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heckyeahponyscans · 6 months

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Something I found interesting was even though My Pretty Pony had a less pastel presentation than its successor (My Little Pony) in terms of both the toy and its packaging, Hasbro didn't consider it a gender neutral toy. The pony is female and "she is every little girl's dream." She has hair you can brush and ribbons to tie in her hair.

Of course anyone can play with any toy, but I found it interesting.

#mlp #My Pretty Pony #g1 #sometimes I see people say 'Hasbro originally intended MLP to be gender neutral'#which is DEFINITELY not the case by the time they were called 'My Little Pony' and given pastel colors and covered with hearts etc #I think where people get confused is that Bonnie Zacherle originally wanted the ponies to be 'real horse' colors #but even then I wouldn't say the concept was planned as a gender neutral toy #the ponies had long flowing hair for 'hair play'#like a Barbie #and in interviews Bonnie talks about her concept of 'playing with the pony like it was a doll'

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