There's nothing bad about encouraging young audiences to challenge societal biases and work with people (or ponies) who are a little different than them. What's more, Fox News decrying the new film's "wokeness" is baffling. A dark force threatens Ponyville, and the Mane 6 Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Rarity embark on an unforgettable journey beyond Equestria where they. Previous generations didn't directly address themes of propaganda and war-mongering, but the message of acceptance has always been there. The adventures of a young girl living in a rural fantasy world with her friends, a gang of magical, rainbow-colored talking ponies. Saying that MLP only started including "progressive" themes in the new film is blatantly untrue. The Little Ponies must stop the evil witch Hydia and her two incompetent daughters Reeka and Draggle from covering Dream Valley in a purple goo called the Smooze. The film also has a storyline about Tempest Shadow (Emily Blunt) feeling bullied and isolated after breaking her horn and essentially becoming a pony with a disability but eventually learning to trust others and herself because they refuse to give up on her. In fact, many episodes involve characters overcoming biases, however small, and learning to work together. The Flutter Ponies later try to de-Smooze them, under the assumption that they were turned monstrous by the Smooze, but the Grundles assure them that this is. Acceptance of self and others is one of the most prevalent themes in Friendship is Magic. A Season 1 episode of Friendship is Magic features Twilight Sparkle and the other ponies learning not to be bigots toward Zecora, a zebra who lives in the forest outside of Ponyville.
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