Post by jofy on Feb 25, 2014 17:58:10 GMT -5
I was coming home from school today when an interesting thought came in my mind, "What if there's some truth to My Brave Unicorn?" Now, me being the psyho that I am, I decided to actually think about it for a while and realize, there actually is a part of My Brave Unicorn that can be said was done correctly. PLEASE PUT DOWN YOUR PITCHFORKS AND RUSTY SAW BLADES PEOPLE! I mean you over there in the corner. Yes, you. Put it down. At least let me finish. It's not like I think it's anything close to resembling meh, it's just that, I might be able to see some truth to what Mykan had to say about MLP.
First off, let's talk about who Mykan is. He is, an self-obsessed loser that lives with his family, can keep a job, and writes fan fiction to fill that immature gaping hole in his heart that came about when a cartoon didn't match his fantasy. However, what I mean, is what happened that made him write MBU? That would be him thinking that everyone who watches MLP is a fetishising dimbulb and he could do better. In fact, someone challanged him to do so... It didn't work out.
So, where do I say that MBU has some credit to it? Well, what are some of the problems that some people have with the fic? The characters, the action, the plot, the ideas, and the morals. Now, what are some of the problems anti-bronies have with MLP? The characters, the action, the plot, the ideas, and the morals. Sound familiar? That's what may have actually been going on. MBU is just a miss-informed miss-guided interpenetration of MLP.
You're probably asking yourself now, "So what? It still doesn't make the fic any better." And to that I would say that you are correct. The fic is still worse than garbage even with thinking about it that way. However, in our attack on a guy who doesn't want to accept that there is any shred of decency in a popular show, it's important that we don't fall into the same wholes that he fell into. Lest we become like him. This is what I want this thread to be about. A second look at fics that we as a universe have deemed as devoid of any good. I wish for both thoughtful theroies about overlooked potential symbolism, and fair retorts to those theories.
Good Luck.
First off, let's talk about who Mykan is. He is, an self-obsessed loser that lives with his family, can keep a job, and writes fan fiction to fill that immature gaping hole in his heart that came about when a cartoon didn't match his fantasy. However, what I mean, is what happened that made him write MBU? That would be him thinking that everyone who watches MLP is a fetishising dimbulb and he could do better. In fact, someone challanged him to do so... It didn't work out.
So, where do I say that MBU has some credit to it? Well, what are some of the problems that some people have with the fic? The characters, the action, the plot, the ideas, and the morals. Now, what are some of the problems anti-bronies have with MLP? The characters, the action, the plot, the ideas, and the morals. Sound familiar? That's what may have actually been going on. MBU is just a miss-informed miss-guided interpenetration of MLP.
You're probably asking yourself now, "So what? It still doesn't make the fic any better." And to that I would say that you are correct. The fic is still worse than garbage even with thinking about it that way. However, in our attack on a guy who doesn't want to accept that there is any shred of decency in a popular show, it's important that we don't fall into the same wholes that he fell into. Lest we become like him. This is what I want this thread to be about. A second look at fics that we as a universe have deemed as devoid of any good. I wish for both thoughtful theroies about overlooked potential symbolism, and fair retorts to those theories.
Good Luck.