Good play but you haven’t answered the question

…The hell are you guys doing?! In trying to out-correct the other you’ve just embarassed yourselves.  
This is infact INCREDIBLY simple. Don’t look into it so hard that you read things that aren’t there. The message in this is a good one that I wish people would listen to. I have no idea what this is related to specifically, but I don’t need to, because whatever the argument, Backy is just simply correct.

 
But destruction and hate are so much more fun!

@ArrJaySketch  
If it makes you feel any better my intention wasn’t actually to irritate anyone. It’s the act of insulting people that gets me off, not their reactions.

@Background Pony  
In that case, I’ve failed at one of my own bits of advice, which is “don’t take anything on the Internet too seriously.”
 
Oops.

@supermanhulkjesus  
Maybe I don’t want them to listen. Maybe I just get a kick out of insulting strangers on the internet.

@Background Pony  
If someone is willfully ignoring the crux of your argument, insulting them isn’t going to make them more willing to listen.  
@zecfan101  
When someone resorts to insults, they stop defending their opinions against criticisms and start saying that the source of the criticisms isn’t worthy of respect. It contributes nothing to the argument, and besides I don’t like conversing with people I don’t respect or who don’t respect me.  
If someone doesn’t want to discuss their opinions and doesn’t care if anyone listens, why share?

An arguement delivered in an insulting way may not serve the purpose of swaying someone else, but not everyone is trying to sway others. Some people just want to voice an opinion, and nothing is wrong with that. In the case of this picture the original argument is rude and doesn’t provide much to rebuke, but backy’s response is equally vapid and useless. The only time i see the “love and tolerate” and “respect opinions” argument pop up is when someone calls a well-liked thing bad. Thus the argument sounds less like “respect opinions” and more like “don’t say bad things about things I like.” The tumblr owner chose to address this non-question instead of any alternative messages, and chose to address it in a way that is neither funny nor a poignant response to the assertion that the tumblr is bad. A simple 2-panel shrug gif would have made a superior response to this kind of thing.

Yes, because some how a pony who poses and shows her butt is somehow killing the fandom.  
Congrats anon, you just made yourself look even more stupid than usual.

@Background Pony  
Right. I’m not disagreeing with you.
 
I’m not talking about liking or disliking another person. I’m talking about how much I actively care about what the other person is saying.
 
The core issue of what I’m driving at is this. When I say that I start out “neutral”, I mean that I am completely indifferent about what a stranger might have to say. If one is disrespectful and rude, you push that person toward disinterest and disengagement. If one continues to be rude, you risk pushing them toward hostility. If you are respectful, I’ll be more interested and thus more willing to give some thought to what you have to say, instead of skimming it over and posting some flippant comment in reply. With a civil, respectful conversation, I’ll ask questions that explore what you really mean, so you can explain in more detail.
 
Does that make sense? If you want to make a point to an indifferent third party, the onus is on you to work to keep that person engaged and interested.

@ArrJaySketch  
You seem to be missing the point that, irritating as the delivery may be, an undamaged human being should be able to look past that to acknowledge the argument’s merits (or lack thereof). This does not equate to liking the person presenting the argument. It’s simply a demonstration that you are not a degenerate child ruled by your emotions.

@Background Pony  
You’re seeming to miss the entire point of how you deliver your argument is just as important as the what. You’re bad at this.

@supermanhulkjesus  
And when someone’s argument is “I’m not listening because this is insulting”, they aren’t supporting thier own argument either, and will only find support from those who agree with them. Frankly, dismissal of insulting opinions is equally as close-minded and fact-assuming, only on the positive side. And for that matter, not every person giving an opinion has the intention of swaying others. If they hate something, they may just want to express it and don’t care one bit if it’s going to convince someone else.

@ArrJaySketch  
Reason should not have to cater to the whims of idiots. Just because you choose to ignore logical arguments does not mean you are wrong - it simply means that you are a base animal incapable of reigning in your emotions. Please evolve some before responding again.

@supermanhulkjesus  
It is hard to defend a position to someone who is willfully ignoring the crux of my argument. And insult is a statement of opinion. It is not implicitly bad. You do not seem to be able to understand that your knee-jerk condemnation of insults is just as intolerant of others’ opinions as you are accusing them of being.  
It is one thing to try to engage someone who insults you in a civil argument, but it is another entirely to pretend to do so while presenting yourself as righteous and superior.

@Background Pony  
Let’s put this in a different perspective. Humans are and were never completely logical creatures, and emotion factors quite a bit into how any human processes anything.
 
For instance, everyone starts out completely neutral for me. If a person is completely rude and insulting to me, and my opinion of them drops into the negative, I don’t care how well-reasoned or logical their arguments are; I have completely ceased to care whatsoever. They are now wasting my time.
 
However, if a person expressed the very same opinion in a calm, polite and respectful manner, I’ll be more willing to listen to them. If they also want to hear what I have to say about it even if they disagree, I’d be even more willing to listen to them.
 
How one presents ideas and opinions matters quite a bit. Others need to prove why it’s important that I listen to them. As it’s said, people generally “listen to one radio station, and that’s WIIFM”, or “What’s In It For Me?” A well-reasoned, logical case means nothing if your audience doesn’t care to listen to you.

@Background Pony  
When someone resorts to insults rather than actually defending their position, they undermine their own argument, because only those who already agree with them will listen to what they have to say.

@supermanhulkjesus  
The truth sometimes is insulting. Insisting that an opinion is moot simply because it is presented in an insulting manner is grossly illogical and does a much better job of undermining your position than the person insulting you ever could.

@zecfan101  
It isn’t disregarding something because it isn’t positive, it’s disregarding something because it’s insulting. If you want respect, you have to show respect.  
When someone closes their mind to other ways of thinking, they’re treating their opinion as fact. You can disagree with someone and still try to understand their perspective, and you can can argue without without insulting them. We’re doing it right now.

@supermanhulkjesus  
It is indeed his opinion that backy’s tumblr is a cancer. Things dont stop being opinions just because they are said with mean spirited tones. “Rainbow Dash is a shitty pony” is in fact an opinion that is also insulting. To say otherwise is to disregard something simply because it isn’t positive. Negativity exists. People need to deal with it instead of hiding behind a passive-aggressive notion of love and tolerance which is mostly brought up in a way that ACTUALLY means “don’t express dissenting opinions” Also I’m sick and tired of this arguement that “people act like thier opinion is fact”. When you state an opinion, it’s plainly obvious it is an opinion. Unless someone is outright saying “it’s objectively true/a fact/undeniable that X is Y” they aren’t “acting like thier opinion is fact.” I don’t have to say “ backy is bland, unfunny, and one-note, but thats just my opinion”. If i want to just plainly say so without using “i think” or “it’s my opinion that” then it doesn’t mean I MUST think my opinion is fact. CLEARLY other people think differently. Noone ever raises this concern when someone makes a positive opinion.

@zecfan101  
Criticism is fine, but people shouldn’t act like their opinion is fact and insult anyone who disagrees. If you can’t express yourself without insulting those you disagree with you shouldn’t expect anyone to listen to what you have to say. Calling someone cancer isn’t an opinion, it’s an insult. Hate isn’t an opinion, it’s an emotion, and unless the thing it’s directed at is actually harmful, it isn’t justified.

While the ideal behind respecting opinions is nice, some opinions are simply bad and wrong. What’s more important is respecting the people behind the opinions, and part of respecting someone is holding them to a higher standard than this shit.

Unless that opinion is one that calls you cancer, yes? That’s what I thought. This “respect opinions” bullshit has always been codewords for “don’t criticize anything”. Hate is an opinion, one thats needed. Love and Tolerating is just a fast track to blindly accepting every shitty decision hasbro makes and every shitty unfunny meme and tumblr some brony farts out on a daily basis.

DESTROY AND HAT :|

@wazkatango  
Backy’s answer is that anon can either act like an adult would or act like a little spoiled child. The latter is implied by natural common sense to be wrong and thus not an actual recommendation on how to act.