"Virtually all the exposés that attempt to understand the fandom as a sincere, self-supportive community of like-minded fans of a show about pink cartoon ponies latch on to a recurring mantra that survives today stronger than ever: Love and Tolerance. To hear fans tell it, that’s what FiM is all about, and that’s why everybody loves it so much.Check them out here and here.
I’ve just got to ask: Are these people watching the same show I am?"
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Love and Tolerance?
Not sure how many of you read the Round Stable, but Headless Horse has a great pair of articles re: the phrase "love and tolerance". A teaser:
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Eye opening.
ReplyDeleteFelt obligated to post this:
ReplyDeleteHello. You're seeing this copypasta because you (or someone else) carelessly tossed the words "love and tolerance" around.
"Love and Tolerance" was originally a satirical term that was spoonfed to 4chan's /co/ trolls, back when My Little Pony was starting out. When the site's administrator (moot) banned all fans of the show, another image board (named Ponychan) was created, where "love and tolerance" was incorrectly given a literal meaning.
In addition, when image macros (or "memes", to the layman) were common around the internet, a popular one (that was heavily used on /co/) was the character Twilight Sparkle saying "I will love and tolerate the SHIT out of you," again, in a satirical and sarcastic manner.
If you are reading this and you are the individual who said "Love and Tolerance", please learn the correct and proper usage of the term.