they will usually trash it. I know because I've done it personally.

[Gestum 2,493]

This is about as real as dragons.