Talk:Derpy/@comment-108.197.236.114-20120304083535/@comment-76.250.36.103-20120307090557

I am a parent and have two child fans in my house as well. I do not deny it is Hasbro's choice to edit things for any reason. However, while they quickly and severely responded to a personally insulted few compared to the massive amount of support Derpy Hooves receives on everything from EQD to choice.org to YouTube, they did so in a manner completely insensitive to children. The correct way to develop Derpy's character is to do so in show, have her take singing lessons with Sweetie Belle to develop her voice (notice I do not say CHANGE or IMPROVE, there was nothing wrong with it, but for argument's sake), then kids will learn that you can practice singing with your friends and develop a different voice from your old one. You do appreciate that for children ages 2-8, they think Santa REALLY lives at the North Pole, Mickey Mouse REALLY lives in a castle in Florida, and the entire herd of MLP lives just on the other side of a forest nearby. They love them no less than a religious person loves Jesus because they are innocent and have a right to remain so. The INCORRECT way to "edit" Derpy is what Hasbro did: they took down THEIR property, poorly did a voiceover with no in show justification, removed all of her typical characteristics because THEY PERSONALLY felt she was offensive. This teaches kids that it is okay to run your business however you want to protect your income stream--fine for adults but not for a KIDS show. This also teaches kids its ok to "edit" out traits in others that you personally are offended by even with no basis in fact. That is what makes Hasbro's method so grotesque. They could easily have developed Derpy in show to get to the same new version they have now, without doing it like a greedy, insensitive bully. Even their attempts at "explanation" are weak and worded for adults only. In Japan, when Jynx the Pokemon got edited, the company issued a public and direct apology, and the senior animator resigned. If anyone at Hasbro thinks Derpy is that offensive, they should do the same.