@LightningBolt
I think youre missing my point. Yes fiction can be anything, but it still can represent real things and ideas. If a fictional character or culture is meant to represent a real thing, especially the thing being a minority, taking it away or removing the traits of said culture/people is erasure, regardless of intent or not.
(Also my og comment was just confusion at the inaccuracy of the wavy hair compared to the looser coils of the toy, response to mine kinda kicked this off, by no means am i trying to insinuate the artist did something wrong)

@LoreJuniper
Because fiction can be anything you (or anyone else) wants regardless of what it is originally and that is the beauty of it. No one is right or wrong for how they depict a fictional character as they are not real and thus cannot be subject to bigotry or violence. Fiction is a great way to express yourself or your interests in as it is safe to do so regardless of what it is.

Anyway, point being, any depiction of Misty is valid as she’s a cartoon horse.

@LightningBolt
What does it being fictional matter in the convo? Fiction still represents reality, no matter if fantasy, human or animal. Regardless im not particularly wanting to go into a deep convo about here, it was brought up by someone then i responded and someone else responded and it kinda escalated from there so ehhh. Ill zilch it here if ya need since its off topic.

@LoreJuniper
Its a drawing of a fictional pony. There’s no place for race debates here.

@Background Pony #8414
She is black lol, shes literally based off her va, whos a black woman

@LoreJuniper
But she isnt black, shes just a horse with curly/wavy mane

@LoreJuniper
Yeah unicorn race, they dont really see race as humans

@Background Pony #8414
Its an anthropomorphic horse, aka a horse that has human traits such as speech, society, and yes, race as well

This makes me feel comfortable. :3

@LoreJuniper
Its a horse tho

@Background Pony #8414
By erasing the racial features duh, thats kinda obv man

@LoreJuniper
How the hell do you whitewash a horse lol its just a different mane style

Nice Style.

@Background Pony #A4E6
Wavy isnt textured :P, curly and above is.
anyway, yeah its cute! altho we will have to see if it looks good in show

@LoreJuniper
her hair is still textured even if its wavy what 🤦lets just agree to disagree because this conversation is getting tired

Anyways, this art is lovely and please Hasbro keep this design 🙏or at the very least keep the cutiemark so the pink on Misty’s body doesn’t look off with the teal

@Background Pony #A4E6
No? The og toy has loose coils, this is just wavy

@LoreJuniper
yes i know that but this is just an alternative hairstyle that is still textured lool

@Background Pony #A4E6
… Ynow erasure of hair texture is still whitewashing

@LoreJuniper
My problem is that most of your comments just come off as passive aggressive with little to no constructive criticism.
and whether if Misty has her coily 4b hair or wavy hair as long as shes not getting whitewashed whats the issue lool. Its not like artists are drawing her like she got an relaxer

Genuinely hopes this becomes her new official design for the whole series. The teal in her mane looks off with the pink on her body.

@Background Pony #A4E6
wrong reply, and anyway, its not that, the toy hairstyle is loose coils (due to being a toy), and this is just wavy, hell its about as wavy as pipps

@Mellow Rhythm
😲 me when a character has an alternative hairstyle (black people can’t change their hair)

Lovely mane!

Very, very pretty!

Wavy hair misty :/