tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post4974401048323538146..comments2024-03-04T02:09:30.979-06:00Comments on One Man's Pony Ramblings: Fandom Classics Part 225: The Magic Never Fades AwayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-55714019191115055462017-08-10T18:26:02.858-05:002017-08-10T18:26:02.858-05:00That's an important point, but one which can b...That's an important point, but one which can be allowed for. Specifically, that's what AUs are for. Kinda ties in with what Chris was saying about Godzilla last week, though: an Equestria that's (generally) homophobic (/whateverphobic) probably looks different in other ways, too. <br /><br />Or of course there's the Our Town approach of having it be an isolated or hidden thing rather than part of the dominant milieu. Icy Shakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490981784760484964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-69288438011580855092017-08-09T07:25:53.036-05:002017-08-09T07:25:53.036-05:00Dated or not, it's never been a good fit, as I...Dated or not, it's never been a good fit, as Icy Shake said. But young writers especially need to use fanfic to explore themselves and their own experiences; it's just a shame those experiences don't fit in a world like Equestria.Present Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195959811544391904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-62850501812147637502017-08-09T01:21:09.557-05:002017-08-09T01:21:09.557-05:00I'd say that aspect's already dated. I don...I'd say that aspect's already dated. I don't think it's a great fit for the setting in the first place, as a tonal matter, though I guess arguably better in plain logic terms than it was ~S1 when assuming something like two thirds or more of the population is lesbian, asexual/aromantic (or I guess just old-maiding), or poly was basically a requirement (or imagine that there were a ton of invisible stallions, I guess)... Heck, I'm pretty sure I've seen more than a few "subversions" with ponies coming out as straight and that being a scandal.<br /><br />One thing I still remember on that front--and highlighting just how played out that particular theme was even at the time--is when years ago Bad Horse remarked that you can't have a twist to your story be Braeburn coming out as gay, since that's basically what his character was always used for.Icy Shakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490981784760484964noreply@blogger.com