Not all women athletes tie their hair back, but many probably do, so that's where it comes from?

Because of a trend of tying your hair in a ponytail when you do activities with lots of movement so you don't get stray hairs in your face.

But if you're a fulltime athelete, wouldn't it be easier to just cut it short?

Probably, but maybe some just really like their hair. If there is one thing humanity is good at, it's being totally irrational on the practicality to vanity ratio.

What Kyler said, basically. Having lots of hair is kind of annoying when it can get in your face so a lot of female athletes either cut it short or, if they don't want to be stuck with short hair when they aren't actively participating in sporting events, tie it back. If Dash doesn't want hair in her eyes when shes making a cyclone or whatever, it makes sense that she'd tie back her mane or cut it to the point where it wouldn't be an issue.

Tying one's hair back isn't really any more impractical then taking the time to get it cut. It's like an extra minute tops. Not to mention that a lot of athletes aren't exactly what we'd call "full time".

@Ace: That's awesome.

edited 10th Sep '12 7:47:27 AM by JapaneseTeeth

Repost on this page: Epic Time travel Prank

Cynical reasoning: Rainbow Dash can't have a short mane because then there'd be nothing to brush on the dolls.

MOUSA!

I reckon Dashie keeps her mane reasonably long because one of her idols keeps their mane the same way :3

edited 10th Sep '12 7:54:48 AM by AceOfScarabs

Aces of Harmony.

@Lurker: But then we just brush the hair into whatever shape we want anyway.

Why does Gilda get frickin' laser beams?

Actually, never mind. More Dakka is still awesome.

this is so funny.

@ Kyler: Cause she's a Griffin that shoots laser beams when she roars.

Those other times she roared shot invisible laser beams.

edited 10th Sep '12 8:06:56 AM by Badwolfwho

Or cut and steam it. Remember the Winter Wrap Up Twilight thing?

@Bad Logical conclusion: Fluttershy is immune to laser beams.

Twi, sweetie, you should save that for the morning.

edited 10th Sep '12 8:08:55 AM by AceOfScarabs

@ Mousa

Great link!

Fluttershy is also immune to her own stare.

Proof.

@Story: Well, we already knew that.

Edit @Kyler: Holy crap, we both had the same thought at the same time!

edited 10th Sep '12 8:22:35 AM by edvedd

Technically all three of us had the same thought.

Going back to the wrestling discussion.

Wrestling can count as pretty classy, what with middle ages French and English noblemen often having a match. If I remember correctly, there is even an incident where Henry VIII having a wrestling match with a king of France.

That said,

Awesome.

So basically pankration, eh? You better finish her off quick. Otherwise flying elbow can be very easily and devastatingly countered with an uppercut.

I find it amusing that most fanfic depictions of the Stare make it a sort of toned down Penance Stare that inflicts guilt instead of pain for all the bad things you've done in your life.

Fluttershy is best Ghost Rider?

Mayhap her parents come from Hollow Shade and the Headless Horse is her ancestor?

The world needs a Hearth Warming PMV set to this music

edited 10th Sep '12 8:40:23 AM by AceOfScarabs