So. Those who don't follow ponies, feel free to disregard this.
For those who aren't caught up to recent episodes, the latest episode had Derpy Hooves - actually referred to in-script as 'Derpy', at that - have spoken dialogue.
I have heard now more than one person arguing that the slightly dim, low-voiced mare is "mocking people with developmental disorders", such as Downs Syndrome.
Because nobody can be different without being a victim. And because learning disabilities are TOTALLY symptomized by being fucking wall-eyed. And Tabitha St. Germain confused her for a male, has admitted such, and patterned her after a sleepy - but perfectly healthy - boy, the son of a neighbor.
But, well. I'll just repost what I said on AIM at this point.
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swordianmaster: ...
(3:37:23 PM)swordianmaster: Seriously, what?
(3:37:25 PM)swordianmaster: Fuck.
(3:37:36 PM)swordianmaster: The what, by the way, not towards the trivia
(3:37:44 PM)swordianmaster: but towards the fact that people are getting upset about that.
(3:37:51 PM)swordianmaster: Some women HAVE deeper, lower voices!
(3:37:58 PM)swordianmaster: Hell, my mom's one of them!
[...]
(3:39:52 PM)swordianmaster: But yeah.
(3:40:11 PM)swordianmaster: It's a dumb argument and... heh. If I wanted to be a total troll, it'd be a self-defeating argument too.
(3:40:20 PM)swordianmaster: Because all you need to say to win that one?
(3:40:41 PM)swordianmaster: "Sometimes you don't need a developmental disability to be completely fucking retarded. QED."
For those who aren't caught up to recent episodes, the latest episode had Derpy Hooves - actually referred to in-script as 'Derpy', at that - have spoken dialogue.
I have heard now more than one person arguing that the slightly dim, low-voiced mare is "mocking people with developmental disorders", such as Downs Syndrome.
Because nobody can be different without being a victim. And because learning disabilities are TOTALLY symptomized by being fucking wall-eyed. And Tabitha St. Germain confused her for a male, has admitted such, and patterned her after a sleepy - but perfectly healthy - boy, the son of a neighbor.
But, well. I'll just repost what I said on AIM at this point.
(3:37:15 PM)
swordianmaster: ...(3:37:23 PM)
swordianmaster: Seriously, what?(3:37:25 PM)
swordianmaster: Fuck.(3:37:36 PM)
swordianmaster: The what, by the way, not towards the trivia(3:37:44 PM)
swordianmaster: but towards the fact that people are getting upset about that.(3:37:51 PM)
swordianmaster: Some women HAVE deeper, lower voices!(3:37:58 PM)
swordianmaster: Hell, my mom's one of them![...]
(3:39:52 PM)
swordianmaster: But yeah.(3:40:11 PM)
swordianmaster: It's a dumb argument and... heh. If I wanted to be a total troll, it'd be a self-defeating argument too.(3:40:20 PM)
swordianmaster: Because all you need to say to win that one?(3:40:41 PM)
swordianmaster: "Sometimes you don't need a developmental disability to be completely fucking retarded. QED."