Am I the only one that thought Rainbow Dash was a boy in the beginning?

[cider float 2,535]

I mean honestly when I heard her voice at the beginning I thought she was a boy and I'm usually pretty good at figuring out if a cartoon character is male or female. The voice really threw me off.

[Varrack 1,080]

Yes! Well, in the beginning I kinda considered her gender-neutral because of her tomboyishness, but she has some male traits that would make it tricky to figure it out. It wasn't until I looked her up on Google that I knew for sure she was female.

[TopQuark 409]

Well, apparently Brazil did... http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/11/rainbow-dash-is-colt-in-brazil.html

[Catpone Cerberus 23,426]

It took me while to understand that Rainbow Dash is actually female.

[Pinkiest Pie 405]

It took me a while to figure out Rainbow Dash was female too. It's just that type of characteristics that make it confusing.

[The Pixelated Pony 883]

I'm back and forth. She's a confirmed female. She has male traits. She has the face shape of a mare. She has a more masculine voice. It's confusing I'll give you that (also she's voiced by a female voice actor)

[Merion 783]

The eyelashes tho... 

 

(Funny how eyelashes are always associated with female characters... Why eyelashes?)

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,704]

Well, I always knew she was female.

[dohorcadrg 13]

When I was 5 I thought that Buttercup from Powerpuff Girls was a boy. dx.  But being older, I can now tell the difference. I always knew Rainbow Dash was a girl(eye lashes gave it away. dx.). Maybe if I was 5 again I would make the same mistake? I'm not surprised if the target audience was confused at first too. 

[Odyssey 5,713]

I always knew from the beginning that Rainbow Dash was female, even before when I first began to watch the show. The slender body and the eyelashes give it away, as well as the fact that she is one of the main characters of a TV show that is marketed towards girls.

Edited November 23, 2015 by Odyssey

[That Guy with the CMB 5,872]

Yes. You the ONLY person. (who said "cupine".)

 

 

Someone get mai reference pls.

[Snake 515]

My mom thinks Applejacks a boy.. I have to constantly remind her that no, MOM, Applejack is a lady.
She knows Rainbow Dash is a girl from previous generations though, I've loved ponies since the womb apparently LOL.
 

The eyelashes tho... 

 

(Funny how eyelashes are always associated with female characters... Why eyelashes?)

Actually in the newest episode there were some background stallions with eyelashes!

Edited November 23, 2015 by Snake

[Kivil 1,721]

I always knew they were females, it kinda goes hand in hand with my feministic ideas (and no, I don't consider myself to be a 3rd wave feminist)

[cider float 2,535]

Well I did figure she was female few minutes into the first episode but thought she was a boy first time she met with Twilight.

Edited November 23, 2015 by cider float

[sweetolebob18 724]

The one I thought was a boy was Scootaloo.  It's the haircut.  Back in the 1950s & 60s half the guys in school had that haircut.  I was watching MLP with my niece, saw Scootaloo for the 1st time & called her "him".  Being patronized by a 5 year old just made my day. 

[JonasDarkmane 19,777]

Took me a couple of episodes after I first started watching, until I knew Rainbow Dash was a female. I only realized because there was a moment when someone was talking about her and when he/she was referring to her, they referred to her as "her". 

 

Made me go on the internet and look up the information. 

[Merion 783]

Actually in the newest episode there were some background stallions with eyelashes!

 

Yeah, I noticed them, too! And they were fabulous! 

 

So I guess visible eyelashes = make-up, which is still automatically associated with ladies... (Outdated stereotype, but I guess it's planted deep within our subconsciousness?)

 

But as for the newest episode - stage performers wearing make-up make perfect sense no matter what gender they represent.... right?

[snowflame 189]

I do not know why people keep saying that Rainbow Dash's voice is "male". It is certainly less "male" than Applejack's.

[cmarston1 5,951]

Somehow no.

Though I always knew that Rainbow Dash was female.

Just a tomboy.  I thought her character design and voice gave it away.

Edited November 23, 2015 by cmarston1

[Megas 27,064]

I'm kinda surprised so many people thought RD was a boy. I mean, she has the same body shape as the other female characters(and we clearly saw male bodies before her appearance), and her voice was rough but never sounded boyish or masculine

 

[Luigi 7,868]

No, I knew all along. My girlfriend gave me a pretty big stare when I first thought Applejack was male though.

[L1ghtn1ng_Flash 213]

I thought she was a guy too, i was afraid i was the only one who thought that, I don't even know why I would think she was a guy, mabye it's her personality.

[pony.colin 156]

I think from the almost instant get-go that I could tell Dash was a mare.  At least I don't think I ever considered mistaking her as a colt prior.

[PrymeStriker 408]

I still have trouble figuring out how people make that mistake. I mean, clearly, raspy voice + sports = penis.

[Venomous 18,813]

Hell, i'm surprised that I didn't think RaimbowDash was a male