My reaction to Howard stern's attack on Bronies

[Dark Horn 430]

I watched it, but I didn't even need to watch it in order to know that it was going to be about ridiculing and beating up poor, innocent bronies. Grr...

[BaBaBrony 111]

I heard a bit on the show earlier this month where Ronnie the Limo Driver was turned into a pony and he met Twilight and Fluttershy!

 

Ronnie would make a great pony, dude!

[TailsIsNotAlone 3,695]

Not even worth reacting to, IMO. Nobody listens to Stern anymore, and even if he was still popular, he suffers from the same problem most radio shows do: the hosts get paid to talk. They get paid to talk every day. This leaves them very little room to know or care what the hell they're talking about, because they're still getting paid. By reacting to what they say at all, we're doing them a favor. We're investing their words with meaning that they didn't have otherwise. It's playing into their hands, so why bother reacting at all?

Edited September 16, 2013 by TailsIsNotAlone

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

Personally, my point still stands about him. Regardless of how I feel about him as a person he made some really asinine and shallow comments throughout both of them(although, his lady friend was far worse).

 

Keep in mind that I'm in no way against caustic personalities. I'm actually a big fan of reviewers like Brand Jones and Noah Antwiler. The issue with Stern is he comes off as legitimately mean spirited and is actually uncomfortable to watch. Not to mention the horror stories I've heard how abusive to his staff and "friends" he can be.  

Edited September 16, 2013 by Shoboni

[Toon Richard 534]

This. THIS IS THE PICTURE TO DESCRIBE THE SLANDEROUS LIES.

CAN YOU SAY I AM PISSED?! YEAH I AM. WHY AM I YELLING?! BECAUSE REASONSSS!!

[ColtofPersonality 855]

As I said once and i'll say it again. Don't feed into the negativity that Howard Stern spews out of his mouth..his job is to shock and appal people and trust me..we're not out of the woods yet and probably not going to be for a long time.  Cyanide and Happiness,Tosh.0,Howard Stern,Jerry Springer have all taken their shots but as a community we've grown to turn the other cheek..plus who knows what the new season of South Park, Family Guy or even dare I say The Simpsons has in store for us. I just say take a deep breath. Keep Calm and Pony On.

[~Silver Essence~ 2,625]

That's kind of his way you know.

 

I know it's rough, but there's way worse ones that I've seen and stuff like this doesn't really bother me.

 

I'm cool with it, but others need to learn how to take a joke, as they will just keep coming in like Howard Stern.

[Keyfur 40]

He just started to personally insult the people being interviewed in similar fashion of a high school bully

Only because that's all people are interested in. Non-Bronies don't mind if some guys watch My Little Pony... most Dads probably watch it with their daughters all the time. It only becomes curious when people first learn about cloppers and stuff. Plus people have made fun of neckbeards since the dawn of DnD... have you seen Dexter Laboratory? I love that show, even though it's just one long parody of a neckbeard. 

[Raiden_Opsaidoun 23]

Ya'll still on that howard idiot? Okay, he's super famous, right? Because everyone is getting whipped up over his views on people no matter how "non bulshit" it is. He just wants attention and to influence america into being a terrible country (I think), anyways, Everypony stop going bonkers over Howard and away from this thread! He just is doing his retarded job that people hardly (I think) listens to.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

Ya'll still on that howard idiot? Okay, he's super famous, right? Because everyone is getting whipped up over his views on people no matter how "non bulshit" it is. He just wants attention and to influence america into being a terrible country (I think), anyways, Everypony stop going bonkers over Howard and away from this thread! He just is doing his retarded job that people hardly (I think) listens to.

 

He has largely lost influence since shock-jocks became a wide spread thing(and fell out of style later on), he was just a big deal at first because he was one of the first to do it and become so big in the mainstream. 

[FNGRpony 658]

He's just doing his job.

 

Don't let it get to you.

This.

 

seriously in what bat shit world do you think howard stern was gonna ever bro hoof you.

Have you ever looked at MLP with open contempt at least at one point?

[BaBaBrony 111]

20 million Sirius-XM subscribers, the only relevant judge on America's Got Talent and y'all think nobody is listening? Project much, bronies? LOL

[Super Derpy 535]

What hasn't been said about this that hasn't been beaten to death already. Well I don't know. Honestly who cares? Well I didn't care until guess what? After Bronycon 2013 he did ANOTHER radio show about bronies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OoQ7PikoDA

I know it's basically just the same thing. He really adds nothing more to the discussion which at this point is just pissing me off. The first time he did the interview he just doing his job and he just thought that we were creepy. But then to just come back to it AGAIN! Come on Howard this is why no one respects you anymore!

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

20 million Sirius-XM subscribers, the only relevant judge on America's Got Talent and y'all think nobody is listening? Project much, bronies? LOL

 

I don't want to start a fight or anything, but hanging around here just so you can repeatedly defend him and gush about awesome he is around the clock doesn't help him or his fans look any better(or any less egotistical).

 

And it's worth pointing out that anyone controversial is going to have a lot of subs because people will sub just to see what the next stupid thing do is. Rebecca Blacks Friday didn't go viral because it was good. He's so far down the crapper he'd still be someone no-one cared about if he didn't pull this.

 

I barely knew who he even was until this happened. 

[HOi i'm tEMMIE 178]

Okay guys,maybe you should learn something,and I'm gonna make it as clear as possible.

 

*Grabs Bullhorn*

 

HOWARD STERN IS A SHOCK JOCK! HIS JOB IS TO OFFEND YOU!

 

You don't NEED research to offend people,Just find negative stereotypes,and accentuate the negative in them,and BOOM! you offended people.

 

Why is everyone getting their panties in a twist over this? Howard Stern makes fun of EVERYTHING!

 

If you can't tell the difference between some being malicious to what you like,and someone simply joking about the absurdity of it,

 

Then you have PROVED how immature you really are.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

Okay guys,maybe you should learn something,and I'm gonna make it as clear as possible.

 

*Grabs Bullhorn*

 

HOWARD STERN IS A SHOCK JOCK! HIS JOB IS TO OFFEND YOU!

 

You don't NEED research to offend people,Just find negative stereotypes,and accentuate the negative in them,and BOOM! you offended people.

 

Why is everyone getting their panties in a twist over this? Howard Stern makes fun of EVERYTHING!

 

If you can't tell the difference between some being malicious to what you like,and someone simply joking about the absurdity of it,

 

Then you have PROVED how immature you really are.

 

He seems pretty malicious to me(or at least his co-host does) and as someone else said, "being his job" isn't a excuse. Being an asshole is still being a asshole even if you get paid for it. I'd say that might even be worse because your profiting off of it.

 

This coming from someone who watches Spoony, Ashens, and the Cinema Snob.  

Edited September 20, 2013 by Shoboni

[HOi i'm tEMMIE 178]

He seems pretty malicious to me(or at least his co-host does) and as someone else said, "being his job" isn't a excuse. Being an asshole is still being a asshole even if you get paid for it. I'd say that might even be worse because your profiting off of it.

 

This coming from someone who watches Spoony, Ashens, and the Cinema Snob.  

 

If I said shit about Marvel fans,no one would care.

 

If I said shit about DC fans,no one would care.

 

If I said shit about Mass Effect fans,no one would care.

 

Or Walking Dead fans,or Lord of the Rings,or Scott Pilgrim.

 

There are four kinds of fans I know that act like this whenever some one talks crap about them.

 

Twilight fans.

 

Anime fans.

 

Adventure Time fans.

 

And Bronies.

 

Now,you all wonder why people don't like MLP.

 

It's because NOBODY can relax and take criticism,you all have to get defensive,and when you get defensive,you're not making the situation any better.

 

Whenever someone says they don't like it,you're all like.

 

'Pfftt..they're just jealous.'

 

Yeah,like ANYBODY is going to be jealous over a show they don't like,they HAVE to be jealous,it's not like anyone can have an OPINION,God forbid anyone has those.

 

Or,as someone said earlier,

 

'I wish he gets hit by a car.'

 

YES,let's wish death on the man,for...HAVING AN OPINION.Those damn opinion havers,how dare they  filthy up the Earth with their opinions,how dare they have free will.

 

'Howard Stern is an idiot'

 

YES!!! Different views and opinions make you an IDIOT!! He obviously doesn't understand the deep complexity of My Little Pony,he must watch something simple and dumb that even a child could understand,like Twin Peaks,or Paranoia Agent.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

If I said shit about Marvel fans,no one would care.

 

If I said shit about DC fans,no one would care.

 

If I said shit about Mass Effect fans,no one would care.

 

Or Walking Dead fans,or Lord of the Rings,or Scott Pilgrim.

 

There are four kinds of fans I know that act like this whenever some one talks crap about them.

 

Twilight fans.

 

Anime fans.

 

Adventure Time fans.

 

And Bronies.

 

Now,you all wonder why people don't like MLP.

 

It's because NOBODY can relax and take criticism,you all have to get defensive,and when you get defensive,you're not making the situation any better.

 

Whenever someone says they don't like it,you're all like.

 

'Pfftt..they're just jealous.'

 

Yeah,like ANYBODY is going to be jealous over a show they don't like,they HAVE to be jealous,it's not like anyone can have an OPINION,God forbid anyone has those.

 

Or,as someone said earlier,

 

'I wish he gets hit by a car.'

 

YES,let's wish death on the man,for...HAVING AN OPINION.Those damn opinion havers,how dare they  filthy up the Earth with their opinions,how dare they have free will.

 

'Howard Stern is an idiot'

 

YES!!! Different views and opinions make you an IDIOT!! He obviously doesn't understand the deep complexity of My Little Pony,he must watch something simple and dumb that even a child could understand,like Twin Peaks,or Paranoia Agent.

 

There's a difference between criticism and deliberately asking questions designed to get flamebait answers so he can mock people. Standing around asking people what they jerk off to is the later and is just him being an asshole and fishing for things to make fun of. Making broad generalizations off what your find floating around online can be funny, actually hunting people down with "interesting personal habits" and finding ways to mock them to their face isn't. Keep in mind he made fun of someone with depression in his last show on it just because he said the show made him happy. 

 

He's no better than the run-of-the-mill internet troll fishing for flamewars.

 

Also, you haven't been around many comic book fans then. Those fanbases are notorious for being even more broken then us at our worst, ALL THE TIME.  

Edited September 20, 2013 by Shoboni

[123 111]

OK. I knew this was coming, come on, anyone who hasn't tried MLP out would likely react like this. I am not too bothered by this really for 4 reasons.

1.) Come on guys, clopping, I generally stay away from away from it but let me tell you that it just doesn't seem right. NOTE: I got nothing against those people that clop, but at the same time we gotta admit that most people don't understand not all bronies clop and not all cloppers are "in love" with horses. So it makes sense that he would hate us, he probably thinks we all romantically love horses or something, when not all of us do.

2,) Its his job. He needs to eat too. 

3.) Bronies aren't some threat. Nobody cares, we're safe. You don't see every night on the news "More updates on evil bronies and what the president will do!" Not many many people care. They aren't hurting us! SO, why bother get angry. You'll just be like this guy if your caring about anti bronies or non-bronies hate you. It doesn't matter! 

4.) Most all the people that were interviewed sounded a little..... off... not all but MOST of them did. Don't you think that there where some interviews of some "wholesome (or what society calls wholesome)" bronies that do not clop (once again I want to say I do not hate clopper, they are "normal" and I just stay away from them) that they took out, think about it, he wanted to make an arguement so why include an interview of a brony that doesn't clop and has a job or something.

Just let them be. That is my opinion.

[HOi i'm tEMMIE 178]

There's a difference between criticism and deliberately asking questions designed to get flamebait answers so he can mock people. Standing around asking people what they jerk off to is the later and is just him being an asshole and fishing for things to make fun of. 

 

He's no better than the run-of-the-mill internet troll fishing for flamewars.

 

Also, you haven't been around many comic book fans then. Those fanbases are notorious for being even more broken then us at our worst, ALL THE TIME.  

 

What I'd like to know,is why in God's name would anyone answer these questions?

 

'Oh,yeah.I jerk off to Applejack.'

 

That's not a question you answer!Do you people need to go back to society 101? If someone asks you a question that you wouldn't want anyone else to know,don't fucking answer it!

 

Why can't he say,

 

'I don't masturbate to ponies.'?

 

Really,people like that are adding fuel to the fire,and it doesn't help that you have your own,

 

Cons

 

T-shirts in grown adult sizes.

 

Collectors edition pony toys

 

A rabid fanbase that always goes on about how they're 'different' and 'unique'

 

Honestly,you have the crazy fucks who go legally change their name to Rainbow Dash,and marries a Twilight Sparkle plushie,and you're not expecting SOME sort of criticism like this?

 

And yes,it IS criticism,not constructive criticism,but criticism all the same.

 

Definition of criticism

 

the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

What I'd like to know,is why in God's name would anyone answer these questions?

 

'Oh,yeah.I jerk off to Applejack.'

 

That's not a question you answer!Do you people need to go back to society 101? If someone asks you a question that you wouldn't want anyone else to know,don't fucking answer it!

 

Why can't he say,

 

'I don't masturbate to ponies.'?

 

Really,people like that are adding fuel to the fire,and it doesn't help that you have your own,

 

Cons

 

T-shirts in grown adult sizes.

 

Collectors edition pony toys

 

A rabid fanbase that always goes on about how they're 'different' and 'unique'

 

Honestly,you have the crazy fucks who go legally change their name to Rainbow Dash,and marries a Twilight Sparkle plushie,and you're not expecting SOME sort of criticism like this?

 

And yes,it IS criticism,not constructive criticism,but criticism all the same.

 

Definition of criticism

 

the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes.

 

I can play that game to, what was he asking them these questions? How many people said no and he threw out the footage? How is it any worse than some of the shit his kind do for attention? 

 

So tell me, how is any of those con things different from people buying Doctor Who merch, that's also a kids show. Transformers is a kids show, Mario is a kids game. 

 

Also, please don't profile me when we just met and have never spoken before this conversation. I'd be mad if he did this to ANYONE, I'm no saint when it comes to what I'll do for a joke, but even I have my boundaries.    

Edited September 20, 2013 by Shoboni

[HOi i'm tEMMIE 178]

I can play that game to, what was he asking them these questions? How many people said no and he threw out the footage? How is it any worse than some of the shit his kind do for attention? 

 

So tell me, how is any of those con things different from people buying Doctor Who merch, that's also a kids show. Transformers is a kids show, Mario is a kids game. 

 

Also, please don't profile me when we just met and have never spoken before this conversation. I'd be mad if he did this to ANYONE, I'm no saint when it comes to what I'll do for a joke, but even I have my boundaries.    

 

When I said cons,I meant Bronycon,I'll admit,I could have made that clearer.

 

Doctor Who is by no means,a kids show.Teenagers,yes. Kids? Hell no!If I saw the weeping angels as a kid,I would've shit my pants.

 

But,Doctor Who merch is being bought by adults because it can be classified as an adult show.

 

*Ahem*Torchwood*Ahem*

 

Transformers,I don't see Transformercon,I don't see Transformer fans wishing you to get RAN OVER BY A CAR for saying you don't like Transformers

 

Mario? I don't see Mariocon do you? I don't see rabid Mario fanboys saying they're 'Unique' for playing Mario games,do you?

 

Now,MLP is a damn good show,but I'll admit..the fanbase isn't the best.

 

Now,back to your questions,Howard Stern asked these questions so he would have material for his show,that's pretty obvious.

 

How many recordings did he throw out?I don't know,I'm not Howard Stern.

 

HIS KIND!?!?! Now the man is a different species? Jeez,you're sounding like an anti-brony,classifying people as a different species,just because he thinks different.

 

 

 

 

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

When I said cons,I meant Bronycon,I'll admit,I could have made that clearer.

 

Doctor Who is by no means,a kids show.Teenagers,yes. Kids? Hell no!If I saw the weeping angels as a kid,I would've shit my pants.

 

But,Doctor Who merch is being bought by adults because it can be classified as an adult show.

 

*Ahem*Torchwood*Ahem*

 

Transformers,I don't see Transformercon,I don't see Transformer fans wishing you to get RAN OVER BY A CAR for saying you don't like Transformers

 

Mario? I don't see Mariocon do you? I don't see rabid Mario fanboys saying they're 'Unique' for playing Mario games,do you?

 

Now,MLP is a damn good show,but I'll admit..the fanbase isn't the best.

 

Now,back to your questions,Howard Stern asked these questions so he would have material for his show,that's pretty obvious.

 

How many recordings did he throw out?I don't know,I'm not Howard Stern.

 

HIS KIND!?!?! Now the man is a different species? Jeez,you're sounding like an anti-brony,classifying people as a different species,just because he thinks different.

 

1) Doctor Who itself is a kids show, as per Word of God from Steven Moffat himself: http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-05-17/of-course-doctor-who-is-a-childrens-show-says-steven-moffat---but-that-doesnt-mean-its-childish

 

2)I'll say it again, he's being a asshole, no excuse you give is going to change that. Regardless of what kind of gain he gets from them he should be held accountable for his own actions.

 

3)You're being a hypocrite, you're in the fanbase just like the rest of us. Yet your sitting here generalizing the fans just like the people who don't like us. There's not a damn thing wrong with wanted to get together with other people and celebrate something you love. There's nothing wrong with being proud of openly showing your love for something that other might be afraid to. I'm not going to say we're any better than everyone else, but in being able to stand here as grown men and wear a love for My Little Pony on out sleeves we're more secure in ourselves and who we are then a lot of people are.

 

4)His kind as in "shock jocks" and anyone else that does similar shit. I believe I even heard he had indecent relations with a horse as a ratings stunt. 

Edited September 20, 2013 by Shoboni

[Vaddix 98]

As the motto goes, love and tolerate. The hate and ridicule is nothing new to us. We've rised above it before, and I know we will again. He won't be the last to scoff at our fandom. However, we always stand tall and prevail. Pony on!

[HOi i'm tEMMIE 178]

1) Doctor Who itself is a kids show, as per Word of God from Steven Moffat himself: http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-05-17/of-course-doctor-who-is-a-childrens-show-says-steven-moffat---but-that-doesnt-mean-its-childish

 

2)I'll say it again, he's being a asshole, no excuse you give is going to change that. Regardless of what kind of gain he gets from them he should be held accountable for his own actions.

 

3)You're being a hypocrite, you're in the fanbase just like the rest of us. Yet your sitting here generalizing the fans just like the people who don't like us. There's not a damn thing wrong with wanted to get together with other people and celebrate something you love. There's nothing wrong with being proud of openly showing your love for something that other might be afraid to. I'm not going to say we're any better than everyone else, but in being able to stand here as grown men and wear a love for My Little Pony on out sleeves we're more secure in ourselves and who we are then a lot of people are.

 

4)His kind as in "shock jocks" and anyone else that does similar shit. I believe I even heard he had indecent relations with a horse as a ratings stunt. 

 

1.I'll give you that.

 

2.Held accountable for what? Different views and opinions?

 

3.Yes.I'm in the fanbase,but that doesn't mean I have to like how it acts.I'm not generalizing,I'm speaking from experience.And,there's a difference for showing your love,and marrying plushies and changing your name to Rainbow Dash.

 

4.Googled it.He never had sex with a horse.