Ere Babylon Was Dust
Any of my followers like ponies? Too bad, time for headcanon.
So, while Rarity has a reputation for being the prettiest of the mane six, I think she’s actually rather plain. Bear with me, I’m going somewhere with this. We’ve seen that she puts a lot of effort into her appearance: spa trips, eyeshadow, false eyelashes, and her carefully curled manestyle. She also designs herself gorgeous clothes that would make anyone look good. She does all this to dress up her plain features.
Now, in “The Cutie Mark Chronicles” we see Rarity as a filly designing costumes for a school play. Wouldn’t the Rarity we know want to be in the spotlight rather than backstage? But she was rather shy about her appearance when she was young (and being the drama queen she is, probably blew it way out of proportion) so she took a backstage job instead and developed her love for fashion and sewing. Learning to create dresses that made even plain ponies look spectacular gave her self confidence, and helped her grow into the pony she is now. Now she’s so self-confident and charismatic, and so good at displaying herself to her best advantage, that everyone is dazzled by her regardless.
artist MecaniqueFairy.
love me some steampunk!
It goes a little something like this:
DEEEEEEEEEEEET
DEEEEEEEEEEEET
DEEEEEEEEEEEET
DEEEEEEEEEEEET
JUST TRY TO GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO TAKE OUT MY BATTERIESEEEEEEEEEEET
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the answer is easy, simple, and short.
Of course we’re not laughing, you asshole.
Nobody laughs at the sight of their own blood.”
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Let me tell you something: as someone who faces sexism on a very personal level, I have no interest in politely trying to educate misogynists when we live in a culture in which their misogyny has no repercussions. Our government is introducing bill after bill of offensive, woman-hating legislation, murder is still the leading cause of pregnant women, and rape is under-prosecuted at staggering numbers. Birth control is up for debate, governors are rolling back equal pay laws, and you think I have the energy to be polite to these people?
No.
Because it doesn’t do any good. There’s no evidence that being super nice to sexists, or racists, or homophobes, or bigots of any kind will make them see the error of their ways - it’ll just make them more comfortable to be around you because you’re playing by their rules.
My blog is one of the only times these people will face any repercussions for being bigots. And you know what? They can turn off the computer and go right back out into the world where they are sexist jackasses and people tolerate it or even encourage it. When I turn off the computer, I’m still in a world of sexist jackasses that are tolerated and even encouraged. There’s this culture of not having any accountability for being a bigot, and I’ve created one tiny space on the internet where that’s no longer true.
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