tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post3014843945249257572..comments2024-03-04T02:09:30.979-06:00Comments on One Man's Pony Ramblings: Mini-Reviews Round 178Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-49791920479791645922017-03-29T07:35:20.817-05:002017-03-29T07:35:20.817-05:00I haven't read that last one, but what strikes...I haven't read that last one, but what strikes me about it is that there isn't some kind of sudden change for the couple in question. They're still existing in the society they're used to, so it's not like they'd been put upon any more than normal. But of course, if normal is really bad, that changes things, which gets to Chris's point about really bad being an investment of hyperbole for no reward.Pascoitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861834765162800926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-76092000729625152122017-03-29T06:49:24.889-05:002017-03-29T06:49:24.889-05:00Okay, the premise of that last one is good. I'...Okay, the <i>premise</i> of that last one is good. I've always said writing systematized or widespread homophobia into Equestria is a hard sell, but it's not too hard to imagine things were different a thousand years ago, and the Crystal Empire is a snapshot from another age. Cadence of course would be there to set things right, and Luna's role would doubtless be important to delivering any sort of nuance to the situation. But yeah, I can see that working if one gets off one's soapbox.Present Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195959811544391904noreply@blogger.com