#2341
Posted 28 April 2012 - 05:37 PM
A video my wife did for her school project. I gave her the idea wich I got from this verry thread.
#2342
Posted 28 April 2012 - 05:39 PM
Helmer, on 28 April 2012 - 05:33 PM, said:
My task is done. Now I am off to burn my keyboard, bleach my eyes, take a very long shower and hope I forget the horrors I have seen.
Cheers
We've only just begun. See? Moershy agrees.
#2343
Posted 28 April 2012 - 06:25 PM
How have I not seen this before? Spork this is your fault. You're supposed to keep me up on these things.
#2344
Posted 28 April 2012 - 06:40 PM
#2348
Posted 29 April 2012 - 01:04 AM
My little brother was watching cartoons, so I joined him.
Guess what commercials were on TV?
#2349
Posted 29 April 2012 - 06:59 AM
We no make you watch cartoons, we no make you come back to pony thread.
#2351
Posted 29 April 2012 - 06:15 PM
Edited by Mason Grimm, 08 June 2012 - 03:04 PM.
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#2352
Posted 29 April 2012 - 06:19 PM
#2353
Posted 29 April 2012 - 06:37 PM
#2355
Posted 29 April 2012 - 07:06 PM
#2356
Posted 29 April 2012 - 07:11 PM
Edited by lincolnsmash, 29 April 2012 - 07:11 PM.
#2357
Posted 29 April 2012 - 07:41 PM
Gun Bear, on 29 April 2012 - 07:06 PM, said:
lincolnsmash, on 29 April 2012 - 07:11 PM, said:
Like wise, I can't stand sauerkraut, but guess what, I at least tried it several times which was how I came to the conclusion that it wasn't for me but I at least gave it a chance. Same with MLP FIM. I at first wasn't sure about it but decided to see what the hubbub was all about and how guys could like it, so I gave it a chance, and now I find it to be...
#2359
Posted 29 April 2012 - 08:56 PM
#2360
Posted 29 April 2012 - 10:05 PM
Actually, if you want some real reasoning as to why it's so popular, IMO, it's because the functional purpose of media isn't to "suspend disbelief", whether you're talking about film, books, video-games, or whatever else, the real purpose is metacommunicative -- in other words the media creates a common ground for communication and interaction because we understand it's not real even while engaged with it -- that's what makes media enjoyable, not the facade of realism or being immersed in it. When you play UT, you don't enjoy fragging people because you actually believe you're killing them, it's fun because you know it's just play.
I mean really, it's the same with a lot of fandoms, whether you're talking about Touhou or certain otaku subcultures, to Harry Potter fans or whatever else. That shared experience is the most important part of the whole thing because we're social creatures, and how the media helps us relate to one another is more important than whether we immerse our own private minds in it.
So yeah, if you view media with the primitive paradigm of suspension of disbelief, where these young men want to "escape" to this fantasy world with ponies, it does seem weird. If you view it in light of what it functionally is -- people using silly kids entertainment for fun and creating a creative and social lingua franca, then it makes a lot more sense.
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