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Hey I read this article today and wanted to know what everyones thinks about it.
Fire "My Little Pony by Margot Magowan
Fire "My Little Pony by Margot Magowan
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Hey I read this article today and wanted to know what everyones thinks about it.
Fire "My Little Pony by Margot Magowan
Wonder what she'd do if she discovered there are (whispers) pony meets?
now that My Little Pony has been vilified, is nothing sacred?
what's next?
"Care Bears: Menace to Society"?
"Jumping Jacks Show Gender Imbalance -- Why Not Jumping Jills?"
"Hungry Hungry Hippos Downplay Obesity Issues"
"Crayons: Too Phallic?"
At my mother-in-law's house, I saw a pony from about ten years ago, and it wasn̢۪t nearly as bad as the modern one: pink and purple, yes, but just two shades, not lavender to royal purple and rose deepening into to bright pink; her tale was straight, not curly; she had no eyelashes at all, and no sparkles; ponies today have evolved into uber-barbies, even their eyes are multi-colored with stars and hearts embedded, and they sport swirly tattoos also with hearts, stars, and rainbows on their backs or legs.
Read more: City Brights: Margot Magowan : Response to The Poop: Fire "My Little Pony!"
Only Margot Magowan could find undertones of "misogyny" in the chosen color palette of a line of children's toys based on a cartoon horse.
The APA could devote an entire chapter of the DSM-V to the paranoid delusions of this woman.
Margot, please get some help. These rants would almost be funny if they weren't so sad.
Read more: City Brights: Margot Magowan : Response to The Poop: Fire "My Little Pony!"
You cannot raise your child to be "gender neutral," and why is there an obsession to do so? There is NOTHING wrong with a girl being a "girly-girl" and liking Princesses and ponies. Why is being frilly and girly so unacceptable?
Look. I'm all for "girl power" and letting little girls know they can be and do whatever they want, but, taking AWAY the femininity from girls is ridiculous.
Can we PLEASE just let kids be kids?
I guess these stories can be good for young kids, I'd say one to three year olds because there really is nothing scary in them at all, no wicked characters. The problems are always pretty minor and usually involve conflict over friendship, for example, two ponies want to star in the same play; or one pony wins a prize at a fair when she wishes for another another prize that her friend wins.
That being said: She's nuts! While I am not a fan of the most recent version of the MLPs, the one thing I have always loved about ponies in general is that it takes imagination to play with them. Ponies aren't a video game that has a pre-set story line and essentially plays itself while the child pushes the buttons. Neither are they like so many "fashion dolls" that have impossible figures, piles upon piles of clothing and accessories and which (I have always felt) promotes "beauty consciousness" in girls at a very young age. Ponies (at least the old school ones that I grew up with) don't come with tons and tons of accessories that light up and make noise. When playing with my friends we came up with stories and adventures for the ponies to go on that involved a lot of "make believe" (and sometimes a trip up to the creek).
MLPs are mythical. Little horses that are multi-colored in hair and body and have cute, silly names. Complete fantasy. I believe that our children need more of that, considering how quickly they seem to be pushed to grow up. Maybe a little more MLP (or toys like them) would help them stay young in heart and mind a little longer.