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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taktuk
2012-02-29 06:24 pm UTC (link)

And one of my friends, someone who I'd thought would totally grok the issue, is in the "ruined forever, diaf people that hated old Derpy" camp, and he's a Canadian of African descent of low income and clinical depression to boot. He'd be bisexual, if we existed.

He's pretty colonized, and it's sad.

I understand the appeal of a punchy label, and I love wordplay. I'll probably think of something. The closest I can come up with is "Unicorndog" because I like punchy labels, unicorns, and shipping fics. I can't say I have any OTP in the fandom, unless Pinkie Pie/4th Wall is an OTP.

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	napalmnacey 2012-03-03 05:04 am UTC (link)
	Some people on sf_drama have taken to calling themselves fanicorns. :) (Reply to this)(Parent)

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