ggg-2 3,555 July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 Does anyone else find it odd that Derpy came under fire for apparently being a stereotype for mentally handicapped people but Crackle from Dragonquest got off scot-free? 1 Don't be a nerd. Join the herd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Denim&Venöm 20,472 July 27, 2016 Subscriber Share July 27, 2016 (edited) Crackle was a disguise played by three ponies. It wasn't meant to portray an actual character. Edited July 27, 2016 by Denim&Venom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surprise 1,003 July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 I thought it was an one whole pony thing but I guess I spoiled myself on that part. However you'll notice many of them seems not okay with certain pony because this and that nonsense. It's just as the same as people not liking Princess Twilight Sparkle and just want the normal her. I do see many love Derpy though. Only hate I seen before were moms who dislike seeing Derpy like that in the shows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggg-2 3,555 July 27, 2016 Author Share July 27, 2016 Crackle was a disguise played by three ponies. It wasn't meant to portray an actual character. Crackle wasn't the disguise, when one of the dragons noted how off the disguise looked, Garble responds "i think he's Crackle's cousin." "Oh, yeah" 1 Don't be a nerd. Join the herd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Denim&Venöm 20,472 July 27, 2016 Subscriber Share July 27, 2016 Crackle wasn't the disguise, when one of the dragons noted how off the disguise looked, Garble responds "i think he's Crackle's cousin." "Oh, yeah" So technically, we never saw crackle at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashen Pathfinder 16,164 July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 Crackle was a disguise played by three ponies. It wasn't meant to portray an actual character. Crackle was an actual dragon as well. It was just coincidence that the disguise looked exactly like him. So technically, we never saw crackle at all. Quite the opposite; actually. It's a joke of course, but she/he was there. 1 Pathfinder I Sojourner I Corsair | Zu'hra I Autumn | Scarlet Willow | Gypsy | Silverthorn | Crystal Whisper | Radiant Historia | And many other OCs~ Matching signatures with mah Bestie MOONLIGHT <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuteycindyhoney 13,339 July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 Crsackle's mother ate too much uranium before she laid his egg. Side note. I have to go out and buy a new keyboard today. here, let me sahowq you wqhsat hsappensa if I don't go bsack sand delete the exztrsa lettersa@! Yup, I have 8 keys that type two letters at once now! Thank you Sparklefan1234!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truffles 2,033 July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 Does anyone else find it odd that Derpy came under fire for apparently being a stereotype for mentally handicapped people but Crackle from Dragonquest got off scot-free? Heh, I was thinking the same thing after "Gauntlet of Fire" aired since Crackle was there with the same look. I think the difference is soccer moms complained about Derpy and they didn't complain about Crackle, partially because Derpy had an extended scene and Crackle hasn't. As long as no one complains (either externally or from internal management at Hasbro), we can have pretty much anything we want in the show! :crackle: 1 Are you a Spike fan? Click on the image above for a compendium of nearly every Spike scene in the show! =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Bleck 19,450 July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 Angry Video Game Nerd: "Television makes a lot of sense." 1 By @Emerald Heart.↑ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cwanky 17,754 July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 In case anyone's still confused, Crackle wasn't just a 1 time character or the costume Rarity had. She reappears in Gauntlet of Fire as a cameo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nth Doctor 664 July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 Ponies are the human analogues in MLP God forbid you show them as being mentally handicapped Meanwhile dragons are minorities and they're not "human" so go nuts /Soccer Mom Logic "I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." YouTube | FiMFic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Frost Wolf 42,202 July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 Crackle never spoke in a super offensive voice, well, super offensive to the people that hated Derpy that is. Remember, if a character speaks in a slightly dopey voice, that obviously means that they are not only handicapped, but they are making fun of handicapped people, obviously! Redeem me into childhood. Show me myself without a shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenderIsAnIllusion 2,178 July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 Crackle was a disguise played by three ponies. It wasn't meant to portray an actual character. that actually makes it worse, because it now can be argued that the intent was to have characters MOCK mentally handicapped people, instead of just being portrayed AS mentally handicapped. My peep is against bullying.... Are you? http://mlpforums.com/topic/117034-suggestion-anti-bullying-campaign/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Denim&Venöm 20,472 July 27, 2016 Subscriber Share July 27, 2016 that actually makes it worse, because it now can be argued that the intent was to have characters MOCK mentally handicapped people, instead of just being portrayed AS mentally handicapped. Or you can take it for what it was: a poorly made disguise. Is every unconvincing get up a mockery to the disabled too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenderIsAnIllusion 2,178 July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 Or you can take it for what it was: a poorly made disguise. Is every unconvincing get up a mockery to the disabled too? Yeah but overly sensitive leftist regressive aren't going to do that normally. My peep is against bullying.... Are you? http://mlpforums.com/topic/117034-suggestion-anti-bullying-campaign/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Denim&Venöm 20,472 July 27, 2016 Subscriber Share July 27, 2016 Yeah but overly sensitive leftist regressive aren't going to do that normally. Also consider that Crackle wasn't really doing or saying anything to imply mental handicapability. Derpy unintentionally was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlareGun45 2,221 July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 Who cares? Derpy is okay now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babyyoshi309 1,829 July 28, 2016 Share July 28, 2016 Who cares? Derpy is okay now! Actually, she was renamed Muffins. I do not call that okay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph00tbag 108 July 28, 2016 Share July 28, 2016 Crackle, Snips, Snails, Hayseed Turnip Truck, the list goes on. No one really gets mad about Zecora (the Zebra) speaking entirely in verse, either.The people who are upset only seem to really fixate on the name. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brightbart 268 July 28, 2016 Share July 28, 2016 Crackle's acceptable because it's clear that Crackle was designed to be best dragon. Also Derpy was an accident who was later given a voice that posited her as almost definitively mentally challenged while all Crackle has done is rawr and use his back leg like a dog. One is a clearly recognizable mental handicap which is why some parents got uppity about it while the other is obviously over the top and unrecognizable as any serious or well known mental handicap except as some bizarre extremity at best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmarston1 5,964 July 28, 2016 Share July 28, 2016 Crackle wasn't blatant fanservice that took attention away from what the episode was actually supposed to be about. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeric 46,884 July 28, 2016 Share July 28, 2016 Does anyone else find it odd that Derpy came under fire for apparently being a stereotype for mentally handicapped people but Crackle from Dragonquest got off scot-free? Nah. Presentation of Last Roundup and Derpy's scene was different enough from what they did with Crackle to explain why some parents may not have considered Crackle in poor taste. It was more subtle and easier to miss was due to lack of dialog of the real Crackle. Remove Derpy's dialog from TLR and you would have never had an issue with parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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