Scootaloo's Aunts

[Glitter Yolk]

That's pretty cool, and aside from having a closer look at Scoot's family overall, I'd love to meet them! I hope they get cool designs if they're introduced to the tv show.

[northstar3184]

Nice throwback references.

That was my first thought too with Auntie Lofty. So very cool.

[Goanna]

I was SO happy to hear about this
Lofty and Holiday seem like really sweet characters and I'd love to see them in the show someday

[Zapper]

Lofty is one of my favorite G1 pegasi. I hope she makes it into the show! The way she is described my mind went straight to the Mrs. Cake model.

Small pet peeve, but how is this LGTB representation? They are a same-sex couple. It's lesbian representation, there's nothing bad about that.

[LadyMoondancer]

Well, technically one or both of them could be bi.    I just find it easier to say LGBT+ or queer when I don't know for sure.

But I agree, there's nothing wrong with specifically lesbian representation;  especially given that so much lesbian "representation" in other media is really just pandering to straight dudes in a pretty creepy way.

[Zapper]

Well, technically one or both of them could be bi. 

Yeah, but so could be all the mare/stallion couples on the show. And Steven Magnet could just be a really flamboyant bi dragon

I don't want to fight. I'm bi but the way they are written they seem to represent a stereotypical lesbian couple and FiM is full of stereotypes.

[Taxel]

Small pet peeve, but how is this LGTB representation? They are a same-sex couple. It's lesbian representation, there's nothing bad about that.

I usually seen this kind of queer representation listed as LGBT/LGBT+/queer/etc, even within queer spaces. I don't think there's anything malicious behind it. Lesbians are still part of LGBT so its not like its a lie or misrepresentation

[U2QueenBee]

So Scootaloo's dad is an Earth pony, then? Interesting. For some reason I sorta had the idea that ponies could only reproduce with the same 'type' of ponies as them, but unless she's adopted that isn't the case then.

Not related to the representation issue (which is nice to see more officially acknowledged!) just interesting.

[Loa]

I really hope these aunts have a black cat called Salem.

[Leave a Whisper]

I really hope these aunts have a black cat called Salem.

OMGS Sabrina! Loved that show. Salem was definitely the best part!

Post Merge: October 18, 2017, 04:53:15 PM

So Scootaloo's dad is an Earth pony, then? Interesting. For some reason I sorta had the idea that ponies could only reproduce with the same 'type' of ponies as them, but unless she's adopted that isn't the case then.

Not related to the representation issue (which is nice to see more officially acknowledged!) just interesting.

No. Why would that be? We've had ponies be different species from their offspring before.

[Safflower]

Yes! I've been waiting for this but never thought it would happen because Hasnro wouldn't want to seem controversial. Go Hasbro! Hope they don't make them stereotypical. Just normal, like people are

So Scootaloo's dad is an Earth pony, then? Interesting. For some reason I sorta had the idea that ponies could only reproduce with the same 'type' of ponies as them, but unless she's adopted that isn't the case then.

Not related to the representation issue (which is nice to see more officially acknowledged!) just interesting.

No? Cadence and Shining Armor easily disprove this. Shining is a unicorn and Cadence is an alicorn.

[Bekuno]

There's not a lot of official pairings in the show, and the majority are same species, so it's understandable that you'd think that. 

Of course there's Shining Armor and Cadence, another example would be Rarity's parents (uni and earth). Big Mac and Sugarbelle don't have kids but are paired, once again uni and earth pony.

And don't forget about the cakes, two earth ponies that had unicorn and pegasi offspring!

[U2QueenBee]

Ah ok that's true! For some reason I was thinking of Cadance and Shining Armor as both unicorns, I think I had a brain freeze! I'd forgotten about the Cakes not being the same as well.

Still, good to see Scootaloo does have family, I did wonder as you never see anyone around with her but Dash.

[ghouldilocks]

I don't read the books, so maybe there's more context than what I am aware of, but it seems to me that they could be a same-sex couple, but they could also be sisters or something, like in Practical Magic or Sabrina the Teenaged Witch, lol.

Either way, I love when shows and movies have nontraditional family dynamics without making it some huge plot device. 

[princesskitty]

I’m so excited to see the LGBTQ+ represented in the pony franchise now!