The Zebra Issue Isn't Black and White

Editor's note: Here we present yet another article from yet another anon on this topic, because why not and we obviously don't have any real content to publish and this is better than nothing I guess.  But seriously, I think this'll be the last one.  I'm 90% sure.

Now, I'd like to preface this article with a bit of introspection. Privilege is a very foreign concept to me, especially after having met so many different people in my short 9 years in the fandom. Coming from a background with a black father and Asian mother, whose resources were taken by hurricanes and internment camps respectively, I still meet people with fair skin and supposed privilege that have lives far worse than mine. I sincerely hope that one day we can follow in Dr. King's words and finally set this racial butthurt behind us. Be you white or black, Asians imperial or jungle, we were all once kangs 'n' shit.

Just Get Better Jokes: Clout, Comedy, and Cancel Culture

Editor's note: This is a response piece to an editorial submitted by a valiant and brave anonymous writer entitled Implying Slavery In Pursuit of Clout.

Let's begin with the title in and of itself, because it speaks to the stunning lack of self-awareness the writer will proceed to portray throughout the rest of the editorial. What the author is attempting to do is to portray anybody who has even a slight criticism with tired, racist jokes as a clout-chaser just doing it for attention. Unfortunately this logic doesn't hold up on several points: chief of them being that everything is done for clout on social media. 

Taking Out the Trash: The Existential Crisis of the Brony Fandom - OP-ED by @SilverEagleDev

Editor's Note: This article is an OP ED fan submitted counter argument by Silver Eagle, in response to the previous OP ED on the same topic.


Man, remember 2012? Those were simpler times. Pony was a paradise back then, when we all bopped along to Avast Fluttershy’s Ass and did the Gangnam Style dance in unison at cons. There was no politics, no factions, no drama, no callouts. We were all one happy family, loving and tolerating each other.

I hate to break it to you, but it was doomed from the start.

Implying Slavery In Pursuit of Clout: An Anonymous Op-Ed

Editor's Note:This article was sent to us by an anonymous member of the community.  We lack the required testicles to have written it ourselves.

This image has been altered to remove any signs of racism

The comedy writer is like the conscience of the king. He's got to tell the truth. And that's my job, to make terrible things entertaining. 

Such is the challenge of a comedian, and usually people who complain about it being 'problematic' and 'extremely subjective' are the least-funny people around. It is true that comedy can be subjective, and far more importantly comedy can simply be unfunny. However, in terms of the latter, people have tried to unpack the reasons behind what makes something 'unfunny.' Comedy is far from my expertise—though I'll indulge in it like a drunk at a bar (or while drunk at a bar)—and I'll not pretend to be a specialist in it nor speak with any great authority; but I have noticed a trend over my life that's worth submitting for the reader's consideration: The people who complain about comedy and those who make unfunny works are not only virtually the same; they are the most tone-deaf, unrealistic, horribly sensitive, weak-willed people you'll find.

I have to start off with that little piece because what I'm writing about today plays into this. I'll refrain from any further waxing on the nature of the subject or delve into anything unrelated and just keep it straightforward to tell what happened, though I'll sprinkle some further quotes from this one comedian to keep things in mind. That being said, let's get the quick rundown of what happened: a funny horse artist decided to do a big meme for his horse artist friend for his birthday and Twitter got mad.

Letters: Another victim speaks up about ToonKriticY2K's past and alleged solicitation of nude photos of minor

The following post contains an open message sent to the Horse News staff, compiled from the twitter account of a reader named PeachyFennec in response to recently publicized information regarding the alleged actions of ToonKriticY2K. The views and information provided are not necessarily those of Horse News, and have not been independently verified.  

In the days following the public allegations against ToonKriticY2K, more and more people have come forward to share their own experiences, and detail a pattern of his alleged behavior, going back years. Today, another victim who goes by the screenname @fennec_peachy has contacted Horse News, with their own intimate story about ToonKritic's past behavior. These public messages include allegations that ToonKriticY2K solicited "nudes" of the victim - who was reportedly a minor, under the age of 18 at time.

For ease of reading, we have compiled the individual tweets below, originally posted to this twitter thread: https://twitter.com/fennec_peachy/status/958595996753301504

Letter to the Editor - former KP Team member speaks out

The following is an open letter, sent to us from a former member of the ILoveKPAlot Team, regarding his personal experiences.
Thoughts and views expressed in Letters to the Staff are not necessarily those of Horse-News, or anyone else for that matter. Opinions expressed in these messages are to be regarded as those of their respective authors.  

Hello, my name is Jordan Morelos.

On September 6th, 2014, I joined a team led by the Brony analyst known as “ILoveKimPossibleAlot.” On August 14th, 2016, I was exiled from the team, the following is my experience during that time, and how it has affected me since.

"Ponyville Live: How My Dream Became My Nightmare" - Letter to the Editor

So back in 2013 at Bronycon, legend has it that a group of 4chan users met a big lovable dude named Silver Eagle, whom they caused an undue amount of trouble within mere hours of meeting, due to his involvement with Ponyville Live. Flash forward a couple years and now it's Ponyville Live that seems to be causing him the trouble, as he details in this "letter to the editor" we've been sent, that we assume he wants the world to know about.

The text is copied below.

UPDATE: PVL/ PONIVERSE RESPONSE

"The Trans Pacific Partnership and how it puts our precious Pony Porn at risk." - Letter to the Editor

The following is an unedited letter sent to the Horse News staff, from a reader named J. The views and information provided are not necessarily those of Horse News, or anyone else, or even necessarily true. 

"The Trans Pacific Partnership and how it puts our precious Pony Porn at risk." 
If you don't wan't to read this wall of text, read this:
http://economixcomix.com/home/tpp/Both, would be better.
I don't know if you've heard about this, but over the past few years there has been a bill in the works called the TPP. The TPP is supposed to allow easy trade between the signing countries, and it does.

Lindsey Stirling Confirmed MLP fan

Adding to a long list of Celebrities who are known fans of My Little Pony, the latest entry comes to us from Roy, (the evil villain behind our affiliate site PBK - Which gets no love... Ever... Not even from us.) who is happy to inform us that Lindsey Stirling - the incredibly talented musician - is in fact a fan of My Little Pony.

Nightmare Nights Dallas announces DJ Lineup; can't find musicians who play real instruments

Today, we have a press release from our backpocket friend Borg about some techno dubstep shit (seriously, can't these tools learn to play a real instrument???) at Nightmare Nights Dallas.
The press release is after the drop jump

My Little Pothead - Cannabis Culture posts Equestrian Kush straight out of Vancouver

Nothing goes together better than colorful rainbow horses and some top-shelf ganja...or so we're told... Ever since witnessing the dank cloud above the Haight-Ashbury on 4/20 during BABScon weekend, it's clear that Bronies and Stoners have a lot in common, and that has become even more apparent with the latest "Budshot" on CannabisCulture.com.

"My Little Pony Kush" is a thing.

Horse News: The Mad Lib

We here at Horse News get a lot of fan mail, ranging from court summons to Cease and Desist notices to hundreds of gigabytes of gore and child pornography and even advertisements for hot local mares in our area.

But as much as we love the thought that some of our adoring fans put into these well-written and thought out works of appreciation, we do receive our fair share of hate mail as well. And one thing we’ve noticed about all this hate mail before it goes in the special place reserved for Nigerian princes, ads for local brony meetups, and >no hooves, is that a lot of this mail is nearly identical.

Letter from the Fandom - Rift Aftermath

Once again, investigative journalism is stopped dead in its tracks.