From what I read from the comments on that video you shared, yes, people are comparing Derpy to other perceived "special characters." I think another one that was mentioned was Cosmo from the Fairly Odd Parents (now THIS one I watched, and wow, really?). Characters like these are made outlandishly dim-witted or silly to make children laugh and "get the joke;" they are not supposed to be representative of any real demographic. Derpy Hooves is, and even some bronies have unwittingly admitted as such.
I probably shouldn't even bother reading Youtube comments at this rate; 95% of Youtube comments are mindnumbingly inane, offensive, or just outright pointless and stupid.
It's good to know that some fanfic authors have been able to portray her with a disability in a positive manner (though I imagine you'd have to wade through pages of failtastic attempts to find a gem). I think that MLP could've made something good from a character with a disability. With how they've built up the Ponyville community, it's not out-of-place to give Derpy a role that emphasizes a strength of hers. At my high school, Robert did the morning weather report as part of the school's morning news. He loved to track hurricanes and cold/warm fronts, and he could answer almost any question about weather that you could think up. Especially during Hurricane Season, that's an extremely valued skill in Florida, and many students went to him for advice and updates.
Why can't they try that for Derpy? After this fiasco, Hasbro probably isn't going to touch the character with a 50 ft pole in any meaningful way, so my hopes aren't high.
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I probably shouldn't even bother reading Youtube comments at this rate; 95% of Youtube comments are mindnumbingly inane, offensive, or just outright pointless and stupid.
It's good to know that some fanfic authors have been able to portray her with a disability in a positive manner (though I imagine you'd have to wade through pages of failtastic attempts to find a gem). I think that MLP could've made something good from a character with a disability. With how they've built up the Ponyville community, it's not out-of-place to give Derpy a role that emphasizes a strength of hers. At my high school, Robert did the morning weather report as part of the school's morning news. He loved to track hurricanes and cold/warm fronts, and he could answer almost any question about weather that you could think up. Especially during Hurricane Season, that's an extremely valued skill in Florida, and many students went to him for advice and updates.
Why can't they try that for Derpy? After this fiasco, Hasbro probably isn't going to touch the character with a 50 ft pole in any meaningful way, so my hopes aren't high.