US Air Force Confirms Existence of "Brony" Squadron
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To be honest there are better logos out there for militarys to use, but for in-training pilots who cares? It is a little joke for the group, can we get over this? A front-line military unit needs a intimidating or inspiring logo for its unit instead as its a time where things are serious, then again to counter that because its serious to help the nerves of the units you could have silly ones. But if you do, please ponies don't fly, have a bronie ground unit okay, but have some pegasus air unit and... manatee naval group?
And punctuation is not exactly the be all and end all as long as it is legible.
And also please remember the RAF is part of a military that was set up far before America even was a nation, they are a tad more traditional, so unless its the Scots who for now who knows if they are staying with Britain, they are real animals with motto's in Latin.
And punctuation is not exactly the be all and end all as long as it is legible.
And also please remember the RAF is part of a military that was set up far before America even was a nation, they are a tad more traditional, so unless its the Scots who for now who knows if they are staying with Britain, they are real animals with motto's in Latin.
But here's the thing right, ... over in this thread [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.823605-Why-we-care-about-Target-Audience-in-specific-things], most people are dismissing 'target audience' as a bullshit concept.TheOrb said:
But here in this post, you're using 'target audience' as the main crux of your argument.
I honestly want this fad to just die out, stop getting coverage;no-one's going mad over BBC's Sherlock at present, and yet those fanbases exist in their own sectors of the Internet.Capitano Segnaposto said:
This could have been a news feature talking about the patches made in the U.S. Air Force, instead it focuses on one particular badge because it's MLP-related.
You're back again to this thing of "I don't like something, therefore it should go away and no-one should talk about it". Myself and other posters have suggested already that perhaps you shouldn't click on news stories relating to things you dislike if you don't want to get upset about it and that it's your fault alone if you do.TheOrb said:
As for MLP invading other fanbases I can't help you with that but on the above you can certainly help yourself. At the end of the day it's a cartoon. There are more important things to get bitter and twisted about.
On this my guess is that this situation was unknown previously. How can one report on patches made in the U.S. if one is ignorant of the matter? If it is the creation of an MLP badge that brings the situation to our attention, then it stands to reason that that's what will be reported on. Plus as also already noted the MLP angle has some relevance here being a pop/nerd culture.. thing.. whose fanbase often crosses over with the fanbase of this site's target demographic.TheOrb said:
I find your position on MLP fanart ironic, given the nature of your avatar.JenSeven said:
Personally, I try and distance myself away from strange female fox-things with abnormally large mammary glands. Because some might find that more "extreme". However I generally keep my mouth shut on the subject, because it's none of my business and I'd hate to look like hypocritical fool. Maybe there's a lesson to be learned here.
To be honest he didnt insult anyone.Capitano Segnaposto said:
OT: As usual people are making a storm out of a cup of water (or whatever that saying goes), this probably happens all the time with different badges yet the pony one got all the attention, some people like it while some dont, due to the past "discussions" about the show between bronies and non-fans of the show the topic is usually very geared into gathering reactions. People get oversensitive about everything and attack anyone that could be considered to be on the other side.
Logic looses all meaning the moment people over-react to such things and even if truth is told in those arguments it wont matter much since most of the argument is still very much influenced by whatever strong opinion there is of the show.
My opinion on this: Don't care and maybe most people shouldnt care either, and if they infact do care about it then care enough to understand that it is what it is, a simple joke. Have your fun and move on.
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Kinda sounds like you need therapy. In all seriousness it really does, you might want to look into that if the mere sight of a pony brings you to a murderous rage, I hate to think of what other things in life would set you off.bibblles said:This is exactly the kind of bullshit I'm talking about, you infect something and force ponies on everything you find. It's why I don't go to conventions for fear of losing control and winding up in prison.Worgen said:Inquisitor Applejack frowns upon on your shenanigans.bibblles said:
I don't care about any argument made in favor of this bullshit. The ponies are an infectious plague, and will be dealt with as such.
No matter how much 40k stuff you post, I can counter it with cooler pony 40k stuff, its fun.
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Making friends with the bad guy is the ultimate conflict resolution. It's one of the few ways to end a conflict without having someone declare they must get revenge on you. Think about it, we have a ton of movies and such based around a character getting revenge for something and usually killing his way through a small army of mooks to get it. Now movies very rarely show them having any sorts of relationships but what about the friends and family of said mook? When the movie ends they never talk about the army of friends and family that would suddenly have a big reason to seek revenge on the hero. What it all comes down to, is that if the bad guys declare revenge like the good guy did then pretty soon, everyone will be dead, the city will be burning and you will have lost your hat. And any plan where you lose your hat, is a bad plan.Genocidicles said:
Also, Discord might have been reformed but Chrysalis wasn't and they kind of straight up killed King Sombra off.
Something I feel worth pointing out here. Game of Thrones and MLP are actually quite similar in a very important way. Both indulge in subverting various tropes from their respective genres.TheOrb said:
It is good that you say the show is mundane and "not supposed to be taken seriously."
That statement is exactly the reason why the show was written the way it was in the first place.
Also, dear lord Chrysalis from the comics. It's still a comedy series, but she straight up murders an entire city of wuvvable critters, and kills one in front of three kidnapped children. It was... messy. Then there were the vampiric jackalopes.Worgen said:
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Nah just be smug in the fact that they're that insecure in their own skin as to be offended by a pastel coloured cartoon with small talking female horses in it using magic. And even more so that they're offended that people in their own demographic like it.
I still find it hysterical.
I saw this newspost and wondered why it had so many comments. Pony flamewar of course, why didn't that cross my mind at all? Thought the lot of you got over this a long time ago. Oh well everything even remotely linked to ponies devolves into a flamewar so why am i surprised at all =P
OT: When i first saw the title I thought it was going to be a rainbow dash type logo, but of course it wasn't. Still a humorous logo idea but they could have done better. Though it is nice to see that the group can decide on their own logo, there have to be some awesome ones when you do that.
OT: When i first saw the title I thought it was going to be a rainbow dash type logo, but of course it wasn't. Still a humorous logo idea but they could have done better. Though it is nice to see that the group can decide on their own logo, there have to be some awesome ones when you do that.
I get what you mean, but you know, i could just sayIceForce said:
"strawman"
and leave my reply as that, as what some people do, because you're misunderstanding me, I'm not meaning that it should never be called out, nor that people shouldn't form their arguments better, but what I meant was is that it shouldn't be people's go to defense in any discussion/argument, because it happens all too often where the person crying out "straw man! ad hominem! poes law!" are actually being a hypocrite by doing such things, and then the argument "slippery slopes" into childish arguments, which is why I try not to use them as the crux of an argument.
That's a funny thing about internet culture, if you can call it that.TheOrb said:
Everything is everywhere all the time.
I wasn't a fan of the Gangnam Style thing when it happened, so you know what I did? I didn't watch the video, I didn't watch any parodies of it, I didn't read anything about it, and I skipped it for the several months where it remained relevant. To this day the most I've heard of the song is Psy saying "Gangnam Style" in what I assume was a part of the chorus.
Granted, pony is still remaining relevant what with it still being an ongoing show, but if you get so bent out of shape about this just be glad there aren't weekly threads dedicated to the new episodes as they come out like the Doctor Who treatment.
Just skip it, don't get involved in it, if you don't want pony in your face, don't let pony get close to your face. It's really just that easy.
Please do not accuse specific moderators based on their affiliation with certain groups.JenSeven said:
I'm a Brony, I'm a moderator. There are 13 moderators + the staff and I am sure a couple of us Mods could be bronies not counting myself and TopazFusion. Just because a moderator is posting in a thread doesn't mean he or she is the only person handing out punishments in it.
If you have a grievance against a moderator action then you are welcome to use the appeal system to plead your case to have it overturned. Otherwise bringing moderator decisions into already heated theads is only going to make things worse for everyone.
Obligitory America Fuck Yeah Comment. This pretty sweet I've seen military bronies post on 4chan.
I think one the biggest appeals of MLP is how enjoyable the show it is and how much rage it induces in other people. I find this extremely funny as no one should get that annoyed over something so trivial.