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First video games, then hand egg. Now, at last the special snowflake tumblrinas have spread thier infection to the IDW MLP comics.
The troubling developments after the break.
SJW's ruin everything
With the new IDW comic out, it seems that there was an OC cameo that has everyone pondering if IDW actively supports hatred and misandry, and "killing of all bronies".
Meet Dragon Dicks
Dragon Dicks is the rant-blog/be-a-dick-to-people blog for the artist "Cutosphere" (which there is a reason she has a separate blog for it, as the extremist views might turn people off to her work). It is worth mentioning that this person was also one of the biggest supporters of the "Down With Molestia" movement, (which was time and again proven to be no more than a cry for attention from April "PinkiePony" Davis). Take a look at a small sample of the anti-brony messages that Dragon Dick's is famous for.
Although many believe that the IDW comic series is not canon, we can thank one of the staff for further legitimizing the claim that it is; a Mr. Ted Anderson. Ted is the writer of the latest My Little Pony comic issue. A series of posts has people believing that Ted was the one who contacted Dragondicks/Cutosphere, and believes bronies are "gross". He is seen here holding a copy of the comic in question, and wearing a shirt that reads "literally anything before bros", featuring one of the popular anti-brony "mouthpiece" images that was circulating earlier this year.
Dragondicks brags about her OC "Glitter Punch" being included in the comic, and directly thanks Ted for including it.
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| Bigotry is now canon |
When it was reported that DragonDick's OC was in the comic, many concerned readers went to the IDW forums for a answer to why would the comic maker would allow someone who actively hates the fandom to be included in the latest issue, and all they received was a basically pre-made PR response.
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Fans are succinctly outraged at this slight against them, in the official media.
We will bring any new developments as they unfold.
Update: Bobby Curnow addresses situation
Update: For those who do not know, The artist that Ted is referring to - David McGuire - is a comic artist for a webcomic called "Gastrophobia". He also draws pony art like this:
Update: Ted's response
Update: Another Response.
Eww
ReplyDeleteExactly my reaction. I hope this guy gets himself fired. I can't believe he doesn't think reverse sexism and racism don't exist, what a moron.
DeleteIf I were to say "tnuc wej yhtlif" that would be both reverse racism and reverse sexism. Racism and sexism against white males is still racism or sexism.
Deletethat guy only needs the trilby to be the "internet M' lady douche" (yeah is a trilby but everyone mistaken it with a more classy fedora), well if he wants to ruin his career for some douche sjw, it's his life....
Delete>this drama
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Nice damage control, DragonDicks.
DeleteNobdy would have noticed this if you had kept your mouth closed, but noooo....
You HAD to brag and now Ted is up to his neck in shit thanks to you.
No, if he's 'up to his neck in shit', it's his own damn fault.
DeleteAlthough, the more likely scenario is IDW giving 0 fucks about one of their employees promoting misandry & insulting the people they want to BUY the damn books.
I'll be completely honest. I normally pirate the comics, then buy the TPBs when they come out. Not anymore. Not only will I no longer be buying MLP, I'll no longer be buying Star Trek, Transformers, or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. And if they still had the Doctor Who license I'd stop buying that, too.
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DeleteI still think everyone should chill their tits. If you let every horrible creature out there take the good things about life away, you might want to consider an hero as a humane option for yourself.
DeleteSo you think we should just continue to support someone who supports people who encourage violence against us? That makes as much sense as a gay man donating money to the Westboro Baptist Church.
DeleteDon't forget that cuteosphere thinks rape porn is fine and the fetishization of sexual assault somehow doesn't spread "rape culture".
DeleteI wonder would Hasbro would think about this? What PR nightmare this could be if the parents who buy their merchandise knew what sort of person certain IDW employees were supporting...
She was one of the biggest campaigners for Down with Molestia and is vehemently against rape and "jokes" of it. You would know that if you took one second away from looking at Fluttershy's ass and actually read the damn article.
DeleteMaybe, maybe not, but I know a certain GATEd community that would like to tackle it!
DeleteI've lost count of the times the "omg rape jokes are rape culture you are not allowed to find them funny even if you are raped asshole" types turned out to have mad love for rape yaoi and shota. Oh the excuses they have when you call them out on it...
DeleteThe only reason Ted Anderson did this is for the pussy.
ReplyDeleteAlso, as an apology, I'd accept an Aryanne reference in the next comic. After all, what is more feminist and pro-woman than a pony bent on the extermination of a uenterponies?
So he's basically turning into Tom Preston aka "IMMA GOOD GUY STOP OBJECTIFYING WIMMENS".
DeleteThere's alot of them coming out of the woodwork lately.
There's the nice guys that gave up and became honest with their sexism, and then there's these beta male slimeballs.
DeleteI wonder if Ted knows cuteosphere is a transsexual? And not one of the hot ones, but one of the ones who got their dick chopped off because they want to live out their sex fantasies? The ones that are basically Chris-chan?
You mean Tom "Try-Hard" Preston? jfc
DeleteJa wohl! I am shocked that I have not yet been included, as my inspiring message of liberation for Earth Ponies is also inverting the standard message of unicorn solidarity as a form of culture jamming! After all, it is clear that in Equestria, racism can only be unicorn- or pegasus-on-Earth pony.
DeleteWell, this wasn't very nice and Bobby's cheap excuse wasn't very professional either.
ReplyDeleteI will not buy any comics written by Ted Anderson from now on.
Yeah, this is the smart way to go. The comics are pretty good, so there's no point in boycotting the whole book.
DeleteThis is gross, I was planning on getting the comic but never mind.
ReplyDeleteGlad I download that shit now. Sorry based Price.
ReplyDeleteThey pandered to bronyfags and now they're pandering to faggots in general. Gotta make that money I guess.
ReplyDeleteWait a second... is it just me or is her OC portrayed as a villain? I mean, why is she wearing a spiked collar? Either she's evil or she's a dominatrix. In that case, maybe Ted Anderson is being secretly backhanding Dragon Dicks and calling her an evil dominatrix (they go together more than you'd think) and he's just letting her think it is a compliment. Or maybe he is pretending to like her because she has those incriminating pictures of him, and she blackmailed her way into the strip. Or maybe she stole her OC from someone else and Anderson is actually referencing little known tumblr user 'Johnny R. Ockhard'.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe I'm so stupid and delusional that I can't tell when somebody has gone full Literally Who. Either way, I'm screwed like Roxanne.
Buy/download the comic and find out yourself. Either way, dd wouldn't mind if her oc were portrayed as a villain. Villains are cool.
DeleteThe character looks like that because that's how she draws her. It seriously looks like they just traced her art and coloured it differently.
DeleteAnd we know Anderson is referencing her because he's reblogged from her, and bought the shit she sells.
Alright, so given the update, now I've got a new theory: Ted Anderson is either a SJW or he is so damn clueless about what DD produces that he's been sucked into the Asshole of Ignorance and thinks her stuff is 'satire'.
DeleteI'm still screwed.
Actually, since he's now straight up saying misandry can't exist, now I know he's gone full on Literally Who.
DeleteI can officially say I am now screwed.
Shes a villian who thinks shes a hero, despite doing nothing good in real life. Just like the real Dragondicks
DeleteConsidering the blog's title and content, and the child demographic of the comic series, I find this cameo very...problematic.
ReplyDeleteI'm still pretty sure creators probably don't pay nearly as much attention to the fandom as we think they do, and probably aren't bothered by the same things we are. I have to wonder if Ted just thought the shirt was funny in a sort of ironic way.
ReplyDeleteI'm still annoyed that this happened, mind you. I just don't think they're quite aware of who's who in the fandom.
^ this
Deletebravo, exactly right
DragonDicks is awful. She has a long history of ranting about "rape culture" and how she cares about all rape victims... and when one doesn't agree with her she screams that they clearly are not raped and that they made it up or are just using it to win arguments.
ReplyDeleteShe cares about rape victims... so long as they agree with everything she says.
Yeah, she literally told me my 'rape didn't count' because I find rape jokes therapeutic.
DeleteStill better than her cuntbuddy AD telling me I needed to be 'raped again' until I agreed with them.
Wow. WOW. Your "rape didn't count"? FUCK her. Hell, people undergo trauma of all kinds, and one of the easiest ways to move past it is to make it smaller by joking about it. No one needs to live in constant fear, misery and terror because of one horrible event in their life.
DeleteWhat a bitch.
Oh god. I would like to say I'm surprised, but really that is just DragonDicks being DragonDicks. I'm sorry she and her nasty piece of shit friend said those horrible things to you.
DeleteFor someone who prattles on about "rape culture" she sure does have a nasty habit of telling rape victims that they are liars when they dare not bow down and lick her boots.
Thank you, and you know something? When my past came up on tumblr, especially during the Molestia shit, who was it telling me to kill myself, that my rape didn't count, that men can't be raped? tumblr.
DeleteWho was it being sympathetic, kind, and basically giving me encouragement to carry on? 4chan.
My sympathies to you, anon 2/4. The world's an awful place, full of awful people, but I promise you it's not all bad. Just steer clear of these hypocritical Tumblr cunts in future. There's only pain to be found there.
DeleteTumblr generally only cares about rape victims as props. When those props get uppity and don't let tumblr feminists speak for them, they are snarled at to shut up and stop enabling rape or that they weren't really raped. DragonDicks is no exception.
DeleteAnd at the risk of sounding like a broken record, there was that time where she said there's nothing wrong with rape porn and that it's okay to fetishize rape.
DeleteBy the way, third (?) anon about me? The supposed "rape victim"? I know who you are, you manipulative little chickenshit. You knocked some bitch up, you whined "rape" because you're too much a fucking pussy to raise a kid, then you keep going on about how you're going to kill yourself and/or leave the internet forever because no one else takes fucking MLP as seriously as you.
Anonymous 2: LINK THAT SHIT LETS GET THIS STARTED
DeleteI looked all through both issues, and I couldn't find the OC in question. Nor could I find that panel.
ReplyDeleteThe page after the one where they get the key to the city in the 2014 Annual. It's right after they arrive back at their base.
DeleteOh, it's in the Annual. I was looking in issues 21 and 22 of the main series. I haven't yet purchased the Annual, but coincidentally, I was already planning on it being my last purchase of MLP comics to save money. Before this news hit, I was planning on going to the comic shop tomorrow and cancelling future holds under my name, for that reason "to save money". But the real reason was also because in addition to saving money, I figured I could get the comics online as PDFs later. This news just seals the deal for me.
DeleteThat's the spirit, don't give them any money.
DeleteSpread this news to get sure they lose as many sales possible.
Because at the end of the day, IDW's staff gives zero fucks about the comic's quality, or if it crashes against the cartoon's canon, or if their artists are assholes, or if the readers are tired of their shit.
Zero fucks to all of that.
The only thing that can get a reaction from them is money, and if the comic sells less because of this incident, well.
Then they will give one fuck for every lost sale.
Hate to break it to you, but that's kind of the point. Creating quality work is important, but so is bringing food home to their families, paychecks for their bills, and payoff for their work. It is honestly not easy being an artist, and the fact that they have a fanbase to begin with is something to be admired.
DeleteI hate to break it you you as well, but when a paid worker is doing a bad job or breaks the company's internal rules, he either gets sanctioned or fired.
DeleteYour work carries the company's name on it, so fucking up means fucking up your company as well.
You will understand this the day you get a job and learn about responsbilities instead of being a brave and independent carefree special snowflake..
This...
ReplyDeleteJust wow.
I vaguely recall that dragondickhead had a close call with an appendectomy last year. This was around the time that they were getting more and more preachy with their social justice vomit thanks in part to the DWM bullshit.
ReplyDeleteDoes getting your appendix removed turn you into a butthurt thirty-something that has nothing better to do other than rant like a little child all day on a blog? I guess it does.
And yeah, if IDW doesn't do something about this, they can kiss my cash goodbye forever. Just as I was ready to start getting back into their comics, this neckbearded twat goes and plays the "friends with benefits" card for dickhead, the colossal faggot that's so colossal, they made hardened brony haters QUIT hating on bronies thanks to their amazingly retarded logic (shout out to miss mulp).
You know that if people think crazy bronies aren't anywhere as bad as social justice warriors, there's something really fucking wrong with the social justice warriors.
If getting an appendectomy turned you thirty, wouldn't every dying 80-year-old get one?
DeleteI have to admit, that "Dragon Fuckers League" picture was pretty funny.
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, what the heck?! Are people in the industry becoming retarded? Why did they do this? Why? Were they lobotomized?
However, it's just an OC. And it's not the first time SJW "ruined everything". Remember Derpy? She came back. Whatever "damage" that inhuman scum does to the ride, it still resumes and the damage gets repaired.
It's not 4AM yet when I press the submit button.
I think everyone is more pissed off at Curnow not giving a shit rather than some deranged SJW character infecting the comic, Mr. T.
DeleteMaybe...
DeleteAnd giving a shit is something they are paid to do.
This is god damn beautiful and I'm taking this news to my grave
ReplyDeleteI'd just like to bring to everyone attention that these types of Vengeful Misandrists would not be advocating the elimination of men if there were more Gender Role Reversal Crossdressing art and assorted media.
ReplyDeleteThey cling to the short-sighted notion of brutalizing and destroying us because no one has had the common decency to introduce to them the highly superior notion of subjugating and pacifying us into the docile, contented homemakers we had once idealized them as.
I am not sure if this was your intention, but this comment has left me completely aroused.
DeleteI cant believe I have to share an internet with people like this.
ReplyDeleteLike, why are people so weird and stupid? Fuck, you have the entire internet to go and learn how not to be dumb, then you go along and be dumb anyway.
At least I dont have to put up with shit like this off of my computer.
The artist just expressed his opinion. Roll with it. By attempting to police him you are becoming not better than SJWs.
ReplyDelete... yeah, no.
DeleteGiving a shoutout to a sexist jackass is a tad different from "expressing their opinion."
It still falls under freedom of expression.
Deletesorry i don't support sexists, people who ridicule rape victims, or people who use them as pawns. dragon dicks is guilty of all 3
DeleteThere's a difference between 'expressing your opinion' and 'potentially exposing children to hatespeech'. Kids read this stuff, their parents let them go to this guy's blog, sees the stuff he reblogs and the people he reblogs from, and suddenly they think it's ok to physically harass any boy who likes something girly. Which, yes, one of the things this guy reblogged advocates.
DeleteSo, are creators of children's entertainment should not be allowed to post family unfriendly stuff on their blogs?
DeleteAnd how would this barely noticeable cameo make kids exposed to hate speech?
We're not going to police him. We're going to vote with our wallets, and just not pay for his dreck. Sure, right now it won't make a dent in their profits, but if old Teddy and co. do this crap more often then more and more people will get fed up with it. In the end, we have rights as consumers to buy or not buy something. And if the creators don't want to go under, they'd better make damn sure they don't piss off those consumers.
DeleteOf course they shouldn't. Nickelodeon fired the voice of Leonardo from Ninja Turtles for posting inappropriate tweets. The actions of an employee have a direct effect on the company that employs them. There's this little thing called professionalism. Blogs are a public forum.
DeleteAnd the cameo was also pointed out on the blog, complete with links to dragondicks' blog, so any kids following a writer of their favorite comic is being given a direct link to hate speech.
"It still falls under freedom of expression."
DeleteThe same freedom of expression that allows us to call somebody on his bullshit, legbeard.
So don't fucking dare to tell me to calm my tits to censor my right to say something while at the same time you claim that the other legbears has all the right to spray the internet with misandry and intolerance.
>The actions of an employee have a direct effect on the company that employs them.
DeleteAnd the the company have a power over its employees. Which means that the company can infringe on its employees' freedom of expression. Which it does by firing and punishing them for their views. Sorry, I prefer personal freedom over corporate freedom.
Then how do I earn a living? I smell a "libertarian" manchild.
DeleteThe distribution of power in our society is such that corporations can fuck people around without reprecursions.Right now you want the corporation to persecute its employee for his views that he posted in his personal tumblr. Sure, his views are questionable, but come on. Many people here visit 4chan and have views much more extravagant than those of your typical radfem. This could happen to any of us.
Cool Story, SJW.
DeleteYou can have all the "views" you want, but you must take responsability for the shit you say and do in the name of your "views"
You don't get to throw rocks around and then hide your slingshot when you get people pissed off. And that's what all of those deranged tumblerinas do: play the internet tough guy card to sperg and bully people around, only to start crying, demanding rights and bringing out the long words when all the shit they spray around finally comes back to bite them in their XXXL ass.
He expressed his opinion, now they're expressing theirs. Having the right to express your opinion doesn't insulate you from the fallout of said opinion.
DeleteWell, their opinion that Teddy should face reprecussions is wrong and I said it. We are going around in circles.
DeleteIf you think that words should be fought with anything but words you are against freedom of speech, period. I don't agree with what Teddy and Cuteosphere have said (although I appreciate the toxic humor), and I will at any time argue against their views, but that's it. Arguing against the views that you don't like is the only acceptable way to fight against them. Killing, beating, imprisoning and ruining someone's career for their views is totalitarian.
P.S. think of cuteosphere as feminist Wyatt Mann.
Read a book, anon. Or at least a webcomic. http://xkcd.com/1357/
DeleteBoth "freedom of speech" and "totalitarianism" refer to government. If what Ted Anderson wrote offends readers, of course they're within their rights to stop reading, and let IDW know. And if it therefore materially harms his employer (if enough people boycott IDW's best-selling title) of course they're within their rights to take action to protect their interests.
TBH, I'm not certain this should be a fireable offence - all he did was include an OC, and it wasn't a Hitler or Bin Laden pony. (I'm also not certain it shouldn't be; his comments imply he knew he'd piss people off, so what the hell?) But FFS he's a *writer* - everything he does at work is "speech" - so by your warped logic he and all writers should be unfireable no matter what sort of garbage they churn out - it's all "free speech". He could turn in issue after issue of 24 pages of "fuck IDW, fuck MLP, fuck bronies" over and over again, and IDW would have to keep paying him for that unprintable garbage "because freedom of speech". What you say also implies that someone who verbally abuses their coworkers or spouse shouldn't be fired or divorced. The worst anyone should ever experience as a result would be, "Hey! C'mon!"
There are miles and miles between those repercussions which we'd all agree are appropriate, and your straw man repercussions of "killing, beating, imprisoning" which we'd all agree aren't. (And which I happily haven't seen anyone advocate, though I haven't read every single comment.) Your argument doesn't show any subtlety or any understanding of the real world.
> TBH, I'm not certain this should be a fireable offence - all he did was include an OC, and it wasn't a Hitler or Bin Laden pony.
DeleteThat's how I felt about it, but then I saw what he wrote about how bigotry is okay if it comes from POOR OPPRESSED WIMMINZ and I was all "this guy should be slapped"
This shouldn't have been a fireable offence.
Delete>Blah blah first amendment
I don't care, I'm not American. Even if I was American, I wouldn't hold a piece of paper to a sacred status. What I care about is people being actually able to speak their mind.
Thinking that only government can affect your freedom of speech is an extremely naive view, which betrays thinking in line with this particularly American, corporation-firendly, ideology of Libertarianism. In reality, corporations have the power to apply censorship; anyone who had to deal with Youtube knows this.
Yes, companies should be able to contol what their their emplyees produce as part of their job. (Although in reality the industry is exploitative, and companies want all control and no responsibility, which they impose in contracts.) But honestly, the only part of this whole fiasco that has to do with Ted's professional actions is the tiny cameo that nobody would've even noticed. It seems that people just wanted to punish Ted for being an "SJW".
Anon, freedom of expression is not limited to what words people write, but also the money they spend and the actions they take. He expressed his views by buying products from an "anti-brony" and putting controversial OCs in the comic; bronies responded in kind by not buying his products; the company's representatives will express their views by firing him if they so desire.
DeleteWhether the company is censoring is a moot point; many companies have fired people in the past for insulting their customers and will continue to do so in the future. If this is something you disagree with, you must hold to the principle at all times, even if a company's CEO funded anti-gay media or anything else easily considered highly political; I won't guess on whether you have or not, but the standards apply no matter the group involved.
He expressed his free opinion and he will continue to be able to express his opinion, just not in the employ of this company.
This man also expressed himself by choosing to work for this company and sign those contracts. Many artists have made successful businesses without companies, meaning he was not forced to work for them to be an artist. He had free reign over the market, sold himself, and later wanted to change the terms of the sale; like any other business, they gave him a refund.
Were you the one who laughed at others for being libertarian? If you didn't know, freedom of expression is on the libertarian side of politics. There are many subsets of libertarianism, with some being conservative and others being liberal, with some being anarchist, with some being capitalists and others being socialists. Brushing someone off for having libertarian ideals would likely require brushing yourself off.
I've had dealings with DragonDicks. I liked her Cuteosphere art and she has a knack for a zippy phrase, but she's obnoxious, bigoted and offensive. It's also incredibly divisive and short-sighted to include *any* fan OC, let alone one from such an unpopular artist.
ReplyDeleteShe's of the opinion that if you're a rape victim and you're not offended by rape jokes and you don't believe in rape culture, then you probably weren't raped
DeleteSooo..... Lemme get it straight: What is the difference between bronies and anti-bronies? Both love ponies. Both use OCs. Both adore cute things. WTF?
ReplyDeleteThe difference is that one side is merely autistic and only has in-fighting, while the other side is full-blown psycho and want to hate-fuck the whole world.
Deleteat least the bronies don't want to 'hate-fuck' the world (wonder how that'd go over the with the environmentalists). Dragon Dicks seems like a dick and all the SJWs who hate on bronies have skewed logic. Bronies may be weirdos sometimes but their my weirdos and I've actually never had a problem with any of them... we like the same show. I like some of their art. I guess I'm a brony.
DeleteSo, I've followed the "Glitter Punch"-gate for a while and came to the conclusion: not different at all. As a result of the fan uprising on the IDW forums there will be no more fan references in future comics and Ted got a shaft because of this thing being blown out of any reasonable proportions (I wonder what kind of opinion he has on bronies now). So, I guess, we bronies can hurt people just as much as the rabid SJW cunts if not more...
DeleteIf you think this level of unprofessionalism was 'blown out of proportion', you're a fucking idiot. He got off easy. He shouldn't have a job after the he's done in the comic and on his blog
DeleteWell you know... bronies and male mlp fans have been getting so much shit over the years. From when it all started with "LOL yall must be autistic homosexual pedos for liking this show" to "every male brony is a rape apologizing, pedophillic pos and should be shamed for stealing a little girl's show".
DeleteWow. Teddy-boy sounds like a real piece of shit. I know I won't be buying his comics now.
ReplyDeleteI mean, I don't buy ANY of the comics ('cause I can't), but this time I won't be feeling guilty about it.
you sure showed him!
DeleteI sent my comics to Ashens to be burned. Don't know if he'll do it because it isn't a toy, but I'm definitely not exposing any young children to this disgusting filth anymore. Fandom and greentext only for my kids! (They can't read yet, but they're definitely not reading this bullshit)
Delete>Opinion on current brony situation agreed upon by known anti-brony
ReplyDelete>Pretend nothing is wrong - supported same by organisations pertaining to said situation
>Everyone dies
Makes sense.
Well that does it for me. I've been an avid supporter of IDW for quite some time now. Ninja turtles, star trek, doctor who, ghostbusters, and pony. Haven't missed an issue of either of them, and all are physical copies bought from the comic book store. I've braved ridicule from my peers to support IDW.
ReplyDeleteI believe in equality. No matter what your race or gender, you are equal in my eyes. There isn't much a man can do that a woman can't, if anything really. And vice versa. But blind hatred and bigotry is blind hatred and bigotry, no matter who it comes from. A woman advocating the death of all men is just as bad as a sexsist asshole that advocates rape. If IDW is now supporting these monsters, they can say goodbye to my money, and my support.
The fact that My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, a show made by a genuine feminist that opposes all of DragonDicks' insanity, is now advocating it in an official product is disgusting. I'm very disappointed and I'm sorry to say goodbye to them.
Basically what I've been saying, buy you're a lot better with your words. If the higher-ups at IDW don't do something about this, or more importantly, do something about HIM, it just feels downright WRONG to give them money.
DeleteI was just going to say... Dragon Dicks and the supposed writers beliefs are the exact polar opposite of Laurens and what she wanted to do with this show.
DeleteSEND THEM THAT ALONG WITH RECEIPTS, PROVE THEY FUCKED THEMSELVES
DeleteThis is actually really fucking hilarious.
ReplyDeleteI read his tumblr. What has been seen cannot be unseen. This guy literally imagines a world without heterosexuals, is a flaming SJW and, as state above, "hates all boys" and hates bronies.... why this writer would isolate his consumer base is beyond me. Can't support IDW anymore, sorry.
ReplyDeleteGOt a link to that tumblr account? I think someone should screenshot it and send it to IDW
DeleteBefore yell I leave, fuck idw and all of the usual nonsense remember that in the comic works a lot of cool guys (price, breckel...) who dont deserve the shit of a boycott
ReplyDeleteAll of them dont have to pay for an idiot.
No, but they can certainly denounce what he did
DeleteI don't give a fuck how 'cool' some of the employees are. One bad apple spoils the bunch. By ignoring his asinine behavior, from insulting the people who keep their business afloat to advocating genocide, IDW as a whole is as bad as he is.
DeleteI agree, they shouldn't have to pay for an idiot. All they have to do is tell him: If you want to keep working here, you can't do that anymore.
DeleteIf they're not willing to do that, and insulting their customers is aok, then they don't deserve your money.
They let yamino draw a fucking cover who gives a fuck about inserting a shitty oc when they let people like fucking yamino do actual work on the comic
ReplyDeleteYamino is one thing. This is another completly different.
DeleteIts say to the reader directly in the face that you not are welcomed in the product.
Wasn't Yamino's thing just a random variant cover? That's shitty, yes, but it's a bit different from someone who WRITES for the comics, as in does work on the actual comics themselves instead of just the covers, and is an actual employee rather than a freelancer, advocating the physical assault of his readers.
DeleteWhen you get right down to it, Yamino's Derpy bitching was, while idiotic, misguided but well-intentioned. What Dragondicks and Ted have done is not only blatantly bigoted, it most places it would be seen as illegal, as it falls under the designation of hate speech. It is literally a call for violence towards a group of people (and if calling for violence towards bronies doesn't count, a call for violence towards men certainly does)
Could you link a picture of that cover variant? I never saw it.
DeleteThe newest post from the comic editor:
ReplyDelete"I have been talking to Ted about the subject. More on that soon. I appreciate everyone's thoughts on the subject, and allowing me the time to investigate. To reiterate, it's my (and IDW's) goal to make these comics as inclusive as possible, to all people, of all ages. Obviously, the depiction of this background pony, regardless of intent, is counter to that goal.
I will also discuss the subject of background ponies with the entire staff of the book. I always try and give the artists a good deal of freedom in this regard, as it is my opinion that the more fun they are having drawing, the more fun will translate to the page for the reader. That is obviously not what happened at all in this circumstance, and as such, we will be reviewing what is and isn't acceptable. At the end of the day, we want these books to be fun, and if that isn't what's happening, we need to review our approach.
This is an evolving discussion, and I appreciate everyone's respect during it."
While it's still left to be seen how they intend to handle the situation, at least at this point Ted's boss seem to be acknowledging that including that character was, for lack of a better term, a royal fuck-up.
Man, I really want to believe this is all just a huge misunderstanding. I mean, putting an OC in a comic is hardly espousing hatespeech. I just (downloaded and) read the annual yesterday, and I sure as hell didn't notice that panel, nor would I have recognized the character if I had. There's a big difference between "telling off bronies who are gross" and "telling off bronies, who are gross", and I'd like to think Mr. Anderson just isn't on the same page as this artist as to as whether that comma belongs there, if only because actively hating on your fanbase is about the dumbest decision to make.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, I'm now rethinking my decision to purchase the annual. Unless there's an update later on to clear things up, I may avoid buying comics written by Anderson in the future. Not like I've been buying a lot of them right now...
Considering how often he reblogs from Dragondicks, including things that make no distinction between 'good' and 'bad' fans, and calls Dragondicks 'wonderful' in that blog post, it's pretty clear he hates the fanbase. Why he works on a comic for them is beyond me.
DeleteMaybe the paycheck's good.
DeleteThat's the funny thing. 99% of fans who read this comic would have never noticed the shout-out if Horse News, /mlp/, and the fat angry virgin wing of the fandom hadn't drawn attention to it. Overnight you made Cuteosphere 1000x more famous than she would have ever been otherwise.
Delete^ This. The character is jammed into the background of a frame and isn't even colored right. This isn't worth the attention of the fandom, or anyone else.
DeleteNice damage control, but the damage is already done.
DeleteIf there's any silver lining to this, it's that IDW won't let Ted Anderson put anything he loves in the comic ever again. And if there's one thing we can agree on, the best work comes from the anguished writer who has to stab himself with his own pencil in order to prove he has any feeling left in his life.
ReplyDeleteNow if you'll excuse me, I have to go have my daily breakfast of rusty nails and personal anguish.
I hope Encyclopedia Dramatica makes a page about him.
ReplyDeleteWell, there's always TV Tropes.
Delete"Internet Backlash" seems like a fitting trope to add to this issue's article.
Hi dragondicks
DeleteThere is a good possibility that he wasn't really aware what he's doing. Similar stuff happened before.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, some stuff members clearly dislike the fanbase (even if they aren't outright saying it). If it had been Mebberson, you could be sure that she's completely aware what she's doing.
Not sure about Anderson, though. Never really saw much of him.
Ted's been on a couple of brony podcasts. He seems to actually enjoy the fandom.
DeleteYep, but if he doesn't see DDs stuff as sincere, he's pretty dumb.
DeleteNot that he disabused me of that notion during his appearances.
It does sound kinda like that, but I did find a diamond in that pile of poop...
ReplyDeleteHis apology includes the idea that Dragondicks is purely satirical in her post and that she doesn't actually hate bronies.
SHE DOESN'T ACTUALLY HATE BRONIES. Hmmm....
I think Dragondicks would love to hear how pleased we are that she is not actually a brony hater and doesn't think we are gross. Man, I sure do feel bad for thinking she was a brony hater. I feel we should extend a hand of friendship to her. All of us. And let her know we have Ted to thank for clearing up the confusion. Thank you Ted.
Ayy lmao
ReplyDeleteThat is the only way I'd consider buying from IDW again. That would show that they actually have some integrity. But I doubt it'll happen.
ReplyDeleteAll the better in this case.
ReplyDelete"But your buddy Ted, who has one of your shirts and reblogs your stuff, says this is just satire and you don't mean any of it."
So an artist that put her OC into an official comic, reblogs her stuff, and buys her shirts is quoted as saying (and won't admit to otherwise for the reason you just pointed out) that her work is purely satire. In other words, "Don't take her seriously." Think about that.
How dare a cis white male like Ted Anderson speak over someone like DD. SHE HAS HER OWN VOICE, YOU CIS PRIVILEGED SHITHEAD. YOU DO NOT SPEAK FOR DD. YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT SHE DOES OR DOESN'T HATE.
ReplyDeleteSee this is what feminists are talking about: cis white guys who have no fucking clue as to what feminists are saying and believe their words to be satire. Ted, if you truly believe gender equality and feminism to be satire, just fuck off.
DD clearly said she ain't having any of that willfully ignorant shit. HER ART IS WHO SHE IS.
I think that's a bit of an overr-reaction for an a background OC, however disagreeable they may be. At least they're addressing the situation.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's an overreaction in the least. I'm not comfortable with a children's comic being written by someone who approves of misandry and assault.
ReplyDeleteOh god this is so deep im.not sure what's satire anymore
ReplyDeleteoh god, how did I even end up here. you guys are all so completely clueless, it's not even funny.
ReplyDeleteok that's s lie, I do find these little grown crybaby outbursts a little amusing. carry on.
Nice damage control.
DeleteFuck off namefag. Ayy lmao.
DeleteLol keep crying, your tears are delicious
DeleteYour sophistry is weak.
DeleteSo, let em get this straight. Bronies who are assholes, get mad that an artist gives a little ink space to a reference to someone who may or may not think said assholes are assholes. Therefore Comic artist is bad? And the result of all this cooked up drama means they will have to start censoring the comic for this kind of content?
ReplyDeleteWay to prove Dragondicks right, assholes.
Hey dragondi ka. How does it feel to be btfo
ReplyDeleteNice damage control, Dragondicks.
ReplyDeleteBut please, keep samefagging under a million names if you want to, your desperation is delicious.
And your whiny damage control at the round stable was already capped and saved foreveeeeer.
www.roundstable.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=772491#p772491
> This will be the last [cameo] I put in any of my comics.
ReplyDeleteYeah, 'cause we just hate cameos, right?
Ha! Right, as if that was the problem here.
DeleteDat passive aggression tho
Delete"So you don't like it when I include an OC drawn by a psychotic bigot? Well, then I suppose I shouldn't put in any OCs at all! Thbpbpbpbt!"
I was anon #3, talking about thinking it was an overreaction. I think this really is a case of taking someone on the Internet too seriously. You're asking to fire someone because a bunch of nerds online got really upset at someone online they took too seriously.
ReplyDeleteI see people getting upset because other people are suggesting that maybe y'all shouldn't take the Internet too seriously.
Okay, what are we, Tumblr?
(I don't like dragondicks, don't like their "humor", and I am a bit disappointed that someone's OC made it this easily into the comics. I'm honestly happy knowing that won't do it again.)
Ted thinks Dragondicks is being satirical. Whether or not Dragondicks actually *is* or not, I think that says a lot about Ted's position. He doesn't take her words too seriously.
Hell, I'll retweet shit not because I agree with it, but sometimes it's to show others. "Get a load of this bullshit". So I share, because I'm amused. That said, I don't think "retweeting/reblogging" is automatically implicit agreement with the content.
Wait, so AFAIK, "brony" is a universal term for "fan of my little pony", just like some other fandoms got their names.
ReplyDeleteSo, isn't this just a bunch of hypocrisy and hate on your own fans?
Well, most SJWs, when cornered, will desperately attempt to equivocate by claiming that they were using "brony" to refer to JUST the creepy/obsessive/perverted fans, but yeah, your understanding of the term is pretty much on the money.
DeleteNot gonna lie, I hope this guy has his ass fired before he can do the brand any further harm. Excusing bigotry because it happens to come from a poor fragile oppressed first-world wxmxn is disgusting.
See gamergate, but yeah.
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ReplyDeleteEveryone above this line was trolled.
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DeleteFaggot above is stuck on troll railroad
Yes, by IDW.
DeleteThat's why they don't want to buy their comics anymore.
Nice damage control, but nope.
ReplyDeleteHaha, TheSmilingPony at Derpibooru just announced he's not hyped about hosting previews (aka free advertisement) for IDW's comic there anymore.
ReplyDeleteI woud love to see the IDW forum shills trying to pin that as 4chan's fault now.
wow I always thought that "I hate all boys" art was making fun of people who use ponies as mouthpieces. You're telling me that is a SERIOUS work?
ReplyDeleteSee, "the mouthpiece chronicles" articles.
DeleteThese retards love to skirt Poe's Law.
DeleteAnd sadly, the majority of the time, they are serious.
Of course it's not serious, but leave it to MRA's and their fragile hurt baby feelings to feel persecuted by absolutely everything.
DeleteHey, anon, let's reverse it and say it was all about hating women. You offended yet? You better not be unless you're a hypocritical crybaby bitch.
DeleteP.S. D-D-D-Damage control!
>but leave it to MRA's and their fragile hurt baby feelings to feel persecuted by absolutely everything.
Delete>implying MRA faggot
>implying I'm upset over this happening
Just go fuck off back to tumblr already and stay there.
now anyone can get away with anything saying it was satire. Hey maybe the guys from ISIS are just satirizing Christian crusades, or something ...amirite?
ReplyDeleteI know its hard to understand that people can't just do things and get away with them outside of an anonymous forum such as the internet, but in the real world, actions have consequences. If you don't want to be assholes, then stop asshole behavior. Simple as that.
ReplyDeleteI love the whole 'this guy has a dissenting opinion, he must be a shill/target of discussion' reasoning. I suppose it's easier to use intellectual cowardice than admit you were ever immune from criticism on any given point.
ReplyDeletenot immune*
ReplyDeletemy fault.
I like how you bring in Ponygoons/Roundstable. Are you jealous that this website is less relevant than a hugbox with 15+ mods and a bowel shattering fear of being judge as a bunch of creepers by "those people" on the internet. It's funny that a website that is so petty that they dropped EQD from its Friends list over posting SFW Cartoonlion, and almost had a schism over Bronibooru posting of SFW art drawn by artists like John Joseco (who has drawn NSFW art) is at least capable of talking to people and not going apeshit over invented drama.
ReplyDeleteI mean, if it was satire it would be funny, but you are seriously getting emotionally invested over this.
You are trying to be more socially retarded? Seriously? Why can't you get a better hobby? Like traveling the world and discovering new and exciting bags of dicks to enjoy.
"Reverse racism" is what they used to call it when black people were racist because the jackasses who used that term were patronizing black people, just like how these beta male nice guys patronize women.
ReplyDeleteWhat you're saying, Teddy, is people that say things like "kill all whites" and "kill all boys" are totally harmless and shouldn't be taken seriously, which sounds pretty goddamn patronizing.
Cool Story, Bro.
ReplyDelete"It's not sexist if a woman does it"
ReplyDeleteWhat a fucking scumbag.
Y'all hear that, girls? It's okay to openly hate men because progressive individuals should know it's just a joke, because nobody really hates men!
DeleteLook, I was pissed off about the campaign against Ask Princess Molestia, and I still hate that it got shut down. But you can't have it both ways. You can't support one form of free speech, like a fan version of Celestia making rape jokes, and then throw a hissy fit over another form of free speech, like a fan version of Fluttershy making misandry jokes.
ReplyDeleteIf you're actually going to fall to pieces over something as petty and meaningless as a Tumblr artist getting a tiny shout-out in a comic, then you're proving every stereotype about bronies right. Instead of taking the joke and moving on (the very thing the Down With Molestia idiots should have done) you're acting like a bunch of hilarious pissbabies.
Let it fucking go.
Or we can all stand by and watch while Ted Anderson and Cutesophere have a pool party in a swimming pool filled with your tears. You guys choose.
tedly pls..
DeleteI don't much care about the OC I wouldn't notice unless mentioned, what's annoying is the artist confirming that he subscribes to misandy and trying to cover it up by saying "it's satire because society really hates women, not men". And it's even more disgusting because said misandry is attacking the very people who buy his comics.
Delete> Anonymous 27 September 2014 03:06
DeleteThis so much. It's very sad to witness that anons are appropriating everything that's wrong with SJWs.
You know, I'm starting to like Cuteosphere's "misandrist" art precisely becasue it makes the hugbox that /mlp/ has become to lapse into pathetic fits of rage.
Except that doesn't hold up under scrutiny Anon.
DeletePeople aren't just going to "let it go" and they shouldn't. Molestia was a fan work, this turned up in an official comic. People have every right to be a little pissed that this tumblr insanity showed up in an official work. Then the guy calls it satire. No, just no. He's free to put that in the comic if he wants, but he is not free from consequence, and a company sitting on him and telling him not to be a moron and pull something like this is not censoring free speech.
Yes, being upset about a campaign to shut down a fan blog, and being upset about an anti-fandom message being included in an official work, are totally the same thing. Fuck right off to whatever SJW circlejerk you came from.
DeleteNice damage control, but no. No, this is not going to end until we get a very clear answer from IDW itself regarding Ted's future.
DeleteAnd even that depends of if IDW gives out the correct answer or tries to bring out some damage controling bullshit like you SJWs have so desperate to force in.
By the way, nice fake death threats, guys. Too bad nobody bought them and ended up being used as extra amno against your side, lol.
Hey, whats the forum in the last 2 images? I'd just like to go there and let them know that they lost a subscriber.
ReplyDeleteThe Round Stable, a hugbox echo chamber frequented by Ted and Heather Breckel themselves.
DeleteIt's a nightmare of tumblr femnazism, rigged rules that favor only themselves and whenever somebody tries to post something, the post first needs to be reviewed and "approved" by one of the mods.
If your posts contains one of the million things the locals are offended at, or if your opinion is different than the only "correct" opinion allowed there, the mod will not allow it to be posted.
That hugbox is the place from where IDW gets a large chunk of it's criticism, which explains many things about the declining quality of FiM's comic.
Some of it's members tried to raid IDW's discussion thread about the issue, to take control of the situation, shove their "truth" down everyone's throats and basically, boss everyone around as if they owned the place.
>feminism thread
Delete>OP is cuteosphere or a fan
yup
Beautiful satire, 10/10
ReplyDeleteHeh.
ReplyDeleteA super mom posted at IDW's board to announce this shitstorm reached certain schools and the parents had talks about removing IDW's comics from the school libraries.
The shills immediately tried to apply damage control and keep using the "Buh-buh 4CHAAAN!" excuse over and over again.
http://boards.idwpublishing.com/3/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=12770&start=1395
FrankyS
ratchet_rph (Femnazi from the round stable)
Look at them and laugh, please.
LOOK AT THEM AND LAUGH
pfffhahaha
Deleteratchet is the whitest of knights
This is all very good news.
DeleteDon't forget ZoundMonkey44's autistic rants and continuous attempts to create confusion to protect Teddyboy and get the "correct" answer from Bobby.
DeleteHas anyone ever told Bobby that all of those toxic dipshits brining out the long words and politic hyperbole are all from The Round Stable?
So, halfway reading this article, I was thinking to myself: "Wow, I didn't know all of horse-news was so obsessed with tumblr." But as I scrolled down once the article and its writing got too boring too read, I saw the author. Of course this article was written by Chelis. I heard he's got no job, girlfriend, friends, etc. So like most of the tumblrinas in similar situations, he has nothing better to do than be absorbed/obsessed with the lives of other people while wallowing in his own crapulence and trying, oh so desperately, to become "horse famous" by proxy.
ReplyDeleteNice damage control, but you guys already lost.
DeleteThanks for participating!
Failed ad hominem, try harder.
DeleteYou are so mad, DragonDicks.
DeleteHow does feel knowing that you helped to fuck up Ted's writing career?
Was it worth your five seconds of fame?
Nyehehehehe!
OP here. I have no fucking clue who Ted is. Good to know that when someone speaks up against the relatively decent part of the fandom being dragged through the mud by associating with someone who apparently has nothing better to do than beat off with one hand while picking fights with a bunch of children on tumblr with the other, they're obviously in the camp of whoever he is "writing" about.
DeleteFor someone who claims im "super obsessed", you really seem to be obsessed in knowing who I am. Sure I have no job (lost when obama care was enacted and every medical company decided to cut their medical billing dept) or a girlfriend (because i would rather have a job and money so i can take a prospective girlfriend out for dates, movies, ect), but im not perfect. I don't claim to be perfect. But I do claim to be less than a shitlord than those who actively shit on people for the crime of watching a tv show.
Deletesomeone who only cosplays maymays is pretty much confirmed for friendless-loser-obsessed-with-horse-fame
Deletebut you should see his equestria girls fanfiction to complete the image
You desperation is cute. Really it is.
Deleteso do you not exclusively cosplay memes or write equestria girls fanfiction?
Delete"I think that's a bit of an overr-reaction for an a background OC, however disagreeable they may be. At least they're addressing the situation."
ReplyDeleteLet's be clear. Yes, the OC in question is tiny and barely noticeable, in the grand scheme of things probably noone would have noticed it if he hadn't blogged about it and she hadn't boasted. The point isn't that there was a front cover with femmepony screaming "I love misandry," it's the fact that the comic (and your money) is being used as a platform to openly support this stuff.
It's approximately equivalent to the new female thor comic having a background cameo appearance from Rush Limbaugh giving a thumbs up and a nice big grin.
>David McGuire
ReplyDeleteFuck that cunt
Hey HN you forgot the third SJW post he made on RS.
ReplyDeleteLink?
DeleteI'm going to let someone far more eloquent than I am tell Ted Anderson why he's wrong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0Dg226G2Z8
ReplyDeleteThis guy is getting so fucking rekt
ReplyDeleteif he hates all boys and hes a dude how does that work
ReplyDeleteBy self-flagellating and/or throwing other men under the bus, one can temporarily absolve themselves of the Original Sin shared by all penis-bearers.
DeleteThe thread mod's basically said you can't say anything bad about Ted or Cuteosphere, thus destroying the point of the thread. Decided to leave a long reply anyways. Let's see how they respond to it.
ReplyDeleteScreen caps in case it gets mod-wiped:
http://imgur.com/5g8SEDs
http://imgur.com/v83g2Dp
http://imgur.com/g3HVVqr
The local mod changed his mind and began deleting/censoring posts to defend Anderson's ass.
ReplyDeleteWelp, so they really don't want me to buy their comics anymore?
OK.
Then it's time hasbro gets involved. If IDW is going to poison the brands image by actively defending sexisim something needs to be done.
DeleteAlso, what does DragonDicks have to say about any of this? He basically dismisses everything she has ever done as satire. A joke. Not serious. Which means she actually likes bronys? Was she for Molestia then? And her "satire" was making fun of Pinkiepony? I haven't heard anyone say anything about her since this all began, surely she's made a "statement" by now.
The local mod does NOT work for IDW. He was simply keeping the discussion civil. As far as Anderson goes, according to the local mod (who talked to the rep from IDW), the writers and artists for IDW are freelancers (with a few possible exceptions... this franchise not being one of them). So it is quite easy for IDW to cut ties with Anderson... just don't commision him for any additional comics, and sever his involvement with the ones he's been assigned for future release. Have someone else come up with a story, and everyone's happy (except Anderson and DD).
DeleteFalse alarm, discussion continues
ReplyDeleteCan't tell if being serious or trolling...
ReplyDelete^What this person said.
ReplyDeleteREMEMBER: This year's and the next few years' elections, VOTE OUT tea party scumbags and right wing filth in the USA. We've heard nothing but whining and crying from the right, and because of that, our country has made little progress thanks to these conservative shitheads.
ReplyDeleteVOTE THEM ALL OUT. VOTE OUT EVERY RIGHT LEANING LIBERTARIAN and RACIST TEA PARTY CONSERVATIVE CORPORATE LOVING, ANTI LGBT SCUM FROM OFFICE.