I'm just wondering why nobody is going after the Simpsons for the clearly dis/differently-abled Ralph Wiggum and all the jokes about him, or the blunt racism of Apu, despite the few moments he's lent some dignity now and then? Seems sort of hypocritical, especially since the Simpsons is still airing just like MLP.

Also, how do people feel about dis/differently-abled people saying they liked the character as she was and felt she was a symbol for them in the fact that despite her being different, she was a MLP all the same and loved equally by all the other ponies, that "fixing" her was erasing their identity and saying people who are dis/differently-abled shouldn't be seen, let alone heard?

How many people in this fight are personally dis/differently-abled or personally have dis/differently-abled relatives who expressed a negative opinion of the character's original nature/look versus being white hats out to save people who, as many seem to have posted, don't feel they need or want saving of this kind?

For the record, I'm neither a brony nor have I seen a single episode of the show. I'm just trying to understand all sides of this. No straw men or ad hominem arguments, please.