So I guess I shouldn't be that surprised. I'm just impressed that I can get over all the pastels and pinks and girly names of everybody. I am taking it as a sign that I have matured since college, lol. In college I actually went through a phase where I couldn't even say the word "girl" and I had such hatred towards the color pink I had to plan shopping trips carefully so as to avoid the color as much as possible (for fear of an emotional outburst in the middle of the mall). Like...I SERIOUSLY had issues with "girl stuff". I still do, of course - I refuse to wear pink, hate shopping, would probably pass out if anyone ever tried to give me a makeover or a manicure or anything like that (much like Applejack). But obviously my inner-RAEG at girl stuff has relaxed somewhat since then. Which is a good thing. That sort of extreme aversion wasn't healthy, and I'd actually have panic attacks about having a daughter someday and having her want to purchase a pink toy and what would I do OMG.
I think I'd still want to kick somebody in the face if they tried to describe me as girly, and while I'm still uncomfortable even saying the word "girl" in relation to myself, the fact that I can handle a show with this much...girlness...is a big deal for me. It's helping me come to terms with being a "girl" and still being a cool person. Like...I know that sounds cheesy, to have your life be changing because of a My Little Pony cartoon, but this is some serious good therapy for me.
Like Rarity's episode I watched yesterday. Never in my life did I think I could be sympathetic towards a fashion designer. She was making dresses for crying out loud. God, so girly. And yet...I was rooting for her. She was an artist, and this was her art, and she was GOOD at it and deserved praise.
If a show can get me to want to be friends with someone who is fashion obsessed...well, then color me impressed.
Seriously. This show is making me think that some of my issues with "girlness" just stem from the way that's been portrayed in media to me my entire life - I'm brainwashed into feeling revolted. And now that I get the same character traits, but in an empowering, caring, individualistic light...I don't know. All I know is that this show is good for me to watch. Especially in case I do end up with a daughter some day who is more feminine than her mother.
