Talk:Derpy/@comment-96.252.1.190-20130211192854/@comment-5897879-20130211233304

I have both written emails and handwritten letters asking them to explain why they retconned Derpy so that I could explain their reasons to my children who are also fans. Hasbro has never replied to me even when I included a stamped return envelope with my written letter. I never ask them to return Derpy in my letters (although I wish they would) because I feel that is solely their call. But as a parent I feel I have every right for the good of my kids to know why Hasbro decided to retcon. If they truly believe they made a morally correct decision, I can't understand why they wouldn't want to share that with children who watch the show. Amazing as it may seem, kids in what Hasbro calls the "target demographic" of 3-6 years old don't just see this as a "show". They REALLY believe these ponies exist, just like Santa and the Easter Bunny. When they see the Friendship Express DVD and then the current iTunes/Netflix episode they NOTICE the difference. It is not my job to explain Hasbro's reasons for the change (largely because the reasons I think they have are utterly ridiculous and unfounded). It is Hasbro's job to realize that retconning and not taking responsibility for it and explaining it to kids is as unacceptable as going to the department store at Christmas and telling the kids in line there is no real Santa. Just like rectonning Derpy, its not ILLEGAL and Hasbro as I said controls what ponies to put in the show, not me, but taking away Derpy from her very real and very believing child fans with no explanation is a morally garbage thing to do and you have no business running a "children's show" if you think that retconning with no corporate explanation to child fans is okay.