Equal Sign Cutie Marks = What?

[ScarfaceOne 263]

The only thought in my mind right now is ''SHALL WE MAKE SOME LABOUR TO SHARE SOME RESOURCES WITH US AND ALL SO WE CAN ALL BE PEACEFUL? WE DEMAND TRIBUTE SO TAX NOW, OR ELSE''. 

Edited October 4, 2014 by 41Hornet

[Starshine 16,330]

 

 

It's Communism. Somehow this episode will teach children the dangers of Communism and everything. I don't know if Little Girls should be taught about it though. Basically the episode features a Communist society where everyone is unusually happy and are treated as equal.

 

 

If this idea actually happens, the ensuing shitstorm would eclipse even the derpygate. It's gonna be awesome

[Nulln 755]

I think by the way all the ponies were acting, it's one of those weird societies were everyone is 'the same' and equal.  they all have equal talents because they're not allowed to express themselves and be different.

[ScarfaceOne 263]

 

If this idea actually happens, the ensuing shitstorm would eclipse even the derpygate. It's gonna be awesome

 

Oh yeah!!! So it would be worse than Derpygate. Do you know any little girls who understand communism? In fact. I think it will be worse than Derpygate and Alicorngate combined. ''WHY ARE THESE PONIES COMMUNISTS!!?'' ''IS THIS REALLY FOR KIDS?''. I Remember in a Pingu episode there was a sign that said Perestroika and Glasnost. So it was hidden propaganda. Not to mention Russian Winnie the Pooh and other Propaganda films.

[DraynaRue 28]

I think it shows that the Pony is a great all-rounder and is good at most things equally. Either that or she/he is very good at adapting to new surroundings and changing skills accordingly but that's just my theory  -_-.

[PROJECT: Simon 3,953]

Bad feeling about this. (jk)

[cuteycindyhoney 13,289]

While the source, as in the original, will be about the "Evil Red Menace" I think we're going to get an "Invasion of the Pony Snatchers" episode. Strange pods will grow, producing emotionally stilted copies of normal ponies. Although in this case, they'll probably find the originals being held somewhere. In the book "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and the original and subsequent movies, you died once the copy was complete.

[Kawaii Besu 28,010]

I guess they've actually made my pony self canon!

 

 

I was GeometryMath Algebra back in the day, so get it?

 

Edited October 21, 2014 by Fillypino Pride

[~Sylveon~ 188]

The episode is about a tiny, evil pony(maybe a breezie) who breaks into pony's houses at night and paints an equal sign over their cutie mark because of a convoluted backstory involving the death of a loved one and probably ninjas.

Or that's my best guess.

[Shift 4,271]

It's obviously a town made of communists.

Edited October 5, 2014 by Shift

[Samurai Equine 47,451]

...You know, they could all just be related to Pun Pony. *tumblr joke*

[The Crimson Cross 7,532]

I'm pretty sure that since it was just a sketch it's a filler cutie mark for a background pony.

Either that or a new BG character though I doubt it.

 

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Is it really an equals sign? Is it?

[Sugoi Kurloz 40]

Every pony is equal none better none worse just equal

Suppose to represent you know a form of communism that's easier for children to understand while being subtle

[newfrickinshow 100]

I'm hoping that we run into Discord's opposite.  Instead of a spirit based on chaos and disharmony, have an oppressive spirit spreading harmony by force.  And if you want me to break my computer geeking out, have him voiced by Patrick Stewart.

[Dash865 49]

Maybe the cutie mark is a placeholder, but all the ponies will have the same one (dialog says they are all the same, but they don't say 'it's and equals sign!') and they just haven't decided on what they want the mark to be.

[ScarfaceOne 263]

Maybe the cutie mark is a placeholder, but all the ponies will have the same one (dialog says they are all the same, but they don't say 'it's and equals sign!') and they just haven't decided on what they want the mark to be.

 

Maybe a smiley face. They are all happy after all.

[ponylaces 1,869]

Or maybe that pony's talent is making oreos :v

Oreo making ponies better be cannon.

 

Maybe this means they're all equal? I don't know..

[Snow Frostflame 3,567]

= means equality....... I don't know what or how someone got that as their mark...... maybe its the mark of a good leader I don't know

[Jeric 46,837]

Maybe the cutie mark is a placeholder, but all the ponies will have the same one (dialog says they are all the same, but they don't say 'it's and equals sign!') and they just haven't decided on what they want the mark to be.

 

That is exactly what I am guessing. They may have not decided on the cutie mark design yet. Heck the first few scripts of season one were written and story boarded before the Mane Six even had cutie marks. Since the cutie marks are very easy asset inserts they wouldn't even need to be down on the animatic. 

[DormantAccount 308]

I suggest that some agent (natural or otherwise) has caused them to have equal cutiemarks. This could be a natural occuring magic force or a deal with the devil in order to resolve some conflict. They'll likely be perfectly content with the situation because they forgot the talent they used to have. Nobody fights, but nobody really lives up to their potential.

 

Something will happen to reverse this effect, and the mane six will have to help them overcome the jealousy they may have held before and accept the differences that once tossed them apart.

 

Bonus points if the agent that gave them equality is also the one that boiled in the strife and is feeding off their missed potential.

Edited October 10, 2014 by DexterousWings

[ScarfaceOne 263]

Oreo making ponies better be cannon.

 

Maybe this means they're all equal? I don't know..

 

Don't get me started on Oreos. One of my friends did this prank where they replaced the cream of the oreo with toothpaste. It was disgusting.

[ponylaces 1,869]

Don't get me started on Oreos. One of my friends did this prank where they replaced the cream of the oreo with toothpaste. It was disgusting.

Wow, I can't imagine how disgusting that would be.

at least you have cleaner teeth

[newfrickinshow 100]

Could be a placeholder they used for the show since the actual cutie marks would have been deemed too big of a spoiler.

[ScarfaceOne 263]

Ah, I found an episode of the Powerpuff Girls called See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey. And it was banned for a while because they thought the gnome sung allegedly communist themes. If that is so(And considering Lauren Faust both worked on PG and MLP). Then there will be an episode regarding communism.

[wdfarmer 2]

This may be a dead thread, but I thought I'd add a theory of mine.  You've suggested that Communism is a theme, and I think that's broadly correct, but I think that the equals sign may be referring to George Orwell's Animal Farm, in which the seventh of the seven founding principles is "All animals are equal."  Later on, as the leadership becomes corrupt, all seven of the principles are replaced by one:  "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others."

 

Orwell wrote Animal Farm as a satire, particularly of Stalinism in the early 1940's.

Edited February 13, 2015 by wdfarmer