My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

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Chris Brady

#1125
March 13, 2014, 09:28:29 PM
Dhi, the issue is that children and adults still use gay as a pejorative, because they KNOW it'll get a reaction.  Also, I do agree with you're interpretation.  But at the same time, what can they do?  Any disciplinary action that they may wish to attempt will get the Bully's parents litigious.  Simply because the Bully is 'not their responsibility' and them trying to correct or punish his behaviour is 'overstepping their bounds'.

It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't type of situation.  They chose the only option that would allow them to stay open, teach kids, and get paid.  And sadly, this one kid, is just that:  One kid of many.  Is it right?  No.  But I've learned the hard way, life ain't about what's right.  It should be though.  Maybe I can make my little corner of it that way, but...

I like the MLP show, I think it's well done, and less obviously preachy about what it is.  I also think that everyone, no matter who or what you are (My cousin's cat watches it with her.  Seriously, he hears the MLP theme song and he will stop whatever he's doing to sit in front of the television.  He'll even allow anyone to pick him up and petted, if he still can see the TV.  Cutest thing ever.) should be allowed to watch it, without negative repercussions.  But then I'm a freak, and a monster.  Because I believe in treating people as people.
My O&Os Peruse at your doom.

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Dhi

#1126
March 13, 2014, 11:36:04 PM
Things are different now. Since 2010, there are official laws on the books that both protect schools from litigious parents and require them to take action to prevent bullying. Since 2001, teachers have not been insulated by tenure against the failure of a school to abide by federal law. Since 2013, North Carolina has not extended tenure to teachers at all.

This means that if a school has failed to live up to its legal requirements to prevent bullying, as this school has unabashedly, people will be fired. Is that not sufficient motivation? In my state, it absolutely is. Bullying is not tolerated. Bullying behaviors are identified and quashed before they become an issue, and if they do become an issue, action is taken. This is how it works now.

Thankfully, I have not heard the word gay used pejoratively in my adult life, except in the toilet bowls of the internet that are MMO general chats and unmoderated forums. It stands to reason that it isn't an adult on the other side of the screen.

Oniya

#1127
March 13, 2014, 11:46:21 PM
Sometimes it simply requires a letter to the superintendent, stating that the school's 'anti-bullying program is little more than lip-service'.



Let me tell you, that got action quick, when several meetings with the school guidance counselor didn't.
"Language was invented for one reason, boys - to woo women.~*~*~Don't think it's all been done before
And in that endeavor, laziness will not do." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Don't think we're never gonna win this war
Robin Williams-Dead Poets Society ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Don't think your world's gonna fall apart
I do have a cause, though.  It's obscenity.  I'm for it.  - Tom Lehrer~*~All you need is your beautiful heart
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ulthakptah

#1128
March 15, 2014, 10:18:01 PM
Anyone watch the episode today? I think it rocks.
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Ember Star

#1129
March 16, 2014, 12:25:26 AM
I think Maud is now my favorite pony, or at least second only to Derpy
"One thing you who had secure or happy childhoods should understand about those of us who did not, we who control our feelings, who avoid conflicts at all costs or seem to seek them, who are hypersensitive, self-critical, compulsive, workaholic, and above all survivors, we're not that way from perversity. And we cannot just relax and let it go. We've learned to cope in ways you never had to." ~Author, Piers Anthony

GanonDwarf

#1130
March 16, 2014, 01:13:24 PM
Quote from: ulthakptah on March 15, 2014, 10:18:01 PM
Anyone watch the episode today? I think it rocks.

Some people don't like this episode. I think they're just taking it for granite.
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ulthakptah

#1131
March 17, 2014, 12:18:55 AM
Quote from: dwarfvader on March 16, 2014, 01:13:24 PM
Some people don't like this episode. I think they're just taking it for granite.
I know, it was so funny. Maud really crags me up
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GanonDwarf

#1132
March 17, 2014, 02:42:55 AM
Quote from: ulthakptah on March 17, 2014, 12:18:55 AM
I know, it was so funny. Maud really crags me up

I wish Fluttershy got some courage in this episode. You know, be a little boulder.
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Chris Brady

#1133
March 17, 2014, 08:24:27 AM
Keep that up and this thread will be met with a stony silence.
My O&Os Peruse at your doom.

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Ember Star

#1134
March 17, 2014, 10:14:25 AM
"One thing you who had secure or happy childhoods should understand about those of us who did not, we who control our feelings, who avoid conflicts at all costs or seem to seek them, who are hypersensitive, self-critical, compulsive, workaholic, and above all survivors, we're not that way from perversity. And we cannot just relax and let it go. We've learned to cope in ways you never had to." ~Author, Piers Anthony

Chris Brady

#1135
March 17, 2014, 01:03:27 PM
I bet that'll be a rocky relationship.
My O&Os Peruse at your doom.

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GanonDwarf

#1136
March 17, 2014, 02:38:18 PM
But I think she found a diamond in the rough.
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Chris Brady

#1137
March 19, 2014, 09:50:51 PM
True, but is that a path she'll want to carve out for herself, though?
My O&Os Peruse at your doom.

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GanonDwarf

#1138
March 19, 2014, 11:51:27 PM
I'm sure she'll be able to cement their relationship. Though I do not have concrete evidence.
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Oniya

#1139
March 20, 2014, 10:04:22 PM
I haven't seen the episode, but the puns are really gneiss.
"Language was invented for one reason, boys - to woo women.~*~*~Don't think it's all been done before
And in that endeavor, laziness will not do." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Don't think we're never gonna win this war
Robin Williams-Dead Poets Society ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Don't think your world's gonna fall apart
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JayNighte

#1140
March 25, 2014, 09:57:44 PM
I wanted to watch this episode, but I've been busy. I haven't found enough time to be sedentary.

GanonDwarf

#1141
March 26, 2014, 01:25:00 PM
I can't think of another pun. I'm really between a rock and a hard place here.
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Yukina

#1142
March 26, 2014, 01:43:06 PM
Nonetheless, all these puns have rocked.

Oniya

#1143
March 26, 2014, 04:06:56 PM
Quote from: Yugishogun on March 26, 2014, 01:43:06 PM
Nonetheless, all these puns have rocked.

My sediments exactly.
"Language was invented for one reason, boys - to woo women.~*~*~Don't think it's all been done before
And in that endeavor, laziness will not do." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Don't think we're never gonna win this war
Robin Williams-Dead Poets Society ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Don't think your world's gonna fall apart
I do have a cause, though.  It's obscenity.  I'm for it.  - Tom Lehrer~*~All you need is your beautiful heart
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JayNighte

#1144
March 26, 2014, 07:17:51 PM
shoot, I wrote the wrong word! I meant sedi(me)ntary, not sedentary. Anyways, I hope she returns some time. Maud brings a unique energy to the show. She's one of the most exciting characters I've seen in television today.

GanonDwarf

#1145
March 30, 2014, 05:16:26 PM
I really dig these puns. And it's crystal clear that you all like them to.

But rock puns aside, I'm glad Flim and Flam are back, they have catchy songs.
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ulthakptah

#1146
March 30, 2014, 10:36:07 PM
Anyone see the new clip from Rainbow Rocks? I'm sure any Vinyl Scratch fan will wub it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh7j1qUaGOc
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Ember Star

#1147
March 30, 2014, 11:20:55 PM
IDK. That was sort of terrifying
"One thing you who had secure or happy childhoods should understand about those of us who did not, we who control our feelings, who avoid conflicts at all costs or seem to seek them, who are hypersensitive, self-critical, compulsive, workaholic, and above all survivors, we're not that way from perversity. And we cannot just relax and let it go. We've learned to cope in ways you never had to." ~Author, Piers Anthony

BlueMaiden88

#1148
March 31, 2014, 02:01:13 AM Last Edit: March 31, 2014, 02:06:37 AM by BlueMaiden88
When I saw this thread at the top of the list in the Off Topic section, I had a George Takei moment. 


I love MLP.  LOVE IT.  I love how they combine various mythologies into even the tiniest of details in the show.  It tickles my nerd button something fierce.  But the show is fun and sweet and reminds me of happier times.

JayNighte

#1149
March 31, 2014, 02:07:50 AM
Interesting that you should bring Star Trek into this, as John de Lancie reprised his role as Q for the show. Just as a Draconequus named Discord.
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