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[Waelsleaht]

A video my wife did for her school project. I gave her the idea wich I got from this verry thread.

[Sporkosophy]

Helmer, on 28 April 2012 - 05:33 PM, said:

I was informed I was required to post at least once on this thread.

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

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[Hylius]

How have I not seen this before? Spork this is your fault. You're supposed to keep me up on these things.

[Sporkosophy]

I only bring up new things when I think they'll hurt you.

[William Petersen]

Waelsleaht, on 28 April 2012 - 05:37 PM, said:

A video my wife did for her school project. I gave her the idea wich I got from this verry thread.

That was awesome! XD

[Tanki]

Waelsleaht, on 28 April 2012 - 05:37 PM, said:

A video my wife did for her school project. I gave her the idea wich I got from this verry thread.

Well put together video makes me wonder what class it was for?

[Watchit]

Waelsleaht, on 28 April 2012 - 05:37 PM, said:

A video my wife did for her school project. I gave her the idea wich I got from this verry thread.

That was an awesome video! compliments to your wife for being so creative

Edited by Watchit, 28 April 2012 - 09:34 PM.

[Adridos]

I woke up sooner than I usually do.

My little brother was watching cartoons, so I joined him.

Guess what commercials were on TV?

[Tanki]

We no make you watch cartoons, we no make you come back to pony thread.

[Waelsleaht]

Tanki, on 28 April 2012 - 08:20 PM, said:

Well put together video makes me wonder what class it was for?

She is studying Cinamatography and screen writing.

Edited by Waelsleaht, 29 April 2012 - 09:40 AM.

[Kristof Bowen]

I have the bestest friends ever.

Edited by Mason Grimm, 08 June 2012 - 03:04 PM.
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[SquareSphere]

It's time to get connected like tetris :3

[LincolnSmash]

I used to think this was just a fad, and that it'd die out after the first season. But now I'm not so sure.

[Coralld]

Adridos, on 29 April 2012 - 01:04 AM, said:

I woke up sooner than I usually do.

My little brother was watching cartoons, so I joined him.

Guess what commercials were on TV?

All according to plan.

[Gun Bear]

I never understood this Brony thing, nor anyone's fascination with My Little Pony at all ever.

[LincolnSmash]

Well I don't get how people like sauerkraut, so there's that.

Edited by lincolnsmash, 29 April 2012 - 07:11 PM.

[Coralld]

Gun Bear, on 29 April 2012 - 07:06 PM, said:

I never understood this Brony thing, nor anyone's fascination with My Little Pony at all ever.

lincolnsmash, on 29 April 2012 - 07:11 PM, said:

Well I don't get how people like sauerkraut, so there's that.

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...

[Watchit]

I love sauerkraut!

lincolnsmash, on 29 April 2012 - 06:37 PM, said:

I used to think this was just a fad, and that it'd die out after the first season. But now I'm not so sure.

We are here to stay MWAHAHAHA!

p.s. I know everyone was thinking it...

[Sporkosophy]

It appears we all have a similar feeling about sauerkraut, so I'd reduced it to meme form.

[LincolnSmash]

*Warning: Semi-seriouspost and speculation ahead*


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.