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[slimequest]

Thieving this meme from my bro ansemaru

Name a fandom and I'll give you some unpopular opinions about it.

I should note that probably all of my opinions are unpopular so this will just be me rambling about things. I think most of my interests are on my userinfo page, although I don't list a lot of anime on there for some reason. Not enough room, really.

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[ansemaru.livejournal.com]

My Little Pony.

[slimequest.livejournal.com]

You just... went there. Oh my god. Okay.

1. Characters like Trixie, Gilda, et al. are not really all that interesting. I would love to see them come back and get more development to warrant all this fan attention, but as it stands, they're... one-trick ponies. That are kind of dicks.

2. In general, I do not expect or want Hasbro to cater specifically to bronies, at least when it comes to the show itself. A few subtle nods would be fine, but I think part of the show's charm is that it is, in fact, a show for little girls. That just so happens to be awesome as hell. However, more accurate toys and better merchandise overall would be beneficial for all the fans involved.

Stuff like "Equestria Girls" and the "Bridlemaids" billboard are VERY okay because it's just communicating MLP's amazingness to the entire world and probably makes little girls feel badass, along with bronies.

3. Speaking of toys, I don't mind the essentially "palette-swapped" ponies because that's apparently been a part of the MLP toy line since forever. That we're getting those instead of quality versions of the main cast is really the problem.

4. I do not mind any of the fanart and other fandom-y things that have been produced, except when it goes into "creepy as fuck" territory. I suppose this would go for any fandom, but the fact that so-called fans of the show would want to kill, maim, or otherwise harm the ponies is just plain wrong, I'm sorry. Even moreso than in other fandoms, due to the subject matter. Ponies sexing each other up at least falls somewhat under the "friendship" category.

5. G3/3.5 horror aside, there are some redeeming qualities to be found in pre-G4 MLP. That Midnight Castle movie is actually not bad at all for a kid's thing, plus it's deliciously 80s. krile began collecting MLP toys again a little before FiM aired, and those small "Ponyville" figures are actually pretty cute, too.

6. "Princess Trollestia" is so very, very canon.

7. I actually liked the name "Kentucky Derpy" better than "Derpy Hooves". But I'm just a pun-lover in general.

8. The Cutie Mark Crusaders are not as terrible as some fans make them out to be. I think they should be used sparingly, and I'd like to see episodes where they're apart and hanging with the other main cast ponies, but they are not inherently bad because they are "kids".

9. As a follow-up to that, there are no bad ponies or characters among the main cast. It's okay to have favorites, though.

10. Semi-followup to #4, I don't think anyone should be embarrassed about shipping ponies or indulging in any of the usual fandom things, even if it's, well, you know, about MLP. I really would like some effort put forth to keep that sort of thing away from the "target audience" if it's adult in nature, though.