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#9601 boobustuber Sun, 10th Jul '11 1:30:42 PM from A land of potatoes from A land of potatoes

There aren't many male characters, but the ones that appear are usually decent enough characters. Only one so far was a love interest. Now if only male-dominated shows would do that with girls.

#9602 gingerninja 666 Sun, 10th Jul '11 1:33:08 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

I was destroyed when I heard my sister asking for more romance in this show. Am I the only one who thinks that's a bad idea?

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#9603 Dragon Ranger Sun, 10th Jul '11 1:34:24 PM

#9604 Japanese Teeth Sun, 10th Jul '11 1:37:25 PM from Meinong's jungle from Meinong's jungle

Yeah, I wouldn't really like that either. Too stereotypically girly, and I don't think it would work well anyway, especially given the audience.

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#9605 gingerninja 666 Sun, 10th Jul '11 1:42:43 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

Now, while I'm not all that into shipping (detest it in fact) I am curious to see what would happen if some MLP same sex pairings became canon, I realised quickly that would never happen. Then I thought to myself..... why? Why can't we have a same sex couple in a kids show? Aren't we all about equality nowadays?

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#9606 Good Guy Greg Sun, 10th Jul '11 1:43:57 PM from Berlin from Berlin

Then you'd have to have ten more opposite-sex pairings or the same-sex pairings would be overrepresented.

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#9607 Japanese Teeth Sun, 10th Jul '11 1:47:05 PM from Meinong's jungle from Meinong's jungle

I think that the main issue wouldn't be any problem that the creators have, but there's no way they would risk the complaints that something like that would cause. At best, Hasbro would kill the idea on sight because canon gay characters would probably result in a massive boycott.

edited 10th Jul '11 1:47:51 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#9608 boobustuber Sun, 10th Jul '11 1:48:19 PM from A land of potatoes from A land of potatoes

Even Archie comics have a gay character now. But I think if it got too romance-oriented, the show would be dull. Love is boring. Give me adventure!

#9609 gingerninja 666 Sun, 10th Jul '11 1:48:43 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

but that doesn't make any sense. Films normally have only One pairing, and it's a straight one, why can't that work with same sex pairings?

and It doesn't even need to be mentioned, just not outright denied

I was just using films as an example. I didn't quite understand the guy above me's point

edited 10th Jul '11 1:50:52 PM by gingerninja666

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#9610 Japanese Teeth Sun, 10th Jul '11 1:49:27 PM from Meinong's jungle from Meinong's jungle

What do films have to do with anything?

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#9611 Crowfall Sun, 10th Jul '11 1:49:32 PM

I would love it if they could do that without it being an issue, and ideally that would be the case, but I doubt the network would let them do that.

That said, I think shipping is best left to fics and art, and not in the show itself.

It isn't like they need to perfectly balance everything like that. The female population is already way overrepresented after all.

edited 10th Jul '11 1:50:10 PM by Crowfall

#9612 blueharp Sun, 10th Jul '11 1:53:16 PM

I expect to see romantic relationships in Transformers before MLP gets any.

Oh wait!

#9613 Bagof Magic Food Sun, 10th Jul '11 1:54:14 PM

I was destroyed when I heard my sister asking for more romance in this show. Am I the only one who thinks that's a bad idea?

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#9614 gingerninja 666 Sun, 10th Jul '11 2:00:29 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

That'd be surreal as shit in MLP XD

"Schneizel! So you ARE the puppet master behind all this!" - Lelouch Lamperouge

Tealove is best pony

#9615 Crowfall Sun, 10th Jul '11 2:06:37 PM

I see what you're getting at. Megapie OTP.

#9616 Good Guy Greg Sun, 10th Jul '11 2:25:57 PM from Berlin from Berlin

Watches clip.

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#9617 gingerninja 666 Sun, 10th Jul '11 2:28:18 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

Made Of Win sir

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#9618 Death Cloud Sun, 10th Jul '11 2:52:26 PM

You know I don't whant to see any gay paring onscren.

I don't even whant any paring on screen unless it about geting maried and having babies.

For me ponies in show view sex differently than humans as only thing related to deep love and creating family. That will more interesting.

For other relation I prefer friend love like Bromance, thats more interesting.

They are like the others. Strange, hideous, resisting, fighting. Only these were not like the others. They did not die.

#9619 gingerninja 666 Sun, 10th Jul '11 2:55:02 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

I agree for the most part Bromance is probably the best way to go

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Tealove is best pony

#9620 Rottweiler Sun, 10th Jul '11 2:58:11 PM from Portland, Oregon from Portland, Oregon

Bring on the Big Brother Ponies, Hasbro!

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#9621 Death Cloud Sun, 10th Jul '11 3:00:22 PM

I already see Lyra/Bon Bon relations that way. (They are pony version of JD/Turk relations from Scrubs)

edited 10th Jul '11 3:00:48 PM by DeathCloud

They are like the others. Strange, hideous, resisting, fighting. Only these were not like the others. They did not die.

#9622 storyyeller Sun, 10th Jul '11 3:14:55 PM from Appleloosa from Appleloosa

Something just occurred to me. Does the Apple family really live in a barn? It seems a little weird to me but I guess they are ponies after all.

It's pronounced "Te-ah-low-ve"

#9623 Red Savant Sun, 10th Jul '11 3:19:36 PM from Eastern US from Eastern US

There's nothing wrong with gay relationships on TV. I agree, though, that Hasbro would never dare to do something like that - especially since its target audience wouldn't go in for romance of any kind, I would imagine. The character dynamic stands best as it is now.

^Apparently they do. Although only Applejack, Mac, Applebloom and Granny Smith live at Sweet Apple Acres, it seems.

edited 10th Jul '11 3:20:43 PM by RedSavant

I'm a college student! I don't have time for this!

#9624 gingerninja 666 Sun, 10th Jul '11 3:20:07 PM from Aboard The Damocles from Aboard The Damocles

It wouldn't be weird... if the other ponies didn't live in NORMAL (roughly) houses

again I agree, I was merely hypothesising and wondering why Hasbro would never dare to do it

edited 10th Jul '11 3:22:02 PM by gingerninja666

"Schneizel! So you ARE the puppet master behind all this!" - Lelouch Lamperouge

Tealove is best pony

#9625 Death Cloud Sun, 10th Jul '11 3:29:41 PM

This is my new WMG:

"Lauren steps from being in charge because she realisated that others could lead this show in better direction.

Most of fandom prefer Slice of Life plot, many don't like much pilot episodes, only episodes writen by Lauren, some her ideas for show (like Magical Girl stuff) are not thing what fandom whant. So she decided to let others to take charge and be only part of creative team for show what can be best for everypony. "

What do you think about that ?

They are like the others. Strange, hideous, resisting, fighting. Only these were not like the others. They did not die.