Talk:My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Spring Breakdown/@comment-28723573-20190330224131/@comment-25563752-20190331204430

Ia ddressed this in a different post. My guess is that ever since Rollercoaster of Friendship, many fans felt  that Rarity/Applejack was now canon. However, Hasbro has since stated that they're just friends. I think that Ragamuffin was the "proof" that Rarity is not a lesbian and not together with Applejack, but they still threw the shippers a bone by making him look like Applejack.

I don't know why it would have been a big deal to just let Rarity and Applejack be a couple since they confirmed that Lyra and Bon Bon are one, so they obviousy have no problem with same sex couples. Maybe they just were hesitant about having their leads being a couple out of fear for backlash, but it was ok for a background couple. Or maybe they just didn't want to have to show their leads in a relationship cause they would constantly have to work that in. I mean, yeah Sci-Twi is with Timber and they're hinting at Sunset and Flash, but Timber and Flash aren't constantly present on screen the way Rarity and Applejack are.

Again, I'm just spit-balling here.