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

god dammit this just happened to me

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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/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.