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I remember being a young lad when that Brony shit was going around and some people on the random, niche forum I was on would chat about it like it was peak cinema lmao
I finally bit the bullet and watched one episode, realized it was exactly what I thought it was, and promptly never thought about it again.
Good times
some people on the random, niche forum I was on would chat about it like it was peak cinema lmao
dysphoria can manifest in unexpected ways,,,,
Eggs definitely drove a big part of it, especially given how "haha I'm just doing it ironically but also it's actually good if you give it a chance haha" fits so cleanly into the sort of irony poisoned plausible-deniability-even-from-yourself thing that's such a seemingly common facet of repression and that defined that circa 2010 heavily queer/repressed queer internet counterculture in a lot of ways.
That's basically why the joke is that everyone who was into it back then went on to either transition or become a nazi, because that's largely how that counterculture split: the queer outcasts went left and formed healthier spaces, while the cishet chauvinist libertines turned into bloodthirsty tradcath fash and continued innovating new depths of misery to wallow in and attempt to spread to others.
Ugh, Bronies were THIS close to being memory-holed!
Kinda feel bad for both the developers and the young kids the show should have been for because some dipshits wanted to turn the whole fandom into an ironic meme
Can confirm as someone who was the intended target audience that grown ass men made it nearly impossible to search for anything mlp related without being bombarded with shit a kid shouldn't see.
some dipshits wanted to turn the whole fandom into an ironic meme
This was a vanishingly small number of "bronies". Most of them were people who were nostalgic for a show with writing in the style of Cartoon Network's golden age, and who really liked watching a show that was earnest in an era when every single tv show and movie was extremely ironic.
a show that was earnest in an era when every single tv show and movie was extremely ironic.
Wasn't this during the early 2010s? I seem to remember plenty of sincerity in tv and movies.
I never understood the Brony thing simply because the show was mid at best (to me)
I don't mean to offend, but I ~~always~~ at the time thought it was a weird pedo thing if I'm being perfectly honest. I'm sure there are genuine adult fans for whatever reason, but it is a kid's show for kids.
Not trying to start anything but you are aware that there are a metric fuckton of adults that watch kids shows for kids. Like for example dexters lab, powerpuff girls and frankly to many to name. Mind you I would assume a large section of the brony community probably were teenagers and young adults when the show aired but thats a whole other discussion.
Coming from someone who watched the MLP show when it aired in my late teenage years.
I dunno about that, man. But I watched like two episodes to see what the hype was about and just found it boring. No hate to anyone who liked it though.
Somebody wrote a kind of condescending article about animators "selling out" or something and listed MLP as an example and contrarian 4Channers decided to go watch it as a bit and a decent chunk of them ended up kinda getting into it, and since 4Chan was still the nexus of internet culture back then it spread through memes and became a bigger thing.
Bluey is a good kids show. It has moments that are funny and poignant for adults. It's also pretty fucking cishetero-normative. Plus the recent conflicts in West Asia still exist in the Bluey universe, so probably the best recent episode "Cricket" is tainted by the fact Rusty's dad was probably murdering Afghan hounds and planting weapons on them
drinking beer out of a prosthetic dog paw
Plus the recent conflicts in West Asia still exist in the Bluey universe, so probably the best recent episode "Cricket" is tainted by the fact Rusty's dad was probably murdering Afghan hounds and planting weapons on them
Okay... the lore of this show I just thought was about a stay at home dad dog just got deeper...
There's a side character called Rusty. His father is in the Australian army. There's a poem a Palestinian wrote about it, that summarizes it.
Oh damn Rusty probably shot people in Papua New Guinea.
Dogs of War
Plus the recent conflicts in West Asia still exist in the Bluey universe, so probably the best recent episode "Cricket" is tainted by the fact Rusty's dad was probably murdering Afghan hounds and planting weapons on them
I apologize if I seem like a 
here, but I just want to point out Afghanistan is in Central and South Asia.
Also 
war criminal children's show. 
Fair, I've just recently started saying West Asia instead of the Middle East (as it's a British colonial thing). I should have said West and Central Asia. I wanted to basically include Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Gaza etc. But then I guess I've also got to say North Africa for Libya.
What makes that even worse is Rusty's dad is voiced by Anthony Wiggle.
lol with cloudflare taking twitter down we had to make up guys to be mad at
Enjoying kids media as an adult is fine.
Adults who almost exclusively enjoy kids media sus me the fuck out.
Adults who almost exclusively enjoy kids media sus me the fuck out.
LOOK I LIKE CARTOONS OKAY
Nothing wrong with liking cartoons, I re-watch Gravity Falls probably once a year or so.
Just saying I think adults should try and engage with media with more adult themes.
I've never seen Bluey, not because I'm against cartoons, but because I'm skeptical that anything Australian can be good
It’s kind of the exception that proves the rule. The government of Australia saw such a need to teach their constituents to be kind to their kids that they commissioned hours and hours of animated content about it.
Australia has a surprisingly good track record when it comes to kids tv shows. They almost always have messages about being kind, caring, sharing, helping and loving each other. The bad guy, if there is one, usually ends up being a rich businessman too. Of course they dont mention capitalism or communism or anything, but it definitely got young me hating all corporations
Australian TV is great in general, probably because they're one of the only places that still has well funded national broadcasting (that isnt fully bought out by capitalist interests like the BBC is now) and actually has good funding for the arts. New zealand has some banger shows too.
They almost always have messages about being kind, caring, sharing, helping and loving each other.
And about the values of living with your weird single dad in a lighthouse.
Reading through these comments makes me think that "parent" is one of the least represented minorities on the site.
I'm upholding my volcel oaths, I assume everyone without kids on this site is doing the same
Can I get an Oathbreaker tag on my profile?
my girl loves bluey and i will leave that shit on all day every day forever if it means i can avoid cocomelon
Friend who keeps telling me to watch Steven Universe
it's not even the best show about gay rocks smdh
Whats the best show about gay rocks?
i like land of the lustrous
disclaimer: i watched it in it's entirety with my fiancée so i'm very biased lol
Enjoying Your Inner Child is Healthy; Living in It is Not.
There's a significant difference between maintaining a healthy connection to the media you loved as a kid and allowing it to completely define your adult worldview.
The Balanced Approach: Keeping "kids' stuff" like video games, animated films, or comics as a hobby is not only acceptable but can be a wonderful source of joy and nostalgia. It’s a part of your life, not your entire identity.
The Unbalanced Approach: The issue arises when this becomes a core part of your identity to the exclusion of all else. An adult who only engages with children's media, and filters complex, real-world issues through a simplistic, fictional lens, risks remaining in a state of arrested development.
I place myself firmly in the first category. I still enjoy playing Super Smash Bros. with friends. However, I know several people in their mid-twenties who exemplify the second. While I care for them, it's challenging to have a serious conversation. Their entire world revolves around Marvel and Disney; it's all they watch, discuss, and breathe. Consequently, they often view the world through a distorted, childish lens, leading them to unrealistic and simplistic conclusions about how life and society work.
Its not ok to watch shows that normalise being Australi*n
username makes it pretty obvious where I fall on this lol
rules especially starting in like S5.
to be clear though it is the only kids show I watch.
What is with the “adult bluey fan” discourse bc I’ve been seeing it in a few places
It's actually like really deep and written for adults, but in a way so that kids can understand it!
The look of panic when I tell them we don’t watch Bluey, we watch Blue’s Clues instead.
