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Colleges are not designed for show and tell; they are designed to learn. I'm not saying it's WRONG for him to take his plushie, but it's just not necessary, nor does it bring any good. Sure, it doesn't bring any bad but that's no reason for him to just carry that plushie around (unless you count social status degrading as bad). It's unnecessary and it really IS childish.

I mean, is it NECESSARY for him to carry that plushie around? Sure, I'd kind of congratulate him for having the guts to carry that around but there's really no reason to. It brings unnecessary hate and doesn't prove any points whatsoever.

I don't find stereotypes to be offensive in the show, because they just ARE stereotypes. You can't ignore that Fluttershy being overly-shy sometimes is... a personal flaw. There's absolutely nothing wrong with maybe pushing in a few jokes about it; it teaches kids that shy people are... well, shy. I don't see Fluttershy being depressed 100% of the time, and I CERTAINLY wouldn't like a show where everyone is the same. Zebras might be a reflection of African tribes; is that a problem? Why are reflections, and stereotypes suddenly incredibly discouraging against children? Sure, I can understand if it was used as an attack or an insult, I could see the problem there. But, honestly, do you REALLY think they mean it? Do you really think that kids will instantly think of 9/11 whenever they picture the Canterlot Wedding? Sorry if I got carried away. I don't mean to start a fight; just merely a discussion. (and no, I've barely ever taken offense to anything, despite being Hispanic)

I'm very sorry to say this, but no.

To me, she was more of a "nuisance" than an actual villain throughout the series. It never really made sense why the loss of one friend really got to her, without any other events happening. Take a look at Big Boss from Metal Gear Solid (his "villainous" side isn't that well represented in MGS 5, but later games sort of do). The dude had to kill the only love of his life by himself(old spoiler), not to mention that he also had to kill her again (another spoiler), not to mention he also had to take out the one intelligence agency that made him what he was. Being a villain isn't just about losing one person and wanting to kill everyone, no. Being a villain is about following your own ideals, not caring whether they may be absolutely batshit insane or just completely immoral, you follow what you think is right. Not only that, it changes a person completely. Most of the time, a true villain is mostly scarred for life from various events, not just one, and finally leads to just purely emotional choices, thinking what he/she is doing is right. Starlight Glimmer's villain design was absolutely fantastic, but her execution was absolutely dreadful. If MLP wasn't so age-restricted, and if it could move to even more mature themes... damn. She'd make quite the villain; I can tell Hasbro/whateverwriterworksthere just shoved in the friend thing as something to make it kid friendly... which, I can't blame them, but it makes the whole villain completely bland and boring, not to mention much less relatable. By relatability, I mean this: If someone came to your house, killed your entire family, left you alone to live by yourself with years of loneliness... and you finally got the chance to have revenge, would you do it? To me, at least, being a villain is purely on what you think is right... whether it may be for emotionally, power-hungry-ly, or even morally, you have to have a reason that supports your completely different... self. Edit: Because I was a little stupid and forgot to put this in When I meant her design was great, I meant that her former self was relatable, friendly... normal. She's not some kind of "evil" god from the underworld, or a "king from darkness" or whatever... She wasn't born to ever be "evil", if that's what you want to call it. This is why I still consider Tirek to not be such a great villain (despite his little conflict was pretty entertaining), yet seeing Starlight Glimmer to be such a wasted opportunity. Every "evil" person in history always starts off normal, just like everyone else. They're not born to be evil, much like you and I are. But, who knows? I could be, or you. It depends on what you want to be, or do.