Rainbow Dash's Gender

[slumberparty101 21]

Rainbow Dash stomps on gender roles. The whole show opposes gender roles and practically makes a mockery out of them, by showing that you can have 6 female characters with completely distinct personalities and interests, and they're all great friends.

[FlutterHigh 81]

When i first started watching the show the voice threw me off with its raspiness. So while the voice indicated small male child once they assigned gender roles its speech i just learned to role with the waves. The personality to me is normal since i have a Girl Friend who goes Long boarding,kayaking,Motorcycle Riding, and human darts. From my experience anything is acceptable for a girl to do as long as they feel comfortable doing it. 

[best poni 1,518]

I think that she's female, but lesbian. 

[Justin_Case001 4,881]

No matter how a woman behaves, or what she likes, she's acting like a woman, because she is a woman, and she's just acting like herself.  Likewise for a man.  No matter what I do, I'm acting like a man, because I am one.  This is no different for the ponies.  There is no one way to be a male, a female, a person, or a pony.  That's what this show demonstrates, and that's why it's so great.  (I think it would be cool if Rarity had a male friend who was a total fashionista and stuff, just to stomp gender roles in the other direction, too.)

[Red Cedar 1,408]

Rainbow Dash is undeniably female. She is quite tomboyish and frequently tries to hide her feminine side, but it is there and it sneaks out of her sometimes and she knows it.

[Sectus 246]

I think that she's female, but lesbian. 

 

Her sexual orientation cannot be determined either way due to the fact that sexuality is absent from on-screen activity. It is a children's television show. 

Edited September 9, 2015 by Sectus

[Lucario14 26]

What do you think about Applejack? She's athletic, loves to compete, doesn't care how she looks, she's strong, doesn't cry much and likes to take on challenging tasks by herself. To me she's more boyish than RD but she is absolutely female. 

[Guest]

Her sexual orientation cannot be determined either way due to the fact that sexuality is absent from on-screen activity. It is a children's television show. 

Yup yup. And to assume her sexuality based upon behavior is to stereotype lesbians.

[ShadOBabe 18,997]

You can be a girl and not be into stereotypical "girly" things...

I thought this has been obvious for a few decades.

Edited September 9, 2015 by ShadOBabe

[Daring_Do 552]

Don't mind him, guys, he hasn't been in this dimension in a really long time.

[Rawzy 1,302]

Rainbow Dash doesn't have a gender. Rainbow Dash is a series of colors and light patterns assembled in a shape our minds interpret as a pony and therefore is an inanimate object which is without a gender distinction.  Got to love technical/literal answer 

ssshhhhh....unless you want to be sent to the moon...

[LZRD WZRD 1,929]

Rainbow Dash is a Tomboy. There's zero evidence to think she's transgender or anything else. Just cuz she prefers to act more masculine doesn't mean she has a mental disorder (gender identification disorder or whatever else there is).

[Varrack 1,080]

Don't mind him, guys, he hasn't been in this dimension in a really long time.

Who are you referring to?

[Daring_Do 552]

Who are you referring to?

You, but it was just a reference to something. Was hoping someone would get the reference by now.

[ShadOBabe 18,997]

You, but it was just a reference to something. Was hoping someone would get the reference by now.

 

Heehee, it's okay. I get it.

Gravity Falls. XD

[Varrack 1,080]

*sigh* I wish I could get this post deleted..it's gotten so much negative responses.

[Daring_Do 552]

Heehee, it's okay. I get it.

Gravity Falls. XD

Yeah, it was your post (the few decades one) that made me think of that.

[ShadOBabe 18,997]

Yeah, it was your post (the few decades one) that made me think of that.

 

"Greetings! Do kids still say 'greetings'?"

[Daring_Do 552]

"Greetings! Do kids still say 'greetings'?"

It's okay to give children weapons, right?

[best poni 1,518]

Her sexual orientation cannot be determined either way due to the fact that sexuality is absent from on-screen activity. It is a children's television show. 

Calm down please.   There's nothing wrong with her having a sexuality. 

[mars 4,862]

Locking this thread for a cleanup. I'm not sure if it'll be reopened... Only time will tell!