Talk:Derpy/@comment-89234-20120301034124

The full story behind the edit been revealed. I recommend reading it, but in a very brief summary: Derpy was never intended to come across as mentally handicapped in the first place. The editing of her name, voice and eyes was not inspired by intolerance for "different people" at all, except for a fear that she represented an unfair stereotype that itself encouraged what we might call intolerance.

Instead, the cumulative effect of her behavior, her male-sounding voice, her eyes, and her name -- apart from referring to mismatched eyes, one meaning of "Derpy" is derogatory slang for mental retardation -- led some viewers, sadly, to see her as an insensitive caricature.

Please do not become so used to complaining that you keep finding things to complain about. Everyone involved was in a difficult position. Derpy herself lives on, as much as she ever has.

"Let's remember what the message of MLP:FiM is--tolerance, kindness, understanding, and, most importantly, friendship."