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fandomsecrets2012-12-21 06:44 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2012-12-21 06:44 pm
[ SECRET POST #2180 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2180 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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[Fraiser]
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[Homestuck]
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[Kili/The Hobbit]
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09. [SPOILERS for the Walking Dead]
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10. [SPOILERS for How I Met Your Mother]
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11. [SPOILERS for Rise of the Guardians]
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12. [WARNING for abuse]
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13. [WARNING for rape, noncon]
[American Horror Story Asylum]
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14. [WARNING for rape]
[MLP: FiM]
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15. [WARNING for rape]
[Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen]
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16. [WARNING for suicide]
[Doctor Who]
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17. [WARNING for rape]
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18. [WARNING for IRL murder/shootings]
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 000 secrets from Secret Submission Post #311.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 1 - not!fandom ], [ 1 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
Re: an appeal to all MLP fans
Isn't that all the more reason to bring it to their attention? I don't go on EqD or know much about them, but they SHOULD be actively renouncing this shit.
Maybe I'll start going there more and see what it's like. It seems like a nice site from what I've done there...it's got good art, stories, and discussions. But I've only dipped my toe in.
Re: an appeal to all MLP fans
(Anonymous) 2012-12-23 05:17 am (UTC)(link)Oh, I agree that they should, but what I meant is that convincing them to jump straight into what they could very well perceive as bad publicity would be extremely difficult.
I'm not sure of the specifics, but they tend to promote a lot of business from Hasbro (the toys, books, merch, etc.), and they seem to have some sort of thing with WeLoveFine (?), and on top of that I'm pretty sure Equestria Daily is THE My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic website.
If they started having serious talks about incidents like this one, the fallout could be brutal, and I don't know if Seth and the rest of the staff are prepared to handle something like this. Just the "Derpy" incident alone escalated horribly in the comments.
The vocal minority (the ones eager for Yamino's blood, the ones pulling a holier-than-thou face regarding the show, the ones willing to send death threats and so on... the ones that are just a small part of the fandom but who still number in the thousands because of how big the fandom is...) does not like being confronted with the negative sides of the fandom. At all.
The site also has this family friendly face/reputation that they might not be willing to compromise.
I mean, I totally agree with you; EqD is probably the site that reaches the most fans of the show, and so the best tool to educate fans about what is and isn't acceptable behavior, but I can see why they wouldn't be willing to risk face for it.
Also, this is just my own personal opinion, but it seems that they are all too eager to please Hasbro (not a bad position to take by itself), but this means that broadcasting the most unsavory parts of the fandom is something that they wouldn't want to do for fear of being associated with it. Plus the potential drama I mentioned. They might be afraid that Hasbro and other people working on the show won't be so ready to approach them again, losing their good will, so to speak? Right now, when incidents occur, or where there are news to be had, Hasbro reps contact EqD fairly promptly, so I can see why they would panic at the thought of losing this rapport.
TL;DR: I agree with you 100%, but I can see why EqD would rather avoid that fandom-wide confrontation.
If I were the type that knew how to even go about doing this kind of thing (diplomatic level expert or something), I would like to actually discuss this with Seth, to see his opinion on this problem(s) and if he would be willing to address this all on his site.
Re: an appeal to all MLP fans
You are sadly right. The fact that it is a significant risk for an organization to call out disgusting behavior is a sad thing about our society.
Re: an appeal to all MLP fans
(Anonymous) 2012-12-24 02:24 am (UTC)(link)