#or ken

[bimbosicko]

[heckyeahponyscans]

Happy Fakie Friday! Today I'd like to talk about my personal definition of what makes a toy a "fakie", as I've had people bridle (hee hee) at some of my Fakie Friday picks in the past.

First, let's talk about what doesn't define a fakie.

A fakie doesn't have to be a bootleg (though they can be).

A fakie doesn't have to be made by an unknown, fly-by-night company. Remco was founded in 1949, Buddy L's toy division was founded in 1921.

A fakie doesn't have to have incomprehensible or poorly designed packaging.

A fakie doesn't have to be a poor quality or poorly thought out toy.

Okay, so what IS a fakie?

Fakies aren't about non-Hasbro horse toys being "bad" and Hasbro horse toys being "good"; it's about how impactful the My Little Pony brand is. Even in the years where the toyline was completely dormant, your average joe would look at a rainbow horse with a heart on its bum and think "My Little Pony."

^ This horse in Hercules isn't proportioned like a MLP at all but in the Year of Our Lord 1997 everyone was talking about "the scene where Pegasus was almost seduced by a My Little Pony." (Though the pink horse was actually the bad guys in disguise.)

I love fakies! But no matter how innovative and high quality are, they cannot escape being compared to the platonic ideal: a Real My Little Pony.

So here is my ultimate test of whether a toy horse is a fakie:

Throw away its packaging. Lose all its accessories. Toss it in a baggie with random small toys and hang it on a hook in Savers, Value Village, or Goodwill.

If your elderly relative who knows nothing about toys points out the baggie and says to you, the collector: "Oh, here's one with a My Little Pony in it", then it's a fakie. ;)

[larsandthewritergirl]

Okay I think gonna hit the hay but I'll respond asap once I'm up so my inbox is still open :D I have things set to post tmrw so you already have guaranteed posts!

[loulowruschel]

Finished my Gaslight District Oc, made him based on the leliel angel (or many other names this angel go by for some reason, they also go by any pronouns.)

[itsmejolie]

Loving the fact that Jen was ur first kiss, and that haru is ur crush

im assuming you mean ken, and yes I don't wanna talk about it... as for that last part WHO TOLD YOU

[dangerthrillryanson]

Do you know?

[aldorgan]

Me waiting for Sakurai to announce shadow knowing there’s only two months until the game is out