tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post1421563050068394870..comments2023-05-08T04:26:41.949-04:00Comments on My Little Po-Mo: Elements of Harmony 3: Zecora Is Best PonyFroborrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08782366056731381450noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-26718886702766431072013-11-14T16:24:02.993-05:002013-11-14T16:24:02.993-05:00Yes. Yes it does. I myself despise Big Bang Theory...Yes. Yes it does. I myself despise Big Bang Theory because I feel like all it does is poorly represent geek culture, presenting a pile of stereotypes rather than anything which actually resembles me or my friends.Froborrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782366056731381450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-81003187289870361982013-11-14T15:14:20.613-05:002013-11-14T15:14:20.613-05:00You know, I agree that there is a certain dissonan...You know, I agree that there is a certain dissonance in not seeing your group portrayed in media, and a visceral gut reaction if you are portrayed poorly. I'm an asexual individual, I have no real sexual desire. When's the last time you saw that as a character trait? I can only think of one, and it was offensive.<br /><br />On The Big Bang Theory (pretty good show), the character Penny (worst character by far), takes the group aside and asks what Sheldon's "deal" is, since she can't place him as hetero or homo . His friends respond that he doesn't have a deal as far as they can tell. Instantly I relate with Sheldon; I've had this conversation before with people that don't understand why I don't find such and such attractive. There is usually some disbelief, maybe a question or two for clarity, before acceptance and moving on. That's not what happens here.<br /><br />Penny (how I hate her), insists everyone has "a thing", and starts listing off increasingly bizarre options, until she basically outright states that it's more normal to be sexually attracted to sock puppets than nothing at all. What a bitch. And instead of defending their friend, the guys get in on the act! They say their theory is tat Sheldon will reproduce by mitosis, like he's a freaking amoeba or something. In the end it's played as another "Sheldon is extremely weird and probably mental" joke and moved on.<br /><br />Sheldon has sated asexual throughout the series, and the only other moments on it have been jokes about him not desiring sex with his girlfriend, as if the natural male state of mind is "sex". Well guess what show, we exist, we aren't weird, and I'd say "Screw you!" but I don't think you'd appreciate the irony.<br /><br />Being poorly represented hurts.kriss1989https://www.blogger.com/profile/06812709736380898128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-73325497889393294192013-11-06T18:38:58.852-05:002013-11-06T18:38:58.852-05:00Err, now that I've actually posted that I real...Err, now that I've actually posted that I realize how it might be interpreted so I'd just like to append "given your previously stated views on the character" to that first sentence.Brickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05205279994171209511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-50442409913836079782013-11-06T18:37:20.619-05:002013-11-06T18:37:20.619-05:00Well, when you said this one was the one that actu...Well, when you said this one was the one that actually made you question if someone were trying to trip you up, I can see why. If anything my guess is that someone was deeply curious how much you'd have to contort yourself to pull it off, and wanted to give your brain some good exercise. Good job meeting the challenge!<br /><br />I agree that the most efficient and non-contrived way of getting across enough zebra characters would be to have Zecora recount her backstory (ideally sparked by the arrival of a permanent new character that's also a zebra), but I have to question if the writers of the show are capable of pulling that off without digging themselves deeper. I mean, they certainly had no shortage of Buffalo in the Buffalo episode and look where that got them. Hopefully this time they'd have the sense to seek out someone with experience portraying such issues gracefully and bring them in as a guest-cowriter. But probably that wouldn't happen, because they're probably only mildly aware at best that they've actually done anything wrong.Brickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05205279994171209511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-80413734001054983022013-11-06T12:51:35.140-05:002013-11-06T12:51:35.140-05:00I for one would love to hear Zecora's life sto...I for one would love to hear Zecora's life story and how she came to live on the outskirts of Ponyville. It would be a fascinating story.Hifibronyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855839118225378113noreply@blogger.com