Talk:Derpy/@comment-2170890-20130212221554/@comment-5870562-20130213005122

I believe we know 100% who is responsible for performing the retcon and it is Hasbro. Nobody broke into their studios and forced them to do it with a gun to their heads (police records are public and would show such an act). Nobody filed a lawsuit against Hasbro legally compelling them to change anything (court records are public and available on the internet). Aliens did not descend and probe Derpy's character and find it unacceptable. Were there outside forces involved? Very likely. But those outside forces did NOT have controlling power legally or physically over Hasbro at all and that is provable. For a company that claims to be teaching children positive lessons, caving to a tiny minority with a very obscure personal experience that makes them interpret things in an extremely uncommon way at the first sign of complaint makes Hasbro appear morally weak and willing to do anything to make a dollar. As additional evidence, I point to the new Derpy toy from the 2013 Toys R Us line. Apparently Derpy is ok with making them dollars as long as its from third party sales, but she can't appear in the show because while it is ok to show children that you will retcon anything even if there is objectively no proof anything is wrong with it, it is NOT okay to show children their favorite pony for no reason other than she has cross eyes. I find it to be a disgusting double standard. Now I am not the type to post things like "Hasbro killed Derpy" I think that is exaggeration and sensationalism. But if anyone, a company or a person, makes a morally weak decision and refuses to take direct responsibility when children are watching I will hold them accountable and never let them forget it.