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Humanized Ponies vs. Actual Ponies: ghostie's take

ghostfacekiller39

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I dunno if people have noticed this or not, but I never post anything besides Rarity...

 

And I also never post anything but pony Rarity :D

 

There's a reason for this, and I shall explain; and no, I do NOT mean just Equestria Girls when I say human form, also; there's a lot of humanized fan art out there outside of that movie's design.

 

First off, let me say I don't dislike humanized ponies; I honestly found this to be one of the most adorable pictures of Rarity I've ever seen.

 

funnay__by_kilala97-d75ooy0.jpgI think I'm the only one to find that southern accent she tried sexy.

 

Anyway, back on-topic.

 

Have you ever stopped to think about what MLP would be like had they not been ponies?

 

Now, of course, it'd be redundant; EQG already exists, but I'm not counting that, and the name is My Little Pony, but hear out my hypothetical scenario here, that the mane (yes, I did that on purpose) series itself was humanized, even from the beginning.

 

Do you think it'd have the same sort of attraction? I think the fact that they're ponies makes the show more appealing; it wouldn't be the same if they were fairies or some shit like that, would it?

 

Now, while the writers provide a great amount of depth and realism into their story-lines for each episode, alongside 6 AMAZING mane 6 ponies. each with a personality for everyone, it seems, I can't help but wonder if the show would lose its aesthetic appeal had they been some other animal/creature, especially humans.

 

And, given that a good, GOOD percentage of humans are shallow and try to mask that so they don't look as bad to others (which is fine), I believe that without that aesthetic appeal that ponies bring to the table, this fandom would be much weaker than it is.

 

Now, I'm all for creativity, but I can't help but get a bit irritated when I'm browsing through some fanart of my waifu and I repeatedly come across humanized pictures; had they been once every 20 or so pictures, that'd be fine, but I don't think the ponies being humanized brings the same element to the table as ponies being ponies.

 

I dunno how y'all feel, but I do believe this show wouldn't be as appealing as it is, even if it had the same writing and everything, had the characters been something other than ponies :D

 

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Sobori

First I kinda like humanized ponies. Not for the fact that they are human but for the fact they bring a whole new kind of art to the table.

Second, No I don't think this show would have gotten the same fandom it got if they were human and I think it's not because they are ponies but because MLP already had such a standing especially with Hasbro behind it. It got the original funding behind the show for the brilliant writers we love so much.

Third Rarity is MINE!

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Frostgage

I'm relieved someone shares the same opinion as me. I've actually thought about this many times, and I completely agree, it really wouldn't be the same if they were humans. Unfortunately, this also makes we wonder if I'm insane for being a Brony, if I'm only watching the show because of colored ponies. I usually get over it pretty quick, but still.

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Vaporeon

While I agree that the characters being ponies does give the show it's own kind of charm there's nothing wrong with a few humanization especially if it's a good artist. In the end it's just fan art and won't affected the main show much. 

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ghostfacekiller39

While I agree that the characters being ponies does give the show it's own kind of charm there's nothing wrong with a few humanization especially if it's a good artist. In the end it's just fan art and won't affected the main show much. 

Eh. More or less this was brought on by the quantity of humanized fanart I ran into earlier looking at Rarity pics, which, honestly, was outnumbering the pony pics.

 

I realized that, while humanized is good, it just doesn't have the same appeal.

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Virgil

I agree the fact that the show is about magical, talking, equines is part of what makes the show so appealing. 1. A show about cute Ponies stands out, doesn't guarantee one will like ,but does cause one to take a moment and say "what's all this then?!" 2. An actually well made show about Ponies is really going to make one take notice. 3. Ponies can do stuff humans can't, e.g. having a magical horn, flying, etc. Which means the story can have things others can't. ( Try to imagine a kid's show getting away with a humanized character that is immortal and can control the Sun ). 4. When the ponies do stuff that is "humanized", like wear a fake mustache, it's way more entertaining.

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