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Pinkie pie conning other ponies was my favorite, also crying Rarity made me sad...

Really wish the fandom had settled for a name for Fluttershy's dark form that wasn't contemptuously misogynistic. Need to watch the epp, but I've been busy watching Lord of the Rings. And sleeping. And setting the ED on fire.

Fun fact: It is sexist.

I fail to see how that's a problem with feminism, consequently.

1) I hear feminists complain about it all the time.
2) Strawman
3) Perspective. I have found it to be true that many who accuse others of overreacting simply are ignorant of either the context, etymology, or responsibility that comes along with use of language. For instance, linguistic relativity is the theory that ones' language determines how they perceive reality. If a language is incredibly loaded with sexist speech, it is highly likely that the society whereupon it is spoken will be sexist. Thus, attempts to remove sexist speech are done so not to be politically correct or what have you but rather to rewrite the framework upon which our reality is draped so as to be more conducive to equality and humanity.

@EDIT: They are sexist because they delegate a person into their purely reproductive role. You are not a person, nuanced and feeling, you are a ******** object which makes babies. Entirely unacceptable to proliferate in humane discourse, consequently.

PS: I'm torn between thinking I sound awesome and pretentious. I'm not trying to do either. Maybe I should stop reading Strunk and White's Elements of Style for fun.

1) Several ED feminists do. We do count for something. Though, mind you, an activist group generally targets what's relevant to their cause. It's why it would be preposterous to have expected the black Civil Rights Movement to appeal for the rights of LGBT Americans, for instance. The issue with feminism being overly focused on women occurs only because there are few masculinists. They should probably be the ones to address misandry. That's fair, correct?

2. While I can't attest to all waves (since I haven't studied all of the waves), I can say that the best characterization of feminism is that gender roles as we know them derive from the patriarchal system under which we still effectively fall. It established the groundwork for our society as we know it, and unless we are willing to deconstruct it to the very foundation, we will only be attacking superficialities. Men are less to blame than the societally held belief that masculine is superior to feminine, and the implications and consequences of that belief.
3. Intent does not change connotation. And connotation is incredibly important in language. Your intent does not change the implications of your choice in diction. It is best if we remove entirely from common parlance words which reflect the patriarchal and sexist origin.

@@@Edit: b***h is synonymous with broodmare. Just dealing with dogs instead of horses. Also, b***h is fairly popularly used today to describe an independent woman. Quite a reversal, but just as bad, since it uses a term which described something undesirable (breeder caste) to describe what should be a respected characteristic.

@@PS: I think it's the consequence of me trying to use less imprecise language. Everyone I know argues stupid semantics or gets lost in metaphors, missing the metaphorical forest for the trees. That and I've been working on removing emotional outbursts from my posts. Emotion is anathema (NEW FAVORITE WORD OF THE WEEK) to objectivity. I seriously don't talk like this. Partially because I think faster than my mouth can move and all that comes out is verbal diarrhea, but partially because I still speak like a Southerner.

1) How is it fair to expect women to front a women's rights movement and a men's rights movement? In fact, the argument you just gave often borders on sexist entitlement. Women should do all of the work. Shiny.

2) Well, I honestly don't believe in gravity, so I guess pot kettle. emotion_awesome

3) Your meaning is irrelevant to the fact that words actually have meaning outside of what you want them to mean. Suffice it to say that the listener's perceptions do matter just as much as the speaker, though we as a people often believe that whoever's talking the loudest is the most right.

@EDIT. No, you misunderstood. A broodmare is a female horse for breeding. A b***h is a female dog, ostensibly for breeding. They are synonymous, but not on the species level. And nothing about the time lapse changes the fact that the word is often leveled at women who are independent-minded. Bitches because they don't give men the respect they deserve.

That is also why b***h is more derogatory when used against a man. Same with p***y. Using a female slur against a man equates him with the feminine, the inferior. It's similarly why tomboys are socially acceptable but the reverse absolutely is not. It's cute when a girl wants to be boyish. SOCIETAL ******** CATASTROPHE for the opposite.

@PS: Armchair liberal denotes a person with liberal or progressive beliefs but does nothing to see them come to pass. As in, a left-wing slacktivist, which I definitely am not. I'm not exactly sure what you mean. I'm leaning towards armchair philosopher, but left wing flavor. And my attitude as of late has been parts depression and parts sheer disenfranchisement with vast sectors of the population. And fatigue. My writing's never been better though. Got that silver lining, and I'm going to make it into a nice dress.

1) In large part. Which is understandable, since the people most likely to know what women go through are women. And the Civil Rights Movement was fighting for social equality and they were selective. It's called specialization, and it is preferable not to be a jack of all trades and master of none. And with feminism, it is especially egregious since most feminists are women by a substantial margin. And feminists support things that would benefit men and women, but men need to get into the equality game in a large part, too, and feminists absolutely should not be held responsible when they do not.

2) Only if you've got blinders on. I could mention examples until the end of everything and I'm not confident that you'd believe me.

3) Yes, and meaning is not determined by intent. Words have meaning outside of a person's intent and in fact determine the reason they use the word. b***h has long been used as a derogatory word to describe a detestable woman. How about using a gender neutral insult?

@Edit: I didn't ******** up. I said exactly what I meant to say. I could have been clearer, but I did not ******** up. And please don't try and bring up something related to a woman's appearance, since a woman's attractiveness is frequently a huge part of her worth in this society, and that means that having a less beautiful trait is bad, hence man hands. Also, I said to be more masculine, so there's that. And the average male does equate the feminine with inferior, otherwise p***y would not be an insult describing a weak man. But I get the feeling we're going to do this all day because you view word usage in a vacuum and that means this will go everywhere except where it needs to go.

@PS: Clarity is always preferable. But seriously, if you took things as seriously as I do (which is, in my opinion, a good thing) then you might be a "kill joy," too. But don't ******** call me a whiner. Call me a whiner when women don't make 77 cents to a man's dollar or aren't victims of socially sanctioned sexual harassment and are told that they're being too sensitive or when men have eating disorders caused by society equating their worth with their appearance.

Seriously, the worst thing you can call a feminist (or any activist supporting equality beyond the superficial crap that any "normal" person (read: privileged white male heterosexual cisgendered person) supports is a whiner because it completely devalues eeeeeeeeeeverything they believe in.

This is my problem with people who think they're socially progressive but don't actually have the context within which to actually do so. It makes it easy to sound progressive, but it's why people who are against racism make racist jokes (and say dumb s**t like white people are the most discriminated against group in the country) or why people who are against sexism still support gender roles and gendertyping.

Consequently, I am done with this discussion.