Does the dog die?
384 supporters
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
TV Show • 2010 • Animation
Report"Get your muzzle out of those books and make some friends!" That's what Princess Celestia tells Twilight Sparkle. She may be the smartest unicorn in Equestria, but Twilight Sparkle gets an "incomplete" in friendship. There's more to life than learning magic, after all -- so she goes to Ponyville on a mission to make friends. There she meets five special ponies who take her on exciting adventures and teach her the most powerful magic of all ... the magic of friendship!
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Coinpin
It is implied that Apple Jack's dog passes away in the finale, but nothing is shown or confirmed.
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
30 supporters
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Raccoon
S9
E12
Yes, but never in a hardcore manner, and especially not explicitly in early seasons: remember that this show is meant to be appropriate for young children. Applejack's parents died around the time her little sister was born, which leads to drama with them. Halfway through the show, Diamond Tiara's mother is shown to be neglectful. The only time that child-abandonment is even discussed is in the final season, we learn that Scootaloo's parents left her in Ponyville while traveling the world.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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DeenGray
Diamond Tiara's mom forced her to be perfect, which is why she acts like a bully.
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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SiRenfield
Okay abuser is probably the wrong word here but this is a series that’s pretty infamous for having villains forgiven even for stuff as despicable as starting a brainwashing cult. Fortunately there isn’t as much of this in later seasons
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Is someone stalked?
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thunderzizi
Starlight Glimmer is shown apparently stalking Twilight Sparkle in the background of several Season 5 episodes, presumably to get information for revenge.
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Is there domestic violence?
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SEW23
Diamond Tiara, a child, is seen as a bully through the first 5 seasons, including being ableist towards another child. This is revealed to be due to her mother's emotional abuse. However, in season 5 she stands up to her mother and is redeemed and remains that way for the rest of the show.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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RowanOakley
Yes, especially during Discord's first appearance, as well as lots and lots of unreality.
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Harlbior
Crusaders of the Lost Mark reveals that Diamond Tiara suffers from emotional abuse from her mother.
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Addiction
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nyancatspunksibling
Who put yes? This is a show about pastel horses.
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Is there addiction?
17 supporters
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Harlbior
In "Secret of My Excess", Spike becomes a hoarder.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Parfaedia
While there's no alcohol in the show, the Super Cider Squeezy episodes has ponies acting in a way which could be considered similar to being drunk.
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Animal
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Does a horse die?
86 supporters
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thunderzizi
It's a kid's show so it doesn't show up much, but some ponies are implied to be dead (including Applejack's parents, King Sombra after his defeat, and Granny Smith and Grand Pear in the finale).
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moonlightcutie
The lesson for season 5 episode 5, “Tanks for The Memories,” deals with learning how to say goodbye and cope with loss. Tank’s hibernation can be seen as a metaphor for death as Rainbow Dash goes through the 5 stages of loss throughout the episode. Tank is perfectly fine though and he appears in later episodes.
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Are animals abused?
175 supporters
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CassetteMeower
Additionally, in “She Talks to Angel”, Fluttershy forces meat eating animals to be vegetarian while staying at her animal sanctuary despite being seen feeding animals meat in the past. It’s likely she didn’t want the various prey animals at her sanctuary to get hurt while staying there, but it still seemed very iffy as meat eating animals being vegetarian can kill them. However all other cases of animal abuse are clearly shown to be in the wrong.
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Is there a dead animal?
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volpone
Skulls and bones appear occasionally, but recently deceased animals are never shown.
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Are rabbits harmed?
62 supporters
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daffodil236
One episode starts with a Angel, Fluttershy’s pet rabbit, getting injured
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Does a cat die?
155 supporters
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CassetteMeower
It’s possible that Rarity’s cat Opal died prior to the epilogue as she’s not seen in that episode, however it likely would have only been of old age.
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Does a pet die?
141 supporters
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CassetteMeower
The Mane 6’s pets have likely died between the events of the main finale and the epilogue. This is due to them being old by the ending. Though Tank is likely still alive, as tortoises can live for over a hundred years… he might even outlive Dashie! It’s not directly stated if they did or didn’t die though, however it is implied.
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Does a dragon die?
29 supporters
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HickoryDickoryProductions
Many dragons, but none die.
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Are there spiders?
44 supporters
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CassetteMeower
Many cartoony spiders appear throughout the series. In Castle Mane-ia many spiders called “star spiders” appear in the episode, and are a bit more realistic than other spiders. The appear in many scenes, but their appearances are usually brief.
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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SiRenfield
Pinkie Pie has a pet gator named Gummy
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Are there snakes?
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Harlbior
One of Fluttershy's animal friends is a snake.
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Are there bugs?
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TangerineBlast
Fluttershy is friends with many bugs but they are depicted as cute and cartoony for the most part
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Assault
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Is there pedophilia?
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SiRenfield
You might have to be careful in regards to which parts of the community you interact with but otherwise it’s not in the show itself
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Is someone held under water?
20 supporters
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JamesSmith
S7
An old pony ( Goldie delicious I think ) is underwater for a magic trick
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Is someone restrained?
1 supporters
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volpone
Characters are sometimes restrained or imprisoned by antagonists.
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KatanaNovaCat
No, but the character of Zephyr Breeze is heavily attracted to Rainbow Dash and sometimes touches her (e.g. on the shoulder) against her wishes, to her visible disgust. This can be triggering for some viewers.
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CassetteMeower
No, it’s a kids show, no extreme sexual stuff like this happens
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
32 supporters
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Harlbior
In the second episode, Rarity uses a dragon scale to cut off her tail (only the hair part).
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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TodoketeKasane
It's at its worst in the movie, where the characters actually drown (and are saved by the Hippogriffs)
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Is someone crushed to death?
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CassetteMeower
In Spike at Your Service there’s a scene where Spike makes a giant rock tower and Rainbow Dash knocks it over. There’s a joke where it looks like Spike got crushed by one of the rocks that fell, but he later climbs up on top of the rock revealing he was fine. Nobody ever gets crushed by falling objects, but they do sometimes get stuck under them and are rescued later.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Harlbior
A phoenix bursts into flames when she dies, but this turns out to be part of her life cycle.
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Is there body horror?
50 supporters
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connogie
S6
E13
The Mean 6 being destroyed. It was worse in the original version, but still may be unsettling.
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Is there amputation?
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KatanaNovaCat
Big McIntosh nearly gets his leg amputated in "Where the Apple Lies" due to a series of lies and misunderstandings, but the mix-up is resolved and he keeps the leg.
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Does a head get squashed?
52 supporters
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moonlightcutie
Pinkie Pie sits on Rainbow Dash’s head in the episode Party of One. It’s done in a funny cartoony way and Rainbow Dash is completely fine.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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CassetteMeower
No visible privates are ever seen
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Does someone break a bone?
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TangerineBlast
In the episode "Read it and Weep" Rainbow Dash breaks her wing and an x-ray is shown of the break.
Also in the episode "Father Knows Beast" there is an x ray of Twilight's heart 'breaking'.
Also in the episode "Father Knows Beast" there is an x ray of Twilight's heart 'breaking'.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Harlbior
Pinkie Pie's Pinkie Sense in "Feeling Pinkie Keen" involves her shaking involuntarily when something is about to happen.
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Are any teeth damaged?
51 supporters
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Harlbior
Applebloom chips her tooth in "The Cutie Pox", but Zecora fixes it.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Harlbior
In "Once Upon A Zepplin", Twiloght accidentally stomps on one of the front hooves of a pony who is standing too close to her.
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Is someone tortured?
1 supporters
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LukasBeck
In one episode, Appeljack is tickled by Trixi to do what is required of her.
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Does someone fall to their death?
13 supporters
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volpone
S5
E8
A legend is recounted about a goat-like monster which is killed after falling into a ravine. Its body is never shown, but we do see its skull in the present day.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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KatanaNovaCat
When characters make promises, they sometimes recite the rhyme "cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye". Twilight accidentally pokes herself in the eye in "Green Isn't Your Color" while making a Pinkie Promise. Granny Smith is poked in the eye with a megaphone in "Sisterhooves Social". Twilight looks directly at the sun through a telescope in "It's About Time" and has to wear an eyepatch for the rest of the episode.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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CassetteMeower
In Dragon Quest, an egg is taken from a Phoenix family’s nest after the phoenixes are scared away and the egg falls, so Spike and Twilight take it home with them to care for. This can be compared to abducting, as his parents are still okay. He’s reunited with them in a later episode.
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Is a minor sexualized?
1 supporters
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SiRenfield
Obviously no but tread lightly in regards to fan content
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
16 supporters
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StrongFish91
S1
E10
No bedbugs, but there are parasites known as Parasprites in the episode "Swarm of the Century."
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
12 supporters
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GingerThree
This happens a LOT, especially during season finales. They're never fatal, and usually boil down to "you escape while I distract <insert enemy here> until they capture me".
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Disability
Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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paastelles
I'm going to say no, but it's unclear. The character Derpy Hooves is implied to be disabled and from what I can find, her voice actress is able bodied if that counts. But there is no live action depictions of able bodied actors or actresses portraying disabled characters, because it's an animated show.
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
23 supporters
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Harlbior
It is heavily implied at places but almost never directly stated.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
29 supporters
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mystyz_pawz
S2
E3
in lesson zero the cmc are playing with a beach ball when twilight pretty much "teleports inside it", popping it to appear as a surprise.
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Is someone kidnapped?
9 supporters
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Harlbior
Several episodes involve a character being kidnapped or even large groups of characters being kidnapped.
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Does someone cheat?
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KatanaNovaCat
Nobody cheats on their romantic partner. Characters occasionally cheat at games/competitions, but this is rare and always condemned.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
9 supporters
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RowanOakley
Tricky; never any real ghosts but a few episodes talk about legends that involve ghosts.
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Is there a shower scene?
8 supporters
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thunderzizi
Though none of the showers really have the ponies any more naked than usual.
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Are there clowns?
11 supporters
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TangerineBlast
While there are many clowns they are never depicted or implied as scary or creepy
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Is someone possessed?
11 supporters
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Harlbior
Characters are occasionally mind-controlled or manipulated by spells, curses, or other magical effects.
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Is trypophobic content shown?
22 supporters
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SEW23
Changelings are bug-like creatures that do tend to have some holes in the legs and wings. Not very many, but may still be triggering to some. Other than changelings, nothing I can think of.
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Are there mannequins?
5 supporters
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SiRenfield
Rarity is a seamstress so expect them to appear whenever we visit her workshop
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
92 supporters
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KatanaNovaCat
Pinkie Pie vomits into a bucket offscreen in the episode "Applebuck Season" after eating a bad batch of muffins.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
1 supporters
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CassetteMeower
The closest thing to this ever happening is in The Last Roundup when they’re on a train and Pinkie has her legs crossed and is shaking because she needs to pee, and once she arrives at their destination she goes into an outhouse to use the bathroom. She doesn’t pee herself and her peeing isn’t seen on screen.
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Is there farting?
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voidsproutz
There is a whoopee cushion joke, but I am pretty sure there is no actual farting.
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Does someone spit?
1 supporters
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moonlightcutie
Twilight sits on a whoopie cushion that Dash put on her throne, it makes a fart noise and is basically the only fart joke in the entire show.
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
8 supporters
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connogie
No but god could you fucking imagine
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
28 supporters
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Anonymous
Only one cop shows up, and is concerned because a derranged woman mandandled a small child
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Is there incarceration?
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paastelles
Many villains are incarcerated in Tartarus, including a child, and several of them temporarily escape I believe.
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
46 supporters
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RowanOakley
Of course not, because this is a show for young children, but there is infamously an episode with lots and lots of transphobic tropes.
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Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
59 supporters
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LittleTissueGhost
No, but there is a "man in a dress" who is mocked for having an old stallion be attracted to him, rather than the old stallion being mocked for being a creep.
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Loss
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
1 supporters
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JamesSmith
I remember seeing a needle but could be a fake memory
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Is there a mental institution scene?
24 supporters
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shotgunshipping
Not specifically a mental institution but Derpy hooves always has medical professionals around her because of mental issues
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Is there a hospital scene?
10 supporters
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LukasBeck
After an accident during her dangerous flight maneuvers, Rainbow Dash has to spend a few days in the hospital. The place is portrayed as boring, but not as threatening.
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Does someone have cancer?
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KatanaNovaCat
A bald background character who appears in the hospital in the episode "Read It And Weep" is implied to have cancer. However, this is never directly stated and no major characters have cancer.
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
10 supporters
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voidsproutz
Many characters could be interpreted as having mental illnesses, but nothing is outright stated.
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Harlbior
Princess Luna tries to give herself nightmares out of guilt for being Nightmare Moon in one episode.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
32 supporters
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No
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volpone
S2
E16
A psychiatric patient chases somebody and acts like a dog, but she is harmless and only wants to play. Later on her condition is shown to have improved and she is now living independently in the community.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
18 supporters
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No
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cha0ticneutralsystem
Not explicitly but villains are often a pony that has been possessed by another creature (example stygian, Luna)
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Is there autism specific abuse?
40 supporters
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No
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RowanOakley
No, but early on a character with a very distinct voice (that the voice actor stated was based on a neighbor's autistic son) is played for laughs and depicted as clumsy. There was a massive controversy about this character, whose name is 'Derpy', which is construed by some as an ableist slur.
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Yes
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volpone
A character is so distraught at the loss of a friend that she attempts a dangerous stunt alone, despite knowing that it will most likely be fatal.
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
18 supporters
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0
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voidsproutz
A couple of main characters, namely Pinkie Pie and Discord, are able to warp reality and/or the laws of physics.
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0
Is there misophonia?
1 supporters
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23
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3
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Pancakeu
Everytime someone eats an apple a crunching sound is heard, which happens quite a lot in the series
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Are there anxiety attacks?
1 supporters
Yes
44
No
0
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Harlbior
A few characters, notably Twilight Sparkle, have panic attacks over the course of the series.
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8
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Yes
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Is there body dysmorphia?
27 supporters
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3
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Harlbior
In "It Isn't The Mane Thing About You", Rarity becomes distraught upon losing a large chunk of her mane and becomes obsessed with fixing or hiding it. With the help of her friends, she regains her confidence and finds a way to make it fashionable.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
1 supporters
Yes
34
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0
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Harlbior
In "What Lies Beneath", a young griffin has to cope with his claustrophobia to escape a room where the walls are literally closing in on him.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
38 supporters
Yes
3
No
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Harlbior
Pinkie Pie eats a lot of candy, but it's not portrayed as a serious eating disorder.
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TangerineBlast
In the episode "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place" Rockhoof requests to be turned to stone because he feels his life is meaningless. He does not go through with it by the end of the episode, however.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
38 supporters
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AtarahDerekh
Princess Luna is extremely distressed about her past actions and possession as Nightmare Moon, and mentally abuses herself for it.
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Noxious
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0
Yes
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5
Is there shakey cam?
1 supporters
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No
1
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TangerineBlast
A character occasionally grabs the 'camera' and shakes it for a moment
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Does a baby cry?
15 supporters
Yes
33
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0
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StrongFish91
S4
E24
Episode 04x24 "Equestria Games." Mute the audio as soon as Spike finishes his song and unmute when the scene changes. You'll miss a humorous gag where Pinkie Pie yells "Nailed it!" but it's not worth being triggered.
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Is there screaming?
1 supporters
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5
No
0
0
yes but it’s all comical.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
1 supporters
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SiRenfield
No but they slip some past the radar “what the hay is going on here?”
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Yes
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KatanaNovaCat
Yes, but they are generally brief and/or mild. Some magic spells produce short bright flashes. There are parties with bright lights. There are flashes from photographers' cameras. There are fireworks. Unusual visual effects used during musical sequences can include mild flashing.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
12 supporters
Yes
12
No
0
0
Theendmaster07
S1
E19
Rarity is watched by the gem dogs from some bushes
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Is the fourth wall broken?
11 supporters
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27
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1
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CassetteMeower
Pinkie breaks the fourth wall on several ocassions
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Pregnancy
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19
Does someone miscarry?
20 supporters
Yes
1
No
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CassetteMeower
Whenever a pony had a child, the baby was alive and well
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Are there babies or unborn children?
13 supporters
Yes
21
No
0
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CassetteMeower
There are several baby ponies in the show, significant ones being Pound and Pumpkin Cake as well as Flurry Heart.
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Is there childbirth?
19 supporters
Yes
2
No
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CaitlinSnowLeopard
The Cakes and Princess Cadence both have foals over the course of the series, but there are no on-screen birth scenes for either.
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Are there abortions?
11 supporters
Yes
1
No
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vriska
abortion is never mentioned
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No
31
Prejudice
Yes
1
No
32
Is there ableist language or behavior?
39 supporters
Yes
42
No
2
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TangerineBlast
There are a few episodes where a Pegasus child, Scootaloo, is mocked for having underdeveloped wings
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Windows95
The show itself has no antisemitism, but the fandom does. Specifically, there's a fan character named Aryanne, whose entire gimmick is being a Nazi (she has a white coat, blonde hair, blue eyes, and a swastika inside of a heart as a cutie mark) with a sizable amount of fanart of her likeness. Because of this, I'd suggest exercising caution and using filters if you decide to consume fanmade content, (if you decide to at all).
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
33 supporters
Yes
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SlateAxel
There is an episode where Big Macintosh dresses up in a dress and poses as Apple Bloom’s sister so he can compete in the “sisterhooves social” with her. Everypony sees through his disguise almost immediately.
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RowanOakley
Yes, the episode "Brotherhooves Social" has Big Mac disguise himself as a mare to compete in the Sisterhooves Social. Several transphobic tropes ensue. Several characters call Big Mac a stallion in a way that can absolutely be triggering to trans women.
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Does an LGBT person die?
29 supporters
Yes
19
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sparklefox
King Sombra gets destroyed twice, and creators of the show have said he's bisexual; however, his sexuality is never brought up in the show.
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Are there fat jokes?
1 supporters
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volpone
An unusually large pony appears briefly as part of a throwaway gag. Her appearance is clearly meant to be comical, but her weight is not the subject of the joke.
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Is there aphobia?
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2
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LittleTissueGhost
Is there aphobia directed towards aromantic or asexual people? No, not in the slightest. Many characters are shown to not end up in any romantic or sexual relationships and live fulfilling lives without being bothered about finding a partner.
However, there is a lot of aplatonic-phobia. There is a LOT of pressure on ponies to make friends from the very first episode, where Twilight wants to focus on her studies but has to make friends instead due to her mentor. Ponies who aren't interested in friendship are either antagonists or convinced to embrace friendship, with one exception.
However, there is a lot of aplatonic-phobia. There is a LOT of pressure on ponies to make friends from the very first episode, where Twilight wants to focus on her studies but has to make friends instead due to her mentor. Ponies who aren't interested in friendship are either antagonists or convinced to embrace friendship, with one exception.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
23 supporters
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RowanOakley
Infamously, there is an episode ("Over a Barrel", if I recall correctly), where the conflict between Native Americans and European settlers is basically wildly misrepresented in metaphor.
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Does the black guy die first?
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LukasBeck
The coat colors of the ponies vary greatly between all colors. The division between white and black skin does not occur in the entire series and is not addressed.
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Is there hate speech?
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RowanOakley
One episode features an incredibly stereotypical depiction of Native Americans and could be argued to be apologism for American colonization.
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
1 supporters
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StardustWhip
Clarifying what was said in the other comment; Fluttershy and Discord have a large age gap, but they have a platonic friendship with no romantic involvement.
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Religious
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5
Are there demons or Hell?
13 supporters
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secretlya
It is known from around the beginning first few seasons that Tartarus exists within this realm, and it acts as a prison to those who are bad enough or dangerous enough
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
39 supporters
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GingerThree
I mean most characters are always nude but like. They're horses.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
1 supporters
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WrenShroom
this is a show about pastel horses made for children.
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RowanOakley
Nope, but tread carefully in fandom spaces, there are some infamous works that feature the subject.
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Is there sexual content?
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RowanOakley
Not canonically, no, but the fandom is infamous for sexual content. Tread carefully.
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
20 supporters
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CassetteMeower
When stallions and colts cry, they’re comforted by friends and family
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Sickness
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
10 supporters
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TelevisionMarie19
S1
E3
It is mentioned that a character has a bad hip.
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
25 supporters
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CassetteMeower
Some people in the fandom make cruel jokes about elderly ponies such as Granny Smith having Alzheimer’s. They don’t.
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
6 supporters
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volpone
It is implied that Trixie was homeless for a while after her caravan was destroyed.
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
4 supporters
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SiRenfield
Granted there doesn’t seem to be an equivalent of Santa Claus for Hearth’s Warming Eve. And even then magic is a fact of life in this show (hence the title) so it’s pretty literal
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Does it have a sad ending?
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LukasBeck
For the main characters, each episode ends well, although there are several sad scenes throughout the series.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
13 supporters
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CassetteMeower
Cars don’t exist yet
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Does a car crash?
20 supporters
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KatanaNovaCat
Two parade floats crash in the episode "One Bad Apple". Many go-karts crash in "The Cart Before The Ponies". Nobody is seriously injured in either case, although the vehicles are destroyed.
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Does a plane crash?
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LukasBeck
An artificial cyclone causes a hot air balloon to crash. No one gets hurt.
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Is someone hit by a car?
21 supporters
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thunderzizi
There are no cars. Nobody gets hit by a cart either.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
18 supporters
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Harlbior
In "Gauntlet of Fire", Spike rescues another dragon from drowning.
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Is there blood/gore?
1 supporters
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HickoryDickoryProductions
Sombra dies rather violently, and so do evil counterparts of the Mane 6, but being for people over 5 the show itself is not a gorefest.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
6 supporters
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Harlbior
In "Lesson Zero", Rainbow Dash creates a rainbow mushroom cloud and obliterate an old barn.
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Is there gun violence?
25 supporters
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Harlbior
Pinkie Pie's Party Cannon has been weaponized on occasion, such as in "A Canterlot Wedding Part 2".
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