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01/09/11(Sun)18:48 No.22495802>>22495641
>I showed the video to fellow Ms. intern/blogger Kyle and asked, “What’s wrong with this picture?” he responded, “There aren’t any black ponies. Why aren’t there any brothas on the wall?” I had originally assumed that the purple ponies were supposed to represent black ponies, but he was right–the ponies don’t seem very racially diverse.
Ah, the first point raised by this rag. Well let's see now... what exactly are they asking for here? There's an image shown with a white unicorn, an orange pony, a yellow pegasus, a blue pegasus, a purple unicorn, and a pink pony. That's three "races" and six "colors". Now you may say, "but none of them are black!" And so? Why does it matter whether that particular color appears? It is because, in our society, that color is associated with a specific culture and genetic background that is traditionally marginalized and discriminated against.
But then, what would be necessary to include such a pony? What would be necessary to show someone that you can then turn around and say "ah, there's a 'black' pony, right there!" Two options present themselves: one is to make ponies that are the color black, and the other is to make ponies that "act" black. The former seems demolished by the article's dismissal of Twilight as a "black" pony - if her appearance isn't enough, then they must be looking for something other than appearance. The latter requires *the use of stereotypes* to imply that some pony is a member of the human socioracial group called "black". Which projects our own prejudices and stereotypes onto a setting that has nothing to do with them.
Oh, and as an aside? This article was published before "Bridle Gossip", an episode about a zebra (Zecora, now a recurring character) who is discriminated against until the main cast gets to know her and realizes that her different looks aren't a reason to cast her out. If Zecora isn't a "sista" pony, I don't know what you are asking for. |
