Talk:Diamond Tiara/@comment-24962314-20140523205348/@comment-24299367-20140606003252

I think Scootaloo's condition should have been more explicit. I get what their intent was, but I don't think the episode executes it very well. For physical disabilities or handicaps in media, I prefer that they be more explicit.

If anyone on the wiki ever got a chance to meet me in real life, it would be pretty obvious that I am physically disabled, I don't have good motor control in my legs and I need medication to prevent muscle spasms. Even when I'm not in my chair, you can probably tell something isn't quite right with my legs.

Scootaloo's case is left deliberately vague and that irked me. I would much rather they'd either said "She'll never fly" or simply not done that storyline, period. Rainbow Dash's maybe you will, maybe you won't statement had the opposite of it's intended effect (on me.) I did not feel comforted or relieved, I felt as if it made the story less emotionally charged.

I don't know if anyone here ever saw DragonTales but I think they handled Lorca, the disabled dragon MUCH better. Lorca wasn't just a dragon who can't fly, she was a dragon who couldn't walk, was in a wheelchair, and explained her disability in a clear way that children could understand. As a disabled person, it struck me as a good portrayal of a disabled character in a fantasy setting.

Thanks for listening, I heard some good and helpful counter-arguments.