Lessons from bronies: Removing ableist stereotypes is intolerant!
Remember the backlash when an episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic portrayed fan-favorite Ditzy/"Derpy" as "humorously" mentally challenged? Well, the concerns were heard, and the voice changed!

Aaaaand now some bronies are crying "ruined FOREVER!". To the tune of "not liking our insensitivity is intolerant!"

So, everyone who can now watch the clip without cringeing, you're harshing someone's squee, and that's terrible.

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roachspit
2012-02-27 05:58 pm UTC (link)

But we're adults and we're projecting our own sense of morals and right or wrong and things onto a kid's cartoon.

No. We're adults and we're applying our own sense of morals and right and wrong and things to the adults who create and/or watch a kid's cartoon. Cartoons do not just magically appear out of the void. Grownups make 'em. Some grownups watch 'em. The least they can do is create and/or engage in fandom in a non-hurtful way.

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	sepiamagpie 2012-02-27 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Aye, tis been a good cartoon harvest," said Old Jim as he put down his basket full of bouncing Transformers episodes plucked from the wild cartoon bushes that grew along the north wall. His daughter, Marianna, nodded in agreement, pushing an escaping pony episode plucked from the orchard back into her basket. The children would be entertained that season. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	phosfate 2012-02-27 06:04 pm UTC (link)
	"Pa, this pony episode has a big moldy spot on it. Should I cut it off?" "Nay, lass, the children won't notice. Leave it." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	roachspit 2012-02-28 02:32 am UTC (link)
	I love you. :) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sepiamagpie 2012-02-27 06:02 pm UTC (link)
	Also, that argument makes sense if we're talking about, say, myths from thousands of years ago, not something made last year. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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