I have a very good friend with a lazy eye and people have always made fun of her for that. It made her hate herself and it was heart-breaking to see people everywhere reacting to her eye in one way or the other. Sometimes she would wear an eye-patch to make people think she has had an injury she had to cover up, just to avoid the stares and giggles. I'm glad that she sort of learned to cope and lives a happier life nowadays.
I was really appalled when that animation error appeared in FiM that had such a lazy eye and bam! fandom latched onto it, called it a "derp-faced pony" and made up this fanon that she is clumsy, super slow and dumb to the point she fucks up everything she touches.
Wow, what a positive "representation" of people like my friend. And when people complained about it, Bronies suddenly claimed that Derpy was never supposed to be offensive to anyone - except she was a horrible stereotype. Dumb and clumsy just because she had a different facial expression. "Derp-eyes" even get used in-show to express insanity. Twilight got them, Pinkie got them and that mentally ill pony also got them to showcase that they were "losing it".
Yes, there is Snails and he is slow. He also stands out because he is tall. But we have seen in-show that fillies come in many different sizes and shapes. Whereas in-show "derp-eyes" are linked to being fucked in the head while being a tall filly is not linked to anything (Fluttershy was a tall filly as well).
So, all in all, people got rightfully pissed because a lazy eyed pony was called "Derpy" and was made out to be an idiot. Not because she was a female pony that was an idiot. The lazy eye and the word "derp" were offensive, the stupid behaviour was already exhibited in-show by other female chars (Pinkie Pie, anyone?)
God, I'm such a nerd about this sparkle pony show *laughs at self*
This.
I have a very good friend with a lazy eye and people have always made fun of her for that. It made her hate herself and it was heart-breaking to see people everywhere reacting to her eye in one way or the other. Sometimes she would wear an eye-patch to make people think she has had an injury she had to cover up, just to avoid the stares and giggles.
I'm glad that she sort of learned to cope and lives a happier life nowadays.
I was really appalled when that animation error appeared in FiM that had such a lazy eye and bam! fandom latched onto it, called it a "derp-faced pony" and made up this fanon that she is clumsy, super slow and dumb to the point she fucks up everything she touches.
Wow, what a positive "representation" of people like my friend.
And when people complained about it, Bronies suddenly claimed that Derpy was never supposed to be offensive to anyone - except she was a horrible stereotype. Dumb and clumsy just because she had a different facial expression.
"Derp-eyes" even get used in-show to express insanity. Twilight got them, Pinkie got them and that mentally ill pony also got them to showcase that they were "losing it".
Yes, there is Snails and he is slow. He also stands out because he is tall. But we have seen in-show that fillies come in many different sizes and shapes. Whereas in-show "derp-eyes" are linked to being fucked in the head while being a tall filly is not linked to anything (Fluttershy was a tall filly as well).
So, all in all, people got rightfully pissed because a lazy eyed pony was called "Derpy" and was made out to be an idiot. Not because she was a female pony that was an idiot. The lazy eye and the word "derp" were offensive, the stupid behaviour was already exhibited in-show by other female chars (Pinkie Pie, anyone?)
God, I'm such a nerd about this sparkle pony show *laughs at self*