the absolute state of am*rican writers

@Pause  
I think the term you’re looking for is tokenism.

@Background Pony #2590  

 
I have some news for you:  
Majority of people don’t give a damn.
 
Oh wow. They made a non-binary character and then pointed it out like they’re expected to be praised for it.
 
If you want to be normalized and be treated equal in society then stop acting like everyone else needs to give you special attention.

@Background Pony #2590  
Twitter pls

@Background Pony #3084  
The person was literally saying living creatures can not be nonbinary

Lmao at all the people bringing up the stupid ass ‘trans people need binary genders’ y’all have never interacted properly with LGBT+ folk and it shows. Are you seriously presenting second-hand offense from trans people as an argument against non-binary representation, when trans people themselves are perfectly fine with it? It just shows you have no idea what you’re talking about. Saying that “it’s only a handful of people” is also an inherently wrong and malicious argument, as is saying that it’s not as big of a struggle as other historical ones. Just because a group of people is smaller it doesn’t mean they have less rights, and just because someone else suffered doesn’t mean others should too. Saying non-binary is some made up Tumblr gender is ignoring the plethora of popular actors and singers that fall under the label.
 
Overall, I really can’t imagine the people complaining in the comments are being anything but willfully ignorant and malicious. No one is adding genders at random because they feel like it, there are studies beyond this stuff and many identities still being debated. But even if they all existed, why would that be a problem? Why shouldn’t we be accepting? Acceptance is not a limited resource, you don’t run out of acceptance just because you’re already accepting other people. And if you do, if you roll your eyes when you see something new, then I have some news: You were never accepting. You were just a bigot with more patience than others.

Sure, why not?

@Background Pony #77F2  
Should see what they tried with gender neutral in Portuguese
 
Ela and Ele “She” and “He” tried to make it “Eli” or “Elu”
 
“Irmão” and “Irmã” “Brother” and “Sister” “Irmane”
 
Todas/Todos (Everyone, this is when referencing to multiple males or females when generalizing it is used “Todos”) “Todes”

Initially I didn’t even realized this and was wondering why the others called Dust Devil them. Guess that explains it.
 
Still, I don’t see what the big deal is. Dust is NB. That’s nice, but doesn’t really matter. The plot is about Zecora reuniting with her friends and stopping the snake monster. And rehashing the second episode of FiM. Can’t wait for the twist that the snake is the brother of the Zebra king. Dust’s gender isn’t that important.
 
 
@Background Pony #46A8  
Probably in the FiM/Transformers crossover comic. ;)

@northern haste  

 
This is EXACTLY why they/them doesn’t work as a singular pronoun, especially to a writer’s eye. It gets confusing to the listener as to what is being referred to. If people want to be NB that’s fine, but there really should be a push for something that makes more sense grammatically…

Lol, the writer already attacks people who disagree with it as TERFS. IDW should reconsider hiring SJW’s before they end up like Marvel and DC

Attack helicopter “creature” when?

Was expecting this

@neo4812  
and its a comic for children and kids, so…… yeah. those where simple times.

wait that pony that looked like a tree? they looked so male. i don’t get the world anymore. im only 26! i shouldn’t feel like im 40!

@DragonRanger  
Let me rephrase that into ‘MLP hasn’t been ruined by woke culture outside of irrelevant tweets and random episodes. I’m talking about a level that would fully impact or change the course/direction of the show.
 
Example include:  
Marvel  
DC  
James Bond  
RWBY  
Ghostbusters  
The Last of Us  
Star Wars  
DEFINITELY RWBY  
She-Ra  
Call of Duty  
Steven Universe  
Transformers  
GI Joe  
RWBY, again  
DOOM  
The Walking Dead  
Charlie’s Angels  
Terminator  
Powerpuff Girls  
A bunch of other properties I’m too lazy to research  
And of course, RWBY
 
Have I mentioned RWBY?

@Background Pony #95FC  

 
 
THIS GUY GETS IT

 
Aight.

@Background Pony #9AFB  
What the fuck you on about? Trans just means you don’t identify with the gender you were assigned at birth. That includes non-binary people, several of whom I’m friends with.

Neat I guess.

@Background Pony #9AFB  
It’s much easier.  
Transexuality is defined by gender binary or there wouldn’t be anything to transition to.

@bchandler2  
But trans don’t already have the opposite gender they born?  
It would be really rude and insensible to identify them as non binary if they already know what they want to be.  
Why you’re associating a group that don’t have gender identification with another that WANT to have the correct one in their soul? Maybe you’re the transphobe for not really understanding them, just remember that your words can be hurtful enough for them so I would edit your comment so you don’t generate any damage to any trans in this site.

@bchandler2  
Ah there it is.
 
Someone misusing “transphobes”.

Lol sooooo much salt in the comments. Die mad transphobes.

i don’t know whats mean,this just about writer problem?