WRT Derpy Hooves: "We Put Her On The Map"

Spread the word, everypony. Spread the word that Derpy (along with fan relations to Hasbro) is in peril of fading away.

http://www.savederpy.com/
For individaulity, for endurance, and for being able to smile and laugh despite struggling. Hang in there!

EDIT: Something lighthearted for everypony reading this: http://equestria.fadri.org/comics/034-Offensive.jpg
[ATSF Asbel guarantee: Pre-read this one, nothing incredibly vulgar. Just an un-derped Derpy Hooves pointing out some hypocrises.]

A couple "Save Derpy" Petitions

Help us save our favorite mailmare!
http://www.change.org/petitions/save-derpy-and-hasbros-creative-process
http://www.change.org/petitions/hasbro-studiosthe-hub-return-derpys-scene-in-the-last-roundup-to-normal
http://www.savederpy.com/

Did they just...

Here's my original take on the Derpy Hooves "removal":
Well, some whiny viewers of MLP apparently must have threatened to take Hasbro to court or something because of the whole thing with Derpy Hooves. So therefore Hasbro decided to go back, ALTER THE ANIMATION, AND RE-DUB THE SCENE, eliminating Derpy's name and crossed eyes. Seriously. The only people they made proud are the anime butchers who work for 4kids...

Not kidding though. They removed Derpy.

From my recollection, Snips and Snails both fulfill more of the archetypes of a mentally handicapped individual. I mean, when your "talent" is being mentally slow, that's actually crossing the very same boundary.

Derpy also serves as an expression of the individual who may be deficient in some areas but is still an endearing, well-liked member of a social community. By making her conform, Hasbro sent a worse message: ableism (the act of discriminating against someone based off of mental capability) is socially acceptable.

I've fought for mental equality on other accounts and pages before. I'll admit, though, I didn't even know what I was talking about. I also couldn't grasp its meaning.

This however, hits home. I can't say for certain what kind of impact it has, but it muddies the waters a bit for my fellow bronies and I.

LINKS:
Comparison of Original and Edited scenes
BaldDumboRat's response
SaberSpark and PaleoSteno's response

'nother Personality Test

Re-took the pony personality test the other day, and not suprisingly ended up with Twilight Sparkle.AJ was actually a close second...hmm...

Yep, chalk another "win" up for the bronies...

Well, actually, the text which I think is rather pertinent:
"...Kirsten had been working hard with her own therapist to develop strategies for soothing herself. When she found herself in a bad-mood rut, she had agreed with her therapist, she would visualize Twilight Sparkle, the nerdy intellectual character in the animated children’s show “My Little Pony” — of which her knowledge bordered on encyclopedic and whose goofiness made her laugh..."

This isn't the first neurodiverse brony / pegasister case I've heard of. Nor will it be the last. Brony legend MindlessGonzo (a master of grimdark pony tumblr dubs) is also on the spectrum (he mentions this in his "Tagged" video linked to here at 0:49...never mind the rather risqué video background) along with many others, myself included.

As a former neurodiversity blogger, I revere this as good news. Never has an internet fandom been this socially constructive. Also, with hit-or-miss social skills programs at many schools, easily-accessible social scenarios, and a raging debate about "cure versus therapy", I'm relieved to see a series gain acceptance which covers many of the same bases as high-quality social skills programs. Many fundamentals of social interaction are demonstrated and stressed, interpersonal conflict is thrust into a very easily-analyzed relief (believe me, I learned how to settle flame wars this way), and the social aesops, know-hows, etc. are easily carried over into real life.

This is so awesome, fellow Bronies. /)*3*(\
Keep up the good work!

This Figures For An ATSF Fan...

I was half-expecting to get Twilight Sparkle, considering the fact I'm a more analytical brony.

Also strange that my two picks for best pony, Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy, are almost polar opposites on said chart--I register second-highest for Twilight's entry while for Fluttershy's I am about 50% below average. This is quite strange considering her reaction to unfamiliar individuals is much the same as mine.

My theory to how this quiz works: each question has responses which are linked to particular ponies' traits, behaviors, or personalities. At the end of the quiz, the results are tallied up and are measured towards a character.

To take the test, click here!