Talk:Derpy/@comment-99.40.232.204-20120218171605/@comment-90.200.188.22-20120218175439

You're not alone in that. I can admit that I'm concerned about this too, but I keep telling myself that these complaints came from a minority (perhaps trolls or haters who tried to use Derpy as an opportunity to have the show axed, or overprotective parents who are never happy at anything and complain to many other shows for whatever reasons), and I'm completely confident that the bronies are not behind this ridiculous controversy - maybe one or two joined in but overall the bronies made no significant part in the opposition.

Personally, I'm wanting more Derpy - just another short and funny speaking role like in 'The Last Roundup', not a whole episodes (although, in light of the controversy, she could provide a good story and lesson for a future episode). I speculate that one of the reasons Derpy has returned to the background is because the show's staff are wise and don't want to overuse her, thus decrease the interest some of the fans have for her as quickly, so they've gone back to games of "Where's Derpy?" for the time being and let interest in another one of her speaking roles cook up.

I also read somewhere that the whole issue with iTunes removing 'The Last Roundup' and WeLoveFine changing Derpy's name (now resolved issues) may have been due to someone copyrighting the word "derp" and Hasbro wanted to discuss this with whoever did it. I don't know much about this but whether this is true or not, I took comfort where it claimed that Hasbro said they would not change Derpy's name.

In the end, the makers of MLP:FiM have done so much for the bronies and I can't imagine them taking Derpy away when only a minority has complained, fans organised "Save Derpy" petitions, mentally disabled people stating that Derpy did not offend them, and what I've heard about Amy Keating Rogers - who wrote 'The Last Roundup' and Derpy's scene - being the mother of a disabled son. I'm anticipating more Derpy in the future. She's very special to us fans, the creators know that.