Talk:Ponyville Confidential/@comment-32136229-20150725082333

In retrospect, my earlier defense of this episode -- you can read it somewhere here in the comments -- doesn't hold up very well. If the episode wants to be a commentary on how people respond to gossips, the lesson should've stressed that far more strongly. However, I decided to come up with a different defense that I feel makes more sense.

It is true that the ponies only decided to be against Gabby Gums once the gossips started to be about them. However, I don't necessarily think they were being hypocritical. I think they just simply realized how gossips can affect someone after being the subject of one themselves. Upon that realization, they decided to turn against Gabby Gums and discourage the column by shunning the CMCs.