Mar 2, 2012

Derpy... Derpy! DEEEEEEEERRRRRRPYYYYYYY!!!

In the Last Round-Up Fan-favorite background Pony, Derpy Hooves officially spoke!

The bronies went wild... they celebrated, some thought that her voice was a bit boyish... (to be fair, the VA didn't know that Derpy was a mare...) Apparently some were offended by Derpy... These people...caused a poopstorm and this happened:


They changed Derpy's voice... Not just her voice, but they tweaked her "derpy eyes" AND changed Rainbow Dash's lines. Heck, now Dash sounds less like her slightly abrasive self and is completely out of character... This is the same Rainbow Dash that was cheering because all of Twilight's friends decided to refuse the Extra ticket to the Grand Galloping Gala if Twilight gave it to them.
This gentler, kinder, almost Fluttershy-esque Rainbow Dash that is coddling Derpy until she finally "explodes" is exactly what Rainbow Dash is NOT about... feels out of character. Personally I never thought that Derpy had a mental disability. Maybe some depth perception problems due to her eyes, but she was the best pegasus she could be. She's a bit klutzy, perhaps a tad awkward, but there is nothing that says that she's "Mentally Disabled". Personally, I find the change MORE OFFENSIVE... for a couple of reasons:
-It makes RD act out of character. In the Original version if you switch the name Derpy with say, Pinkie Pie, RD's annoyed voice works perfectly, since some pony singed her tail. The new version makes it look like they're forcing some sort of moral to that segment.
-Changing her voice. OK Tabitha St. Germain was not aware that Derpy was a girl, but not all girls have girly voices... Now New Derpy sounds more like a stereotypical "dumb Blonde" rather than the awkward and klutzy kid next door vibe that the original Derpy voice had.
-"Fixing" her eyes. NOW of all the worst things that could happen, this is THE WORST POSSIBLE THING! Here's a clip of Rarity saying what I just said...

What's the message here? She was kinda cross-eyed in the previous version, now her googly/derpy eyes have been fixed, so she's not as Derpy as before... If something is different from the norm, it MUST be "fixed" until it "qualifies as normal"... I think this is far more offensive than a clumsy, cross-eyed pony.

Also, where were these PC knights to protect kids from other characters that are possibly "Mentally disabled" and used for comedy...
Let's start with the most obvious one:
Patrick Star from Spongebob Squarepants...


Or how About Ed from Ed, Edd and Eddy?


These guys are absolutely OK and not offensive at all, but Derpy is OFFENSIVE!? What the Hell!?

I fear what will they do when they realize that stuff dealing with Zecora could be considered racist... It's a good thing that Cranky Doodle didn't have a Mexican accent...

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