Talk:Rarity/@comment-2.99.75.253-20121115185320/@comment-5398923-20121119050146

Maybe this quote from Lauren Faust, taken from this article, will serve as a suitable answer:

"There are lots of different ways to be a girl. You can be sweet and shy, or bold and physical. You can be silly and friendly, or reserved and studious. You can be strong and hard working, or artistic and beautiful. This show is wonderfully free of “token girl” syndrome, so there is no pressure to shove all the ideals of what we want our daughters to be into one package."