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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chikane
2012-02-28 06:30 pm UTC (link)

I'm just wondering why nobody is going after the Simpsons for the clearly dis/differently-abled Ralph Wiggum

How many people in this fight are personally dis/differently-abled or personally have dis/differently-abled relatives who expressed a negative opinion of the character's original nature/look versus being white hats out to save people who, as many seem to have posted, don't feel they need or want saving of this kind?

There should be a law that during any discussion about any prejudice, someone who didn't check the actual situation will barge in with these two arguments. Because it always happens.

And they are nearly always wrong. Why can't we have people randomly barging into such discussions saying

"How many people in this fight secretly are Illuminati!? Most of them must be Illuminati! I know it!"

It'd be as nonsensical, but at least it'd be funny.

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