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My Little Pony "Vintage" range - I feel old...<\/p><\/div>\n

After spending a while bemoaning the absence of Cool Cartoons For Girls That Aren’t Avatar Legend of Korra<\/a>, I went home for the weekend to be reunited with my My Little Pony<\/strong> collection when my Dad and I cleaned out the garage.<\/p>\n

This then spurred me on to sit down and watch the new series, more in hope than expectation.<\/p>\n

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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Episode One clip on YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n

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Well, that was brilliant, wasn’t it? Funny, well animated, lots of female (pony-shaped) characters – which interestingly sidesteps that all-animals-are-male problem<\/a>. Then came feverish research – where did this awesome thing come from? Well, let me tell you. It was created by Lauren Faust<\/strong><\/a>, she ofPowerpuff Girls<\/strong><\/a> fame, and intended to be just as wisecrackingly cross-generational as those three super powered big eyed girls. MLPFIM<\/strong> is a strong candidate for being a Found Feminism on content and provenance alone.<\/p>\n
$\"Lauren$ <\/a>But what really sealed the deal for me was the discovery of the Bronies – men who like My Little Pony<\/strong>, and who like it so much that they went up against the Bastion of Internet Testosterone, 4chan<\/a>. Seriously guys, you are my new heroes, swatting aside all kinds of gender conventions in a mighty leap of Being Able To Like What You Damn Well Please. *round of applause*<\/p>\n
My personal favourite of the new batch of ponies are Scootaloo<\/a>, who likes sports and lives in a treehouse, and Twilght Sparkle<\/a> who is telekenetic, serious, bookish, has a pet dragon and owns her own steampunk zeppelin that doubles as a nightlight. I am not joking. I may have to buy one.<\/p>\n

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