Comments on: Editorial: Clop and the Brony Community

By: captain Audesigh

captain Audesigh — Sat, 12 May 2012 11:40:21 +0000

I’ve looked at “Clop” images in the past and I’ve also seen “Safe Clop” where it’s just dressed up with no sexual acts and Rule 34 and the like will always be around.

But with exception to a few idiot “Bronies” who decide posting R34 on public board such as Facebook etc… I’ve only ever found it in places that deal specifically with that type of thing, so unless you go out looking for it then there is a good chance 8 / 10 I would say that you won’t find anything. As with google leaving the safe search option on or switching to Filtered would render 90% of all “Clop / Porn” images and text invisible to any search.

By: Not That Anonymous

Not That Anonymous — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:48:32 +0000

I sometimes wonder if maybe I should have something against cloppers since the objects of their affections are animals. Sometimes I wonder if it’s bad that I don’t. That is isn’t hurting an actual pony goes a long way toward not holding it against anyone and not considering it bestiality, I guess. But it still isn’t for me. Unless…

Is it clopping if it’s humanized?

By: Blux

Blux — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:04:08 +0000

It’s when that adult side becomes the majority, and that WILL happen. Sitting on our hands and taking the neutral side is just as bad.

By: shutterfly

shutterfly — Mon, 07 May 2012 02:45:29 +0000

I agree with this article. Screw the media, and be yourself.

By: Present Perfect

Present Perfect — Sun, 06 May 2012 23:46:14 +0000

It’s not hard: if you don’t want clop to affect the fandom’s image, don’t post it in easily-accessible places. If you run a tumblr or something that mixes in R34, leave a warning. Above all, don’t freak out when someone posts it somewhere it shouldn’t be. We’ve got plenty of safeguards in place.

By: Citrus Rain

Citrus Rain — Sun, 06 May 2012 20:30:30 +0000

WHOOPS!

*not posted publicly

Not sure if I forgot to type “not” or if it vanished (this tablet keeps deleting words and moving my cursor)

By: Citrus Rain

Citrus Rain — Sun, 06 May 2012 20:28:58 +0000

As long as it’s posted publicly, it’s okay…
I’m sure the google thing could be fixed with a little help on google’s end… (like recognising an image tagged “r34″ as a automatic nsfw flag)

By: Shinigami Dad

Shinigami Dad — Sun, 06 May 2012 19:40:08 +0000

I agree wholeheartedly with the need for Bronies to be self-policing, and that not only includes, but *requires* confronting trolls. I’m all for clop staying on R34-based sites, but I have happily “Loved and Tolerated the Sh*t” out of FB trolls and their ilk when I find them out-of-bounds!

By: Appleshy

Appleshy — Sun, 06 May 2012 18:15:50 +0000

I’m a clopper myself too.

By: JiiKoo

JiiKoo — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:24:34 +0000

A good article, though it was sort of difficult to read because the paragraphs were quite long.

I usually try to avoid overtly “cloppy” material myself, especially pics, but it’s not like I loathe it or dislike people who like it or make it. My reason for doing so is that I like the show partly because of it’s innocence. I don’t want to sexualize these rainbow coloured miniature horses that were aimed for kids because if I did I couldn’t look at them the same way. I don’t want to take away their innocence in my eyes.

So yeah, at least with me it’s just a personal choice. Accidentally seeing stuff like that doesn’t ruin my day or anything, I just prefer not to see them. We are all adults here (or at least should try to act as if we were), there’s no point getting butthurt if and when someone else likes ponies and shows it with art as long as they don’t shove it at anyone’s face.

One thing I’d want to say about Love and Tolerance is that it doesn’t mean you have to just shut up and take everything. If you don’t like something you can say so, just do so in a polite way. If someone posts pony porn in a place where it isn’t appropriate they can’t invoke love and tolerance when you ask them to stop.

To summarize: clop material should be kept where it’s appropriate and not shoved in anyone’s face. If that can be done everything is good, anyone can like whatever they want, it’s not like liking ponies is inherently bad, it’s just different.

And I’d also like to reply to Daring DeDeDe:

Yes, it might be unavoidable but that doesn’t make it acceptable. Trolls will do what trolls do but we don’t need to be okay with it and I want to say so.