Talk:Derpy/@comment-98.154.74.150-20121001053819/@comment-4445678-20121001203156

Amy Keating didn't make the decision. If you paid more attention to her letter, there is no instance where she writes that she asked Hasbro about the matter. Instead, Hasbro was the one who approached her and asked what she wanted, implying that Hasbro had received some complaints itself. And in the end, Hasbro was the one who acted on them, not Amy.

You say that all of these people "lied" to Amy Keating. Why would they do that? To cause trouble for the show? Why would they all gang up on such a specific issue if it was merely that simple? Is it not possible that they truly believed the word "derpy" was offensive and didn't belong on the show? Would they really be outright "lying" to Amy then, so much as they might be labeled "misguided" at worst?

Also, is it really false? Words' meanings can change over time, especially ones commonly used over the internet when they don't even have an official dictionary definition, such as "derp". And no, Matt Stone's description of it as "something you say when you screw up" doesn't really cut it as a dictionary definition (and it's debatable how much that description has even been heeded in of itself). Heck, even words with official dictionary definitions have changed over time, so you can imagine how vulnerable something without a dictionary definition can be. Suffice it to say that the internet memebase is not a trustworthy place for fostering meanings.

If you need more proof of the new meaning's existence, I can refer you here and here. Also, in regards to DeviantArt, I can guarantee you that any icon featuring a character with wall-eyes comes with the identifier "tardplz". Tell me that doesn't give you any negative implications.

In short, lie or not, these implications have standing now, the damage has been done to "derp", there's little we can do to undo it, and it can't be called appropriate for a children's show as a result.