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| benger #1247333 3 months ago |
itz cuz ur a furry and should be burned |
| JP #1247335 3 months ago |
*grabs popcorn* |
| Anonymous #1247342 3 months ago |
It's science.
Mundane science. 
Pic related |
| PonyRIG #1247343 3 months ago |
is easy, they have human mind |
| Van_Horsing #1247352 3 months ago |
Anon, I can see several points in that picture that do not apply to ponies. Also, babies are ugly and disgusting. |
| Zancrow #1247354 3 months ago |
Speak for yourself. I just think they're cute. |
| Vlakc #1247355 3 months ago |
In my opinion, is because they are drawn in a very human way, with human expressions and all of that; I personally don't find horses or ponies in real life cute, but I do find these cartoon ponies cute. |
| Gittonsxv #1247357 3 months ago |
i dont really know to be honest, we humans are intelligent and sentient so maybe we have a much wider look into what is attractive or not, we are animals too you know and ye they are not real but we know everything about them so its close. a better question for me is why was i born with no attraction to humans.....schediaphilia for life bros! |
| benger #1247358 3 months ago |
that would imply we wanna fuck babiez |
| Psychopomf #1247359 3 months ago |
@342
Pretty much what he said only replace cute with sensual There are certain visual cues that some people get drawn to after puberty and well... hey. Someone could probably explain it more in detail but I just find them cute, the problem being I also find cute girls cute so therefore the association. I also have a dirty dirty xenophilia fetish. DON'T JUDGE MEEEEEEEE |
| FeralSocks018 #1247361 3 months ago |
Where's Zincy?
I'm sure he could tell us. |
| misnamed #1247367 3 months ago |
These ponies aren't real ponies - they were drawn by humans, with human sensibilities in mind, to appeal to humans. We were meant to indentify with them, and to be perfectly honest it's not that far a stretch from "identify with and find very cute" to "find arousing".
Celestia, specifically, is a different case - she's designed to be impossibly slender and attractive compared to other ponies, as a means of highlighting her status as a divine being. As a result, she's the one closest to usual human standards for attractiveness as well. |
| Jackarunda #1247372 3 months ago |
I don't have breasts |
| Classy #1247386 3 months ago |
I do believe that most people feel attracted to the human-like behavior behind these cartoon beings. If they behaved like actual equines, it would be slightly different in the sensual regard, for you know they wouldn't have a "human-like" mind behind their looks.
However, as a cartoon, they are drawn in a very cute manner with curves and proportions that are agreeable to our eyes as a whole. They simply are drawn very well regarding the art style that they are bound to, and as a result, people feel inclined to like their design. Needless to say, some people are attracted to such a thing, therefore some people do, as you call it, "clop" to ponies. It is a very easy to understand reaction, honestly. However, do realize that no all people are the same. We react differently to things, just like how people have different tastes in music, art and personalities. Such a variety makes it so that not all people see ponies the same sensual way a few others might. It's all extremely subjective, really. |
| Anonymous #1247391 3 months ago |
Someone needs to learn about comma splices.
Also, humans are animals. |
| Nightweaver20xx #1247396 3 months ago |
1. Large eyes.
2. Empathy toward their human-like problems. 3. Sympathy toward their deep backstories and histories. 4. Pleasing forms and expressions which remind us of puppies or kittens, which we're naturally drawn to love. |
| SpecialAnon #1247454 3 months ago |
Projecting most likely. |
| Anonymous #1247456 3 months ago |
^
4. That doesn't make sense. I love puppies and kittens, but I don't want to screw them! Ponies like Celestia or Luna on the other hand...I consider them cute, but I would still bang 'em. |
| picard #1247460 3 months ago |
I don't know about the science behind it, but here's something on the philosophy behind beauty and on the way how it transcends the mere attraction between male and female human beings.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippias_Major |
| Anonymous #1247462 3 months ago |
The better question is why ponies are sexier clothed. |
| Psychopomf #1247477 3 months ago |
Oh also special mention to Fleur, Luna, and Celestia because their forms are more sleek, long, and feminine than other ponies. |
| Psychopomf #1247479 3 months ago |
@462
Because it implies they have something to hide |
| ProfessorOfHoers #1247517 3 months ago |
I find them attractive. I find them more attractive than human beings. I don't care about science. I'm going a more holistic route and my boner is my divining rod. |
| Cerulean #1247575 3 months ago |
It's a remix of the qualities we find attractive in humans. Those qualities are more striking when you see them combined in a new way. |
| Anonymous #1247583 3 months ago |
They are not animals. The physical attractiveness you feel for these things are simply because of the fact that they've been given tons of human characteristics. Their intelligence level and personalities of course, but also the way they've designed the eyes to make human expressions anywhere between surprise to bedroom eyes. They blush like humans, their manes are more human than horse, they smile like humans and they even make human gestures. They also have curves that would not be found on regular animals, but more likely on humans... I'll hate myself for saying this but... the plot is a good example. Anyways, clopper or not, the design of these ponies were made to be attractive to humans, though perhaps not intended to be sexually so.
I personally get the feeling of beauty from looking at them. I don't really feel aroused, but I do get strange romantic surges from them. They are pretty much the same surges I got when I was a kid from watching Disney movies, like the romantic scene in Lion King where Nala licks and looks at Simba with bedroom eyes. |
| Anonymous #1247728 3 months ago |
Taking into cause that some humans do things like eating shit or cutting their own dick off... I can say that some people just are into weird shit. |
| In_Cake_We_Trust #1247813 3 months ago |
stay calm and force Cakelestia |
| Everypony #1247833 3 months ago |
OP is a furry |
| Anonymous #1247845 3 months ago |
because you are a sick fuck and should kill yourself |
| Karadros #1247900 3 months ago |
Because humanity is a race of colossal perverts. |
| Sketchy_Tune #1247949 3 months ago |
Artists design things to be aesthetically appealing. Ponies were designed and drawn by skilled artists. Couple that with a well written, human character that's easy to identify with, portrayed by a skilled and attractive-sounding voice actress... It's really not that big of a mystery. |
| Anonymous #1248022 3 months ago |
^583
This. |
| Dysons_Fear #1248054 3 months ago |
The human imagination has no limits |
| Ree81 #1248089 3 months ago |
I read a rather in-depth text about this from a redditor who was also an expert on moe culture. He explained that there are a lot of similarities between people who find ponies attractive and people who find moe pictures attractive, and it all comes down to genes.
We're programmed to find certain aspects attractive. Cuteness is one. Smooth skin is another, because it indicates the person is healthy (why else would make-up work?). We also find, well, butts attractive, and it's not coincidence the fan art has more exaggerated, human like butts than the official art. He used a bunch of "moe" expressions, probably japanese ones to describe all these things too, so it's definitely a science of sort. |
| Zancrow #1248125 3 months ago |
^
Moe is human, though, as far as I know. |
| Zancrow #1248128 3 months ago |
Of course, you could describe Fluttershy as moe, but it's mainly humans. |
| Anonymous #1248183 3 months ago |
It is not the first time when fans find fictional non-humans sexy. The whole things boil down to the fact that while they are very different from humans, they still are close enough. They have human eyes, manes styled like human hair, human voices, human personalities, feminine bodies and (for some) sexy butts. All this things are crucial to human males, so it's enough to look over the fact that they are four legged animals. |
| Martz #1248196 3 months ago |
The uncanny valley seems to have had a serious impact in this regard. I don't think it really has to do with the idea that they are considered animals but in fact are more human than most things we would consider sentient. We can connect and relate and the characters being fleshed out with dynamic personalities, voices, opinions, etc. allows our own imaginations to wonder. |
| CottonTales #1248216 3 months ago |
> manes styled like human hair-check
> human voices- I guess you mean they speak > human personalities- I guess you mean sentience in general >human eyes-what? >feminine bodies-explain this I don't understand what you mean exactly >sexy butts-uh...check |
| Calbeck #1248237 3 months ago |
1) brushie brushie brushie
2) blushie blushie blushie |
| Sonlir #1248311 3 months ago |
Fucking a pony no matter anthro or not is probably the least enjoybable pasttime i can think of. |
| MysteryEzekude #1248330 3 months ago |
@Classy No better description.
*clap clap clap* |
| mathprofbrony #1248693 3 months ago |
We're programmed to be attracted to things that physically resemble babies (to protect) and young, healthy mates (for the obvious reasons), which several posters have described. It also helps that cartoons idealize forms -- the HOERS tag used on ponibooru encapsulates the sudden revulsion that many of us feel when we view a pony given more "realistic" dimensions, especially depictions of their sexual organs.
Personality is also an important part, and the ponies are very nice, morally upright, generally competent sentient beings -- the "sentient" part going a long way to erase the bestiality taboos. In addition, the characters are voiced by normal young women who are professionals at sounding pleasant and intelligent, and voice is a very attractive trait for many people. |
| ProfessorOfHoers #1248800 3 months ago |
^That's all well and good but I like dem hoerses too. :D |
| Anonymous #1248811 3 months ago |
Horny virgins + girl cartoon = shit happens |
| JazzGlenn #1248850 3 months ago |
Gee I wonder... |
| -Lunacy #1249557 3 months ago |
....
clop clop clop |
| LurkerPony #1250497 3 months ago |
It's the same reason people like loli stuff, probably. At the same time though, that doesn't make anyone want to fuck a horse, just this specific creature in particular. Same goes for people that like loli; they love the design, but wouldn't fuck babies in real life.
Babies don't look similar to lolis. Ponies don't look similiar to real horses. That's why most people who like ponies aren't actually going to do real "horse-fucking." That probably didn't answer your question, but I wanted to throw it out there. |
| LurkerPony #1250499 3 months ago |
Of course, if a person likes realistic images or photographs of actual children or horses. Well... that's a different situation entirely. (Call the cops.) |
| I_Like_Your_Mane #1250589 3 months ago |
It's the face. And the mane. OH GOD THE MANE.
>#1250497 That's a good reasoning actually. Loli art in general are just pure fantasy. Real kids are a bunch of brats + most kids don't even have fully developed sexual organs. |
| Anonymous #1250965 3 months ago |
800: You're obviously not the only one. On the more left-brain side, it makes sense to me that if you take two intelligent species and have them work side-by-side for thousands of years: You are going to develop a capacity to form very Powerful Emotional Bonds between one another. Add to that that Equines are undeniably aesthetically attractive and I don't really think we should be all that surprised that there are Human's who find them Sexually Attractive. I can only imagine that during the days when traveling by Horse was common, there must have been People who considered it to be a game like Leap-frog: "Get on, Get-off . . . Get you off . . . Get myself off . . ." If you want to get into a deeper side of things though, I suspect that in their Emotional Aspect, Equines are representative of a highly advanced form of Intelligence. The reason why they appear to us as they is because they knew. -before they decided to commune with us- That We would learn the most from each other in that form with those capacities. |
| WildHeart #1251101 3 months ago |
I don't know where it is right now, but there was some guy who checked and found every single proportion of a pony matched the golden ratio. Whether anypony cares is up to them. |
| Questionable_Object #1251206 3 months ago |
BECAUSE THEY'RE BETTER THAT'S WHY.
Humans suck... |
| Supuhstar #1251873 3 months ago |
Because the curves are drawn similarly to those of humans. *shrug* as furry, I've gotten used to it. |
| Supuhstar #1251886 3 months ago |
That and they're sentient, and we don't feel the same way about them as we do real animals. |
| FireEel #1254481 3 months ago |
It is a very well-drawn piece of work afterall. |
| LurkerPony #1255660 3 months ago |
@#1206
Lyra is going to kick your ass, man. :c |
| Xuncu #1258512 3 months ago |
We've adressed this before, I think. Basically, what makes it OK (I'll skip adressing the Attraction, since everybody already has posted the whys to that already), but what it boils down to is the capacity to give Informed Consent.
As some of you know my debate style, I'll adress the antonym as well, showing what's wrong with what's wrong. Human, underage: Neithr informed, nor can give consent. As is often the case than not; the abuser is in a postion of power, such as a parent, authority, or a religious figure, thus free will and/of consent isn't really plausible in these cases (and almost all of the rest of the cases are kidnappers and rapists, who also abuse the position of phsyical power of harming them and forcibly overpowering the child). I imagine there's possibly rare Kodomo no Jikan instances, of children who're mentally mature at early ages, who happen to be horny and attracted to adults, for whatever reason. "When is a human mature?" That'd really depend on societal benchmarks (case in point: in third-world countries, it's more "okay" for younger and younger children to be put into arranged marriges due to economic and sociletal pressures... now, if that's in capacity to give informed consent either, I honestly don't know...), but age of consent laws do provide a good general rule of thumb that do work well to overall protect children from dumb shit, like that 48-year old teacher that was fucking the 17 year old, recently in the news. A bit of science: Why humans take so long to be sexually and mentally mature: Evolution, basically. The other animals mature faster because their children need to be able to fend on their own as soon as possible, since nature rapes the unprepared and undefended fairly quickly with violently painful death. As a population, once it became really fucking hard to kill us on any significant scale (fire, nomadic and permanent settlements, weapons, domestication of wolves into dogs to guard us, ect), that gave us the luxury of taking longer amounts of time for maturation. The point of which is that it gives us longer time for learning, and developing associational pathways that're basically the mechanics behind why we're sentient and intelligent, and absurdly adaptable. For example, at least the cues for physical maturation (ossifcation of certain parts of bone), as you go back through each ancestral species, you can see that our ancestors became physically mature at a younger age (and presumably mentally as well, given what little data we have on brain volume vs age for a given species), ie; as we evolved, we stayed in childhood longer and longer, because we damn well could, and became smarter, at a faster rate, because of it Normal pony (or any other "lesser" animal 'besides' humans), ie; Beastiality: Unintelligent; cannot give an informed opinion. If I find it again, there's a youtube video about a DJ at a sex talk porn radio station talking about when he took a caller who WAS into bestiality (and made several homophobic statements to make sure everyone understood it was a mare he was fucking, not a colt), who insisted "if she really didn't want me to, don't you think she could have stopped (kicked) me?" as an excuse. Why it isn't: Again, on any decent scale, even a clever pony who can 'count' doesn't display the intelligence or critical thought of any human of more than a few years of age. The fact that we can, and did, change animals on the genetic level when we domiated (domesticated) them just goes to show that humans are in a position of power to manipuate the other animals unfairly. If someone brings up humans eating meat, 'how is that not cruel', ect; Any predator, humans included, the interest is in a quick clean kill of prey (humans shopping for meat is an extreme conclusion of this: how many of you have ever phsycially touched a (living) cow?). Rape and torture is evil because it's sustained suffering. Yeah, with farms, there is laws for basic standards for the animals, but... well, econicms and capitalism isn't something I really think I'm good at talking about. Rape of an adult: Duh; even if informed, not consent. A MLPony: human intelligence, and negligible factors about how their biology has them, as Lauren says, late teens/young adults, regardless of year age (or what exactly a "year" is with Equestria's cosmology). Informed (Twilight might be a savant, but still indicative of the Ponies capacity for intelligence as a whole), and emotional range (so much, that we often see them as fellow sentient beings, which as adressed by others; is one of the reasons we're attracted to them in the first place) they obviously can give consent (and have even, if not better chances of fighting off a human if they didn't, as well as being fully aware of the situation, almost certainly having their own societal taboos on abuse (some of you may recall my essay on the Social Contract, and Wesdaaman and Discord). So, being "bascially human", with the Mane 6 being ou age; it's Okay to be attracted, as well as understandable as to why we're attracted to them. Non-heterosexuality (human): same case: as long as informed consent, it's alwriiiiiiiiight. The only people who think their opinion on gender should apply to everyone are the religious (read: dumb fuck fundies), so they may, of course, go fuck themselves. SOPHISITCAED AS FUCK, MOTHERFUCKERS. Any other non-humans (presumably aliens): Again, same as the Ponies (who're arguably aliens just as well, as Equestria's presumably on some other Earth); ie; James T. Kirk knew his shit about where to stick his dick (ie; whatever orifice his boner pointed at). |
| Anonymous #1260883 3 months ago |
@Xuncu, a very interesting post. Never actually thought of MLPonies this way.
However, I wanted to point out that not all people who are homophobic are religious. I don't consider myself very religious, but I still think men fucking eachother in the ass or blowing eachother off is disgusting. Not because it's some awful crime, or sin against nature, but because it's fucking_disgusting. It's a natural reaction in my brain, and there's nothing I can (or, in fact, want to) do about it. Mind you, I don't hate gays on a personal level. I actually have an acquaintance who is gay, and he's a fun guy to talk to. We have a sort-of... understanding. I respect his choice (or whatever genetic screwup that happened to him) - I don't try to "straighten" him up (bad pun intended), and he respects my disdain for sodomy. Can't say we're best friends or anything, but we do share some fields of interest, and we like to exchange insights on relevant subjects (MLP being one of them :) Yup, that's what ponies do. They make homophobes not hate gay people). |
| Anonymous #1260912 3 months ago |
@Xuncu
As a religious person, I ask you to kindly go fuck yourself too. |
| vincentfrost #1260920 3 months ago |
there's an actual picture of molestia taking a bite of the cake, but i think she enjoyed the taste a bit too much... |
| Anonymous #1260929 3 months ago |
Ponies are Furries.
Furries are famous for their Yiff. Do the Math. |
| Xuncu #1260973 3 months ago |
@Anon: As a generic anon, you don't matter on the net. As a chrsitian, you also don't matter IRL. :D |
| Anonymous #1260981 3 months ago |
Well that's just your opnion man |
| Anonymous #1260994 3 months ago |
He could be Muslim, or Hindu, for all you know. |
| Anonymous #1261439 3 months ago |
@Xuncu
So a virtual name makes one matter more? You are retarded. Almost one third of the world is christian. 60 to 70% of US citizens are christians. It's seems you are the one who don't matter IRL. |
| Anonymous #1266035 3 months ago |
512: Now I have to go through this and correct what you've assumed without fully thinking things through. Nothing personal, It's kind of a hobby. First, the definition of consent; what does that term mean when used in common discourse? It seems as though we have confined the conditions under which a being can give consent to an activity as only being applicable to "Mature" entities with full verbal facilities. However, does even a Mature person have the capability to fully comprehend every possible outcome to an agreement? Say, Marriage for example, I've always thought it's pathetic that there are those who try to claim that Gays would ruin "The Sanctity of Marriage" The current rate of Divorce and that McDonald's has recently caved to public-pressure and agreed to allow Weddings to be held in their dispensaries says otherwise sadly. I suspect that we are all in fact, as a Society, horribly wounded and afraid when it comes to Intimacy. It takes a lot for People to step back and realize that they are making manifest that which they are most enthralled with: The Reaction by Society at large to the Pedo-Panic has only further facilitated the abuse of Children. This is True because Parents take control over a Young Person's agency the moment they begin to act out Sexually, believing that when a Young Person does so: It indicates a Problem that either is worse, or will only grow worse. So People start wondering and even asking if the Child has been Sexually Abused, The Parents freak and start forcing them to act differently and from then on: That Person will always have issues around Intimacy. Perhaps that is the True weakness that the Genuinely Predatory types exploit: By tapping into the conflict between the innate Human Desire to explore and experience and the Shame and Fear of displeasing Mom and Dad. that doesn't even factor in all the Trauma to the collective psyche that both Male and Female Genital Mutilation no doubt causes. Start raising Young People who are not made to act on command by Shame and Fear; Who have their ability to say Yes or No intact and insist on being treated with Respect because they have been. Any Young Boy or Girl like that getting cornered by some Sick, Sociopathic Shit would be shrieked at so loud their ears would bleed and get slugged full in the nuts before being turned over to the Adults for Empathy Training.
As for your argument that Animals cannot give consent, I have to disagree and surmise that you have not spent much time around Animals. If they don't like something, they will most certainly let you know. Besides, we should be more worried about Horses being Slaughtered for Human consumption rather than Human's having Sex with them. Surely, bringing a Mare to a Gushing Orgasm is on a different spectrum then brutally Destroying a Beautiful Being that can Commune with us in a multitude of Profound ways. |
| LurkerPony #1267823 3 months ago |
@Xuncu
"The only people who think their opinion on gender should apply to everyone are the religious." Can you be polite enough to watch your choice of words please? It only takes 2 seconds to add, "few," "some," or most." |
| Anonymous #1268504 3 months ago |
@035, pretty sure that your tiny human dick can't please an actual mare that would be more accustomed to a, you know, enormous horse cock...
And yes, of all your post, I chose to comment on this particular statement. Surely speaks volumes about how fucked up I am. >:] |
| Anonymous #1271731 2 months ago |
"Why does looking at this pic of Celestia give the same sensation as looking at a really hot human girl?"
I'll tell you why...because John Joseco is a fucking WIZARD! I don't know how he does it, but his drawings of Celestia are just erotic as fuck! Thank you, JJ, for some of the hottest Molestia/Celestia pics out there! |
| RandomFanguy #1271742 2 months ago |
Why you ask?
I'm not sure exactly, but I think it's mainly due to how the physically look. They're curvy and straight in all the right places and perhaps their personalities play a role as well. |
| Anonymous #1274490 2 months ago |
It's subliminal programming by the Illuminati, by tapping into subconscious urges, they are making us all into Perverts so that no one will take us seriously. As well as distracting us, when was the last time you saw News on that whole Occupy Wall St. thing? Ah well, Love and Tolerance. P.S. I'm High. |
| shadowAKA086 #1276013 2 months ago |
It never ceases to amaze me how a simple picture can summon Hurricane Shitstorm.
As far as the science behind the attraction to cartoon ponies, my educated guess is that it's a type of paraphilia, which involves a sexual arousal/gratification towards objects and/or situations that are considered abnormal. There are literally hundreds of documented paraphilias, from amputations to zippers and everything in between. As long as the attraction doesn't interfere with the person's daily routine or well-being (or the well-being of others), it isn't a problem. I also think that the assertion that the ponies are relatable and have human-like characteristics and personalities has a lot of merit. It's quite a stretch to assume that an attraction to fictional, cartoon ponies is the same as an attraction to real ponies or furry fandom. A lot of bronies who are attracted to the ponies have specifically stated that it's the personalities that draw them to the ponies, not necessarily their appearance. And interspecies attraction isn't exactly exclusive to humans. There have been circumstances where animals have tried to initiate sexual relations with humans. Dolphins have been reported trying to have sex with humans, and everyone has seen a dog hump someone's leg. You could argue that they're just animals driven by primal urges, but we too were once animalistic, and we're still driven by primal urges. Basically my point is that everyone's different, and we all have different brian chemistry that makes us like and dislike different things. It serves literally no purpose to bash someone for clopping or being a furry or any of the like. It's like hating someone for liking lasagna: it makes you look childish and uneducated. The whole point of MLP is to teach tolerance, understanding, and appropriate social interaction, and the fact that we're going back and forth and attacking each other completely undermines the show's purpose. Some bronies clop, some don't. It's all a matter of brain chemistry and personal preference. Just live and let live - that's the message of MLP, and as fans of the show, we should try to uphold it; aside from buying Hasbro's products, that's the best kind of support we can give. |
| JibberZen #1276048 2 months ago |
The easiest way to answer a question like this is to consider how a person blind from birth is attracted to someone of the opposite sex as an adult. |
| Anonymous #1282580 2 months ago |
If OP is a Furry: Does it fucking matter? Furries don't go around telling Bronies to go burn in hell.
Also; Where the FUCK is the love and tolerance? Now shut the fuck up and eat your cake! |
| Anonymous #1286197 2 months ago |
@580
That's 3 mentions of fuck in 3 sentences. I smell consistency. |
| Anonymous #1327700 2 months ago |
well, i dont find an actual horse look like this.. and she has a HORN!!! oh, n wings too |
| Anonymous #1327703 2 months ago |
well, i dont find an actual horse look like this.. and she has a HORN!!! oh, n wings too, u never see an actaul with wings |
| Raindrops #1471492 2 weeks ago |
Come to think of it, why are unicorns always the sexiest ponies? |