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Guys, there's at least 7 million of us in the US alone, not to even begin to guess at how many there could be worldwide. http://herdcensus.com/generalsurvey.shtml That's more than enough people for us to represent a statistically significant portion of the general population. If things you don't like seem prevalent, it is far more likely that this is because they are prevalent in the general population than because there is something about us that attracts such people. This is the real world: lots of people exist who you aren't going to like, and many of them are going to like the same things you like. The sooner you come to terms with this the sooner you can turn your attention to more productive matters. You cannot exclude these people, but you can try to change them for the better. Since it's the subject of the day, let's consider rape jokes for a moment: people tend to make them because they don't understand why they are bad. Try educating them about it! #onethousandcharacterpost
Sunday, 04-Nov-12 18:50:34 UTC from web-
@toksyuryel OR, you could subdue those guys with extreme violence!
Sunday, 04-Nov-12 18:52:16 UTC from web -
@toksyuryel tl:dr short version pls.
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@abigpony Some guy used a google to poll 1028 people and has extrapolated from the results that there are 12 million bronies.
Sunday, 04-Nov-12 19:09:14 UTC from web-
@ceruleanspark hehe, what? I know there's more than that there.
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@abigpony No seriously that's the core of his assertion. There are a lot of bronies, therefore there are going to be people in the group who say things the rest of us don't like. Apparently it's not OK to merely say "Don't joke about rape on a child friendly website", we should try to explain why rape culture isn't funny.
Sunday, 04-Nov-12 19:19:22 UTC from web-
@ceruleanspark Actually no you can totally say that. What I was saying is that you can't exclude those people from the group FOR liking those jokes, but if you want less people to like those jokes you can try explaining to them why they shouldn't like them. Telling them not to do something isn't the same thing as excluding them though and is totally an acceptable thing to do.
Sunday, 04-Nov-12 19:22:13 UTC from web -
@ceruleanspark People were complaining about the mere existence of people who like those jokes, and I was addressing those complaints by providing a reason why they exist and explaining what can be done to reduce their number. Never said a word about whether or not you can set rules on what can and can't be said on a website.
Sunday, 04-Nov-12 19:26:36 UTC from web-
@toksyuryel I'm fine with people liking such jokes, but if you're on a child-friendly website you shouldn't make them nor promote them. It's that simple, really. Some of us actually go to child-friendly websites in an attempt to escape it all, so it's quite stressful then.
Sunday, 04-Nov-12 19:27:40 UTC from web-
@omni Your previous statements seemed to be indicating that you had a problem with people liking the jokes at all (which, I should mention, IS a real problem in the world). I never said anything about people making them- that SHOULD rightly be forbidden here, and I'm not arguing that at all.
Sunday, 04-Nov-12 19:31:26 UTC from web-
@toksyuryel I will honestly admit that I wish people would like it less because it lowers the potential of them spewing it around, but everyone is allowed to like whatever they want to like. It's more of a "not in my backyard" thing, I suppose. Of course I can't expect people to stop making such jokes, but I at least want to be able to hide from them which is why I explicitly look for child-friendly networks where I (hopefully) can be safe. I must apologize for my poor wording, though. I was mostly annoyed by a community on a child-friendly acting like this, but I clearly made it seem like I condemn everyone who likes it, which I do not. I'm sorry about that.
Sunday, 04-Nov-12 19:39:22 UTC from web
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