What's in a Name?Okay, I know this shit with Derpy is old news, but I'm tired of hearing about how people are angry with her/Hasbro/Lauren Faust because she's an ableist slur making fun of retarded people. I don't hear anyone being butthurt about any other "retarded" characters in cartoons. Peter Griffin, Ed from Ed, Edd, and Eddy, Ed the Hyena from Lion King, just to name a few. No one ever calls them out for being "retarded". Why? Just because of the names. Derpy has so much hate directed at her because of her name. But honestly, the word "Derp" isn't defined as a noise a retarded person makes. It's one of the interpretations. It is in fact, an outburst of silliness, which was coined on South Park by the character Mr. Derp, who was doing what? JUST ACTING SILLY. People need to get their facts straight. Derpy's crossed eyes were indeed an animation error that Hasbro and Mrs. Faust decided to make canon. Why did they do this? No one can be 100% certain, but most of the fans appreciated the nod from the
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