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The Invasion of the Lesbian My Little Ponies
Or, What Do You Do With A Rainbow Pony Anyway?
In my spare time, and to kind of talk to people outside of my normal household, I spend some time on the discussion boards of a set of webcomics that I happen to enjoy. I mean, somewhere between writing the stories, the thesis, and watching a variety of shows such as Xena, Monty Python and The Daily Show. In one of these strips, a particular strip about three witches at a school of monster hunters, the authors decided to make a running theme of anthropomorphized Ponies…from the latest incarnation of My Little Pony.
It was the line about how the characters of AJ and Rain should just make out that caused my interest to pique. Of course, the wonderful people the forums also enjoyed explaining everything until I finally crumbled and watched the show.
OK, yes, somehow I cannot believe that this series has references to Benny Hill and the A-Team, and is actually pretty good, but what also finally dawned on me is that, well, no one in the anti-LGBT hordes have actually complained about the show. It will happen, of course. It will happen because of Rainbow Dash. . .
Alright, follow my logic here…we have a tomboyish female pony with a rainbow colored mane who tends to be incredibly proud of herself and has shown no interest in any male pony on the show.
Ok, so yeah, only one of the female ponies has shown any interest in a male pony in the show…
Ut oh.
Yeah. Just to point this out. While this show may not be overtly about LGBT issues, have a lesbian pony or, well, basically be anything that would seem to be even on the surface anything lesbian, it will not be long before the Family Research Council, the American Family Association, and the rest of them will be going after this show like they are going after Pretty Little Liars. It does not matter what Lauren Faust has in mind for the show, but trust me, sometime around 17 September, when season two begins, the anti-LGBT groups will be on the offensive.
They’ll send out statements, yell, scream, and call for boycotts. They may not manage any better than they have for Pretty Little Liars.
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JeniRae
September 23, 2011 at 2:19 am
Oh, great to hear, Bridgette.
The origins of the fandom are quite fascinating.
JeniRae
September 23, 2011 at 2:18 am
(Oh yeah. I should probably add that I am also a “blonde haired, blue eyed” woman who currently holds a job as a business resources analyst where my primary duties involve exercising my analytical/mathematical abilities… so, yeah. Math Class is NOT Tough…)
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
September 23, 2011 at 2:20 am
lol, I’m just a writer. Words and images come naturally to me. I have enjoyed the show a lot because it says a lot about inclusion.
JeniRae
September 23, 2011 at 2:13 am
Here is the Original article, published on the
MS. Magazine blog:
http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/12/09/my-little-homophobic-racist-smarts-shaming-pony/
And Lauren Faust’s rebuttal in her own blog:
http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/12/24/my-little-non-homophobic-non-racist-non-smart-shaming-pony-a-rebuttal/
(These blogs are what got me watching the show. And, now I am a proud “Pegasister” — or female “Brony” — and have delivered panels at nerd-cons on the topic of Jungian Psychology and how it applies to the characters in the show.)
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
September 23, 2011 at 2:14 am
Thank you. I ended up getting into this via a forum I’m on.
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Clutchershy
September 9, 2011 at 12:49 pm
I’ve thought about this exact issue!
On one hand it’s the kinda story that the blogosphere loves to talk about: “Family Research Council criticises lesbian pony!” and it’ll get a ton more people to check out the show.
On the other hand The Hub and Hasbro seem like the type to wilt at the slightest pressure.
And I get what @Nissl said about The Hub making little ad revenue but they’re trying to establish a family friendly brand and the last thing they’d want is some wacko Christian group making noise about how they’re pushing a “gay agenda”.
When you’re doing shows for kids you’re always more vulnerable to these types of groups, not matter how irrational.
God forbid if that leads to MLPFIM not getting a third season.
So I hope none of these groups find out about Rainbow Dash. Hopefully Chaz Bono and Glee keep them occupied.
John Michaels
September 9, 2011 at 12:58 pm
You have a point. It was actually an extremely negative article posted last year that first spawned the popularity of the show in the first place. Although I think you should give hasbro and the hub more credit. They put up with a lot more then you’d think.
john michaels
September 8, 2011 at 10:22 am
I hope not, but your probably right.
John Michaels
September 8, 2011 at 3:36 am
Actually last year before the whole cult following of the show started a woman did indeed write a negative report on the show that involved rainbow Dash’s sexuality. Lauren Faust has actually has responded to such accusations by saying that she was offended that people automatically assume Rainbow Dash is a Lesbian just because of her tomboyish attitude, saying that it was a stereotype and that just because your a tomboy that doesn’t mean that your gay. Within a year though theres only been that lone report. Also Rainbow Dash does indeed kind of show interest in male ponies at the very end of episode 16 of season 1. Its not a biggie though. If you want to believe she’s a lesbian then why not?
John Michaels
September 8, 2011 at 3:37 am
Actually I’m not sure that report was written up earlier then the whole “Brony” movement. I can’t find the article though. was posted a while back
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
September 8, 2011 at 10:00 am
John,
For me, it doesn’t matter, but I was more making the point that, as this grows with popularity, we can expect the Perkins Brigade to get all up in arms.
Nissl
September 8, 2011 at 12:11 am
As a pony fan who’s been through a few rounds of the gender role wars already for being an adult male liking a show targeted at little girls (and who admittedly isn’t part of the LGBTQ culture)… I have to say bring it on. This show isn’t in the same position as Pretty Little Liars regarding sponsors, because The Hub has virtually zero ad revenue, the only sponsor that matters is Hasbro, and the only metric Hasbro cares about is merchandise sales. The show also lacks mainstream awareness despite having invaded every last nook and cranny of the internet due to its low-circulation cable station and the previous schlocky iterations of the franchise. I predict that any attack would produce a glorious Streisand effect, driving this show into the mainstream culture, while simultaneously making the organizations leading it look foolish.
For what it’s worth, RD was among the most stereotypically feminine characters in the previous two iterations of the show, and her character in FiM is clearly built off that of Firefly in the original version of the show. The show’s creator has said a) of course it doesn’t matter, b) just because someone is butch doesn’t say anything about sexual preference.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
September 8, 2011 at 12:16 am
Nissi,
Yep. It will happen. I just wanted to say that. I actually enjoy the show because it’s silly. If RD suddenly develops a boyfriend, I won’t be upset.