"You watch that?! It's a kiddy cartoon!"

[Iseeyouthere]

Eh, don't take the 'anti-pony' group thing I've set up seriously... Trust me, people have. Its not pretty... Dramatic and entertaining to watch with popcorn though.

All it is doing is pulling out idiots from two groups and letting those who can think/not treat this like its their life and have a laugh. Who needs drama T.V? Pop around and watch the train wreck.

[Hyena Dandy]

I don't mind not liking the ponies. You can say all the bad things you want about them, really. I also don't mind insulting that certain class of people who get too defensive and get really assholish about it. Those guys I approve of insulting*.

What I don't like is insulting people for liking the series. Insulting the series is one thing, but insulting me is another.


*Edit: And spent an entertaining half an hour doing so this morning to people who were convinced 'apples.mov' and 'dresses.mov' are made to insult the fandom.

[fireheart17]

At the gym, Hubs and I like to watch "Fairly Oddparents" and "Spongebob" when we're sweating away on the treadmills. That, and it's kind of fun to get the jokes that would totally go over a little kid's head.

The other day, another treadmill runner was watching Looney Tunes, so I know we aren't the only ones!

First of all, you are NEVER, EVER too old for Looney Tunes!

Secondly, I've watched Fairly Odd Parents a few times myself, just more as an unwinding thing. Also it's funny

As for me, I used to watch Pokemon almost religiously. Yeah I know, they butchered it to some degree, but at least they did it. Like other shows, they had a couple of jokes that sailed right over the kids heads. My personal favourite is Brock's song (in Japan, it's called Takeshi's Paradise and is an ending song, it's sort of a running gag in the anime where he has to sing it over and over because it's the only song he knows). The lyrics can be taken out of context SOO easily. Here it is:

So la la la, look at my smiling face,
There are lots of girls, I'm in my happy place,
So la la la, this is my paradise'll live on.
Oh-lé-Yeah-Yo-Mmm. Oh!

Although that said, there's also another infamous stuff-up by 4Kids. During the Hoenn saga, they did "Trainers Choice" where there would be questions relating to type match-ups, evolutions etc. One of them was: "Which pokemon evolves into Seviper?" the choices were Arbok, Suicune and Sableye. NONE of the Pokemon listed evolve. The answer they gave? Arbok.

[HYHYBT]

As for me, I used to watch Pokemon almost religiously.

Once a week, on Sunday?

[dendawg]

Once a week, on Sunday?

Wasn't it also played daily?

[Andara Bledin]

Wasn't it also played daily?

Um... read the quoted bit...

... is a joke.

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[firecat88]

What I don't like is insulting people for liking the series. Insulting the series is one thing, but insulting me is another.

This to the billionth power. I was actually just participating in a discussion about this with some friends of mine. We're all long-time fans of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys/Xena/Young Hercules, and one of said friends was telling us about how this guy she went out with made fun of her for having a Xena-inspired tattoo. His words, according to her, were that she 'can't be that smart' if she 'likes a stupid show like that'. Needless to say, the rest of us were quite pissed off on her behalf and we assured her that she did the right thing by dumping his ass.

If you want to insult the series and say that *it's* dumb, that's fine. Not everyone's going to like the same thing and far be it from me to try to force my fandoms down people's throats. To say that I'm dumb for watching and liking it, though, is one of the fastest ways to put yourself on my "I'm Not On Speaking Terms With This Person" list.

[Duelist925]

This to the billionth power. I was actually just participating in a discussion about this with some friends of mine. We're all long-time fans of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys/Xena/Young Hercules, and one of said friends was telling us about how this guy she went out with made fun of her for having a Xena-inspired tattoo. His words, according to her, were that she 'can't be that smart' if she 'likes a stupid show like that'. Needless to say, the rest of us were quite pissed off on her behalf and we assured her that she did the right thing by dumping his ass.

If you want to insult the series and say that *it's* dumb, that's fine. Not everyone's going to like the same thing and far be it from me to try to force my fandoms down people's throats. To say that I'm dumb for watching and liking it, though, is one of the fastest ways to put yourself on my "I'm Not On Speaking Terms With This Person" list.

This roughly a thousand times. I love a number of things, and I do tend to babble about them at times, but I wont shove them down someones throat. And all I ask is that no one insults me just because I enjoy the campiness, the stories, the ponies, etc, etc, etc.

Also, ot: But I love those shows. Hell, Bruce Campbell as the King of Thieves is enough to love them.

[Gravekeeper]

While saying she can't be smart for watching a silly show is certainly assholish. Having an actual Xena tattoo is kind of stupid to be honest >.>

[dendawg]

While saying she can't be smart for watching a silly show is certainly assholish. Having an actual Xena tattoo is kind of stupid to be honest >.>

The problem with that kind of thinking being, that could be applied to virtually any tv program in existence.

[Andara Bledin]

While saying she can't be smart for watching a silly show is certainly assholish. Having an actual Xena tattoo is kind of stupid to be honest >.>

Why?

Why the hell is having a Xena themed tat any worse than any of the hundreds of other things people get inked onto their bodies?

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[SongsOfDragons]

My worry would be whether the tattoo would still recognisable for what it was in fifty years' time.

[Gravekeeper]

The problem with that kind of thinking being, that could be applied to virtually any tv program in existence.

That's kind of the point I'm trying to make here. -.-

My worry would be whether the tattoo would still recognisable for what it was in fifty years' time.

Tattoos based on pop culture have an overly high regret factor. The potential regret factor of tattooing is high enough as is. A tattoo should be something meaningful thats going to stand up to time even if the canvas does not. You don't want something you're going to look back on 10-20 years from now and kick yourself for wondering why you were such an idiot. I've matured and changed as a person so much from the age of even just 25-30 that when I think back on anything I might have considered doing as a tattoo or fashion choice from 18-24 and I cringe.

[Ginger Tea]

I have no idea what the tattoo might have been as the only xena thing I can think of his her chacra or whatever frizbee, but some one somewhere will have a grand father with a link triangle symbol on their shoulder and I know of due to a thread on a site I used to be more active on (having long since abandoned the product in question) that there are alot of people with commodor C= tattoo's and lets not forget the "Zune Guy".

[Andara Bledin]

There's a guy on Ars Technica that has a goodly portion of his body done up with gaming tats. He's even got an "8-bit" Duck Hunt dog in there. I wouldn't do it, but if it floats his boat... *shrug*

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