It's because the animation is so over the top. it's almost like the animators wanted to see more Macros.

That actually sounds like a brilliant tactic.

By the way, am I the only one here who visits 4chan just to troll them with ponies and get banned?

edited 27th Feb '11 7:42:57 PM by TheMightyAnonym

Viral marketing always works. (Except when it doesn't.)

Wow, it is. By making it much for virally suseptible, they widen the free marketing they get for the toys show.

GASP(!), you have a Fluttershy avatar! It's going to clash with mine!

edited 27th Feb '11 7:44:27 PM by TheMightyAnonym

Oh noes! Now I can't tell who the Mighty Thatch is! D:<

But yeah, I'm surprised at how meme-able MLP:Fi M is.

@TMA: Tnophelia did that, too. I personally think it's immature and doesn't help the case of people who just want to discuss the show.

edited 27th Feb '11 7:45:58 PM by Gelzo

Don't worry, I've been kinda switching avatars a lot recently.

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We need more of them.

edited 27th Feb '11 7:47:30 PM by Ukonkivi

The wonderful thing about it is they didn't even send out the viral video, they just made the show prime for the image manips, and they let the internet do its thing.

YES!

Um, I mean, you're totally right, I shouldn't post stuff about ponies on 4chan just so I can claim that I got banned.

Also, ◊

Teehee.◊

edited 27th Feb '11 7:48:55 PM by TheMightyAnonym

You're a hero to us all, Anonym.

I can see both sides of it. The "rogue mod" really was being ridiculous with this and hold so many double standards to pony fans, one of the finest things they've had in years, that it's not even funny. So while imageboard users are frequently angry and mean over, well, nothing, all degrees of spite would be warranted this time. Bronies created content and acted overall respectfully for their numbers, and got spit on.

On the other hand, it would be better to bide your time and play it safe, so as to instead get the mod who did it in trouble. Not that such can be expected of 4chan denizens, but that seems to be the brony motto to begin with. Though they're pushing patience awfully far. I would think if the mod betrays trust and does something like this again, nobody will hold back. I personally prescribe holding a semi-silent grudge at this point. And see if the mods can make it up and things can return to their former glory of fast paced growth and memetic spread. If not, if they act respectfully, and they still continue the "Separate but equal" and "no growing" or even ban it again, I can't blame anyone for taking wrath and painting 4chan Pony.

The behaviour is still unacceptable. But we can... forgive them.

You know, one can just go to another board. I've seem other boards that accepted the Pony meme without too much complaining. Still one might find it a little weird posting at a board that consists of mostly women that have collected My Little Pony since they were little girls. I do remember a Transformer board has three different Pony threads.

Familiar?

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MOAR PONIES:

Humanized cast. Also Awesomized.◊

Same artist as the first.◊

Cannot unsee!◊

Posted again for teh lulz.◊

Rainbow Dash in the driver's seat. Should I be afraid?

Are you kidding? With Twilight Sparkle on the hood and Apple jack riding shotgun they don't need to steer!

God Damn Pun.

Also, I was whatting at 4chan?

Wasn't me.

I made some Homestuck-style fanart of Twilight Sparkle!◊

I may continue this with the others at a later time.

For some reason, I love the Equestria license plate that says "MLP FIM".

Fluttershy certainly seems to think so.

So yeah, I'm into this too, I've just been quietly watching the memes build up here rather than contributing. Not jumping on the avatar bandwagon unless someone makes me a Nicolas Cage pony though.

edited 28th Feb '11 10:03:41 AM by MikeK

Here you go.

Y'know what? I can work with that actually.

How do they work?

Hurr

I’ve pretty much just accepted that a few months from now, the entire planet will be separated into “pro” and “anti” Pony camps.

You think all this rebellion and people leaving their government posts in the Middle East is about “freedom or “democracy”?

Well you’re wrong, it’s Ponies man, fuckin’ Ponies.

You think Mubarak had simply overstayed his welcome?

Pony shit! He shut down Egypt’s internet and suddenly people couldn’t get their pony fix anymore. He stepped down when a General knocked on his door holding an assault rifle and wearing a Pinkie Pie tee shirt.

Muammar Qaddafi said Fluttershy is overrated now he’s got to higher mercenaries to keep the protestors at bay, he just has to hope money is worth more than friendship and magic otherwise he’s completely fucked.

You think President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali is loosing ministers because they’re afraid of protestors? Hell no! Ben Ali said that “This Pony crap is nothing but a campy, faggoty show, for little girls!” And suddenly is cabinet is looking a little shy because no one wants to work for someone who doesn’t “get” ponies.

And this is just the beginning, friends. How long before Greece and Ireland start wondering if Ponies would be good for the economy? How long before someone knocks on your front door with a My Little Pony figure in one hand, and a loaded gun in the other and you have to pick?

Well, I don't need a carrot on a stick to get my ass in gear. I’m not waiting. If Obama is smart, he’ll declare himself “Prince Celestia” next state of the union address; if not well…I’m not waiting around for the Pony dung to hit the fan before I get my “magic” ready.

I’m buying a shit ton of figures and an air cannon, so when the Ponelotuion starts, I’m not going to be the guy who gets his brain matter replaced with a Rainbow Dash figure, that’ll be the guy staring down my pony cannon.