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Okay. Time to put my two cents in!

 

I've only been at the forum for a little over two weeks, and I've already seen this topic come up several times. I also get the impression that this topic has been around since the fandom started to take root. While I may not possess the amount of show knowledge many of the others have, there are a few points that stick out.

 

I've noticed that there are, broadly speaking, two main camps that oppose each other on this issue: those who swear by "evidence" here and "extrapolation" there, and those who are almost indignantly opposed to the idea for various reasons ("NO EVIDENCE", "It's a kids' show!", etc...). Granted, there are some moderates and overlap, but the lines appear to be drawn.

 

I feel, like most issues, there are strengths and weaknesses on both sides. The fact is, as the skeptics point out, there really isn't that much to go on. So, unless something appears in official works or is "Word of God" stated from the creators, everything is open for speculation and debate. Everything!! That is the nature of fandoms! Every fictional universe has an Expanded Universe of fan works and discussions. Many conflict with each other, and many others are poorly conceived and created, but overall, it allows the fandom to explore their speculations and be creative. If you choose to maintain a very narrow interpretation of the universe, and stick with only established knowledge, great! But how does speculation impact you in such a way that it must be squashed as "heresy?" By the way, as for the "kids' show" argument? We are the adult fandom, not the creative team as Hasbro. Our ideas and theories will not really impact the show's direction, particularly some of the more mature ideas. Therefore, have no fear, I sincerely doubt the children of the world will be exposed to, let alone have to tackle, the tough issues such as the cast's sexuality and/or disability status.

 

Which brings me to the other side of argument. Since the established canon is rather sparse, and the creative team most certainly will not turn the show into the Great Debates of Our Time forum, I think that the fans who work within the expanded universe shouldn't get ahead of themselves and assume their theories are the "truth." Enjoy debating with your fellow fans about whether Rainbow is bisexual, or whether Pinkie has autism (?), but just remember that in the end, your ideas are meaningless next to the writers' pens.

 

Anyway, sorry for the long post. I'm usually more laconic, but I had a lot to say. Thank you for taking the time to consider my ideas.

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[MAGNIFICENT SHIT]

 

Anyway, sorry for the long post. I'm usually more laconic, but I had a lot to say. Thank you for taking the time to consider my ideas.

 

Noooo but you don't understand! We like always assuming the intellectual/moral high ground and assuming everyone else will bow before our superior argument! :o

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@, I would like also to point out that even if Rainbow and Flutters did kiss, that wouldn't mean that they were attracted to each other. I'm female and kiss and hug my female friends often, to show affection. Despite what some immature guys might think, that doesn't mean we're all lesbian. So hugs and kisses just mean friendship.

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@, I would like also to point out that even if Rainbow and Flutters did kiss, that wouldn't mean that they were attracted to each other. I'm female and kiss and hug my female friends often, to show affection. Despite what some immature guys might think, that doesn't mean we're all lesbian. So hugs and kisses just mean friendship.

Perfectly legitimate statement: I was merely bringing up the fact that in that case, a hug or something would be less likely to case media rage.

 

A safer option for a company who know that they would start a witch hunt if it got out that they were 'infecting children with homosexuality' or whatever other stupid reasoning people use these days.

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Twilight: Pansexual, I have my reasons but lack the proper ability to do so at 7:30AM - EDITED

Rainbow Dash: Bisexual or Lesbian, she's quite masculine in the way she composes herself.

Applejack: Straight, nuff said.

Pinkie Pie: Party animal, probably doesn't even know what she is herself. Open to anything.

Rarity: Straight, she seems to consider herself a "proper" lady IMO.

Flutter: Asexual.

Lol Fluttershy....In a recent discovery by the Equestrian Scientific Society, Fluttershy was discovered to reproduce asexually. Similiar to some species of Asteroidea, she undergoes Colonal Fragmentation. This multicellular fission can occur during cycles where there are a low population of Fluttershys or from a portion of fluttershy being removed, which the original then regrows its lost part and the lost part forms a new Fluttershy. Equestrian Geographic intends to have an interview with the discovering scientist Twilight Sparkle on this remarkable discovery to shed more light on the Fluttershys unique trait.

 

Also, why must we delv this deep into these characters. I appreciate them being round characters that are well written, and not based off of sexual curiosity. To me that cheapens the characters.

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Lol Fluttershy....In a recent discovery by the Equestrian Scientific Society, Fluttershy was discovered to reproduce asexually. Similiar to some species of Asteroidea, she undergoes Colonal Fragmentation. This multicellular fission can occur during cycles where there are a low population of Fluttershys or from a portion of fluttershy being removed, which the original then regrows its lost part and the lost part forms a new Fluttershy. Equestrian Geographic intends to have an interview with the discovering scientist Twilight Sparkle on this remarkable discovery to shed more light on the Fluttershys unique trait.

Also, why must we delv this deep into these characters. I appreciate them being round characters that are well written, and not based off of sexual curiosity. To me that cheapens the characters.

That is ridiculously scientific. I just based it on the fact that fluttershy seems to not show interest in other ponies and instead cares more for the animals of Equestria. That piece you wrote was epic though :D


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Looks like I'm going to have to pull out all the stops.  Let's look at each of the mane six.

 

Princess Twilight Sparkle

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Rarity

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Rainbow Dash

This is where things get a little less clear.  She hasn't shown romantic interest in anypony yet, but that could be because she hasn't met one that tickles her fancy or that she's not interested in romance right now.  Dash's mane is my first bit of evidence that...she's straight.  Okay, it's quite clear in the show that mares tend to have longer mane than stallions.  Long mane is a sign of beauty and fertility.  Males of species are visually stimulated, because they are instinctively looking for the best jeans to breed with, thus long mane would bring a lot of male attention.

I find it odd that Dash would grow her mane and tail long, because that would generate drag and make flying harder.  This is circumstantial evidence that she is looking for attention from stallions.

 

Applejack

Trenderhoof provides me with the evidence I need once again.  If AJ were a lesbmare, wouldn't telling him that be an easy way to get him to buzz off?

 

Fluttershy

Lack of any romantic interest on her part would be due to how shy she is.  However, her incredibly long mane and tail, as well as the rumor of her tail extensions, are a subtle hint that's she's looking for stallion attention.

 

Pinkie Pie

This is the only one in the mane six that I think could be bisexual or gay.  She might have even experimented with it just because it sounded fun.  Pinkie Pie seems to have Bipolar Disorder, schizophrenia, and Attention Deficit Disorder; and mental health issues are twice as common in homosexuals as they are in heterosexuals.

 

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Twilight: Sapiosexual

 

Rainbow Dash: Bisexual

 

Fluttershy: Pansexual

 

Pinkie Pie: I feel like she'd just identify as queer.

 

Rarity: Heterosexual

 

Applejack: Heterosexual

 

 

That's my opinion...Yep  :squee:

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Flutters: Panexual

Rarity: Straight/bisexual

Dashie: bisexual/lesbian.

AJ: Straight/bisexual

Pinkie: Pretty much anything under the rainbow.

Twi: Straight/Asexual

 

I gave a slash for  a few because they could be both. 


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There is no way to tell a person's (or pony's) sexuality just by observing their looks or their non-sexual interactions with others (ie: watching this show). Unless a person tells you what their sexuality is or blatantly shows you, you can not know if they are gay, straight, bi, pan, asexual or whatever. Skimming this thread, I have seen some very ignorant assumptions about femininity, masculinity and sexuality, as well as some extremely stereotypical labelling. The length of Rainbow Dash's mane or the way Pinkie Pie talks, or the non-sexual daydreams of Twilight Sparkle, or Apple Jack's work habits are no indication of sexuality. On a detailed enough scale, there are as many preferences as there are people. We can go ahead and make up our own head canons concerning pony sexuality if it's important for a fanfic or something, but aside from Twilight and Rarity, I don't think we can honestly believe we have much of an idea at all of their canon sexualities based on what we have seen in canon sources.

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It's a kid's show. They all are straight. No exceptions.

 

Male donkeys, griffins and others may be a possibility, after a dragon can have a crush on a female of different race.

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I am laughing at you all people considering Rainbow Dash a lesbian simply because she acts masculine.
This is what you all look like when you say that.
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The tittle is enough.

I am tempted to just say this and abstain from the thread or post "Unknown" in each sexuality.

This is because the whole thread is fertile ground for the obnoxiousness of shippers, OTPs e.t.c. I admit i ship things too... but i won't force my ship upon your face.

Thus i will make a single attempt to estimate their sexualities.

Twilight:Being stuck in her books all night long i bet she'd be willing to try anything but her sexuality is "Bi"? Since she identifies as a girl i guess.
Pinkie Pie:I don't even know... she might have done everything... i doubt it matters to her, but then again i doubt she has been in a serious relationship to be sure. As is Twilight.
Fluttershy:I bet she'd be hetero but then again she'd take anyone that shows a stable and steady personality, that makes her feel safe and stuff. So... for the sake of giving her a sexuality i'd say borderline bi.
Rarity:I think it's clear by the numerous stallions she's fall in for, and spike that she doesn't push away that she is clearly (for me) heterosexual. Her not having been in a serious relationship at least so far doesn't deter anything.
Applejack:I think that she'd be the one going by "tradition" per say. Not that she'd nessecarily follow stereotypes out of fear but i think with a little sister like Applebloom she'd definately want to have one of her own.
Rainbow Dash:Ignoring any masculine/awesome behavior i'd say she'd fall for the other sex, but i would think she'd fall for anyone that could make an impression upon her. I think it'd be hard for her to accept that she would fall in for another girl. I am thinking she'd be bi or straight. Still any relationship she gets into i'd have to wait and see if it lasts so i can confirm her sexuality.

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For 5/6 of the Mane 6, the Sexuality is Busy. 

 

More in depth for those 5 in no particular order.

 

This may be a long-term issue for AJ, as I don't see her becoming less busy as she grows into the role of head of farm.  Actually, she's pretty much there already.  So, unless somepony comes out of left field and sweeps her offa her hooves, (or she goes supra-traditional route) I kinda seeing her as being a happy aunt when she's Granny Smith's age.

 

Pinkie is kinda immature in some ways.  Sexuality may be one of those ways.  And she probably is the youngest of the 6, so that may be natural.  Or, it could be a long term thing. 

She DOES appear to have a biological clock (see Cake twins), but the ticks are quiet (again see Cake twins) -- for now.

When she does have a relationship I think she'd be supra-clingy (ala party of one) unless something happens to her self-esteem issues.

 

Twily -- busy making friends and finding place, then busy finding place as princess, then busy defining place ... She's not getting any relationship until much later.  And that princess thing is going to be a turn-off for her.

 

Fluttershy -- crazy cat lady bait.  But not just cats.

 

Rainbow Dash  -- All the gushing is just fannish things.  If Patrick Stewart knocked on my door I'd be like "Ohmygosh" also.  Until she's in the Wonderbolts and lined up for captain-hood, relationships have to hit her over the head and drag her away.

 

That's the 5 mysteries.  But what of Rarity

 

Rarity

Rarity

Rarity.

 

I'm kinda leaning towards severely repressed lesbian.  After all, she seems to have two types of sexual "relationships."

 

1. Hi boys, would you give me a hand? 

We've seen this one the most.  Spike, the guys who drove the carriage to the Gala, and the luggage pony in Canterlot all fall under this rubric. Despite the fact that she has a million stallions who are attracted to her, she doesn't have a relationship with them.

 

2. Oh, I've always dreamed of a relationship with ...

Ok, she looks good.  But really, to expect Prince Blueblood would have anything to do with her?  That's a relationship that a twelve year old could have.  Or on the writer, whom she never expected to meet. 

Sure she chases after these crushes, but the reality of them doesn't meet up with the imagination of them.

 

She likes those penny-dreadfuls and gets all caught up in them.  So she wants her life to mimic them.  She wants to be the lady, she wants the attention.  But, she does nothing about it that would be practical. 

So, maybe -- just maybe, she's so deep in that closet that even she doesn't know.

 

Or maybe she is a glamor(hertro)sexual.

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Twilight: Straight

Pinkie: Any

Rarity: Straight

Applejack: Straight. I've know some tomboys, dated a few. And AJ strikes me as a straight forward country girl.

Rainbow Dash: Bi or maybe Lesbian. Again the tomboy thing going on here, but... Well it's hard to put my finger on. Just the way she interacts with the others. I get a feeling about her that just says "gay." I've been shot down several times for ignoring that feeling too >_>

Fluttershy: Lesbian. It's kinda the same thing as Dash. I'm not very good at enumerating these things, but I've learned (the hard way) to trust myself on these issues.

 

Of course, they are fictional ponies. So my experience could be completely wrong. 

I have a friend who is convinced Rainbow Dash is a lesbian. Not because she's a tomboy, but because of the small things she does.

I fall into this camp. Yes RD is a tomboy, yes she has a rainbow mane and tail. Neither of those things make me think lesbian.

 

The other thing I can think of to mention is Soarin. He seems... boring. Dash may be interested in him, but not beyond his being a Wonderbolt.

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Guys, you have it all wrong! They're all Flasksexual! post-25189-0-62908500-1405938357.png

 

Well Rarity is more of a RarityFanClubsexual post-25189-0-19552400-1405868640.png

 

Ok, no more joke...

 

Twilight Sparkle : The book says mare are in relationship with stallions to make fillies, so straight.

 

Rainbow Dash: As most said, bisexual. She makes all relationship 20% cooler.

 

Applejack: "Granny Smith told me I need a stallion to put apple seed in me." Straight

 

Rarity: She wants her charming prince. Straight

 

Pinkie Pie: She'll do everything to make her guest happy. Pansexual

 

Fluttershy. Pretty sure she would be afraid of.... the stuff. Asexual or maybe straight or lesbian that's probably never gonna see some action.


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