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Ms. CatherineofAragon:

I am a lifelong connoisseur of cartoons. I was watching Tom Terrific and the Mighty Mouse Playhouse in the early 60s. I saw Hector Heathcoat. I saw Cool McCool. I saw Here Comes the Grump. I saw the steampunk late 60s Lone Ranger cartoon with Dick Beals as the midget villain. I saw the Tomfoolery Show (and how many people know about that one?).

At a certain point cartoons became so bland and stupid they were no longer worth watching. Then something changed. Maybe it was with The Secret of NIMH. Maybe it was with "The Simpsons." But at a certain point, as some cartoons became more and more "adult" and inappropriate, "kids' cartoons" became more intelligent and hilarious.

Have you ever heard of "Teen Titans?" "My Life as a Teenage Robot?" "Kim Possible?" "Fillmore?" "The Weekenders?" I am a fan of each and every one.

I heard rumors about a great cartoon everyone was getting into called "Friendship is Magic," but when I found out it was a "My Little Pony" show I reacted just as you do. Then I watched an episode. And I was hooked.

Yes, it's a children's show. But that means it's clean. It has great, intelligent scripts with pop culture references the target audience couldn't possibly get. It has beautiful animation. Its characters are masterpieces of characterization. And it has spawned art, music and fiction that are absolutely awe-inspiring (some of the fan fics are Tolkienesque; but then, sometimes the episodes are Tolkienesque). And need I mention the following it has in our armed forces?

I love "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic." And I am not a pedophile. I have never been to a convention. But the people who create the show participate in these conventions--the actors, the writers, etc.--I doubt they'd do that if these conventions were nests of pedophiles.

No one is going to make you watch the show. Barack Obama isn't going to make you watch the show. Feel free to hate the show and never watch it as long as you live. But do not feel free to spout your groundless preconceptions like an ignoramus on a thread for people who love the show.

Mr./Mrs./Miss Code Toad:

Don't you want your balloon, Miss Code Toad?

Don't you want it?
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Don't you WANT it?
Don't you WANT it??
DON'T YOU WANT IT???
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It's as though you didn't even read my post.

Being a "Brony" isn't comparable to liking vintage cartoons. If you do a little research into the Brony subculture, you end up wishing you hadn't, and you feel like you need a shower.

FTR, I didn't call you a pedophile. But you have chosen to attach yourself to, and associate yourself with, a subculture which DOES contain pedos. They have their own sick terminology for their sexual practices.

Some Bronies who aren't pedos are sexually aroused by the horses and masturbate as they watch the show. Some get turned on by putting on furry suits.

You can try to convince yourself being a Brony is healthy, normal fun, but don't try it with me, because I'm not buying.

"No one is going to make you watch the show. Barack Obama isn't going to make you watch the show. Feel free to hate the show and never watch it as long as you live."

Oh, here we go...

" But do not feel free to spout your groundless preconceptions like an ignoramus on a thread for people who love the show."

Groundless, my butt. Anyone with the ability to search google or bing can find out the truth about this crap.

And I'll feel free to respond on this public forum as I see fit & as the moderators allow, understand? Don't post about your grown-man love for pink ponies and expect a free ride.

"Don't you want your balloon, Miss Code Toad?

Don't you want it?

Don't you WANT it?

Don't you WANT it??

DON'T YOU WANT IT???

DON'T YOU WANT IT?????

Wow. Thanks for proving my points with that squealing, hyper-emotional outburst. That is exactly like something one would see from a junior high school girl or...well, not a normal man, let's say. Absolutely amazing.

Also, why are you calling a male Freeper "Miss"? What's wrong with you?

I think you have problems, dude.