Thuja

A Fair point, I should have been more detailed in my explanation. Ok so here's what I'm talking about: *cue heavy winds from open window* Rarity: oh, my hair! Applejack, be a dear and shut the window, will you? Applejack walks towards the window, doesn't close it and watches a Rainbow Dash admire herself. Applejack is shown leaning on the window pane and even put her hoof on the window, without even shutting it. Applejack and Rainbow Dash argue about Rainbow Dashes vanity for a while and Applejack has yet to close the window even though she's right there. Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie are both currently occupied with Fluttershy hiding in a box. After a bit of more arguing between the ponies, the play starts(at this point the window has yet to be shut). Now what I'm talking about is around the end of the episode, not the beginning. Now the wind starts to blow again when they're backstage. Rarity: Applejack, I thought I asked you to shut the window. Applejack: Don't blame me, Rainbow Dash could have just went up there and shut the window! After all, she's got wings. Now back around the beginning of the episode, it shows that Applejack could have easily closed it and it wasn't that high of a window in the first place. Applejack was initially asked to shut the window yet she didn't, she could have done that while she was arguing with Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash: Why do I always have to do the high-up chores?! Why can't Twilight use her magic? The ponies start arguing further and the Windigos are heard off in the distance, Rainbow Dash ends up closing the window. Now this hints at a stereotype that: Pegasi have wings, therefore they should do the stuff that is in a higher location. We have yet to see Scootaloo actually fly but she has wings, why isn't she using them like a pegasi should? Unicorns should use their magic to solve every little inconvenience. We've seen some unicorn not use magic at all, why aren't they using their magic like a unicorn should? Couldn't Rarity have used her magic to shut the window? The Windigos initially became a problem because of the arguments and hatred between the three clans of ponies. Their hatred for one another only fueled the Windigos power even more which caused the snow to be stronger in force, continuing a vicious circle. With something as small as ponies arguing over who shuts the window due to pony type only would fuel the Windigos' power which is probably why they heard the cry of a Windigo around the end and reaching a solution where Rainbow Dash shuts the window of her own freewill(even though Applejack could have shut the window herself around the beginning of the episode).

Even though my favourite mane 6 is Rarity, I'd have to say I'd go for Applejack. I love orchards and her family seems to be a load of fun. She isn't perfect but she's Applejack I'd also go for Zecora, she probably has a lot to tell of her homeland and her travels. I would like to see more of her in the upcoming season besides having a mentoring role. Love her voice and her design is gorgeous.

I'd love to be a crystal pony. Their homeland is gorgeous, their concept is gorgeous and I love their hair! If I could be any pony, it would be a crystal pony!

I brought up the window part because they were bickering over who should shut the window due to pony type differences. Rainbow Dash could fly, Twilight Sparkle could use her magic, etc. It's that whole idea that a certain pony is meant to do certain things because they are a certain type of pony. It's stating that whole idea that pegasi can fly, therefore they should deal with higher up things, or that unicorns should use their magic to fix every little problem. Thanks for the correction! I haven't watched the episode Baby Cakes in a while so I forgot their names, how embarrassing of me. I wasn't exactly saying that all of the ponies viewed breeding with different ponies as a bad thing. There are those that probably view the other types as lower than they are, while there are those that view breeding with other types of ponies as normal, love is love. Similar to how some people think other races shouldn't breed, yet we have interracial couples and children. Some ponies just make the biggest deal out of something that doesn't really matter.

Thanks! I think it's more ignorance because they have shown that once the ponies of equestria understand what something is, they generally are very accepting of it. While there are highly arrogant beings from all the races, most just don't know any better and simply listen to what other people have to say on the subject at hand like the gossip that was shown towards Zecora when she was first introduced. Though most races will have stereotypes of other races such as the mules or whatever, stereotypes can be fun but when they become something to degrade others that's when it becomes bad. It shows that they, like anypony else, aren't perfect and are works in progress. Re-evaluating yourself and changing for the better is what most people would call growing up. I do agree that they lack communication, once they open the channels some more I'm sure they'd better understand why someone from another society would think/behave as they do. It's the ignorance of other societies that makes people feel superior or fear others and makes them think of others as inferior to them. I think that really reflects on the way many people think today or from history with the settlers and the natives to the British empire of old and all the lands/people that they once conquered. Ravishing subject, is it not?

I think it would be really cool to see more griffins in the future. Considering both Gilda and Gustave were both highly competitive, I could see the possibility of a conflict between the Ponies and the Griffins in the future. Perhaps they are an empire that wishes to expand and set their sights on a lovely place such as Equestria. It would be a fascinating conflict, indeed.

A good point, I actually think the ponies are more ignorant than arrogant and maybe the other races can't really take them seriously because the ponies are all about peace and love, etc, even when they themselves have times when they don't comply to this ideal of theirs. It would be fascinating to see the other species in the word of MLP. Griffins In medieval times, the griffins were associated with strength and many heraldry featured them in some way or form. While Gilda or that... Gustave guy... are not good representations of a whole race, nor should we assume their whole race is as they are. I'm sure they're much like the ponies, with good and bad griffins. In mythology, Griffins are known for being tricksters/pranksters or wise creatures with unnatural strength. This could make for a society that is a lot more competitive than those of the ponies. Gilda seems to behave the best around Rainbow Dash which she herself is a very competitive pony(and she flies), Gilda probably likes her the most because of this trait. She probably doesn't hold much respect for a society that only focuses on love and all that wimpy nonsense. She probably reacts the way she does with Pinkie Pie because for her that might have been a challenge on the dominace that she had on Rainbow Dash's time or, "Stepping in on her turf," as it were. I'd actually compare the Griffin race to that of the Klingons from Star Trek and how the Klingons view the Federation. Where the Klingons do battle to preserve their honour or gain some, the Federation would rather talk about an issue. The Klingons constantly mock the Federation for that while still holding the Federation with some form of respect(if they're willing to hear the Fed out, I think that's respect enough?). I'm not going to say that the Griffin society is a totally violent one but having claws and paws instead of hooves and are probably omnivores or carnivorous would have a leaning towards aggressive. Both Gustave and Gilda are highly competitive individuals, this could possibly be a hereditary trait or the way both were raised within their shared culture. We have yet to see more of them, I hope in the next season there will be more of them. I'm rather curious if there is a Griffin creator or if there are even griffins that can use some form of magic. Zebras I think the concept of zebras in the world is pretty cool. Zecora's jewelry makes me wonder what type of culture she comes from. Though some of my thoughts on the subject are that they are more in tune with nature and may view something like magic as unnatural since one can use magic to bend what once was into something else. Seeing how Zecora speaks of Twilight Sparkle's magic, it almost seemed to me like she didn't take it all that seriously. It's implied that Zecora has been travelling around for a LONG time, perhaps through her travels her tolerance of unicorn magic grew, perhaps her people don't have magic or view it with some sort of stigma. As if it were a, to be dramatic, taboo subject. Zecora's use of herbal remedies could hint at the possibilities of Shaman-like zebras, or druids if they can use magic or even if they can't. Perhaps there are unicorn-ish zebras but they are viewed like untouchables or how lepers are viewed. Though, Zecora is the only zebra in the series so far, we have yet to be introduced to any other zebras(I haven't been reading the comics so I wouldn't know.) I'd like to see more of them. Changelings Changelings view all other races as food, so it's understandable that they look down upon everypony else. It wouldn't make much sense for a predator race to pity the prey... I wouldn't be surprised if there were changelings that are a bit ok, that would make for an interesting episode. A Changeling that actually has some compassion for the other races. Dragons In modern times, dragons are generally viewed as arrogant and look down at other creatures with contempt or are wise advice-givers helping the protagonist. Though it seems the dragons in the MLP-verse don't have much love for the ponies to the point that the mane 6 have to make a dragon disguise to "blend" in and find Spike. Or they are simply misunderstood/ a lacking of interaction between the two species since that one dragon that fluttershy scolded seemed to have a willingness to speak with them and regarded Fluttershy with respect while he could have just squashed them all and went back to sleep. They don't really seem to shed much light on the inner conflicts of the different races, considering the initial age group that Hasbro is trying to reach. Donkeys, Mules and Bison Bison don't seem to have that much respect from the ponies, that's actually rather understandable considering that ponies have colonized their lands without their permission. It could be that they are simply misunderstood, perhaps it's a clash of understandings or ideas/ culture-views. The ponies colonize the bison's land and a conflict that's much like the Native Americans and the pioneers from the past ensues but this time around a compromise is found and the fact that the ponies colonized on the bison's land seems to be forgiven(with apple pie). I think there isn't much to say about the donkeys, the earth ponies probably view them as something like equals since they are landlocked and can't use magic either(as far as we know). It's obvious that there is some form of mutual respect between both ponies and Donkeys because of the fact that there are mules in the world(the result of donkey and horse breeding). The mules themselves seem to be looked down upon though, since they could be regarded as simply the, "help" and that's it. How Rarity reacted by being called a "Mule" by one of the Diamond Dogs seem to hint at the mules being viewed as inferior to ponies, "Be cool or Be Mule," says Rainbow Dash. I wonder how Mulia Mild got to where she was, I'm sure she's quite the capable Mule and challenges the mule stereotype itself by simply doing what she's doing as a baker, obviously she's a really good baker since she's invited to a National Contest to show off her skills. We have yet to see more of either three but personally I liked the Bison. It was nice of the show to not use the stereotypical accent for Native Americans("Someone coming") when voicing the Bison. I wonder why they respect dragons so much, I wish we had a better look into their culture... Diamond dogs I think the diamond dogs normally stick to themselves since neither Rarity or Spike could identify what they were when the Dogs make themselves known. They're far too driven by their greed for gems to really care for what's going on above ground or even have much of an organized culture itself beyond having an army of guard dogs. There could be some sort of social structure for them but it isn't really all that prevalent in their behaviour besides that whole "Alpha dog" idea. The smarter dog out of the main 3 dogs that we are shown seems to have some sort of role in keeping the other dogs in line. Perhaps he was their leader? Somehow I doubt we'll see them again, they're too busy getting gems... I guess? The Ponies Both pegasi and unicorns look down at earth ponies, vice versa. A good example is how the Mane 6 in Hearth's Warming Eve argue about who shuts the window. Even interbreeding between the three can be viewed with a degree of shame. When Mr. and Mrs. Cake have their foals, the mane six look at them oddly and an embarrassed/panicky Mr. Cake has to explain past relatives to explain why Pound Cake and Baby Cake aren't Earth ponies either. Any three of the types of ponies don't really seem to interact all that much with each other except for a few instances, however lately, there has been show of more Unicorn/Earth, Earth/Pegasi, Unicorn/Pegasi friendships as the show progresses. I partially blame the mane six for that since they're showing that ponies are ponies no matter if they can fly, use magic, or can do neither and all ponies can get along. Though I'm sure both the Unicorns and the Earth ponies have more in common since they are both land-bound. As for their reaction towards other races. I wouldn't call it being arrogant, I think it's more of being ignorant than anything else. Sure, some ponies are completely arrogant, I think it's a lack of education that's the problem or the lack of the pursuit of education. When most ponies earn their cutie mark, they mostly devote their time to that. When Zecora was first introduced, Twilight Sparkle served as a voice of reason for the other ponies since she actually knew what a zebra was. The other ponies didn't hate Zecora, they feared her because they didn't understand what she was or where she came from. Not knowing what something is generally makes people fear it because it's the unknown. Goodness! I seem to have rambled for quite some time I had more to say but I'm starting to lose my train of thought. @_@ I hope this helped somewhat and I'm sorry I made this explanation so long.