Talk:Derpy/@comment-188.119.28.250-20130314155214/@comment-68.169.161.40-20130324131314

Pretty much anyone can relate to a character who messes up. Characters who never make a mistake are harder to relate to. It's why Batman is more popular than Superman. Superman's powers are nearly god-like,so it's hard to relate to someone who will,basically,always win. Batman has no guarentees outside being the main character of the show. So it's always more of a struggle with him and people love to see someone go through hell only to come out on top. It gives them hope in their own lives.

Likewise,Derpy is just silly and funny and it's easy to write her off as a joke character but the best fanon has her as an underdog,trying to overcome her problems and get along like everyone else. A lot of people latched on to that too.

Finally,Derpy was discovered by the fan community and grown by the fan community. She represents a link to the show that the fans wanted and the writers gave. You'll notice that most of the hate directed at her has to do with her name,not that she's clumsy or silly or inobservant. This is because there are real people who are clumsy or silly or inobservant. We've all had these qualities at some point. So having Derpy in the show is like saying "It's ok to mess up sometimes." As a result,it's hard to attack her character,so they go after her name. If you wanna know why people went after Derpy,watch the South Park Cartoon Wars episodes.

I hope this helps you understand.