User blog:Funnyman12/Brawl in the family the important message that was missed.

By funnyman12 and EpsilonMk46

Funnyman12: Well this should be interesting. It’s no secret that “brawl” is something not looked fondly by the fandom with some good reasons and others being well it hits all the marks that pisses off the fandom silly (Lincoln getting the short end of the stick, the siblings fighting, Leni and Luna not being excluded from that, etc). But if there is one thing that brawl does really well and I why I personally prefer it over-

EpsilonMk46: Hey, hey, hey! Is someone making a blog defending Brawl in the Family without me?!

Funnyman12: What are you doing in my house?!?!

EpsilonMk46: Buddy, pal, amico, compadre...one does not simply talk about BITF without bringing the attention of the person who is the ultimate divergent with how he actually really likes the episode. Don’t you agree?

Funnyman12: Hmmm good point but that still doesn’t answers how-

(Sees a giant hole in the wall)

Funnyman12: Ohhh. Well, since you’re here, what do you have to say?

EpsilonMk46: Oh, I thought you would never ask. Well, my friend, I’ve been working away at my underground lair to figure out ways that i could possibly create a giant uprising in BITF becoming much more loved by the community.

Funnyman12: Sounds like a faraway goal mate….

EpsilonMk46: Okay, I’m not gonna lie, mistakes were made in my time management. But it all paid off in the end, for I have uncovered some information that could bring BITF into a whole new light.

Funnyman12: Ohhh, well what is that then?

EpsilonMk46: I believe that the real reason that people are against the moral that BITF gives off is because...they feel that is applies to them and they refuse to learn it for themselves.

Funnyman12: Holy cow, I think the exact same thing. Though I didn’t need to live underground for a time.

EpsilonMk46: Ahahahaha, let’s just forget about that, eh? You say that you were thinking the same thing? Would you care to elaborate on that front?

Funnyman12: Yes. While brawl has its own set of flaws, I think the moral it presents is rather unique and applies to a lot of real life and the internet as a whole when you get down to it. Mainly our need to intervene in something that we don’t fully understand and how a argument can escalate out of the most petty of things. Now what are your thoughts, man that entered my home?

EpsilonMk46: First off, I have a name. Secondly, I completely agree with what you’ve said. All around the internet, I’ve seen people go “Oh, this moral is so toxic to kids. BITF is trying to teach us terrible life applications. Lincoln should be able to intervene whenever he wants.” While I’m sitting here and shaking my head at the whole thing, but that’s a story for another time. In the meantime, I will have to say this: if many of you think that Lincoln was right in doing everything he possibly could to butt into the affairs others, what do you think you’ve all been doing this whole time on the internet? And more importantly, where has your intervention lead everyone towards?

Funnyman12: Very true. I have been getting the sinking feeling that the episode as a whole through the loud family interactions accurately represent a petty and common flame war over the internet. To back this up let’s dive into the episode itself. For starters, let’s look at where the central conflict started and what many consider to be a negative aspect while I see it differently. The whole thing starting over a dress which, while I admit is stereotypical, does fit very well. You see a lot of flame wars and arguments in real life, sometimes in the long run, that are as petty as that. But the thing is that’s rather common about said thing, object or whatever is that its of value to those individuals in particular that makes it important to argue over. In comparison, how many of you have gotten into serious arguments over completely fictional characters? My guess is all of you, myself included. Now the episode has the sister fight protocol which many people hate, but I don’t think it was ever meant to be taken the way people think, the sister fight protocol honestly represents the people? Need to try everything possibly to stop drama from happening which it turn when another factor comes in (Lincoln) helps escalate it, making it much worse. Your thoughts?

EpsilonMk46: On that subject, I actually feel like making a bit of a scenario. Now, I may be stretching it big time with this metaphor, but hear me out. Let’s have a look see at a real life example of a giant fight. Let’s saayyy… a blog calling out the hate for NSL. You know how something like that all rolls out, don’t you? The person puts their opinions on said episode online, dozens of haters flock the comment section to berate said person for a) bringing the episode up again or b) saying something that differs from their opinions, and then an admin swoops in and takes down the blog to prevent anyone else from getting riled up and thus quelling the drama. Sounds pretty straight forward, right? At first glance, it does. But...what if I told you that this scenario, and many other situation akin to this, all have certain elements that can be directly correlated to the events of BITF. Let me explain. The blog and NSL is the dress, in that they both provide the catalyst for conflict. The author of the blog is Lincoln, in that he dug up old wounds and sparked a brand new fight on the topic all over again when it had long since passed. The commenters are Lori and Leni, the ones who will actively try to tear at each other for even so much as daring to disagree with one another. Lastly, the adminds is the sister fight protocol, the lone defender that exists to separate the quarreling parties so that peace can prevail. But, and this is the million dollar point, there is one very significant difference between this scenario and BITF. That is that when the blog of NSL comes up, people understand that it is simply a way of life, and that these types of arguments are bound to happen whether anyone likes it or not, as well as the proper procedures necessary to ensure that the fighting stops and bridges are repaired. However, when BITF brought up this topic, people hated it so much and drove the entire topic into the ground saying “This is just stupid! Fights aren’t supposed to be settled like this!” ...Do you see what I’m getting at? If you really hate BITF so much with how they handled Lori and Leni’s fight, why do you turn a blind eye to situations like the fighting towards NSL when they both employ the same elements in regards to conflict resolution?

Funnyman12: True words, my friend. I’d also like to point out another scene being when Luna and Luan join the fighting. This shows how the conflict between two or more people will soon attract others to join in as well. Often times if they know the people on the other side (like Luna and Luan do) they’ll bring up other things not related to the situation to shut the other person down, like Luna callings Luan’s jokes unfunny and Luan saying Luna’s guitar playing is bad. This in turn makes the situation harder to control, increasing the chance of it to escalate and lead to other situations that aren’t related as a result like Lisa fighting with Lana over the chart etc. Huh, sounds like almost all wars in history, doesn’t it….? I also would like to address one more thing which is a lot of people sympathizing with Lincoln and saying he was the sole victim, but is he really? I mean, if you go back to the actual episode, the sisters attack each other more then Lincoln and they deal more with the consequences not Lincoln, sure that stinger at the end was a little harsh in the literal sense, but if you look at it more closely, they clearly don’t have any actual malice towards him in the end even when he started it all up again. Your thoughts?

EpsilonMk46: Exactly. People seem to be so caught up in just how much Lincoln was inconvenienced that they seem to forget that him alone was what ultimately drove the fighting to an elevated level. Now I know what you are all probably screaming at the screen right now: “But, Epsilon, Lincoln was pushed into the conflict because he was blocked from rooms in the house by his sisters. And if it he hadn’t done anything, the fighting would’ve still gone on.” A...ahahahahahaha….no. No. No. A hundred and one dalmatians of no. Let’s actually take a look at a certain line from the actual episode that shows just how wrong that statement is.

Lori: “We already hugged it out; we were fine!”

…...Could you say that again?

Lori: “We already hugged it out; we were fine!”

…..One more time? Didn’t quite catch that.

Lori: “We already hugged it out; we were fine!”

And there it is; proof positive that intervention from Lincoln was absolutely unnecessary. Even if you could make the argument that Lincoln may have been inconvenienced once or twice, by the time he stormed up to Lori and Leni’s room, the fight was over, and Lincoln’s inconveniences along with it. That meant that if Lincoln hadn’t gone in and rekindled the flame, he would’ve been able to go wherever he wanted because there was nothing more for him to worry about in terms of being blocked off from anywhere. But now let’s take a moment to think for ourselves as to how exactly this concept applies to the real world. The answer to that is simple: the source of the conflict is not what ignites controversy; it’s the people bringing it up that does.

Funnyman12: Well said. Again, was everything that the sisters did smart? No. But don’t start putting Lincoln on some morally high pedestal and say how the sisters were entirely in the wrong. The episode doesn’t even treat Lincoln entirely in the wrong either. Sure, he may get the short end of the stick a few times but as I said the sisters themselves took the front of the abuse, I feel the episode as a whole conveys that everyone is somewhat in the wrong and that’s what I feel everyone should look at and not try to cherry pick it. Anyways, those are my closing thoughts on brawl. Is the episode an absolute masterpiece? No. Is it the absolute worst thing ever for me? no. Hell, I rank it higher than NSL. I’m not blind to the fact that you will all still hate the episode, but I do hope that we gave you a different way to view it and almost admire it.

EpsilonMk46: And as a final statement from me, I’d like to bring up an open ended question. What are your roles within certain conflicts that happen around the internet and how do you think you compare your respective roles to the ones parallel to yours in BITF? …..I leave you with that. And now… up, up, and AWAAAAYYYYY!!!! (EpsilonMk46 has jumped through the roof and into the sunset.)

Funnyman12: Guy could’ve at least offered to pay for the damages. Anyways, I’m funnyman12 seeya next time!