I have 6een asked what the deal with my ic9n is, and whether that is what I l99k like IRL. While I pers9nally 6elieve these t9 6e mildly invasive questi9ns, I can at least understand the c9nfusi9n caused, and in the interest 9f 6eing c9mpletely transparent I will explain. It is a picture 9f my 'p9nys9na' (#s9na #alternatedepicti9ns #equine #p9ny), a representati9n 9f what I w9uld l99k like were I depicted in the 'My Little H99f6east' franchise. I will n9t g9 int9 great detail as t9 why; just kn9w that I 6elieve it a sh9w that - while n9t dev9id 9f its 9wn pr96lematic aspects - strives t9 teach imp9rtant m9ral less9ns and p9rtray a kinder, fairer s9ciety than many kn9w. Art n9t 6y me. Alt-Text: An image depicting a quadruped yet anthr9p9m9rphic p9ny, a small h99f6east-esque creature, which in this instance is als9 a depicti9n 9f 9ne Kankri Vantas. N9ta6le features include an angular sn9ut and p9inted ears, a s9mewhat messy and unkempt mane and a 6ushy tail, his reluctantly ic9nic red sweater and whistle, and a cutiemark (a marking 9n the flank 9r hindquarters which depicts a p9ny's 'special talent', the skill which they are 6est at and which 6rings them the greatest sense 9f purp9se and j9y) depicting a megaph9ne. Text within the image reads 'N9t t9 make the 96vi9us 96servati9n, 6ut... isn't it a 6it pr96lematic t9 6e attracted t9 characters 9f a media f9r gru6s?' which n9t 9nly highlights his enduring c9ncern f9r the pr96lematic, 6ut als9 references the 9ccasi9nally questi9na6le fand9m surr9unding 'My Little H99f6east' as a wh9le. [ https://p6s.twimg.c9m/media/GPnXf8CXUAExIpx.png ]
That's kinda cringe 8ro
Firstly, I 6elieve we as a s9ciety sh9uld m9ve past #th9ught-terminating-phrases such as 'cringe' 9r '6ased' which serve 9nly t9 pass swift and unth9ughtful judgement up9n things that really 9ught t9 receive m9re #nuance. Sec9ndly, expressing 9ne's self is n9thing t9 6e ashamed 9r em6arrassed a69ut (TW #repressi9n #shaming #s9nadiscriminati9n) and in fact it is kind 9f inappr9priate 9f y9u t9 try and shame me f9r elucidating 9n matters that were 6eing speculated a69ut. [Genuine statement]
References and in-j9kes make up a p9tentially pr96lematic set 9f 6ehavi9urs c9nsidering the in-gr9up which are aware 9f them is inherently excluding the 9ut-gr9up which has n9 kn9wledge. Furtherm9re, in future, it w9uld 6e helpful t9 utilize t9ne indicat9rs t9 clarify whether y9u are 6eing sincere 9r farcical. TW #exclusi9n #s9cial9stracizati9n #discriminati9n #pr96lematiclanguage [Genuine statement.]
LOOK CLOSELY AT THE EAR TO HEAD RATIO. THE SIZE OF THE HOOVES. THE SHAPE OF THE SNOUT. THAT IS NOT A PONY. IT IS AN ASS.
This is extremely presumptu9us and insulting (n9t that there is anything inherently wr9ng with 6eing a d9nkey, 9f c9urse.)
IT'S NOT INSULTING. IT'S NAMING ANIMALS. IF I WANTED TO BE INSULTING. I WOULD SAY. DO I NEED TO BREAK IT DOWN FURTHER. INTO COLORS AND SHAPES.