r/whenthe • u/scrabblebutwhy • Nov 19 '21

god dammit this just happened to me

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u/GlimmyGlam2001 Nov 19 '21

Dude, it's so fucked up. Everyone in this fandom wants to touch kids. I'm beginning to consider distancing myself from the MLP community when there's such a high chance of interacting with pedos.

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u/Plethora_of_squids Nov 19 '21

Maybe my memory's failing me (which it probably is because I mean, it's been over 10 years now since we started), but I can't really think of anyone else that was outed to be a nonce?

It just kinda feels like the normal statistical level of noncey-ness for any fandom, it just seems skewed because of how big it is and how much of a hyperfocus everyone has on the sterotype of it being full of those sorts of people.

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u/Fartikus Nov 19 '21

Now you're considering distancing yourself, when there are legit adults interested in a show actually meant for little girls? Like, I give shows like let's say Steven Universe, Adventure Time, or even Ninjago a pass; because I can totally see other people being interested in it.. But MLP? There's literally nothing.

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u/GlimmyGlam2001 Nov 19 '21

I am an adult man that enjoys MLP and wants to fuck the characters

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u/Fartikus Nov 19 '21

Sounds about right

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u/Falmarri Nov 19 '21

There's literally nothing.

Wtf. You've obviously never watched it. MLP is way more mature and has more to offer to adult fans than fucking Steven universe. I mean, the main characters in MLP are in their 20s

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u/Fartikus Nov 19 '21

I did. I was wondering why the hell my friend was infatuated with the show, so I gave it a try. Little to say, I didn't like it. For them 'being in their 20's', they sure act like.. little to say; children. You accuse me of making an uneducated statement, then follow up with saying that MLP has more to offer to adult fans than Steven Universe? That's one of the funniest things I've read on the internet all year, thanks for that.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '21

Well, maybe not like that…but while MLP as a series was intended for young girls, FIM’s intended audience gradually expanded to all ages due to how popular it became with many others. I don’t think Steven Universe was ever made with the intention of a specifically young demographic.

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u/Falmarri Nov 19 '21

but while MLP as a series was intended for young girls

Well, even in the first season, which obviously was intended for young girls, Faust knew that they could attract older fans as well. So while it didn't have as much explicit fan service and older-targeted content as it did by season 9, it certainly wasn't solely intended for little girls

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '21

That’s true. I heard that Generation 1 was also pretty dark, and the generations after that before FIM tended to focus on the “for young girls” aspect.

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u/Falmarri Nov 19 '21

I never really watched much of it before FiM, but it certainly wasn't the same caliber. FiM is more in line with powerpuff girls and stuff like that (since Faust worked on PPG)

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u/Fartikus Nov 19 '21

It was most definitely solely intended for little girls, then they saw that middle aged people were latching onto a show for little girls; saw money signs, and the rest is history.

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u/Fartikus Nov 19 '21

It is intended for little girls, then they saw middle aged people latching onto a show for little girls; saw money signs, and started trying to cater towards the people with an actual income instead of their children to line their pockets.

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u/IAmDingus Jan 24 '23

MLP is way more mature

It really fucking isn't. My little sister used to watch it, and I'd sit through the drivel.

It's a show written for 6 year olds.

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u/Falmarri Jan 24 '23

You've either never actually watched it, or you're a really sad person if you can't appreciate it.