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I've been observing this thread developing over the past few days and find it kind of interesting.


 
MLP characters represent different things to different people, and a lot of the time putting to paper (or pixel in this case) what one thing means to one person could mean something else to another. Sweetie Belle could represent part of the self for all we know -- someone weaker, smaller, and dependent... without necessarily representing anything more than that. In that case part of what's inspired this is fear and vulnerability, which can turn people on. That's art for ya. The fact that you're so deadset on telling this person how you feel about this beisng bad from your standpoint is actually a pretty valid argument, you have the right to be offended, but telling them that they are wrong and this shows that they're a pedophile is not sound logic (or good form). You are inserting your personal narrative on to them, which is buttz and doesn't represent good boundaries. Couple that with cartoons not being real, if anything they might represent a place where the real doesn't apply and people can explore -- in a safespace -- different ideas, we have a template for discussion.


 
Let's say you're on to something and some of the people who like this stuff aren't healthy... so what? I'd much rather people modulate and sublimate those urges with a cartoon character than hurt one of my younger family members or their friends.


 
Your entire standpoint feels more an attack -- it would be like if someone were to say your comments are mostly routed in emotional reaction and a desire to control with one's own narrative, which in turn represent the casualized direction the internet has been headed in for the past several years.


 
"Don't like what you see, don't look. Don't like what you hear, don't listen." -- not sure who to attribute that quote to, Marylin Manson is the first place I saw it.

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I've been observing this thread developing over the past few days and find it kind of interesting.

MLP characters represent different things to different people, and a lot of the time putting to paper (or pixel in this case) what one thing means to one person could mean something else to another. Sweetie Belle could represent part of the self for all we know -- someone weaker, smaller, and dependent... without necessarily representing anything more than that. In that case part of what's inspired this is fear and vulnerability, which can turn people on. That's art for ya. The fact that you're so deadset on telling this person how theyou feel about this is bad from your standpoint is actually a pretty valid argument, you have the right to be offended, but telling them that they are wrong and this shows that they're a pedophile is not sound logic (or good form). You are inserting your personal narrative on to them, which is buttz and doesn't represent good boundaries. Couple that with cartoons not being real, if anything they might represent a place where the real doesn't apply and people can explore -- in a safespace -- different ideas, we have a template for discussion.

Let's say you're on to something and some of the people who like this stuff aren't healthy... so what? I'd much rather people modulate and sublimate those urges with a cartoon character than hurt one of my younger family members or their friends.

Your entire standpoint feels more an attack -- it would be like if someone were to say your comments are mostly routed in emotional reaction and a desire to control with one's own narrative, which in turn represent the casualized direction the internet has been headed in for the past several years.

"Don't like what you see, don't look. Don't like what you hear, don't listen." -- not sure who to attribute that quote to, Marylin Manson is the first place I saw it.

"@Twilight_sparkle":/images/2507236#comment_9419564

I've been observing this thread developing over the past few days and find it kind of interesting.

MLP characters represent different things to different people, and a lot of the time putting to paper (or pixel in this case) what one thing means to one person could mean something else to another. Sweetie Belle could represent part of the self for all we know -- someone weaker, smaller, and dependent... without necessarily representing anything more than that. In that case part of what's inspired this is fear and vulnerability, which can turn people on. That's art for ya. The fact that you're so deadset on telling this person how they feel about this is bad from your standpoint is actually a pretty valid argument, you have the right to be offended, but telling them that they are wrong and this shows that they're a pedophile is not sound logic (or good form). You are inserting your personal narrative on to them, which is buttz and doesn't represent good boundaries. Couple that with cartoons not being real, if anything they might represent a place where the real doesn't apply and people can explore -- in a safespace -- different ideas, we have a template for discussion.

Let's say you're on to something and some of the people who like this stuff aren't healthy... so what? I'd much rather people modulate and sublimate those urges with a cartoon character than hurt one of my younger family members or their friends.

Your entire standpoint feels more an attack -- it would be like if someone were to say your comments are mostly routed in emotional reaction and a desire to control with one's own narrative, which in turn represent the casualized direction the internet has been headed in for the past several years.

"Don't like what you see, don't look. Don't like what you hear, don't listen." -- not sure who to attribute that quote to, Marylin Manson is the first place I saw it.

"@Twilight_sparkle":/images/2507236#comment_9419564

I've been observing this thread developing over the past few days and find it kind of interesting.

MLP characters represent different things to different people, and a lot of the time putting to paper (or pixel in this case) what one thing means to one person could mean something else to another. Sweetie Belle could represent part of the self for all we know -- someone weaker, smaller, and dependent... without necessarily representing anything more than that. In that case part of what's inspired this is fear and vulnerability, which can turn people on. That's art for ya. The fact that you're so deadset on telling this person how they feel about this is bad from your standpoint is actually a pretty valid argument, you have the right to be offended, but telling them that they are wrong and this shows that they're a pedophile is not sound logic (or good form). You are inserting your personal narrative on to them, which is buttz and doesn't represent good boundries. Couple that with cartoons not being real, if anything they might represent a place where the real doesn't apply and people can explore -- in a safespace -- different ideas, we have a template for discussion.

Let's say you're on to something and some of the people who like this stuff aren't healthy... so what? I'd much rather people modulate and sublimate those urges with a cartoon character than hurt one of my younger family members or their friends.

Your entire standpoint feels more an attack -- it would be like if someone were to say your comments are mostly routed in emotional reaction and a desire to control with one's own narrative, which in turn represent the casualized direction the internet has been headed in for the past several years.

"Don't like what you see, don't look. Don't like what you hear, don't listen." -- not sure who to attribute that quote to, Marylin Manson is the first place I saw it.

"@Twilight_sparkle":/images/2507236#comment_9419564

I've been observing this thread developing over the past few days and find it kind of interesting.

MLP characters represent different things to different people, and a lot of the time putting to paper (or pixel in this case) what one thing means to one person could mean something else to another. Sweetie Belle could represent part of the self for all we know -- someone weaker, smaller, and dependent... without necessarily representing anything more than that. In that case part of what's inspired this is fear and vulnerability, which can turn people on. That's art for ya. The fact that you're so deadset on telling this person how they feel about this is bad from your standpoint is actually a pretty valid argument, you have the right to be offended, but telling them that they are wrong and this shows that they're a pedophile is not sound logic (or good form). You are inserting your personal narrative on to them, which is buttz. Couple that with cartoons not being real, if anything they might represent a place where the real doesn't apply and people can explore -- in a safespace -- different ideas, we have a template for discussion.

Let's say you're on to something and some of the people who like this stuff aren't healthy... so what? I'd much rather people modulate and sublimate those urges with a cartoon character than hurt one of my younger family members or their friends.

Your entire standpoint feels more an attack -- it would be like if someone were to say your comments are mostly routed in emotional reaction and a desire to control with one's own narrative, which in turn represent the casualized direction the internet has been headed in for the past several years.

"Don't like what you see, don't look. Don't like what you hear, don't listen." -- not sure who to attribute that quote to, Marylin Manson is the first place I saw it.