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If there’s one thing out of all the Alicorn Drama that pisses me off, it’s when intellectually dishonest people try to claim that Hasbro is attemtping to pidgeonhole little girls into wanting to be Princesses.
 
While “Princess” may only be a ceremonial role in the real world, within the context of the show, the Princesses have not only great power, but also very large responsibility.
 
We have been shown Celestia’s leadership, wisdom, and diplomatic abilities from time to time when she has appeared on screen. And their heroism.
 
The modern day equivalent would be our current political system.
 
Twilight was chosen by Celestia as her personal pupil due to her potential. And was made to work hard and prove she was worthy of Celestia’s guidance.
 
I think that’s a great lesson for both boys and girls. That if you put in the effort and study and work as hard as you can, you can aspire to great things. Even something like Prime Minister of Canada, or President of the United States.
 
Explain to me how that’s a bad thing?

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@CronoM  
Do you know what a retcon is? Because this isn’t one. And dammit, a group of rabid adults butthurt over a pony getting a pair of wings is anything but a great message to anyone. That’s more stupid than anything.
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I love Twilight to death, but I still don’t think she has the right amount of composure, compassion, or experience to become a alicorn the caliber of those we’ve already seen.
Kazapsky
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Yes, Twilight has a laundry list of reasons not to give her political power of any kind. Her list is still somewhat shorter than any high-ranking politician I can name from the last 20 years or so. Not just national leaders, politics in general tends to attract folks who have no business being in power.
CronoM

Some good CAN come from this horrible corporate toymaking retcon. We just have to send the right messages to our favorite team of cartoon creators. :)
CronoM

Has snapped no less then three times.
 
Has lost control of her magic to the point of setting her hair on fire or blowing her house 30 feet in the air twice due to unstable emotions.
 
Lived with a princess for years yet still treats her like the infallible, into the dungeon you go type Goddess.
 
I’d make her a princess…after about a couple years of therapy.
 
My only hope is that the only reason she’s becoming an Alicorn Princess is not because she’s the best choice right now, its that her TIARA that’s her element of harmony is awakening. The elements THEY NOW OWN BECAUSE DISCORD’S BACK. What else would that turn her into then a princess? That means…
 
…Rebalancing begins. Badass awakenings for the other 5 in Season 4.
 
At first this ideas sounded stupid. It still IS stupid, but it CAN COME UP AWESOME :D
EQUINE_excite
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@sixtyfour215  
It was still Luna who made that change. And she was still a princess.  
If you want to make a case for ponies not fit to rule, let’s start with the one that was re-established after 1000 years of imprisonment.
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It’s a bad thing because it implies you can’t be special as you are.
Sixtyfour215
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@Too_Offensive  
In that case, Fluttershy should be a princess.
 
@DiscoShepherd  
Uh-huh… NMM didn’t make a mistake, she went full-blown madmare and tried to turn equestria into a cold, barren wasteland. She didn’t even try to be reasonable.
 
@Itsthinking  
Yeah, but he’s reagan, he’s the one who had the watergate thing, right?
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@Itsthinking
 
He liked jelly beans and was in a movie with a monkey. Can’t bygones be bygones?
 
Contra was a great game btw. I don’t know why everyone was so mad about it. It’s an NES gem.
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and with that i leave, as someone who watch the sgow to gave fun, this kind of debate kills my fun… *dissapears*
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@RIG  
I could swear there was a fanfic where one of the mane six essentially made Equestria go bankrupt by giving out free money to keep ponies happy. I could see Twilight doing that.