(As an aside, I don’t understand why I keep hearing that phrase used in connection with the Friendship Is Magic fandom. The show is about friendship; love and tolerance, while laudable, are entirely distinct concepts. Okay, s1e9 “Bridle Gossip” and s1e21 “Over a Barrel” were about tolerance, and s2e25/26 “A Canterlot Wedding” was about love, but I still wouldn’t call them major themes.)
My suspicion is that the “love and tolerance” thing was an explicit disavowal of the expected snarkiness, cliquishness, and one-upsmanship of some online forums where bronies were congregating; rather than a summary of the message of the show.
It’s not really a theme of the show, but it does kinda fit the general tone. The word love is used to indicate more of a brotherly respect and affection then romance. In that sense it is essentially a stronger form of friendship, and relates directly to this post. The show is as much about getting along with others as anything, so its not a big leap to make. Tolerance on the other hand does specifically reference the ironic nature of the fandom and the contrast to other online communities, but it still fits with the innocent nature of the show, and I cannot believe that I’m analyzing this on this site.
(As an aside, I don’t understand why I keep hearing that phrase used in connection with the Friendship Is Magic fandom. The show is about friendship; love and tolerance, while laudable, are entirely distinct concepts. Okay, s1e9 “Bridle Gossip” and s1e21 “Over a Barrel” were about tolerance, and s2e25/26 “A Canterlot Wedding” was about love, but I still wouldn’t call them major themes.)
My suspicion is that the “love and tolerance” thing was an explicit disavowal of the expected snarkiness, cliquishness, and one-upsmanship of some online forums where bronies were congregating; rather than a summary of the message of the show.
It’s not really a theme of the show, but it does kinda fit the general tone. The word love is used to indicate more of a brotherly respect and affection then romance. In that sense it is essentially a stronger form of friendship, and relates directly to this post. The show is as much about getting along with others as anything, so its not a big leap to make. Tolerance on the other hand does specifically reference the ironic nature of the fandom and the contrast to other online communities, but it still fits with the innocent nature of the show, and I cannot believe that I’m analyzing this on this site.