Talk:Prince Blueblood/@comment-919917-20120901205027/@comment-72.211.149.230-20120908180007

Here's my take on it...

Rarity expected to be treated a certain way, just because she was a girl. Blueblood expected to be treated a certain way, just because he was royalty. In my opinion, they were both equally in the wrong! Those that think that Rarity should be treated special because she is a girl might want to examine their own prejudices.

Here's what I mean. Supposedly in our modern era, gender roles are outdated. Women are supposedly just as capable and worthwhile as men. If true (and I belive this to be the case), that should mean chivalry is dead.. women shouldn't expect or need special treatment in opening doors, they should be ready to get dirty and pay their fair share. In my opinion, chivalry is essentially saying "you're not as capable or worthwhile as a man, so I need to do things for you and give you special consideration to make up for your deficiencies". In the end, the truth is obvious.. our gender is not something we earned, but was given to us. We can either let it define us and play the victim or tyrant, or live our life like it doesn't matter.

Likewise, why should someone be treated different just because of their lineage? Just as with gender, we don't choose our parents, so a "royal" bloodline is just ridiculous.

Moral of the story (for me, anyways): we shouldn't be thinking of ourselves as men and women and royalty and black and white and etc etc... because that is divisive. Instead, we should think of ourselves together as people and should treat each other like we would want to be treated.

p.s. I'm not claiming that any of this is what the author(s) actually intended, it is simply how I view that episode.