her name is DERPY HOOVES

[Commander Sigma]

OtakuJeannie

The apologists will say "We don't mean it like that" and go on to talk about how they mean it affectionatly which always comes off as kinda condasending to me. I've grown up bullied because people assume things due to my apearance so this whole 'this pony's cross eyed, so they must be clusmsy and slow-witted ' thing kinda irritates me.

It does sound somewhat condescending and not really empathetic. Even though the Derp image macros don't bother me, I was called a retard a lot as a kid so I can understand why people would be upset at the name being official.

[Commander Sigma]

Stray Insanity

Oversensitives bitched long and hard about the derpy scandal. So it's officially ditsy doo. That is until they regroup and b***h about that.

If you are actually confident that it should be derpy hooves. Then ******** call her that. Let that be the name the "in" group uses.

Also I don't want to seem like that guy.. but why would "derpy" be offensive to the mentally impaired? What's going to happen? They stand up and are like. "Sir, I do find that offensive."

Why would being called an idiot be offensive? Why would being called a retard be offensive?

Think about that for a minute.

[diet otaku]

Leothalis v2

diet otaku

why do the oversensitive tits always have to ruin everyone else's fun. scream

I didn't know the name of a minor pony in a show was so connected to how you have fun.

the character of derpy hooves, which her name is a part of, has been a lot of fun for the fan community since the show's inception.

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this whole 'this pony's cross eyed, so they must be clusmsy and slow-witted ' thing kinda irritates me.

that's the thing, nowhere did anyone ever say derpy was slow-witted. of course she's clumsy, if your eyes are constantly crossed you're gonna be clumsy, but last i checked being clumsy wasn't considered a disability.

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If people found it offensive, people found it offensive.

sure. but how does people being offended mean something needs to change? be ******** offended. you don't have a constitutionally-protected right to never be offended.

[Stray Insanity]

Super Fightin Prototype

Stray Insanity

Oversensitives bitched long and hard about the derpy scandal. So it's officially ditsy doo. That is until they regroup and b***h about that.

If you are actually confident that it should be derpy hooves. Then ******** call her that. Let that be the name the "in" group uses.

Also I don't want to seem like that guy.. but why would "derpy" be offensive to the mentally impaired? What's going to happen? They stand up and are like. "Sir, I do find that offensive."

Why would being called an idiot be offensive? Why would being called a retard be offensive?

Think about that for a minute.

Actually I'm not offended by words so I may be a bit off.

[Commander Sigma]

Stray Insanity

Actually I'm not offended by words so I may be a bit off.

It's fine if you feel that way but you have to acknowledge not everyone has thick skin like you do.

[Commander Sigma]

diet otaku

Leothalis v2

diet otaku

why do the oversensitive tits always have to ruin everyone else's fun. scream

I didn't know the name of a minor pony in a show was so connected to how you have fun.

the character of derpy hooves, which her name is a part of, has been a lot of fun for the fan community since the show's inception.

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this whole 'this pony's cross eyed, so they must be clusmsy and slow-witted ' thing kinda irritates me.

that's the thing, nowhere did anyone ever say derpy was slow-witted. of course she's clumsy, if your eyes are constantly crossed you're gonna be clumsy, but last i checked being clumsy wasn't considered a disability.

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If people found it offensive, people found it offensive.

sure. but how does people being offended mean something needs to change? be ******** offended. you don't have a constitutionally-protected right to never be offended.

To be fair, there were lots of people that got the lolsorandumb version of "Derpy" popular enough to have merchandise sold in Hot Topic. Not that they specifically rallied for it, but Hot Topic found it to be worth trying to profit off of.

I think it was originally that interpretation that got people up in arms - the whole MUFFINS thing or whatever.

[diet otaku]

Super Fightin Prototype

Stray Insanity

Oversensitives bitched long and hard about the derpy scandal. So it's officially ditsy doo. That is until they regroup and b***h about that.

If you are actually confident that it should be derpy hooves. Then ******** call her that. Let that be the name the "in" group uses.

Also I don't want to seem like that guy.. but why would "derpy" be offensive to the mentally impaired? What's going to happen? They stand up and are like. "Sir, I do find that offensive."

Why would being called an idiot be offensive? Why would being called a retard be offensive?

Think about that for a minute.

i'd like to see where "derp" officially came to be synonymous with "retard." if i'm making breakfast and i put the cereal in the fridge and the milk in the cupboard, i'm not calling myself a retard for doing so. "derp" = "whoops". being absentminded or clumsy is not the same as being cognitively impaired, and even then, sorry, but being cognitively impaired IS a bad thing. you're never gonna meet a mom who caresses her pregnant belly and says "i hope she has an IQ of 45," or a dad playing with his toddler and whispering "if only you could stay at this emotional and intellectual level as an adult." so sorry it hurts your feelings that you're disabled but bitching about it every time someone refers to a disability as a negative thing isn't gonna suddenly make everyone excited to be handicapped. this whole movement to try and pretend that someone who can barely chew their own food is just as good as a nobel-prize-winning chemist is one of the worst things to come out of the whole "politically correct" movement.

[Commander Sigma]

diet otaku

i'd like to see where "derp" officially came to be synonymous with "retard." if i'm making breakfast and i put the cereal in the fridge and the milk in the cupboard, i'm not calling myself a retard for doing so. "derp" = "whoops". being absentminded or clumsy is not the same as being cognitively impaired, and even then, sorry, but being cognitively impaired IS a bad thing. you're never gonna meet a mom who caresses her pregnant belly and says "i hope she has an IQ of 45," or a dad playing with his toddler and whispering "if only you could stay at this emotional and intellectual level as an adult." so sorry it hurts your feelings that you're disabled but bitching about it every time someone refers to a disability as a negative thing isn't gonna suddenly make everyone excited to be handicapped. this whole movement to try and pretend that someone who can barely chew their own food is just as good as a nobel-prize-winning chemist is one of the worst things to come out of the whole "politically correct" movement.

The word sort of devolved in the same way people tend to use the term 'retarded' to simply mean an idiot.

I don't believe everyone is a winner and I humbly request you do not lump me in with those people. If you read my posts, you'd see I don't really care about DERP image macros - I simply can understand why it might upset some people.

[diet otaku]

Super Fightin Prototype

To be fair, there were lots of people that got the lolsorandumb version of "Derpy" popular enough to have merchandise sold in Hot Topic. Not that they specifically rallied for it, but Hot Topic found it to be worth trying to profit off of.

I think it was originally that interpretation that got people up in arms - the whole MUFFINS thing or whatever.

i still don't understand what's offensive or insulting about that version of derpy. if being random and silly is offensive, let's lock up every teenage girl ever?

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you honestly think he was always Doctor Hooves?

i honestly think he doesn't have an official name so there's no reason NOT to call him dr. whooves.

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a lot of background ponies have Hasbro names

for the hundredth time, background ponies do not HAVE official names. they are GIVEN official hasbro names when they become NOT background ponies.

[Commander Sigma]

diet otaku

Super Fightin Prototype

To be fair, there were lots of people that got the lolsorandumb version of "Derpy" popular enough to have merchandise sold in Hot Topic. Not that they specifically rallied for it, but Hot Topic found it to be worth trying to profit off of.

I think it was originally that interpretation that got people up in arms - the whole MUFFINS thing or whatever.

i still don't understand what's offensive or insulting about that version of derpy. if being random and silly is offensive, let's lock up every teenage girl ever?

Some people take things too personally?

Honestly I don't give that much of a s**t about Derpy Hooves but I'd still like to see if she had a name in the credits.

[Fox on Stilts]

Whoa, when did that mole hill become a mountain?

In other words I see no issue here whatsoever. Hasbro told them to use their official Hasbro names so that is what Gaia did. End of story. Nothing to see here folks. Move along.

[panoptes]

can we put this in context for a second

hasbro made the decision not to give a cartoon pony a mean name in a show meant for small girls

if you think its easy to get a company like that change their minds about something, that they dont make their decisions by weighing the consequences of their actions and pursuing reasonable, responsible outcomes, then send them a letter. start a petition. be proactive about it

that, or grow up and get over it

[diet otaku]

fatalbeauty

I bet you think Lyra is Heartstrings real name too?

it would seem her name IS lyra.