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Good on Hasbro.
Hasbro edited that horrible, horrible scene from "The Last Roundup" and just made it a thousand percent better:
Of course the internet has been exploding today with bronies pissing themselves with rage over the fact that Hasbro "killed" Derpy. And sending death threats to Yamino and other fans who spoke out against the original version, etc.
Jesus pony-collecting Christ, the grossness of this fandom sometimes. If this had been the original scene in the first place you know the bronies would have been creaming themselves over how much they loved it. Does changing the voice and removing one mention of her fandom nickname from the scene really "ruin" it in any way?! The new voice is way cuter and who the fuck cares if your (arguably quite offensive) fandom nickname is mentioned in the show or not. This edit is probably the best possible way that Hasbro could have fixed the problem - it barely changes anything about the scene at all, but still makes it way more adorable and way less ableist, so hooray because EVERYBODY WINS - yet the bronies are really determined to throw an internet temper tantrum over this, aren't they.
Oh well. Hasbro is great, this show is pretty great, but the fandom has gotten horrible over the past year, news at eleven.
Of course the internet has been exploding today with bronies pissing themselves with rage over the fact that Hasbro "killed" Derpy. And sending death threats to Yamino and other fans who spoke out against the original version, etc.
Jesus pony-collecting Christ, the grossness of this fandom sometimes. If this had been the original scene in the first place you know the bronies would have been creaming themselves over how much they loved it. Does changing the voice and removing one mention of her fandom nickname from the scene really "ruin" it in any way?! The new voice is way cuter and who the fuck cares if your (arguably quite offensive) fandom nickname is mentioned in the show or not. This edit is probably the best possible way that Hasbro could have fixed the problem - it barely changes anything about the scene at all, but still makes it way more adorable and way less ableist, so hooray because EVERYBODY WINS - yet the bronies are really determined to throw an internet temper tantrum over this, aren't they.
Oh well. Hasbro is great, this show is pretty great, but the fandom has gotten horrible over the past year, news at eleven.
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(Anonymous) 2012-02-26 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)Also I don't really see how "Derpy" as a name is that offensive, I thought it just meant to have a, well the expression that comes up if you google image derp, not a crack towards people with mental disabilities (but please correct me if I'm wrong).
I also don't see why they had they had to uncross her eyes.
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Well, since you asked, I am going to correct you. This is the first image that comes up when I do a Google Image search for "derp." This one is in the top ten. So is this one. This is clearly a term that mocks the appearance and behavior of people with disabilities. The reason that the term is applied to people without disabilities making funny faces or acting stupid is because calling somebody "derpy" means "you're looking and acting like you have a disability, lol!" It's the same as calling a person "retarded." Even if you weren't aware of the fact that the term originated as slang to mock people with disabilities, the fact that there are people all over the internet speaking out about how the term is used to mock people with disabilities - even in the comments of this very post, right here - means that that's probably something you should be listening to.
I also don't see why they had they had to uncross her eyes.
They didn't. Her eyes are still crossed.
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(Anonymous) 2012-02-26 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)