If you attended Trotcon this weekend you may have seen people carrying green plushies around. These are called "Anonfillies" and are part of the same project.
Its important to stress that they should NOT be judged as hate symbols, as they're totally separate concepts.
The idea behind Aryanne is simple: use it as a in-group identifier for other right-wing members of the pony community who support nazism, while having just enough plausible deniability to make anyone who asks questions seem like they're overreacting.
The common refrain from people who defend Aryanne are that its just a joke or satire.
But some /mlp/ users have grown weary of this excuse and seem to be growing tired of the nazis currently infesting the board.
The entire project has been fraught with tension, with right-wing users upset at the organizers for "caving to the mob" with regards to removing the swastika, to other anons concerned about having to explain why they have nazi pony memorabilia in their house.
My honest recommendation to pony convention staff going forward:
Don't allow this shit to even enter your convention space. The design is incredibly easy to spot, even without the swastika. If you allow this at your con you are creating a place for nazis to thrive.
And again, while people into the "Anonfilly" character do tend to be edgelords, I think the focus should remain on dealing with the more obviously hateful Aryanne character.
Of course you should probably still be wary of anyone with one or any of the other planned plushies.
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