Talk:Queen Chrysalis/@comment-26973802-20140719064053/@comment-4531340-20140722092330

I forget - wasn't Rarity getting punched in the face a comedic situation? That's another factor - whether the violence is cartoony/comedic or serious. I mean, it's not uncommon to see Looney Toons-type violence allowed, but then more serious violence banned.

Wait, now I think I remember - was it by the plunderseeds? Now I'm getting deja vu - didn't I already explain to you about how since it was a plant (and the censors no doubt make a distinction based on that - one that you obviously don't think important), it was probably more "fantasy" violence than "realistic" violence (like Twilight punching Tirek in the face would be). So, since I'm pretty sure I already did, I'll just leave it at that.

Anyway, one final piece of advice is that censors can be fickle, fickle people - they can often change their minds at the drop of a hat as to what's okay and what's not (and without gaining access to a network's list of Broadcast Standards and Practices, as well as speaking with each individual censor personally, good luck nailing down with certainty every little standard; you'd have better luck running out in a torrential downpour and dodging every last drop, not once getting even the slightest bit of moisture on yourself) So comparing this to G1 for what's acceptable material and what's not (and it goes both ways, whether the specific standard has gotten more or less strict with time) is next to useless (except, I suppose to say either "remember the good ol' days when..." or "remember when this used to get censored out? I'm glad we moved past that").