What racial slurs would Equestria have?

[KillerKingBakudan 702]

I think we can all agree that the world in FIM isn't always a bright and happy place. Rarity demonstrated that ponies have substitutes for human curse words, while "New Fluttershy" has proven you can give someone "the bird" by simply raising a hoof.

And the history portrayed in Hearth's Warming Eve shows that Equestria was founded only after the main three pony races learned to get along.

That episode gave me an interesting thought. As hard as we try, humans unfortunately can't seem to live in a post-racial society due to all the bigotry that carried over centuries. It's universally agreed that racism is wrong, yet certain groups of people will always try to find ways to make it look justified and sweep all that hate under the rug. And in turn, races that are oppressed have learned to distrust other races in their entirety because of the corrupt actions taken by the few in power.

So what if that mentality still existed in Equestria? Ponies are often the butt of all jokes with different species like dragons and griffons. Surely, there has to be some ponies that are too stupid to look past the horns, wings or lack thereof, right?

What kinds of slurs do you think they'd invent for the following?

Earth ponies

Pegasi

Unicorns
Alicorns

Zebras
Donkeys

Centaurs

Minotaurs

Cows

Dragons
Griffons
Chimeras
Breezies
Draconequus
Whatever Ahuizotl is

Edited January 10, 2015 by Lord-Pomegranate

[Sunny Fox 5,952]

Earth ponies - mud horse

Pegasi - Cloud killer

Unicorns - demon horse

Alicorns - tyrant

Zebras - dark horse
Donkeys - mule

Centaurs - man horse

Minotaurs - devil cow

Cows - milkbrain

Dragons - smoke snorter
Griffons - half breed
Chimeras - threehead
Draconequus - mashup
Whatever Ahuizotl is - handtail

[Rainbow Dash 1,472]

This might be a touchy subject, but lets tackle it.

Earth ponies(take in account they are strong, hard workers...what human race were stereotyped with hard working?)-Mole Ponies or mud slingers or pig ponies(for their species and seeing as how both moles and earth ponies are seen working in the dirt)

Pegasi-feather brains, cloud herders

Unicorns-witches, some sort of saying like: not earth pony material/pegasi material; alien, baby alicorn(or unevolved alicorn)
Alicorns-fake gods, flashy mong, 

Zebras-ignorant, vodoo doo doos, 
Donkeys-i think donkey itself can be used as a slur since donkey is already used to call someone stupid.

Centaurs-confused, mutant, ugly duckling(or ugly pony idk)

Minotaurs-bull cow?

Cows-statistics, utter stomachs,

Dragons-flame mouth, gem cooker, scaley donkey
Griffons-beaked lion, 
Chimeras-head sandwich
Breezies-flying ants, annoying, jibberjacks
Draconequus-stitched together stick
Ahuizotl-no idea.

I cant come up with just one word..i can only think of statements or sentences.

[cuteycindyhoney 13,307]

Why drag bigotry hate and racism into a show that does not support such filth? 

[Lucky Star 972]

Earth ponies - mud pony
Pegasi - Weather Jokey
Unicorns - Stick head
Alicorns - three breed, but please don't kill me with your awesome power. (they'd need that last part)

Zebras - half and half o-o
Donkeys - Jackass
Centaurs - Monkey face o3o seriously, his face reminded me of a evil Rafiki. 
Minotaurs - kill it! kill it with fire!! D: D:
Cows - milk Slave
Dragons - gem totter
Griffons - Beak face

Edited January 10, 2015 by Lucky Star

[Lisa 5,553]

Unicorns - Stick head

 

I think "pinhead" would be better

 

 

Anyway, earth ponies would be "mud horses" and pegasi would probably be "feathers."

[KillerKingBakudan 702]

Why drag bigotry hate and racism into a show that does not support such filth? 

The ponies' interactions with other species has shown it's already there. It just doesn't have slurs.

[Jeric 46,854]

The ponies' interactions with other species has shown it's already there. It just doesn't have slurs.

That's a pretty big 'just' though.

 

Passive racism is usually driven by ignorance of another group. The dynamic of the characters' interactions, and the story lines in the show, support the idea that once the protagonist(s) learn about a character ... it stops there.

 

Slurs are active racism. As nothing in the show supports that these characters would move into active racism of a species by applying a group derogatory term, then calling into question the approach of the theory makes sense to me.

 

I don't believe outside of individual bullying - or non race defined groups - that slurs would come about. At least not if you factor in the show itself.

[Pony.inc 38]

Isn't blank flank kind of like retard or idiot?

[ThatOneComrade 1,091]

Hey, here's an idea: How about we don't give it any? Equestria's the opposite of this world; wouldn't want to transfer any of humanity's meanest words into it. They've already got blank-flank, and even that's just teasing among children, . Adding slurs to a pastel-pony show makes things worse.

[ScarfaceOne 263]

I heard them say Mule once, And I would love it if they called Earth Ponies ''Mud sucking scum'',

[Shanks 10,816]

Slurs are active racism. As nothing in the show supports that these characters would move into active racism of a species by applying a group derogatory term, then calling into question the approach of the theory makes sense to me.

It is true that we haven't seen any blatant slurs in the show with a few ponies calling Iron Will a "monster" being the closest but we have seen a very clear and prominent example of active racism in the episode Bridle Gossip. It was based on similar ignorance that is often the case with passive racism but when an entire town concocts these urban legends about Zecora concocting evil spells and boiling ponies into soups with no evidence than that goes way beyond the subtle variance of "passive racism". With that and the Hearts Warming Eve episode where we saw clear prejudice in the past between the 3 major pony races it is entirely believable for them to have some slurs even if they will never ever put any of this in the show.

[Silver Letter 1,832]

I doubt that ponies could have ever invented slurs of any kind. For them, that is beyond the pale.

 

 

It is true that we haven't seen any blatant slurs in the show with a few ponies calling Iron Will a "monster" being the closest

Because that episode was trying to make an antagonist out of Iron Will despite all logic that he isn't. It really wasn't anything close to a slur. Just a generic insult.

[speedyblupi 76]

Why drag bigotry hate and racism into a show that does not support such filth? 

It does support it - e.g. "Mules are ugly"

 

Plus the ponies were pretty prejudiced against Zecora at first (though at least they eventually accepted her).

[KillerKingBakudan 702]

That's a pretty big 'just' though.

 

Passive racism is usually driven by ignorance of another group. The dynamic of the characters' interactions, and the story lines in the show, support the idea that once the protagonist(s) learn about a character ... it stops there.

 

Slurs are active racism. As nothing in the show supports that these characters would move into active racism of a species by applying a group derogatory term, then calling into question the approach of the theory makes sense to me.

 

I don't believe outside of individual bullying - or non race defined groups - that slurs would come about. At least not if you factor in the show itself.

You can argue that active racism is perpetuated by certain antagonists in the show anyway. We know that dragons harbor contempt for ponies, and centaurs generally would (Scorpan would be the one major exception, I think). They'd victimize them at any opportunity. And Gilda in particular is a bonafide racist towards ponies, even though she never did anything to oppress them. 

 

The characters might not have uttered racial slurs, but given the behaviors that some of them exhibited, that doesn't mean they wouldn't.

 

Hey, here's an idea: How about we don't give it any? Equestria's the opposite of this world; wouldn't want to transfer any of humanity's meanest words into it. They've already got blank-flank, and even that's just teasing among children, . Adding slurs to a pastel-pony show makes things worse.

That's an overstatement. Yeah, Equestria doesn't have the same issues we have, but it's not like it doesn't have its own share of assholes. And there isn't one character in the show that's above prejudice. Not even Fluttershy, and she's supposed to be the element of "kindness".

[Jeric 46,854]

They'd victimize them at any opportunity.

 

Since we have only seen one Centaur who was a villain, it may be a bit premature to consider a species racist. Also, the irony of that statement (though unintentional) does make this discussion all the more interesting. With a limited pool of interactions, would judging a species as racist generally be be same thing? The same with dragons as we only have seen the youth display animosity toward ponies. Dragons are indeed mysterious. As far as Centaurs, the comics are hinting toward introducing another centaur character ... perhaps it will add to the complexity and our knowledge of them. 

 

As far as slurs, without active racism being verified as constant and widespread, I doubt that there would be a chance for such words to evolve and achieve colloquial use (as language tends to do). Etymology is magic.

[Invincible 2,091]

Lol, I had this thought myself a couple of days ago. I came up with a few slurs (some sillier than others) i can share;

 

Unicorns - 'pointers', 'balloon poppers'

Pegasi - 'fluffheads', 'cloud-munchers'

Earth ponies - 'Mud skippers', 'Dirtbags'

Zebras - 'stripes','witches'

Mules - 'Halfbreeds'

Gryphons - 'Bird-brains', 'Pollies'

 

Anyway, try not to take it too heavily - just some fictional slurs, for a fictional universe of (mostly) fictional races.

[Petrus 696]

I'm sure these were already said but who cares right?

Unicorn: Pin head

Land pony: Horse

Pegasus: Feather brains

Dragon: Chimney swift

[ThatOneComrade 1,091]

That's an overstatement. Yeah, Equestria doesn't have the same issues we have, but it's not like it doesn't have its own share of assholes. And there isn't one character in the show that's above prejudice. Not even Fluttershy, and she's supposed to be the element of "kindness".

I never said that wasn't true. I said we shouldn't add racial slurs to a pastel pony show. There's no good reason to do it. You can be mean without the slurs.

[The Boulder 121]

"Earth Ponies are Numbskulls!" -Commander Hurricane
"Pegasi are Brutes!" -Princess Platinum
"Unicorns are Snobs!" -Chancellor Puddinghead :okiedokielokie:

 

Yeah, racism definitely existed...

 

 

Zebras: Stripe ("Better Wiped than Striped")

 

 

Thats all I got. I honestly never thought about racism or races in this show, except where it was obvious, like episodes with zecora or the buffalo tribe.

Edited January 11, 2015 by The Boulder

[KillerKingBakudan 702]

Since we have only seen one Centaur who was a villain, it may be a bit premature to consider a species racist. Also, the irony of that statement (though unintentional) does make this discussion all the more interesting. With a limited pool of interactions, would judging a species as racist generally be be same thing? 

 

I don't think it's unreasonable to assume that, because historically, Scorpan's the only one who's had any friendly relations with the ponies. It's not impossible for other members of his species to reach the same conclusions about ponies that he did, but unless there are more instances of that happening, their views are still more likely to be in alignment with Tirek's. Just the way he talked down on them when tempting Discord made his prejudice sound unanimous where he comes from.

[RDDash 19,189]

The last post was two years ago, so anyway

Diamond Dogs: Bitch 

Pegasi: Featherbrain

Unicorn: Horn head

Earth Pony Mud pony

[Dreambiscuit 9,934]

Earth ponies- Mudbloods

Pegasi- Featherdusters

Unicorns-Coneheads
Zebras-Two-tones
Donkeys-Asses

Centaurs- Humanoids

Minotaurs-BS

Cows-Fertilizers

Dragons-Sulfur breath
Breezies-Blowflies

Draconequus-Ordinary
Whatever Ahuizotl is-Kitty Litter

Edited September 14, 2017 by Dreambiscuit

[StormBlaze 992]

i wouldve thought in general some horse terms could be used. "Mule" is one they dont like to be called anyway. "Lame" could be used as a slur for broken/disabled/mentally slow. A lame horse is a bad horse. 

Zebras could be "griffon/manticore fodder"..... because thats the closest to lions we'll get... food chains and all that. ^^; im not good at creating insults really. 

[CrimsonProse 2]

Old topic, I know, but I'm replying anyway.

People that say "But Equestria shouldn't have racial slurs!" are completely missing the entire point of fantasy racism. When people use fantasy slurs in literature and fanfics, they often do it to underscore how short-sighed and stupid racism is without having to use real-life slurs that might offend real life people.

These are the ones I usually use, though I think I'll pick up some I see here:
Ponies in general - soft skin (by dragons)
Earth - mud pony, dirt pony
Pegasus - featherbrain, roofie (because their feathers are required for love potions)
Unicorns - horn head, telefreak
Zebras - stripe
Dragons - scale brains, scale coat, hoarder
Griffons - cat-butt, half-n-half
Breezies - gnats
Bat Pony - fang face, fruit
Alicorn - cross-breed (by unicorns, pegasai, or earths that are offended that their traits are mixed with those of lesser races)

Edited August 28, 2018 by CrimsonProse