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Anonymous
#272711
1 year ago
For instance...you can be a PONY. Who's also a girl. I guess.
Anonymous
#272716
1 year ago
What is this from?
Anonymous
#272720
1 year ago
A lesbian pride parade... Atleast, That's what I was told.
Anonymous
#272721
1 year ago
Ah... I see.
Anonymous
#272742
1 year ago
The next picket signs held by the Westboro Baptist Church:

CELESTIA HATES CANDYAPPLES.
Obscure
#272746
1 year ago
I think this was in Toronto.

And Rainbow Dash is the manliest of girls.
Anonymous
#272761
1 year ago
I'd comment on the irony of an oppressed minority promoting its own stereotypes, but it seems kind of obvious.

Just don't let Lauren or the suits see this, or that chick is in for a red-ass beatdown. And not the good kinky type either.
Anonymous
#272785
1 year ago
I love this.
Sandman
#272805
1 year ago
Wow...
Taken *way* out of context.
Kinda hope she get's a whole lotta shit for that.
suomynonA
#272811
1 year ago
It looks shopped...it is shopped...
Anonymous
#272832
1 year ago
>implying Lauren Faust was talking about the "dyke" female stereotype which involves being boisterous, rude, and indentifying oneself with homosexuality
NetherLips
#272833
1 year ago
Ever since Lauren denied the intention of making RBD a lesbian, people have been kicking off about people seeing her that way and saying "Faust will hate you" etc.

The thing is, it was not her goal to make RBD come across as being a gay character, and I think her main protest was more about the insinuation that Faust made this charter to be a lesbian stereotype; I don't think she would have a problem with a general perception of the character being gay through another person's personal speculation, if that makes sense.

Basically, Faust didn't want it to look like she had purposefully made a character a lesbian stereotype, but I don't think she'd care about another person seeing the character that was and not putting Faust on the spot for it - One thing I think she would definitely be against is demeaning another person for celebrating Dash as a homosexual.

But that's just how I see things - I mean, the woman made a show about the merits of friendship, so I can only assume she would not want anyone to be offended in any way, and calling someone out for looking at a character differently than you do is pretty unfriendly.
Anonymous
#272834
1 year ago
I don't have any problem with this. If lesbians want to adopt Rainbow Dash as a symbol, that only makes them 20% cooler.
I support equal rights and I support ponies.
NetherLips
#272838
1 year ago
seeing the character that way*
Anonymous
#272847
1 year ago
I'm not calling her out based on her interpretation of Rainbow Dash, heck I enjoy a good Rainbow Pie shipfic as much as the next brony. However, I think the anonymous who mentioned red-assed beatdowns made a good point about the concept of Rainbow Dyke promoting a set of unfair stereotypes.

Good thing Pinkie is on the other side of that sign.
dudemang
#272859
1 year ago
>Basically, Faust didn't want it to look like she had purposefully made a character a lesbian stereotype, but I don't think she'd care about another person seeing the character that was and not putting Faust on the spot for it - One thing I think she would definitely be against is demeaning another person for celebrating Dash as a homosexual.

That's pretty much it. Faust wouldn't have wanted to enforce it either way lest one be alienated at the expense of the other.
Anonymous
#272862
1 year ago
the point was that RD's interests and tomboyish attitude have absolutely no bearing on her "preferences", whatever they may be. or vice versa.

"did not intend to be a lesbian" =/= "intended to not be a lesbian". it means that the variables are unrelated.

girls can be whatever orientation they prefer.
girls can be whatever kind of person they prefer.

that's all.
NetherLips
#272882
1 year ago
""did not intend to be a lesbian" =/= "intended to not be a lesbian". it means that the variables are unrelated.

girls can be whatever orientation they prefer.
girls can be whatever kind of person they prefer. "

A agree wholeheartedly with this comment.

When Lauren Faust denied making RBD look like a lesbian, all she meant was that it wasn't an issue because it wasn't something that was taken into account - because it wasn't necessary to think about it. What she didn't mean was to go "DO NOT THINK OF THIS CHARACTER AS A LESBIAN SHE IS STRAIGHT STRAIGHT STRAIGHT".

I've seen arguments before in other places where people have got so wound up about others making Rainbow a lesbian and have used the quote from Faust to imply that "even the creator of the show doesn't want this". It's ironic, because while they think they have the moral highground by 'siding' with the 'creator's opinions', they have actually been incredibly ignorant by completely overlooking what Faust was trying to put across: that it shouldn't matter one single bit.
Anonymous
#272896
1 year ago
@272847
I'm against generalizations and stereotypes, but I don't have the slightest problem with this.
The gay community has adopted the rainbow as a symbol and Rainbow Dash happens to be rainbow-themed. Let's say that wasn't the case. Let's say she was called "Dash" and her hair was grey, and the lesbian community adopted her anyway. Would you still have a problem if that was the case?
She'd still be a strong, independent, reliable pony. A positive rolemodel.

Judy Garland is to this day a huge gay icon, she wasn't a lesbian, and she openly stated that she didn't have a problem with the status the homosexual community bestowed upon her.
Anonymous
#272940
1 year ago
But all the ponies are gay!
Bnau
#272946
1 year ago
she is jsut a tomboy
by calestia get over it
Pseudonym
#272965
1 year ago
Dash is bi.

There, can we all get along now?
TryHard
#273002
1 year ago
jackarunda will hate this pic for obvious reasons
Bnau
#273015
1 year ago
if this would not be a gay parade but rather a parade for the strong woman ( my english...suck again..)
i would be ok but so..... no I'm not against gay , I'm against that Rd is gay
Anonymous
#273027
1 year ago
@Bnau
First of all, if you're OK with the gay then you must be OK with the fact that RD could be gay. Second, the gay community can adopt any icon they want and you're in no position to give them a list of approved characters they can identify with.
Anonymous
#273067
1 year ago
@896: Are you kidding? It'd be even more of a problem, since they wouldn't have the rainbow excuse to fall back on.

All the ponies are strong, independent, and reliable (even Fluttershy). They're all positive role models. Embracing only Rainbow Dash implies that only stereotypically masculine behavior is representative of the lesbian community.

If they want to adopt the ponies as symbols of love, tolerance, diversity, and all that other stuff that bronies and gay activists are into, that's fine. It's a win-win for all involved. But take them all or don't even bother.
Bnau
#273072
1 year ago
@#273027
heh my position live with it and get an acc
Anonymous
#273100
1 year ago
@273067
OK, how do you know RD is the only pony being carried as a banner?
Sure, it's the only one pictured here, but I'm sure this is not a parade of two persons. You cannot assert, based on this one photo, that they are "embracing only Rainbow Dash".
Still, you're right. All the ponies are positive role models for any group, so I would encourage the gay community to adopt them all as icons.

@273067
They wouldn't have the rainbow excuse to fall back on?
What do you mean "excuse"?
They don't NEED an "excuse" to fall back on!
Judy Garland wasn't a lesbian and she didn't have rainbow powers the gay community could have used as an "excuse". They don't need excuses. They are free citizens and can adopt whatever they choose to adopt, without having to present excuses to you or to me.

Gee!
Anonymous
#273168
1 year ago
@100: And if they can't justify their decisions, I'm equally free to call them out on it. I can't make them stop; I'm not the one on the field lobbing the ball into triple coverage. But I can certainly question their judgment from the sidelines.

(And if you must know, making Judy Garland a gay icon was every bit as counterproductive as, say, making Al Capone a black icon. Sure, she was okay with it. A gay man's money is as green as anyone else's. But as a practical matter, it set them back by tying their movement to certain stereotypes. So it is with Rainbow Dash.)
Anonymous
#273196
1 year ago
@273168
Well, I'm sure you can justify your decision of watching the show, and I could ask for an explanation; but I couldn't demand one, since you owe me no explanation, so yeah, we can play the "let's question that person's motivations" all day long, but you have every right to tell me to fuck off if you don't feel like telling me why you watch FIM. Maybe they CAN justify their decision. As I said, we don't know what's on the other banners. Could easily be the rest of the cast. In fact,I hope it is.
I'm gonna encourage every gay person I know to adopt the ponies as icons. After all, we all agree they are great rolemodels.
Jackarunda
#273394
1 year ago

-_-'

Anonymous
#273511
1 year ago
^Oh lol...

They were waiting for your reaction xD
Lockstep
#273611
1 year ago
Ponyholic
#273672
1 year ago
So, I noticed the sign doesn't actually say anything about sexuality on it at all.
Anonymous
#273838
1 year ago
^It's about acceptance.

All arguments aside, if I see anyone with Pony swag at a Pride event, I'm giving him or her a hug.
RealityCheck
#273989
1 year ago
uh, no. No there isn't.
RealityCheck
#273992
1 year ago
Not in the way the woman holding the sign means it.
Anonymous
#274044
1 year ago
Only reason I don't like thinking of Dashie as gay is because THEN SHE COULD NEVER BE MAI WAIFU!!!! *foreveralone*
Boxi
#276190
1 year ago
Personally, I can't fathom the notion that one would assume they had the right to call others' opinions into question.
Ponyholic
#276193
1 year ago
@RealityCheck
What do you mean?