Watching Friendship is Magic or collecting Ponies doesn’t make one childish. To me, watching Friendship is Magic is far less childish than making anonymous secrets or comments about someone who likes to watch it. Let’s face it: as lolitas we wear dresses and headbows and jewellery that are completely weird to most of the people out there. Actually collecting Ponies could be considered far less weird by society.
Frankly, I just can’t understand all the hatred towards those (lolitas and non-lolitas) who like Ponies lately. I like lolita and I like Ponies, but these are just two of my many hobbies and to me they have nothing in common – though if I could get my hands on a lolita dress with MLP print on it I would purchase it, wear it and look fabulous while doing so.
Does liking My Little Ponies make me a worse lolita, or a worse human being? With this logic, my other non-lolita hobbies such as painting, writing, drawing and reading books should make me a worse lolita too, right? It just doesn’t work that way. I hope that Pony haters can realize that no matter what your other hobbies are – be they MLP-related, or thai boxing, or football, or anime, or manga, or collecting stamps – you can still like lolita, too, and be amazing at it.
Lolitas get so much negative attention as it is. You all know it; I bet every loli here has been laughed at, pointed at or yelled nasty things at while simply walking down the city streets minding their own business. So why must lolitas start attacking each other as well? We should rather stick together and fight the prejudices, not create more of them.
Let all lolis have all the hobbies they want. Don’t take it so seriously if someone likes something that you don’t. :)
And in the end, have some Ponies and a bunny.
I really don't get what people's problem is with lolitas liking ponies. So AP's stuffed pony bags are fine, but we can't like something 'childish' that's not related to lolita? Lolita is just a fashion, it shouldn't be the only thing ruling over our lives.
VastaaPoistaAlso I'm so envious over that Sweetsong plush! I haven't been able to find her yet, not that I have room since I already have the Pinkie Pie and Toolaroola ones =P
Abbey: Thank you! It's nice to know there are Pony enthusiastic amongst my readers! Your pony bag point is very good - it's okay as long as AP does it. :'D
PoistaAnd can you believe, I found those big Ponies from flea market with 3 euros each? :D
omg this is so silly! I didn't even know that there was this kind of hatred towards lolitas who like My little Pony o_O
VastaaPoistaI mean.... Lolita is soo much about "cute" things, dressing up in a way too look like a china doll from the Victorian age, or wearing prints with sweets on them, accessories that resemble animals or sweets...... - where's the problem now? :'D
I don't get it. Let the people like what they want and don't judge! I totally agree with you!
I used to have some ponies from MLP when I was a child :) Me and my cousin used to play with them :D And I also had some pony merch. But for a long time, I never even heard from that brand at all. I'm kinda happy that they have such a successful "revival" (I mean, grown MEN watching the series and thinking it's awesome - how much more can you ask for when making a TV show originally designed for kids? Haha) because it brings back childhood memories ^^
VarisVarjo: Thank you for you too! My main reason for liking Ponies so much is exactly that: they bring back memories from childhood. The few MLPs I owned as a child were my dearest, most valued toys - and I still have those old Ponies today, they were the first Ponies in my collection I started years after my childhood was gone. :)
PoistaThe bunny with ponies is epicly awesome!
VastaaPoistaElfie: Thank you sweetie! Odessa is all epicness and the little princess knows it, too. XD ♥
PoistaOh come on now, nobody cares if you like MLP's and most of all no one cares enough to think you or anyone who likes MLP is a bad person, what's up with that?
VastaaPoistaPeople are just generally annoyed with the sudden influx of MLP, mostly due to the tv series, which has nothing to do with lolita so I personally, as someone who is not a fan of the show, don't want to read or see that stuff in the "lolita community". It's just a backlash.
Anonymous: I don't want to see Pony stuff in lolita community either, because as I said the two things have very little in common. If you thought that was my point, you have misunderstood me completely.
PoistaI only brought this topic up here because 1) a member of our community was attacked this week in that nasty place called Behind the Bows about her liking to ponies, and 2) because this is my blog and I can write here what ever I want. ;)
So, if and when I see a member of our community (who is absolutely darling person, btw) to get insulted because of such a little matter as liking MLPs, I can - and will - defend her if I want to do so. No one's ever said a bad thing to me about my MLP hobby, maybe because I usually keep that and lolita quite apart.
PoistaWell it really is a shame if your friend got attacked because of her hobby, of course nothing justifies that. Maybe you should have mentioned it in your post.
PoistaHowever, I just responded to your post honestly so no need to be up in arms even if we disagree. A lot of people do talk about MLP in the loli communities (and internet in general) and it tends to annoy people who aren't into MLP, it's as simple as that. Personally idc enough to whine if someone likes MLP, it's none of my business, but some people do.
I didn't mention that because even though it triggered me to make this post, it's not the main point. The main point is, just let us like whatever silly things we want, as lolita in itself ir rather silly already - do not judge. This post was for all of us who happen to like Ponies or something else "un-loli". :D
PoistaI can understand ppl getting annoyed if someone talks about Ponies on a lolita community, but still nothing justifies those mean, hateful secrets lately. And yes, there is hatred, I'm not imagining it.
Again, I say that I do not see my blog as a part of any lolita community, it's not actually even a lolita blog anymore, as I write about anything I want to. :P In actual lolita communities you do not see me talking about Ponies, and that way I intend to keep it.
I actually don't disagree with you that much after all, I'm sorry if you feel I was too up in arms. As I said in my earlier comments also, I totally understand why people who don't like MLP get annoyed if people who do like it bring it up in wrong places. I just don't understand the hate and those mean secrets, that's all. :)
PoistaHii! I just opened my own online accesories brand, lolita inspired, I think you will love it :) And right now there is a giveaway! :) Good luck!
VastaaPoistahttp://miss-velours.blogspot.com/2012/03/miss-velours-giveaway.html
Bunny Princess: Thank you for the tip and good luck with your brand! ^^
Poista