Last week, an admin of the Canterlot Radio Facebook page made a post that has drawn a lot of attention for 2 reasons. First, many believe it is a call for censorship of artwork (something that's...ya know...not usually cool) and second, because it is one of the worst slowpokes in fandom history. The post, which has since been edited, references the "Doing Hurtful Things to your Waifu" meme that has been in circulation in the fandom since at least early February.....of 2013. The meme, which is 3 years old, is potentially even older than Canterlot Radio itself, which according to twitter, was also founded in February of 2013.
The admin expressed shock and disgust at the Fluttershy version of the image, which has over 100 variations. They also expressed surprise when informed that there are others, of this incredibly popular, widely-distributed class of images (the anti-version of the meme has been featured repeatedly on Equestria Daily, and other such sites for years).
It didn't take long for followers to voice their concerns about the perceived call (albeit fruitless) for censorship.
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| "There are others? 0-0" man...wait till he finds out about FLUFFY Ponies |
Their concerns are of-course not ill-founded, as this is basically how "Down With Molestia" got started, and we all remember how THAT turned out. The admin later began to backpedal, claiming that it was only to be applied to the Canterlot Radio page itself, but their followers weren't buying it.
The post has since been edited to read "If you see this photo posted somewhere that clearly states their disapproval of sexual or explicit art on their page, report it."
/mlp/ of course, out of the goodness of their hearts, sought to help educate the admin about the history of the meme further.
For future reference, when you find something "new" on the internet, it is best to right-click and select "Search Google for this Image" - and make sure that your "new" thing, isn't as old as you are.