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The My Little Pony - Friendship is Magic Thread

tempestwheel

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^ Well, as some guy I recall on Tvtropes once said, "Welcome to every fandom ever."


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I know right Weird I mean I hope that never happens. And I know I've seen Rio and some jokes they got away with in that movie was kinda shocking. Sometimes things can slip passed the Censors.


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I'm going to check this show out. Some of my friends are talking about it. So is my dad!?  :blink:  If my dad likes it, there's gotta be something right about it.


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Ummm your dad who is a 50+ year old male likes this show? Amazing.



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But still that is amazing that a full grown dad likes this show.



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My mom and dad and my siblings all also like this show, much to my astonishment.
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On the topic of My Little Pony yuri (geeze, it took me 3 tries to type that right.  It's not exactly something I type often), I don't think there's anything wrong with it at all.  The characters are all adults (at least the main 6).  Now if it involves Scootaloo or any of the youngsters then yeah I've got a problem with it, but yuri in general isn't accepted in any of the "reputable" MLP:FiM sites.  Equestria Daily might have one or two on there by accident, but they're removed very quickly.  If you're not into it, don't go looking for it and chances are you'll never have to see or read it.  

Now I will admit I've read a few MLP:FiM shipping stories.  Now understand there's a HUGE difference between regular shipping and sex fics (called clop fics in the MLP:FiM world).  Regular shipping involves NO sex of any kind, but rather focuses on the feelings and emotions of the characters involved.  These were previously called fluff fics because they didn't involve anything serious.  Regular shipping stories might involve a kiss or two, but sometimes don't even go that far.  But as for the people that want to read the stories that include sex, whatever.  It's just not my thing, but that doesn't mean someone else can't enjoy it.  Also the writers of regular shipping stories are typically MUCH better authors that those that write sex fics.


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Well, my big problem is that My Little Pony Stuff from DeviantART is FILLED with yuri now, and I love DeviantART because of certain stories that appear ONLY there.  On top of that, my curiosity let's me run into new material all the time.  I even run into stuff I sometimes unexpectedly like. (I actually ran into a Rarity & Applejack Story that played off of the 1st act of the rather controversial Brokeback Mountain that was done SO surprisingly well, that I didn't really mind the yuri material in it.) I really don't want to leave DeviantART because of these things, just because of stuff I like there.

I guess there was something on there that made me snap, and I had to let it all out.  I am feeling better now, but understand that I am very much against this MLP Yuri stuff.

EDIT: Oh, and I'm glad to see that the parents of some members here like this show.  It's giving me courage to show it to my parents, despite the fact that I'm down-right scared of doing so.


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We all tend to snap sometimes, and it's good to let it all out.

Yes, it's sad to say, but as long as there is the internet, there will be shipping. It may not be your thing, but it may be someone else's thing. It's something we are all going to have to deal with.

PS: If you can't stand DeviantArt, then Ponibooru must be the Ground Zero of a nuclear bomb explosion for you. At all costs, avoid Ponibooru unless you got the stuff filtered out and have the 'Questionable' and 'Explicit' tags up.

PSS: If you DO happen to go onto Ponibooru, be sure to have some Brain Bleach on stand-by.



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Since that site is a part of 4Chan, Brain Bleach is a part of the standard issue equipment you have when going in, isn't it?
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Can anyone recommend MLP: FiM fan fics with military aspects in them?

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Just search Equestria Daily. You'll likely find at least three of those in the first three pages. However, Vagabond comes to mind.
If a Pony/Halo crossover is your thing, then Of Gods and Demons will do.
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Has anyone noticed that episodes are being removed from youtube?


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there's a simple reason for that: MLP, like any other show on youtube, if it's not uploaded by the creators of the company that made it themselves, is pretty much copyrite infringement.

And please people, don't use the "It'ss too good to take down!" arguement...