Talk:Zecora/@comment-2154142-20111109104534/@comment-4605791-20111116091212

hey, now. Let's stop with the racist-stuff. Someone on TvTropes said about this part that "it's kinda hard to be racist against someone if you don't even know what race they are". Rarity's fainting upon finding out that Zecora's stripes are natural and not a fashion choice can be chalked up to a) her being a drama queen (I love her a lot, but she *is* a drama queen) and b) pure shock at discovering something that she literally didn't know. We humans are conditioned from a *very* small age to realise that there are different races, cultures, etc. nopony except for Twilight had any idea that Zecora isn't even a pony. So yeah - the 5 of them were all a bit judgmental and superstitious, but they were *not* racist. Racism implies hatred towards a person *because* of the race they are/the fact that they're from any different race than you. The other 5 genuinely thought she was one of them - i.e. a pony, but with weird facepaint. That's it.