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These are just complaints about fandoms, fan reactions, the merchandise, and the creators of the show. there's more that I have to clean up These aren't warped aesops at all. Also removing a work that strictly consists of character bashing.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CclzM_Be0Qg BUY OUR TOYS!]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87PoHcW0hTo BUY OUR TOYS 2: BUY HARDER!]]
* '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_Cpv1AL0Jg BUUUUY OOOOUUUR TOOOYS REAGHANGAG *cough cough*]]'''
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VHwK8JPLa4 MLP: FIM season 1 in under 40 seconds.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7enZzSg7fg MLP:FIM season 2 in 30 seconds.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=touy2lUb0u0 MLP:FIM Season 3 in 19 seconds.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9tGsl2TCSQ MLP:FIM Season 4 in about 50 seconds.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsej8vGpcOw MLP:FIM Season 5 in about 55 seconds.]]
* Managers are evil money-grabbers.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87PoHcW0hTo BUY OUR TOYS 2: BUY HARDER!]]
* '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_Cpv1AL0Jg BUUUUY OOOOUUUR TOOOYS REAGHANGAG *cough cough*]]'''
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VHwK8JPLa4 MLP: FIM season 1 in under 40 seconds.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7enZzSg7fg MLP:FIM season 2 in 30 seconds.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=touy2lUb0u0 MLP:FIM Season 3 in 19 seconds.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9tGsl2TCSQ MLP:FIM Season 4 in about 50 seconds.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsej8vGpcOw MLP:FIM Season 5 in about 55 seconds.]]
* Managers are evil money-grabbers.
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* Meta aesop: if you're female and have any negative or problematic character traits, the fandom will think you're charming and quirky, call you adorable, declare you "Best Character", or all three. If you're a male and have any negative or problematic character traits, the fandom will make you its new punching bag. [[DoubleStandard Because that's totally fair]] (in fairness, fandoms of shonen animes do the same thing).
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* "Starlight The Hypnotist:"
** Developing a sudden phobia [[SeriesContinuityError you've never had before]] means it's just time to go to the local crackpot for help. It's definitely not a sign of deteriorating mental health that might require professional help before it worsens, or anything like that.
** The best person to go to for psychiatric help is the local sociopath who, even after several years of freebies and [[EasilyForgiven zero consequences]] for repeated negative behavior, still struggles with the most basic concepts of right and wrong and ''still'' thinks using MindRape is the best way to deal with problems even though [[AesopAmnesia literally every terrible thing she's ever done and all the pain she's inflicted on others was the result of this mentality]]. You certainly shouldn't get help from a professional, or your friends, or your mentor, or your parents...
** Someone so mentally broken they are [[AbsurdPhobia afraid of ladybugs]] is absolutely the kind of person you want to see running a school full of children![[note]]Not to mention an entire nation.[[/note]]
** When someone's new hobby is a clear lapse into the bad destructive behavior that used to define their existence, not only should you not be the slightest bit alarmed but you should actually encourage this new hobby. Especially if it is your self-appointed duty to mentor this person and keep them from returning to the terrible behavior they used to do.
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* "Starlight The Hypnotist:"
** Developing a sudden phobia [[SeriesContinuityError you've never had before]] means it's just time to go to the local crackpot for help. It's definitely not a sign of deteriorating mental health that might require professional help before it worsens, or anything like that.
** The best person to go to for psychiatric help is the local sociopath who, even after several years of freebies and [[EasilyForgiven zero consequences]] for repeated negative behavior, still struggles with the most basic concepts of right and wrong and ''still'' thinks using MindRape is the best way to deal with problems even though [[AesopAmnesia literally every terrible thing she's ever done and all the pain she's inflicted on others was the result of this mentality]]. You certainly shouldn't get help from a professional, or your friends, or your mentor, or your parents...
** Someone so mentally broken they are [[AbsurdPhobia afraid of ladybugs]] is absolutely the kind of person you want to see running a school full of children![[note]]Not to mention an entire nation.[[/note]]
** When someone's new hobby is a clear lapse into the bad destructive behavior that used to define their existence, not only should you not be the slightest bit alarmed but you should actually encourage this new hobby. Especially if it is your self-appointed duty to mentor this person and keep them from returning to the terrible behavior they used to do.
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* "Starlight The Hypnotist:"
** Developing a sudden phobia [[SeriesContinuityError you've never had before]] means it's just time to go to the local crackpot for help. It's definitely not a sign of deteriorating mental health that might require professional help before it worsens, or anything like that.
** The best person to go to for psychiatric help is the local sociopath who, even after several years of freebies and [[EasilyForgiven zero consequences]] for repeated negative behavior, still struggles with the most basic concepts of right and wrong and ''still'' thinks using MindRape is the best way to deal with problems even though [[AesopAmnesia literally every terrible thing she's ever done and all the pain she's inflicted on others was the result of this mentality]]. You certainly shouldn't get help from a professional, or your friends, or your mentor, or your parents...
** Someone so mentally broken they are [[AbsurdPhobia afraid of ladybugs]] is absolutely the kind of person you want to see running a school full of children![[note]]Not to mention an entire nation.[[/note]]
** When someone's new hobby is a clear lapse into the bad destructive behavior that used to define their existence, not only should you not be the slightest bit alarmed but you should actually encourage this new hobby. Especially if it is your self-appointed duty to mentor this person and keep them from returning to the terrible behavior they used to do.
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* You are a good leader if every plan you make and every event you are in charge of immediately fails, falls to pieces, results in massive property damage, people being harmed, and a NearVillainVictory, and things only turn out okay due to [[DeusExMachina sheer dumb luck]]. It doesn't matter that all your plans are foolishly naive, are not even remotely likely to actually succeed, and the consequences would be [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt absolutely]] [[KillEmAll fatally]] [[TheBadGuysWin dire]] if they fail; it worked out okay when you [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E26TwilightsKingdomPart2 literally let the bad guy win]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 trusted the lying manipulative sociopath on her word that she wanted to change]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E26ToWhereAndBackAgainPart2 didn't bother to set up any security after the last time the villain literally just walked into the palace unimpeded and kidnapped royalty, letting her do the exact same thing a second time]] and [[SarcasmMode being that lucky lasts forever, right?]]
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* You are a good leader if every plan you make and every event you are in charge of immediately fails, falls to pieces, results in massive property damage, people being harmed, and a NearVillainVictory, and things only turn out okay due to [[DeusExMachina sheer dumb luck]]. It doesn't matter that all your plans are foolishly naive, are not even remotely likely to actually succeed, and the consequences would be [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt absolutely]] [[KillEmAll fatally]] fatally [[TheBadGuysWin dire]] if they fail; it worked out okay when you [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E26TwilightsKingdomPart2 literally let the bad guy win]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 trusted the lying manipulative sociopath on her word that she wanted to change]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E26ToWhereAndBackAgainPart2 didn't bother to set up any security after the last time the villain literally just walked into the palace unimpeded and kidnapped royalty, letting her do the exact same thing a second time]] and [[SarcasmMode being that lucky lasts forever, right?]]
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** Also, encouraging that behavior [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E24TheEndingOfTheEndPart1 will never cause any lasting problems.]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E25TheEndingOfTheEndPart2 Really, everyone at the end will just have a laugh and no one would mind your friend almost cause a disaster.]]
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** Also, encouraging that behavior [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E24TheEndingOfTheEndPart1 will never cause any lasting problems.]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E25TheEndingOfTheEndPart2 Really, everyone at the end will just have a laugh and no one would mind your friend almost cause caused a disaster.]]
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** Also, encouraging that behavior [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E24TheEndingOfTheEndPart1 will never cause any lasting problems.]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E25TheEndingOfTheEndPart2 Really, everyone at the end will just have a laugh and no
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** Also, encouraging that behavior [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E24TheEndingOfTheEndPart1 will never cause any lasting problems.]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E25TheEndingOfTheEndPart2 Really, everyone at the end will just have a laugh and no
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** Also, encouraging that behavior [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E24TheEndingOfTheEndPart1 will never cause any lasting problems.]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E25TheEndingOfTheEndPart2 Really, everyone at the end will just have a laugh and no
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one would mind such disaster.]]
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* Meta example: An attempt at making an engaging cartoon for little girls will end up attracting primarily adult men.
** Throwing temper tantrums and dishing out personal attacks are great ways to show that you appreciate your show.
** StopHavingFunGuys are ''always'' right, no matter how harmless it is that [[PeripheryDemographic someone]] isn't in the TargetDemographic.
** Throwing temper tantrums and dishing out personal attacks are great ways to show that you appreciate your show.
** StopHavingFunGuys are ''always'' right, no matter how harmless it is that [[PeripheryDemographic someone]] isn't in the TargetDemographic.
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* "Loving animals" is all it takes to be an expert and authority on the care and protection of animals. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E10SwarmOfTheCentury That you simply don't give a damn when your decision may or DOES cause irreparable consequences]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E22ABirdInTheHoof make absolutely horrendous choices for the "good" of animals]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E7Bats expect other people to weather the risks and consequences of your actions]] are totally not evidence that your competency on the subject is at best minimal and thus you have every right to relentlessly challenge and pressure people who are clearly far more knowledgeable on the subject into following your extravagant, short-sighted, and poorly thought out solutions.
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* "Loving animals" is all it takes to be an expert and authority on the care and protection of animals. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E10SwarmOfTheCentury That you simply don't give a damn when your decision may or DOES cause irreparable consequences]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E22ABirdInTheHoof make absolutely horrendous choices for the "good" of animals]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E7MayTheBestPetWin guilt-trip people into adopting pets that are a poor fit for their lifestyle]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E7Bats expect other people to weather the risks and consequences of your actions]] actions]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E18SheTalksToAngel force obligate carnivores to eat a vegan diet]] are totally not evidence that your competency on the subject is at best minimal and thus you have every right to relentlessly challenge and pressure people who are clearly far more knowledgeable on the subject into following your extravagant, short-sighted, and poorly thought out solutions.
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* [[EntitledToHaveYou You are entitled to have the friends you want]], [[ItsAllAboutMe whether they like it or not]]. If someone decides they don't want to be your friend, you have every right to, among others, [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E18AFriendInDeed harass them]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E12AmendingFences stalk and bully them]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsForgottenFriendship bring a weapon to school to make them all pay]], or otherwise just [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 violently lash out at as many people as possible]] until they give in and be your friend or you otherwise get something out of it that satiates your cupidity. [[SociopathicHero Never forget that friendship is a personal pursuit, where it's all about your feelings and your desires, nobody else but you matters, and things like empathy or concern for others just don't enter the equation.]]
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* Even if you live in a world where powerful magic is all over the place, with magic being studied and practiced scientifically and innovations in magic being made regularly, it's foolish to assume that someone somewhere would be able to cure your disability.
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** Someone so mentally broken they are [[AbsurdPhobia afraid of ladybugs]] is absolutely the kind of person you want to see running a school full of children!
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** Someone so mentally broken they are [[AbsurdPhobia afraid of ladybugs]] is absolutely the kind of person you want to see running a school full of children!children![[note]]Not to mention an entire nation.[[/note]]
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* The best gift of all is putting all of your friends in danger so that one of them can feel like a hero.
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* [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirBender There is no right or wrong apart from what you decide]]. [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality Whom you choose to defend deserves to be defended simply because you chose them]]. [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem You are the Princess]]. [[MoralMyopia What you choose, by definition, is right]].
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* Meta aesop: if you're female and have any negative or problematic character traits, the fandom will think you're charming and quirky, call you adorable, declare you "Best Character", or all three. If you're a male and have any negative or problematic character traits, the fandom will make you its new punching bag. [[DoubleStandard Because that's totally fair.]]
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* Meta aesop: if you're female and have any negative or problematic character traits, the fandom will think you're charming and quirky, call you adorable, declare you "Best Character", or all three. If you're a male and have any negative or problematic character traits, the fandom will make you its new punching bag. [[DoubleStandard Because that's totally fair.]]fair]] (in fairness, fandoms of shonen animes do the same thing).
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[[folder: My Little Pony: The Movie]]
* Lost an appendage in your youth due to a horrific incident? Ostracized by your only two friends for it? Don't bother trying to make new friends or see a doctor about it, become a terrorist and team up with a tyrannical nutcase to make your country suffer on the off-chance they ''might'' be able to fix said missing appendage.
* It will totally work out if you sympathize with a dangerous villain, outright save their life, and declare them your new friend. They’ll have a change of heart then and there, and totally won’t backstab you or anything.
* Leaving a group of people (including ''children'') to drown is fine if one of them stole something from you. People will still consider you TheHighQueen.
* It’s totally the right thing to do to run off and fight a war if your overprotective parent forbids you to. After all, who cares if ''you'' have even more restrictions to deal with after that? You’re a bad friend if you stay put!
** It’s not unfair to punish your daughter for being a hero and saving everybody.
* It's totally okay to steal a MacGuffin if your friends are acting like idiots and the rest of the world aside from your home doesn't support peace talks. You'll still end up as the hero in the end.
** It's also okay to act like a buffoon for most of the journey as long as you do the right thing.
* [[VillainHasAPoint The villain is absolutely right]] that the reason your country's defenses are so feeble is because you blow a lot of time and money on extravagant parties for the sake of "friendship", but why bother taking this advice to heart? It's not like your country comes under monster attacks and enemy invasions like four times a year or anything.
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[[folder: My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever]]
* Never let your niece into the kitchen. They'll turn whatever dessert you're baking into [[Film/TheBlob1958 the Blob]].
* Endangering your son by using him as bait is absolutely the best way to stop a giant rampaging monster that could crush him with its thumb.
* The misery you feel from being dumped or rejected is will be ignored or laughed at unless you use it as an excuse to [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 become a sadistic sociopathic monster]] or [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsForgottenFriendship bring a weapon to school and make the popular kids pay]]. Remember children, if nobody feels bad that you feel bad you can get the pity you deserve by just treating others horribly or [[AxesAtSchool bringing something sharp or shootey]] to school.
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[[folder: My Little Pony shorts]]
* "Starlight The Hypnotist:"
** Developing a sudden phobia [[SeriesContinuityError you've never had before]] means it's just time to go to the local crackpot for help. It's definitely not a sign of deteriorating mental health that might require professional help before it worsens, or anything like that.
** The best person to go to for psychiatric help is the local sociopath who, even after several years of freebies and [[EasilyForgiven zero consequences]] for repeated negative behavior, still struggles with the most basic concepts of right and wrong and ''still'' thinks using MindRape is the best way to deal with problems even though [[AesopAmnesia literally every terrible thing she's ever done and all the pain she's inflicted on others was the result of this mentality]]. You certainly shouldn't get help from a professional, or your friends, or your mentor, or your parents...
** Someone so mentally broken they are [[AbsurdPhobia afraid of ladybugs]] is absolutely the kind of person you want to see running a school full of children!
** When someone's new hobby is a clear lapse into the bad destructive behavior that used to define their existence, not only should you not be the slightest bit alarmed but you should actually encourage this new hobby. Especially if it is your self-appointed duty to mentor this person and keep them from returning to the terrible behavior they used to do.
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!! Movies/Specials
[[folder: My Little Pony: The Movie]]
* Lost an appendage in your youth due to a horrific incident? Ostracized by your only two friends for it? Don't bother trying to make new friends or see a doctor about it, become a terrorist and team up with a tyrannical nutcase to make your country suffer on the off-chance they ''might'' be able to fix said missing appendage.
* It will totally work out if you sympathize with a dangerous villain, outright save their life, and declare them your new friend. They’ll have a change of heart then and there, and totally won’t backstab you or anything.
* Leaving a group of people (including ''children'') to drown is fine if one of them stole something from you. People will still consider you TheHighQueen.
* It’s totally the right thing to do to run off and fight a war if your overprotective parent forbids you to. After all, who cares if ''you'' have even more restrictions to deal with after that? You’re a bad friend if you stay put!
** It’s not unfair to punish your daughter for being a hero and saving everybody.
* It's totally okay to steal a MacGuffin if your friends are acting like idiots and the rest of the world aside from your home doesn't support peace talks. You'll still end up as the hero in the end.
** It's also okay to act like a buffoon for most of the journey as long as you do the right thing.
* [[VillainHasAPoint The villain is absolutely right]] that the reason your country's defenses are so feeble is because you blow a lot of time and money on extravagant parties for the sake of "friendship", but why bother taking this advice to heart? It's not like your country comes under monster attacks and enemy invasions like four times a year or anything.
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[[folder: My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever]]
* Never let your niece into the kitchen. They'll turn whatever dessert you're baking into [[Film/TheBlob1958 the Blob]].
* Endangering your son by using him as bait is absolutely the best way to stop a giant rampaging monster that could crush him with its thumb.
* The misery you feel from being dumped or rejected is will be ignored or laughed at unless you use it as an excuse to [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 become a sadistic sociopathic monster]] or [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsForgottenFriendship bring a weapon to school and make the popular kids pay]]. Remember children, if nobody feels bad that you feel bad you can get the pity you deserve by just treating others horribly or [[AxesAtSchool bringing something sharp or shootey]] to school.
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[[folder: My Little Pony shorts]]
* "Starlight The Hypnotist:"
** Developing a sudden phobia [[SeriesContinuityError you've never had before]] means it's just time to go to the local crackpot for help. It's definitely not a sign of deteriorating mental health that might require professional help before it worsens, or anything like that.
** The best person to go to for psychiatric help is the local sociopath who, even after several years of freebies and [[EasilyForgiven zero consequences]] for repeated negative behavior, still struggles with the most basic concepts of right and wrong and ''still'' thinks using MindRape is the best way to deal with problems even though [[AesopAmnesia literally every terrible thing she's ever done and all the pain she's inflicted on others was the result of this mentality]]. You certainly shouldn't get help from a professional, or your friends, or your mentor, or your parents...
** Someone so mentally broken they are [[AbsurdPhobia afraid of ladybugs]] is absolutely the kind of person you want to see running a school full of children!
** When someone's new hobby is a clear lapse into the bad destructive behavior that used to define their existence, not only should you not be the slightest bit alarmed but you should actually encourage this new hobby. Especially if it is your self-appointed duty to mentor this person and keep them from returning to the terrible behavior they used to do.
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* Having severe mood swings at the drop of a hat is no big deal. It's quirky and charming.
* Hard work never pays and people don't appreciate it anyway so just stay out of the way if you feel like doing any useful work.
* LonersAreFreaks. It's right there in the title - if friendship is magic, then lack of friendship makes you unimportant and unspecial.
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E11WinterWrapUp Nature should be controlled]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E13FallWeatherFriends and bent to the whim of your society at all times.]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E2ElementsOfHarmony A place where it's allowed to take its natural course? Scary as hell and to be avoided except as a last resort.]]
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff Making a delicate person cry]] once is worse than repeatedly [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown physically]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E21DragonQuest abusing]] them or almost getting them killed ([[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E2ElementsOfHarmony intentionally]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E7Dragonshy or]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E23TheCutieMarkChronicles not]]).
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E12CallOfTheCutie For girls growing up means finding your one calling in life and pursuing it.]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E10SecretOfMyExcess For boys, however, it means becoming a greedy monster. The only way for a boy not to be a Jerk With A Heart Of Jerk is to grow up around lots of girls,]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E21DragonQuest and then reject his own kind and decide to become just like one.]]
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff People from]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters out]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E19ADogAndPonyShow of town]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E9SweetAndElite tend to]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E18AFriendInDeed be jerks]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E9BridleGossip or people]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver tend to be jerks]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E9SweetAndElite to people from out of town]]
* People from ''in town'' tend to [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown be colossal jerks as well]]. Let's face it: the entire pony race is comprised 99% of unlikable dickheads. [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation It's no small wonder that every single other species on the planet seems to universally mistrust and dislike them, or outright want to conquer and destroy them.]]
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E4ApplebuckSeason It's okay to use racial slurs]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E22HurricaneFluttershy as long as you ensure afterwards that any member of the target race that could hear you is okay with this.]]
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff Being a jerk makes]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters you the worst]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver kind of person]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E15TheSuperSpeedyCiderSqueezy6000 and you deserve all the bad things that happen to you]]. On the other hand, being massively inconsiderate to the point [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E16ReadItAndWeep where you steal]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver cause major]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E18AFriendInDeed property damage]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E7Dragonshy potentially ruin the environment]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E3LessonZero endanger people's lives (including children)]] or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E4ApplebuckSeason actually hospitalize them]], will have no negative consequences for you beyond some mild inconveniencing, especially if you apologize. Sometimes, your complete disregard for others with get you [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver thanked]] or even [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E3LessonZero rewarded.]]
* Drugging people for love is A-OK. No one will hold it against you that you literally poisoned people and the damage they caused in their stupor.
* People are more likely to be pissed that you humiliated them rather than if you drugged them.
* Long-term consequences for [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver bad]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E9SweetAndElite behavior]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel are things that happen to other people.]]
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver Snobby rich people aren't really people.]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E9SweetAndElite They shouldn't be treated with any respect and will deserve anything you do to them.]]
* Your shy friend should be forced into terrifying things, or completely changing themselves, and you're an awesome person for dragging them into a life-threatening situation without any sort of consent. And if they turn into a complete bitch because of the stress, it's totally their fault or the person trying to help them improve their lives; not you.
* Meta example: An attempt at making an engaging cartoon for little girls will end up attracting primarily adult men.
** Throwing temper tantrums and dishing out personal attacks are great ways to show that you appreciate your show.
** StopHavingFunGuys are ''always'' right, no matter how harmless it is that [[PeripheryDemographic someone]] isn't in the TargetDemographic.
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff When someone else ruins a party after being repeatedly humiliated and calling out what comes across as a setup, they're a horrible person that even the most loyal of people would be justified in permanently severing ties with them]]. When you do it because [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver people aren't buying your food at a catered event, the party isn't as active as you'd like, the animals don't want to play with you, your favorite celebrities aren't paying enough attention to you despite the fact that they can see you out of the party while this is the only chance some of these people have to see them]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E9SweetAndElite or just because you feel like it]], the worst it is is wacky hijinks.
* If you've turned good, you are in no way accountable for your past actions from when you were evil, even if they eventually endanger the whole world. [[note]][[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks Unless you're Sunset Shimmer.]][[/note]]
* Sealing your evil turned sister into the moon to prevent the extinction of all life will earn you [[RonTheDeathEater a lot of hate from the fanbase.]] [[SarcasmMode How dare you try to protect your civilization from eternal darkness!]]
* A last minute DeusExMachina will always come to save the day, even if you screwed yourself over ten thousand times by holding the IdiotBall.
* Bad people will hate you for shallow reasons, even when you have more legitimate flaws, like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff acting like a creepy, codependent stalker]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver tendency to ruin]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E9SweetAndElite fancy parties]], or have [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipISMagicS1E17StareMaster seriously]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E17HeartsAndHoovesDay bad]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E17SomeponyToWatchOverMe judgement.]]
* Only ponies, pegasi, unicorns, and zebras can lie anywhere on the CharacterAlignment. Alicorns are AlwaysLawfulGood, and any other species (griffin, dragon, etc.) are AlwaysChaoticEvil! Unless they [[YMMV/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E2SchoolDazePart2 completely change themselves]], [[FantasticRacism in both appearance and behavior]], to meet ''your'' [[ItsAllAboutMe culture's narrow-minded concepts of good and evil]].
* Everybody has a calling in life and if you don't know what yours is by the time you're about eighteen something is seriously wrong with you.
* Only women deserve to be "true" royalty, that is be alicorns and have actual power and authority. Men are only fit to be figureheads at best and should take a back seat.
* In the same vein, the males who fight for the sake of Equestria will be thrown in the military to be laughably underequipped and given no resources or regard despite being expected to face supernatural threats that they have no hope in even standing a chance against. The females will be gathered into what is essentially [[EliteArmy Special Forces]], given superpowered {{MacGuffin}}s and (eventually) a leader with power and dominion over all three pony species, and given preferred treatment and countless perks. This is because MenAreTheExpendableGender and WomenAreWiser.
* On the flipside, the males who fight for the sake of Equestria will get a paycheck for their effort and hopefully some family benefits (their orphans and widows will need it after Discord reversed his gravity or the Changelings killing them). The females who fight for Equestria better find some sidework as a weather pony or a farmer because Celestia ain't going to pay them shit.
* That said, considering the country [[MonsterOfTheWeek needs weekly defenses from often world-threatening dangers]], don't bother putting any time, resources, or effort at all into shaping up [[TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential what could be a powerful military]] if they weren't so [[MilitariesAreUseless underequipped and poorly trained]]. Instead, gather up the neurotic shut-in, the weatherwoman, the farmer, the seamstress, the baker, and "also participated" and focus everything you have into creating a small one-point-of-failure defense plan and just hope said threats [[MookChivalry take turns so the group can handle the responsibility]] of defending ''an entire nation''.
** And when one of said world-threatening dangers [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 points this out]] (in the wake of having effortlessly seized your country, no less) they're absolutely wrong because they don't understand friendship, not [[VillainHasAPoint entirely correct]] that spending the majority of your decadent and extravagant lifestyle throwing lavish celebrations to congratulate yourselves for being so awesome has left your narcissistic asses vulnerable and utterly defenseless.
* No matter how powerful and experienced you may be, if you're the leader you never have to lend a hand in battle unless you happen to find ''yourself'' caught in the fray. Your evil sister, a cackling MadGod, or an evil dictator shows up? Send the goons and call it a "test". Even if you happen to be in town where a massive flying bugbear you could ''easily'' take down is actively beating the crap out of your subjects, just go on in and have a slice of cake: nobody will ''ever'' call you on it.
* All it takes to be, and be seen as, a good person is to befriend someone influental and popular like Twilight Sparkle. You could be an [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E5TanksForTheMemories eco-terrorist]], an [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E11KeepCalmAndFlutterOn uncaring world destroying monster]], a [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E25TheCutieRemarkPart1 town-wide Joseph Stalin]], or an [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls otherworldly invader who planned to brainwash teens into child soldiers to attack her homeworld]]. It doesn't matter. Just make that one friend and you're good to go (an apology is nice, but not necessary). You'll be treated ''much'' better than the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff childhood friend who yelled at the cute one and lost her temper]] or the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters loudmouth stage magician who told a lie]]. Well, until [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E8TheLostTreasureOfGriffonstone their]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E6NoSecondPrances turns]] to make friends, anyway, but they'll have to prove themselves by saving a life or enduring scorn to the point of attempting suicide first and won't be given a second chance until [[ChurchOfHappyology show an interest in your religious-like beliefs of friendship]].
* Failing the above, just tell people you have a sympathetic backstory and they'll [[EasilyForgiven instantly forgive you, defend you from any consequences from your actions]], and ensure you get to live a life of privilege and reward so you aren't "driven" to do more bad things you poor thing you. It doesn't matter if your actions were horrific, if you continue to do bad things either accidentally or intentionally, or if at your absolute best you only ever meet the bare minimum standard of what could be considered human decency.
* Someone who is a different race, who was [[BornIntoSlavery born into servitude]] and lives with their employer, is apparently unpaid, regularly neglected (bordering on abuse), [[https://derpibooru.org/1037990 struck]] [[https://derpibooru.org/444852 for getting out of line]], and who is punished or chastised every time they try to obtain some manner of material gain in exchange for their services is known as a "Number One Assistant", not an ethnic slave and/or child laborer.
* Related to the above, slavery is totally okay if they're a [[SlaveRace different species than you]], you use terminology like "[[InsistentTerminology assistant or farm animal]]", and you're [[MoralMyopia not one of the villainous characters]]. It's also okay if they're a [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E11KeepCalmAndFlutterOn former villain]], you're upset your [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E2TheCutieMapPart2 friend abandoned you like 20 years ago]], or you're just [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E21EveryLittleThingSheDoes too much of a sociopath to realize it's wrong]] but are [[DesignatedHero allegedly a good guy nevertheless]].
* The inherent abilities of your race determines if you are qualified or not to be the leader. The fact that your leadership results in subjects that live in [[CrapSaccharineWorld constant fear of monster attacks]], a military that is [[MilitariesAreUseless laughably feeble]], people [[MedievalStasis that have lived in cultural and technological stagnation for years]], having to send what are essentially young adults to fight ''your'' battles, and a culture rife with social inequalities doesn't mean that you've lead with debatably low success for years; if you're race is superior, you are a good leader and ''deserve'' to lead unopposed.
* A proper police force is entirely worthless, and the military should stay put in the capital city unless one of the Princesses needs an escort. The entire regions of Equestria that are suffering greatly and being ruled over by [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E4DaringDont warlords]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E1TheCutieMapPart1 megalomaniacs]], and [[FridgeHorror God only knows what else]] as a result of no law enforcement will do just fine until Twi and the gang happen to show up, and just look at how well the ([[https://derpiboo.ru/887383 literal]]) TorchesAndPitchforks justice is doing in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E6AppleoosasMostWanted Appleoosa.]]
* When a family member [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E1MareInTheMoon goes to prison]], sit back and let ''everyone'' [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E4LunaEclipsed completely vilefy them]] to the point that it is common belief the family member ''[[ChildEater ate children]]''. This even applies if you're the leader of a country and thus in a position to tell them to knock that shit off, and if their slander has spread to the point of celebrating a national holiday about it. This won't actually make their already difficult readjustment to society harder or make you look like a callous uncaring backstabber; in fact it will make things easier and funner for everyone involved because everyone loves a good scare!
* If a unicorn levitates you to a place you don't want to go, it's not kidnapping.
* Princes and princesses are always good and pure no matter what, even the one who is an [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E11PartyPooped abusive, aggressive, spiteful, controlling bastard]].Thanks, Creator/{{Disney}}!
* If you become friends with someone in the government, you can commit any crime you want and get off scot-free because you can just apologize to him or her and claim you learned your lesson and she'll let it slide. Not just small crimes like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E16ReadItAndWeep trespassing and theft]] or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E23InspirationManifestation petty vandalism]] either. Even serious crimes like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E5TanksForTheMemories eco-terrorism]] and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E25TheCutieRemarkPart1 crimes against humanity that result in mass destruction and death]].
* Have a problem? Cast it aside and forget about it. If it comes back, foist the responsibility of it onto someone else.
* Friendship is ''literally'' magic because a person's interest in it is what determines if they're worthy of redemption and trust, not their morality or motivations for their actions. The braggart stage magician, the pair of con artists, and the "bully" griffon are unworthy of redemption or a second chance because they're not motivated by making friends, just things like making a living or self defense. The MadGod who ruled the world in everlasting chaos and is ''still'' a jerk after being reformed and the mare whose careless, monsterous, and ''intentional'' misuse of magic led to the destruction of the world several times over and countless deaths and suffering which was only "fixed" by time travel deserve all the chances in the world because they just want friends. Wait, the stage magician secretly ''does'' want friends? Let's give her a second chance then! The only time this rule doesn't come into effect is when said evil person is the [[{{Nepotism}} younger sister of the ruler]]; she gets ''all'' the second chances.
* No matter what bad things you do, no matter ''how'' severe, you will be ''instantly'' forgiven if you apologize.
* Related to the above, VillainousFriendship, UnholyMatrimony, OutlawCouple, BigBadFriend, EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas, EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily, and EvenEvilHasLovedOnes do not exist. As any character exemplifying any of these tropes believes in some form of friendship he is ''not'' evil or a villain, but rather one apology away from being completely forgiven and welcomed into the main cast with open arms regardless of how horrific their actions were or how disinterested they are in actually ''ceasing'' said actions. Right, Discord, Sunset Shimmer, Starlight Glimmer, Tempest Shadow, and Wallflower Blush?
* Also related to the above, your gleeful willingness to JumpOffTheSlipperySlope and do objectively evil things like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E1TheCutieMapPart1 manipulate and torture others]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsForgottenFriendship mindrape and torture others]], or [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 invade a country and petrify its innocent inhabitants for no good reason]] in response to mundane and everyday things like being abandoned by your childhood friend, not getting enough attention, or losing a limb definitely doesn't mean you're at heart an awful person who acted on it at the first little push: you're just a misunderstood victim! Yeah stuff like this happens every single day to good people who react by eating ice cream, reading a self help book, or seeking therapeutic and/or disability benefits, respectively, but why strive to be a good person when you can devote years of your life to being a heartless monster and pull a HeelFaceTurn when you've had your fun?
* You're not friendless because you're an unapologetic unsympathetic awful person, you're an unapologetic unsympathetic awful person because you're friendless. '''''RIGHT''''', Discord, Sunset Shimmer, Starlight Glimmer, Tempest Shadow, and Wallflower Blush?
* Forget friendship: Being able to ''sing'' is magic! The power of song can [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E26ACanterlotWeddingPart2 hide your true persona from ponies]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E9AppleFamilyReunion con your extended family into building you a free barn]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure be used to justify why someone's disasterous and heinous misuse of magic is worthy of reward]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 convince the whole planet to accept and receive as a hero the evilest and most destructive pony in known history]], and even [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E17TheTimesTheyAreAChangeling convince everyone, even the people directly and extensively harmed by them, to accept the creature that is defined by it's evil and deceptive nature on it's own word it has changed]]. Learn to sing kids, you'll be able to take over the world!
* So you've got a town of lazy, uncaring, unsympathetic a-holes who sniff weakness like a shark sniffs blood. The one time they're seen interacting with the shy weak one they [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown do nothing but mistreat, bully, and take advantage of her]]. They don't care that they're [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E15TheSuperSpeedyCiderSqueezy6000 driving their beloved farmer]] out of business until it's too late and she's packing up ([[ItsAllAboutMe and they don't even speak up until her replacement's cider tastes bad]]). They're [[https://trixiebooru.org/169440 the driving reason]] why TheRival was DrivenToVillainy and came back looking for revenge. They're so uncaring and desensitized they [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E9SliceOfLife don't even flinch when you and your friends are being beaten up by an invading monster]] (Granted neither does Celestia or Luna but [[FeetOfClay we've come to expect that]]). Yep, you'd better gear up and defend those dickbags at every beck and call because [[BeingGoodSucks you're the hero, or something]].
* Remember, fans! [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E1CelestialAdvice There is no wrong way to fantasize]]! Except [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E14FameAndMisfortune fuck you for thinking what we don't think]]. {{You Bastard}}s.
* The consequences of your actions are inversely proportional to how evil they were. Be Twilight's #1 assistant, loyal confidant, and adoptive brother/son? You're the ChewToy who is constantly neglected, mistreated, and the butt of every joke who at best is just a servant and at worst borders on being a slave. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E1MareInTheMoon 22 second fight with your sister]]? [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime One thousand years moon, no trial]], and labelled as a child murderer by way of national holiday. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters Lied on stage]]? Loss of your home, all possessions, and vilified in the eyes of everyone. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Brainwash teens into an army and destroy the school]]? Instant forgiveness and slap on the wrist. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsForgottenFriendship Mind rape an innocent person to take revenge on them for not being friends with you?]] Instant forgiveness and friendship. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E3TooManyPinkiePies Murder of a group of ponies with the minds of children purely for convenience]]? EveryoneLaughsEnding. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 Ruin the lives of countless people and cause mass amounts of death and suffering via time travel to make one single person suffer for all eternity as revenge for them stopping you from making a town of people suffer for years because your childhood friend moved away]]? Free home in a castle, DiplomaticImmunity, friendship with royalty, childhood friendship restored, everyone loves you, and get given everything you want. [[CrossesTheLineTwice Contaminate Puppy-Kitten-Duckling Island with the T-Virus and force the Kindergarten students to watch]]? Probably you'd get promoted to [[PhysicalGod Alicorn]] for that one.
* Bad people with [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic allegedly sympathetic backstories]] deserve more pity, special treatment, and empathy than the good people harmed by their actions. Of course you want to try to comfort and make happy the girl whose childhood friend abandoned her like 20 years ago or the girl who is sad her turtle is going to be asleep for a couple months, but why on earth would you ever want to extend such charity to all the people who suffered for years as a direct result of her intentionally heinous actions or all the people who had to work or pay money to repair the weather factory? [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality They're not even main characters!]]
* "Loving animals" is all it takes to be an expert and authority on the care and protection of animals. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E10SwarmOfTheCentury That you simply don't give a damn when your decision may or DOES cause irreparable consequences]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E22ABirdInTheHoof make absolutely horrendous choices for the "good" of animals]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E7Bats expect other people to weather the risks and consequences of your actions]] are totally not evidence that your competency on the subject is at best minimal and thus you have every right to relentlessly challenge and pressure people who are clearly far more knowledgeable on the subject into following your extravagant, short-sighted, and poorly thought out solutions.
* If you're a male creepy clingy stalker with no sense of personal space like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E12FlutterBrutter Zephyr Breeze]] or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E21OnceUponAZeppelin Star Tracker]] you're a creep who needs to clean your act up and dial it back. If you're a female creepy clingy stalker with no sense of personal space like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E18AFriendInDeed Pinkie]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff Pie]] you're "Lol so random", cute, and lovable just the way you are.
* [[CrimeOfSelfDefense Self-defense is evil]]. Don't you dare ever stand up to [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters obnoxious hecklers]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown scam-artists and domestic abusers]], or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E4OneBadApple violent bullies]] because that'll make you a big meanie-pants AndThatsTerrible. Just sit back with a smile and take their abuse, [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything and hope that one day he'll change and treat you better]].
* If your job title is "Princess of Friendship", you don't need to worry about, try to help, or even acknowledge your friend's [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E25PartyOfOne dangerously]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E3TooManyPinkiePies severe]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy abandonment]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E12PinkiePride issues]], but feel free to [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E11PartyPooped take credit for her accomplishments]] to make yourself look better or enlist her help to cover your own [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E12AmendingFences subpar friendship skills]]. This means that you're a good friend and good at your job, not that you're a pretty shallow person and that your boss clearly gave the title to the wrong person in the group.
* If you do objectively bad things, make incredibly stupid decisions, do things that are completely callous to the well-being of others, or any combination thereof that cause a buttload of problems for other people, you can not only get away with it but might even be ''be praised for it'' if you just pretend you were [[TricksterMentor doing it on purpose to teach them]]. You don't even need to help clean up the mess. Just ask Princess Celestia or Discord.
* You are a good leader if every plan you make and every event you are in charge of immediately fails, falls to pieces, results in massive property damage, people being harmed, and a NearVillainVictory, and things only turn out okay due to [[DeusExMachina sheer dumb luck]]. It doesn't matter that all your plans are foolishly naive, are not even remotely likely to actually succeed, and the consequences would be [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt absolutely]] [[KillEmAll fatally]] [[TheBadGuysWin dire]] if they fail; it worked out okay when you [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E26TwilightsKingdomPart2 literally let the bad guy win]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 trusted the lying manipulative sociopath on her word that she wanted to change]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E26ToWhereAndBackAgainPart2 didn't bother to set up any security after the last time the villain literally just walked into the palace unimpeded and kidnapped royalty, letting her do the exact same thing a second time]] and [[SarcasmMode being that lucky lasts forever, right?]]
* Only accepting other people if they subscribe to your doctrine of friendship, and writing anyone else off as irredeemably evil and not worth a moment of your time, makes you a good person rather than [[ChurchOfHappyology basically a narrow-minded cultist]]. '''NEVER''' accept those who are actually different, just those who are superficially "different" but otherwise follow your beliefs so you can hold the moral high ground of being open minded in spite of actually being a self-righteous judgmental narcissist.
* Doing the job you were hired and are paid to do makes you a villain if it in any way inconveniences or offends someone with either [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem legitimate]] or [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality self-appointed]] authority. Even if all you did to offend was defending yourself like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters Trixie]], accepting a fair challenge like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E15TheSuperSpeedyCiderSqueezy6000 Flim and Flam]], doing as you were ordered by your superior officer like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy Lightning Dust]], literally doing your job as a food critic like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E13SpiceUpYourLife Zesty Gourmand]], entirely honest via written legal contract like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E21OnceUponAZeppelin Iron Will]], or refusing to accredit a school due to safety and security concerns regarding minors like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E2SchoolDazePart2 Chancellor Neighsay]]...
* Wanting money or payment at any cost is [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E14TheLastRoundup greedy]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E15TheSuperSpeedyCiderSqueezy6000 selfish]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown wrong]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E10SpikeAtYourService terrible]], with [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E8TheLostTreasureOfGriffonstone absolutely]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E10PrincessSpike no]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E21OnceUponAZeppelin exceptions]]. Wanting something without financial or objective value like the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E13FallWeatherFriends title of Iron Pony]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E18AFriendInDeed 100% track record of friendship]], or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E9NonCompeteClause Teacher Of The Month]] at any cost makes you sympathetic and lovable. As long as your end-game doesn't involve getting some of them sweet sheckles you're not doing anything wrong at all!
* All you have to do is claim you have some manner of trait and people will believe it, even if you rarely (if ever) actually show it. Even if you're no more generous or honest than any average person, frequently [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff betray]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy friends]], are only "kind" by being a [[ExtremeDoormat pacifistic doormat]], and clearly only party to cover up your [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E25PartyOfOne crippling]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy abandonment]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E12PinkiePride issues]], you can still claim to be defined by your generosity, honesty, loyalty, kindness, and laughter and people will totally believe it.
* FirstWorldProblems like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E3LessonZero missing a homework assignment]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E5TanksForTheMemories losing a pet for a few months]], or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 that your childhood friend abandoned you]] are far worse and more deserving of pity than actual problems like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters having your home and career destroyed by a town of ignorant hillbillies]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy having your career destroyed for following orders by the person who gave you said orders]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E10PrincessSpike being repeatedly abused because you simply couldn't do a job that was given to you at the last minute against your will]], or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E21OnceUponAZeppelin having your zeppelin stolen by people upset you expected them to honor a legal contract they willingly signed]].
* People are either [[BlackAndWhiteMorality entirely good or entirely evil]], and this actually has very little to do with their actions. Instead it has to do with whether they follow your code of beliefs or not. Thus it is not just acceptable, but actually ''right'', to forgive in an instant and refuse to punish (and even protect) awful people who do follow your beliefs while punishing, exiling, and even killing people who did little (if anything) wrong but don't follow your beliefs. [[BlackAndWhiteInsanity This way of thinking doesn't make you a complete psychopath]]. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Honest]].
* The best way to be open-minded and accepting about other races and cultures is to bully and harass them into accepting your own values, cultures, and way of life, up to and including changing their appearances to be more like yours. After all, you're totally not a racist piece of garbage if you refuse to accept that other races look and act different than yours, and if you're only willing to get along with them if they look and act the "right" way (''your'' way, of course).
* It's okay to base who you are and aren't willing to forgive based on race. Especially if they happen to be the same race you are, which totally isn't suspicious or anything. To illustrate, [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E1MareInTheMoon alicorns]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 unicorns]], or really anything with [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E26ToWhereAndBackAgainPart2 sufficient corn]] deserves the opportunity to change and all the free chances in the world no matter what unforgivably evil things they've done. Pegasi or less deserve to be [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy fired]] or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E26SchoolRazePart2 sent to hell]], and non-ponies deserve to be [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E2TheReturnOfHarmonyPart2 sealed for all eternity]] or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E2TheCrystalEmpirePart2 murdered]] (including [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E3TooManyPinkiePies clones of ponies]]). Exceptions include creatures you want to [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E11KeepCalmAndFlutterOn enslave for their power]] or use as [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E6NoSecondPrances part of your magic act]], but remember they still don't deserve rights or to actually be forgiven. Of course, feel free to claim moral high ground over [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E1SchoolDazePart1 someone]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E2SchoolDazePart2 else]] who has this mentality, especially if it means [[MovingTheGoalposts getting the goalposts moved for you]], because remember it's [[MoralMyopia only right when you do it]].
* The self-appointed superior race, who self-appointed themselves to that position via use of power, believes it's their job to rule the world, believes their culture and morality to be correct and superior above all others, believes other races and groups must adopt their culture and morality to be seen as "good" (and will influence them by force if necessary), and is even willing to outright kill those who are an "inferior race", are good and heroic pretty princesses. They're certainly not one canister of gas away from being Nazis, or anything like that.
* The best kind of legal system is one that completely forgoes due process, a trial, and a formal charge, and instead just doles out punishments up to and including life imprisonment or executions based entirely on the instant whims of whichever princess(es) just happens to be involved, who can also opt to give free pardons to anyone she wants, based entirely on her own personal bias. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial No, that isn't by definition a totalitarian regime]], you're just paranoid.
* Being a negative, mopey, whiny, and even aggressive person who lashes out at others until those others roll up their sleeves and solve your problem(s) for you is the best way to deal with actual (or even perceived) problems. How you treat others during this period of time doesn't matter because [[ItsAllAboutMe only your own feelings and well-being matter]]. Just ask [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E25PartyOfOne Pinkie Pie]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy Pinkie Pie]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 Starlight Glimmer]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E18YakitySax Pinkie Pie]], because it's worked for them every time. It's totally not like your behavior will sour other people's opinions of you, make them think you're a whiny baby, or just turn their backs on you for it, or anything like that.
* The best way to change someone for the better is to shield them from all consequences for their actions, clean up all their messes for them, forgive them no matter what they continue to do, and/or find a way to justify their bad actions as actually good things. That they show [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E6NoSecondPrances absolutely]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E21EveryLittleThingSheDoes no]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E2AllBottledUp sign]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E10ARoyalProblem what]]-[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E19RoadToFriendship so]]-[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E21EveryLittleThingSheDoes ever]] of changing their attitude, cleaning up their act, or even ''trying'' to be a better person is proof it's working like a charm!
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E1SchoolDazePart1 All creatures are equal]]. Some are just more equal [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E3TooManyPinkiePies than]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E13TheMean6 others]].
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters Being]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E15TheSuperSpeedyCiderSqueezy6000 kind]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown of]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E4OneBadApple a]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy jerk]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E14FameAndMisfortune automatically]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E21OnceUponAZeppelin makes]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E1SchoolDazePart1 someone]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E20TheWashouts wrong]], even when [[StrawmanHasAPoint nothing they said was wrong]] and even when [[DesignatedVillain nothing they DID was wrong]]. Unless it's ''you'' being the jerk, because [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality you are special]]. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff You]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters and]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E13FallWeatherFriends your]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver friends]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E3LessonZero can]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E4LunaEclipsed feel]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E8TheMysteriousMareDoWell free]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E9SweetAndElite to]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E17HeartsAndHoovesDay be]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E18AFriendInDeed complete]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown frigging]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E24MysteryOnTheFriendshipExpress jerks]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E25ACanterlotWeddingPart1 whenever]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy you]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure please]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E7Bats again]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E8RarityTakesManehattan and]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E23InspirationManifestation again]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E5TanksForTheMemories and]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E3TheGiftOfTheMaudPie again]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E6NoSecondPrances and]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E16TwentyEightPranksLater again]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E21EveryLittleThingSheDoes as]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E2AllBottledUp many]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E3AFlurryOfEmotions times]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E9HonestApple as]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E10ARoyalProblem you]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E21OnceUponAZeppelin want]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E23SecretsAndPies and]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E1SchoolDazePart1 it]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E9NonCompeteClause will]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E12MarksForEffort always]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E14AMatterOfPrincipals fly]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E15TheHearthsWarmingClub with]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E16FriendshipUniversity maybe]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E17TheEndInFriend just]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E19RoadToFriendship a]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E20TheWashouts scolding]]. There's no need to treat others as you yourself would like to be treated because you can always judge people as worse and harshly as possible and they will always judge you as good and positively as possible.
* A school that [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E1SchoolDazePart1 nearly managed to start a world war]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E2SchoolDazePart2 failed to get accreditation]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E9NonCompeteClause didn't care that students nearly drowned]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E12MarksForEffort hired a war criminal as a counselor who gives bad advice]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E14AMatterOfPrincipals constantly endangered its students]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E17TheEndInFriend couldn't manage to actually teach the subject matter at hand]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E21ARockhoofAndAHardPlace hires completely unfit teachers on whims]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E22WhatLiesBeneath has a monster in the basement who threatens students with imprisonment for not being friendly enough]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E25SchoolRazePart1 leaves unsecured weapons on the premises that nearly destroyed the world]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E26SchoolRazePart2 and failed to teach the subject matter to the student who didn't already know it]], ''all in one single semester'', is an amazing school that you should be honored to be a part of. Also you [[AdHominem are automatically a racist]] if you say any of this is bad, AndThatsTerrible.
* It's not what you know but who you know. Being utterly and unrepentantly terrible at your job will pass without mention, get you bailed out of consequences, and sometimes even get you rewarded if they're [[{{Nepotism}} acquainted with the popular cabal]]: just ask [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E3LessonZero Twilight Sparkle]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E15TheSuperSpeedyCiderSqueezy6000 Applejack]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E26ACanterlotWeddingPart2 Shining Armor and Princess Celestia]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E5TanksForTheMemories Rainbow Dash]]. Otherwise you can expect to be treated like garbage and probably fired: just ask [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy Lightning Dust]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E8RarityTakesManehattan Suri Polomare]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E4SparklesSeven Zephyr Breeze]]. Don't actually try to be a good person and/or good at your jobs, kids. Just try to befriend influential and popular people who will carry you through life no matter what awful things you do! Note that this doesn't just apply to being bad at your job, but also to [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 violent criminals who are undeserving of a second chance]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CclzM_Be0Qg BUY OUR TOYS!]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87PoHcW0hTo BUY OUR TOYS 2: BUY HARDER!]]
* '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_Cpv1AL0Jg BUUUUY OOOOUUUR TOOOYS REAGHANGAG *cough cough*]]'''
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VHwK8JPLa4 MLP: FIM season 1 in under 40 seconds.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7enZzSg7fg MLP:FIM season 2 in 30 seconds.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=touy2lUb0u0 MLP:FIM Season 3 in 19 seconds.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9tGsl2TCSQ MLP:FIM Season 4 in about 50 seconds.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsej8vGpcOw MLP:FIM Season 5 in about 55 seconds.]]
* Managers are evil money-grabbers.
* A sister will always outshine her brother, even if they're both newborn babies. Guys wishing to get out of their sister's shadow have only one option: get married so your ''wife'' can overshadow you instead.
* No matter how outmatched you are, your enemies will always let you win.
* [[MenActWomenAre Boys = strong and dumb, girls = smart and weak.]]
* When the enemy is [[BreakThemByTalking talking to gain the upper hand]], don't bother [[TalkToTheFist shutting them up]].
* Always forgive people, no matter what their wrongdoings are.
* Meta aesop: if you're female and have any negative or problematic character traits, the fandom will think you're charming and quirky, call you adorable, declare you "Best Character", or all three. If you're a male and have any negative or problematic character traits, the fandom will make you its new punching bag. [[DoubleStandard Because that's totally fair.]]
* So you're a villain more powerful and cunning than a meddling purple unicorn who isn't trained to handle you? Don't bother [[JustEatGilligan confronting her physically and knocking her out]]. Instead, just break her spirit and/or take away her magic. A [[SarcasmMode permanent and thorough solution]], right?
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* Having severe mood swings at the drop of a hat is no big deal. It's quirky and charming.
* Hard work never pays and people don't appreciate it anyway so just stay out of the way if you feel like doing any useful work.
* LonersAreFreaks. It's right there in the title - if friendship is magic, then lack of friendship makes you unimportant and unspecial.
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E11WinterWrapUp Nature should be controlled]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E13FallWeatherFriends and bent to the whim of your society at all times.]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E2ElementsOfHarmony A place where it's allowed to take its natural course? Scary as hell and to be avoided except as a last resort.]]
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff Making a delicate person cry]] once is worse than repeatedly [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown physically]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E21DragonQuest abusing]] them or almost getting them killed ([[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E2ElementsOfHarmony intentionally]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E7Dragonshy or]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E23TheCutieMarkChronicles not]]).
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E12CallOfTheCutie For girls growing up means finding your one calling in life and pursuing it.]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E10SecretOfMyExcess For boys, however, it means becoming a greedy monster. The only way for a boy not to be a Jerk With A Heart Of Jerk is to grow up around lots of girls,]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E21DragonQuest and then reject his own kind and decide to become just like one.]]
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff People from]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters out]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E19ADogAndPonyShow of town]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E9SweetAndElite tend to]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E18AFriendInDeed be jerks]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E9BridleGossip or people]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver tend to be jerks]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E9SweetAndElite to people from out of town]]
* People from ''in town'' tend to [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown be colossal jerks as well]]. Let's face it: the entire pony race is comprised 99% of unlikable dickheads. [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation It's no small wonder that every single other species on the planet seems to universally mistrust and dislike them, or outright want to conquer and destroy them.]]
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E4ApplebuckSeason It's okay to use racial slurs]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E22HurricaneFluttershy as long as you ensure afterwards that any member of the target race that could hear you is okay with this.]]
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff Being a jerk makes]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters you the worst]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver kind of person]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E15TheSuperSpeedyCiderSqueezy6000 and you deserve all the bad things that happen to you]]. On the other hand, being massively inconsiderate to the point [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E16ReadItAndWeep where you steal]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver cause major]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E18AFriendInDeed property damage]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E7Dragonshy potentially ruin the environment]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E3LessonZero endanger people's lives (including children)]] or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E4ApplebuckSeason actually hospitalize them]], will have no negative consequences for you beyond some mild inconveniencing, especially if you apologize. Sometimes, your complete disregard for others with get you [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver thanked]] or even [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E3LessonZero rewarded.]]
* Drugging people for love is A-OK. No one will hold it against you that you literally poisoned people and the damage they caused in their stupor.
* People are more likely to be pissed that you humiliated them rather than if you drugged them.
* Long-term consequences for [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver bad]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E9SweetAndElite behavior]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel are things that happen to other people.]]
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver Snobby rich people aren't really people.]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E9SweetAndElite They shouldn't be treated with any respect and will deserve anything you do to them.]]
* Your shy friend should be forced into terrifying things, or completely changing themselves, and you're an awesome person for dragging them into a life-threatening situation without any sort of consent. And if they turn into a complete bitch because of the stress, it's totally their fault or the person trying to help them improve their lives; not you.
* Meta example: An attempt at making an engaging cartoon for little girls will end up attracting primarily adult men.
** Throwing temper tantrums and dishing out personal attacks are great ways to show that you appreciate your show.
** StopHavingFunGuys are ''always'' right, no matter how harmless it is that [[PeripheryDemographic someone]] isn't in the TargetDemographic.
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff When someone else ruins a party after being repeatedly humiliated and calling out what comes across as a setup, they're a horrible person that even the most loyal of people would be justified in permanently severing ties with them]]. When you do it because [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver people aren't buying your food at a catered event, the party isn't as active as you'd like, the animals don't want to play with you, your favorite celebrities aren't paying enough attention to you despite the fact that they can see you out of the party while this is the only chance some of these people have to see them]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E9SweetAndElite or just because you feel like it]], the worst it is is wacky hijinks.
* If you've turned good, you are in no way accountable for your past actions from when you were evil, even if they eventually endanger the whole world. [[note]][[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks Unless you're Sunset Shimmer.]][[/note]]
* Sealing your evil turned sister into the moon to prevent the extinction of all life will earn you [[RonTheDeathEater a lot of hate from the fanbase.]] [[SarcasmMode How dare you try to protect your civilization from eternal darkness!]]
* A last minute DeusExMachina will always come to save the day, even if you screwed yourself over ten thousand times by holding the IdiotBall.
* Bad people will hate you for shallow reasons, even when you have more legitimate flaws, like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff acting like a creepy, codependent stalker]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver tendency to ruin]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E9SweetAndElite fancy parties]], or have [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipISMagicS1E17StareMaster seriously]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E17HeartsAndHoovesDay bad]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E17SomeponyToWatchOverMe judgement.]]
* Only ponies, pegasi, unicorns, and zebras can lie anywhere on the CharacterAlignment. Alicorns are AlwaysLawfulGood, and any other species (griffin, dragon, etc.) are AlwaysChaoticEvil! Unless they [[YMMV/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E2SchoolDazePart2 completely change themselves]], [[FantasticRacism in both appearance and behavior]], to meet ''your'' [[ItsAllAboutMe culture's narrow-minded concepts of good and evil]].
* Everybody has a calling in life and if you don't know what yours is by the time you're about eighteen something is seriously wrong with you.
* Only women deserve to be "true" royalty, that is be alicorns and have actual power and authority. Men are only fit to be figureheads at best and should take a back seat.
* In the same vein, the males who fight for the sake of Equestria will be thrown in the military to be laughably underequipped and given no resources or regard despite being expected to face supernatural threats that they have no hope in even standing a chance against. The females will be gathered into what is essentially [[EliteArmy Special Forces]], given superpowered {{MacGuffin}}s and (eventually) a leader with power and dominion over all three pony species, and given preferred treatment and countless perks. This is because MenAreTheExpendableGender and WomenAreWiser.
* On the flipside, the males who fight for the sake of Equestria will get a paycheck for their effort and hopefully some family benefits (their orphans and widows will need it after Discord reversed his gravity or the Changelings killing them). The females who fight for Equestria better find some sidework as a weather pony or a farmer because Celestia ain't going to pay them shit.
* That said, considering the country [[MonsterOfTheWeek needs weekly defenses from often world-threatening dangers]], don't bother putting any time, resources, or effort at all into shaping up [[TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential what could be a powerful military]] if they weren't so [[MilitariesAreUseless underequipped and poorly trained]]. Instead, gather up the neurotic shut-in, the weatherwoman, the farmer, the seamstress, the baker, and "also participated" and focus everything you have into creating a small one-point-of-failure defense plan and just hope said threats [[MookChivalry take turns so the group can handle the responsibility]] of defending ''an entire nation''.
** And when one of said world-threatening dangers [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 points this out]] (in the wake of having effortlessly seized your country, no less) they're absolutely wrong because they don't understand friendship, not [[VillainHasAPoint entirely correct]] that spending the majority of your decadent and extravagant lifestyle throwing lavish celebrations to congratulate yourselves for being so awesome has left your narcissistic asses vulnerable and utterly defenseless.
* No matter how powerful and experienced you may be, if you're the leader you never have to lend a hand in battle unless you happen to find ''yourself'' caught in the fray. Your evil sister, a cackling MadGod, or an evil dictator shows up? Send the goons and call it a "test". Even if you happen to be in town where a massive flying bugbear you could ''easily'' take down is actively beating the crap out of your subjects, just go on in and have a slice of cake: nobody will ''ever'' call you on it.
* All it takes to be, and be seen as, a good person is to befriend someone influental and popular like Twilight Sparkle. You could be an [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E5TanksForTheMemories eco-terrorist]], an [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E11KeepCalmAndFlutterOn uncaring world destroying monster]], a [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E25TheCutieRemarkPart1 town-wide Joseph Stalin]], or an [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls otherworldly invader who planned to brainwash teens into child soldiers to attack her homeworld]]. It doesn't matter. Just make that one friend and you're good to go (an apology is nice, but not necessary). You'll be treated ''much'' better than the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff childhood friend who yelled at the cute one and lost her temper]] or the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters loudmouth stage magician who told a lie]]. Well, until [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E8TheLostTreasureOfGriffonstone their]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E6NoSecondPrances turns]] to make friends, anyway, but they'll have to prove themselves by saving a life or enduring scorn to the point of attempting suicide first and won't be given a second chance until [[ChurchOfHappyology show an interest in your religious-like beliefs of friendship]].
* Failing the above, just tell people you have a sympathetic backstory and they'll [[EasilyForgiven instantly forgive you, defend you from any consequences from your actions]], and ensure you get to live a life of privilege and reward so you aren't "driven" to do more bad things you poor thing you. It doesn't matter if your actions were horrific, if you continue to do bad things either accidentally or intentionally, or if at your absolute best you only ever meet the bare minimum standard of what could be considered human decency.
* Someone who is a different race, who was [[BornIntoSlavery born into servitude]] and lives with their employer, is apparently unpaid, regularly neglected (bordering on abuse), [[https://derpibooru.org/1037990 struck]] [[https://derpibooru.org/444852 for getting out of line]], and who is punished or chastised every time they try to obtain some manner of material gain in exchange for their services is known as a "Number One Assistant", not an ethnic slave and/or child laborer.
* Related to the above, slavery is totally okay if they're a [[SlaveRace different species than you]], you use terminology like "[[InsistentTerminology assistant or farm animal]]", and you're [[MoralMyopia not one of the villainous characters]]. It's also okay if they're a [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E11KeepCalmAndFlutterOn former villain]], you're upset your [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E2TheCutieMapPart2 friend abandoned you like 20 years ago]], or you're just [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E21EveryLittleThingSheDoes too much of a sociopath to realize it's wrong]] but are [[DesignatedHero allegedly a good guy nevertheless]].
* The inherent abilities of your race determines if you are qualified or not to be the leader. The fact that your leadership results in subjects that live in [[CrapSaccharineWorld constant fear of monster attacks]], a military that is [[MilitariesAreUseless laughably feeble]], people [[MedievalStasis that have lived in cultural and technological stagnation for years]], having to send what are essentially young adults to fight ''your'' battles, and a culture rife with social inequalities doesn't mean that you've lead with debatably low success for years; if you're race is superior, you are a good leader and ''deserve'' to lead unopposed.
* A proper police force is entirely worthless, and the military should stay put in the capital city unless one of the Princesses needs an escort. The entire regions of Equestria that are suffering greatly and being ruled over by [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E4DaringDont warlords]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E1TheCutieMapPart1 megalomaniacs]], and [[FridgeHorror God only knows what else]] as a result of no law enforcement will do just fine until Twi and the gang happen to show up, and just look at how well the ([[https://derpiboo.ru/887383 literal]]) TorchesAndPitchforks justice is doing in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E6AppleoosasMostWanted Appleoosa.]]
* When a family member [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E1MareInTheMoon goes to prison]], sit back and let ''everyone'' [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E4LunaEclipsed completely vilefy them]] to the point that it is common belief the family member ''[[ChildEater ate children]]''. This even applies if you're the leader of a country and thus in a position to tell them to knock that shit off, and if their slander has spread to the point of celebrating a national holiday about it. This won't actually make their already difficult readjustment to society harder or make you look like a callous uncaring backstabber; in fact it will make things easier and funner for everyone involved because everyone loves a good scare!
* If a unicorn levitates you to a place you don't want to go, it's not kidnapping.
* Princes and princesses are always good and pure no matter what, even the one who is an [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E11PartyPooped abusive, aggressive, spiteful, controlling bastard]].Thanks, Creator/{{Disney}}!
* If you become friends with someone in the government, you can commit any crime you want and get off scot-free because you can just apologize to him or her and claim you learned your lesson and she'll let it slide. Not just small crimes like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E16ReadItAndWeep trespassing and theft]] or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E23InspirationManifestation petty vandalism]] either. Even serious crimes like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E5TanksForTheMemories eco-terrorism]] and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E25TheCutieRemarkPart1 crimes against humanity that result in mass destruction and death]].
* Have a problem? Cast it aside and forget about it. If it comes back, foist the responsibility of it onto someone else.
* Friendship is ''literally'' magic because a person's interest in it is what determines if they're worthy of redemption and trust, not their morality or motivations for their actions. The braggart stage magician, the pair of con artists, and the "bully" griffon are unworthy of redemption or a second chance because they're not motivated by making friends, just things like making a living or self defense. The MadGod who ruled the world in everlasting chaos and is ''still'' a jerk after being reformed and the mare whose careless, monsterous, and ''intentional'' misuse of magic led to the destruction of the world several times over and countless deaths and suffering which was only "fixed" by time travel deserve all the chances in the world because they just want friends. Wait, the stage magician secretly ''does'' want friends? Let's give her a second chance then! The only time this rule doesn't come into effect is when said evil person is the [[{{Nepotism}} younger sister of the ruler]]; she gets ''all'' the second chances.
* No matter what bad things you do, no matter ''how'' severe, you will be ''instantly'' forgiven if you apologize.
* Related to the above, VillainousFriendship, UnholyMatrimony, OutlawCouple, BigBadFriend, EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas, EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily, and EvenEvilHasLovedOnes do not exist. As any character exemplifying any of these tropes believes in some form of friendship he is ''not'' evil or a villain, but rather one apology away from being completely forgiven and welcomed into the main cast with open arms regardless of how horrific their actions were or how disinterested they are in actually ''ceasing'' said actions. Right, Discord, Sunset Shimmer, Starlight Glimmer, Tempest Shadow, and Wallflower Blush?
* Also related to the above, your gleeful willingness to JumpOffTheSlipperySlope and do objectively evil things like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E1TheCutieMapPart1 manipulate and torture others]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsForgottenFriendship mindrape and torture others]], or [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 invade a country and petrify its innocent inhabitants for no good reason]] in response to mundane and everyday things like being abandoned by your childhood friend, not getting enough attention, or losing a limb definitely doesn't mean you're at heart an awful person who acted on it at the first little push: you're just a misunderstood victim! Yeah stuff like this happens every single day to good people who react by eating ice cream, reading a self help book, or seeking therapeutic and/or disability benefits, respectively, but why strive to be a good person when you can devote years of your life to being a heartless monster and pull a HeelFaceTurn when you've had your fun?
* You're not friendless because you're an unapologetic unsympathetic awful person, you're an unapologetic unsympathetic awful person because you're friendless. '''''RIGHT''''', Discord, Sunset Shimmer, Starlight Glimmer, Tempest Shadow, and Wallflower Blush?
* Forget friendship: Being able to ''sing'' is magic! The power of song can [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E26ACanterlotWeddingPart2 hide your true persona from ponies]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E9AppleFamilyReunion con your extended family into building you a free barn]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure be used to justify why someone's disasterous and heinous misuse of magic is worthy of reward]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 convince the whole planet to accept and receive as a hero the evilest and most destructive pony in known history]], and even [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E17TheTimesTheyAreAChangeling convince everyone, even the people directly and extensively harmed by them, to accept the creature that is defined by it's evil and deceptive nature on it's own word it has changed]]. Learn to sing kids, you'll be able to take over the world!
* So you've got a town of lazy, uncaring, unsympathetic a-holes who sniff weakness like a shark sniffs blood. The one time they're seen interacting with the shy weak one they [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown do nothing but mistreat, bully, and take advantage of her]]. They don't care that they're [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E15TheSuperSpeedyCiderSqueezy6000 driving their beloved farmer]] out of business until it's too late and she's packing up ([[ItsAllAboutMe and they don't even speak up until her replacement's cider tastes bad]]). They're [[https://trixiebooru.org/169440 the driving reason]] why TheRival was DrivenToVillainy and came back looking for revenge. They're so uncaring and desensitized they [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E9SliceOfLife don't even flinch when you and your friends are being beaten up by an invading monster]] (Granted neither does Celestia or Luna but [[FeetOfClay we've come to expect that]]). Yep, you'd better gear up and defend those dickbags at every beck and call because [[BeingGoodSucks you're the hero, or something]].
* Remember, fans! [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E1CelestialAdvice There is no wrong way to fantasize]]! Except [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E14FameAndMisfortune fuck you for thinking what we don't think]]. {{You Bastard}}s.
* The consequences of your actions are inversely proportional to how evil they were. Be Twilight's #1 assistant, loyal confidant, and adoptive brother/son? You're the ChewToy who is constantly neglected, mistreated, and the butt of every joke who at best is just a servant and at worst borders on being a slave. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E1MareInTheMoon 22 second fight with your sister]]? [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime One thousand years moon, no trial]], and labelled as a child murderer by way of national holiday. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters Lied on stage]]? Loss of your home, all possessions, and vilified in the eyes of everyone. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Brainwash teens into an army and destroy the school]]? Instant forgiveness and slap on the wrist. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsForgottenFriendship Mind rape an innocent person to take revenge on them for not being friends with you?]] Instant forgiveness and friendship. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E3TooManyPinkiePies Murder of a group of ponies with the minds of children purely for convenience]]? EveryoneLaughsEnding. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 Ruin the lives of countless people and cause mass amounts of death and suffering via time travel to make one single person suffer for all eternity as revenge for them stopping you from making a town of people suffer for years because your childhood friend moved away]]? Free home in a castle, DiplomaticImmunity, friendship with royalty, childhood friendship restored, everyone loves you, and get given everything you want. [[CrossesTheLineTwice Contaminate Puppy-Kitten-Duckling Island with the T-Virus and force the Kindergarten students to watch]]? Probably you'd get promoted to [[PhysicalGod Alicorn]] for that one.
* Bad people with [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic allegedly sympathetic backstories]] deserve more pity, special treatment, and empathy than the good people harmed by their actions. Of course you want to try to comfort and make happy the girl whose childhood friend abandoned her like 20 years ago or the girl who is sad her turtle is going to be asleep for a couple months, but why on earth would you ever want to extend such charity to all the people who suffered for years as a direct result of her intentionally heinous actions or all the people who had to work or pay money to repair the weather factory? [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality They're not even main characters!]]
* "Loving animals" is all it takes to be an expert and authority on the care and protection of animals. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E10SwarmOfTheCentury That you simply don't give a damn when your decision may or DOES cause irreparable consequences]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E22ABirdInTheHoof make absolutely horrendous choices for the "good" of animals]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E7Bats expect other people to weather the risks and consequences of your actions]] are totally not evidence that your competency on the subject is at best minimal and thus you have every right to relentlessly challenge and pressure people who are clearly far more knowledgeable on the subject into following your extravagant, short-sighted, and poorly thought out solutions.
* If you're a male creepy clingy stalker with no sense of personal space like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E12FlutterBrutter Zephyr Breeze]] or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E21OnceUponAZeppelin Star Tracker]] you're a creep who needs to clean your act up and dial it back. If you're a female creepy clingy stalker with no sense of personal space like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E18AFriendInDeed Pinkie]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff Pie]] you're "Lol so random", cute, and lovable just the way you are.
* [[CrimeOfSelfDefense Self-defense is evil]]. Don't you dare ever stand up to [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters obnoxious hecklers]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown scam-artists and domestic abusers]], or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E4OneBadApple violent bullies]] because that'll make you a big meanie-pants AndThatsTerrible. Just sit back with a smile and take their abuse, [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything and hope that one day he'll change and treat you better]].
* If your job title is "Princess of Friendship", you don't need to worry about, try to help, or even acknowledge your friend's [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E25PartyOfOne dangerously]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E3TooManyPinkiePies severe]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy abandonment]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E12PinkiePride issues]], but feel free to [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E11PartyPooped take credit for her accomplishments]] to make yourself look better or enlist her help to cover your own [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E12AmendingFences subpar friendship skills]]. This means that you're a good friend and good at your job, not that you're a pretty shallow person and that your boss clearly gave the title to the wrong person in the group.
* If you do objectively bad things, make incredibly stupid decisions, do things that are completely callous to the well-being of others, or any combination thereof that cause a buttload of problems for other people, you can not only get away with it but might even be ''be praised for it'' if you just pretend you were [[TricksterMentor doing it on purpose to teach them]]. You don't even need to help clean up the mess. Just ask Princess Celestia or Discord.
* You are a good leader if every plan you make and every event you are in charge of immediately fails, falls to pieces, results in massive property damage, people being harmed, and a NearVillainVictory, and things only turn out okay due to [[DeusExMachina sheer dumb luck]]. It doesn't matter that all your plans are foolishly naive, are not even remotely likely to actually succeed, and the consequences would be [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt absolutely]] [[KillEmAll fatally]] [[TheBadGuysWin dire]] if they fail; it worked out okay when you [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E26TwilightsKingdomPart2 literally let the bad guy win]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 trusted the lying manipulative sociopath on her word that she wanted to change]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E26ToWhereAndBackAgainPart2 didn't bother to set up any security after the last time the villain literally just walked into the palace unimpeded and kidnapped royalty, letting her do the exact same thing a second time]] and [[SarcasmMode being that lucky lasts forever, right?]]
* Only accepting other people if they subscribe to your doctrine of friendship, and writing anyone else off as irredeemably evil and not worth a moment of your time, makes you a good person rather than [[ChurchOfHappyology basically a narrow-minded cultist]]. '''NEVER''' accept those who are actually different, just those who are superficially "different" but otherwise follow your beliefs so you can hold the moral high ground of being open minded in spite of actually being a self-righteous judgmental narcissist.
* Doing the job you were hired and are paid to do makes you a villain if it in any way inconveniences or offends someone with either [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem legitimate]] or [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality self-appointed]] authority. Even if all you did to offend was defending yourself like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters Trixie]], accepting a fair challenge like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E15TheSuperSpeedyCiderSqueezy6000 Flim and Flam]], doing as you were ordered by your superior officer like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy Lightning Dust]], literally doing your job as a food critic like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E13SpiceUpYourLife Zesty Gourmand]], entirely honest via written legal contract like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E21OnceUponAZeppelin Iron Will]], or refusing to accredit a school due to safety and security concerns regarding minors like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E2SchoolDazePart2 Chancellor Neighsay]]...
* Wanting money or payment at any cost is [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E14TheLastRoundup greedy]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E15TheSuperSpeedyCiderSqueezy6000 selfish]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown wrong]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E10SpikeAtYourService terrible]], with [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E8TheLostTreasureOfGriffonstone absolutely]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E10PrincessSpike no]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E21OnceUponAZeppelin exceptions]]. Wanting something without financial or objective value like the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E13FallWeatherFriends title of Iron Pony]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E18AFriendInDeed 100% track record of friendship]], or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E9NonCompeteClause Teacher Of The Month]] at any cost makes you sympathetic and lovable. As long as your end-game doesn't involve getting some of them sweet sheckles you're not doing anything wrong at all!
* All you have to do is claim you have some manner of trait and people will believe it, even if you rarely (if ever) actually show it. Even if you're no more generous or honest than any average person, frequently [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff betray]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy friends]], are only "kind" by being a [[ExtremeDoormat pacifistic doormat]], and clearly only party to cover up your [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E25PartyOfOne crippling]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy abandonment]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E12PinkiePride issues]], you can still claim to be defined by your generosity, honesty, loyalty, kindness, and laughter and people will totally believe it.
* FirstWorldProblems like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E3LessonZero missing a homework assignment]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E5TanksForTheMemories losing a pet for a few months]], or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 that your childhood friend abandoned you]] are far worse and more deserving of pity than actual problems like [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters having your home and career destroyed by a town of ignorant hillbillies]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy having your career destroyed for following orders by the person who gave you said orders]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E10PrincessSpike being repeatedly abused because you simply couldn't do a job that was given to you at the last minute against your will]], or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E21OnceUponAZeppelin having your zeppelin stolen by people upset you expected them to honor a legal contract they willingly signed]].
* People are either [[BlackAndWhiteMorality entirely good or entirely evil]], and this actually has very little to do with their actions. Instead it has to do with whether they follow your code of beliefs or not. Thus it is not just acceptable, but actually ''right'', to forgive in an instant and refuse to punish (and even protect) awful people who do follow your beliefs while punishing, exiling, and even killing people who did little (if anything) wrong but don't follow your beliefs. [[BlackAndWhiteInsanity This way of thinking doesn't make you a complete psychopath]]. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Honest]].
* The best way to be open-minded and accepting about other races and cultures is to bully and harass them into accepting your own values, cultures, and way of life, up to and including changing their appearances to be more like yours. After all, you're totally not a racist piece of garbage if you refuse to accept that other races look and act different than yours, and if you're only willing to get along with them if they look and act the "right" way (''your'' way, of course).
* It's okay to base who you are and aren't willing to forgive based on race. Especially if they happen to be the same race you are, which totally isn't suspicious or anything. To illustrate, [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E1MareInTheMoon alicorns]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 unicorns]], or really anything with [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E26ToWhereAndBackAgainPart2 sufficient corn]] deserves the opportunity to change and all the free chances in the world no matter what unforgivably evil things they've done. Pegasi or less deserve to be [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy fired]] or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E26SchoolRazePart2 sent to hell]], and non-ponies deserve to be [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E2TheReturnOfHarmonyPart2 sealed for all eternity]] or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E2TheCrystalEmpirePart2 murdered]] (including [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E3TooManyPinkiePies clones of ponies]]). Exceptions include creatures you want to [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E11KeepCalmAndFlutterOn enslave for their power]] or use as [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E6NoSecondPrances part of your magic act]], but remember they still don't deserve rights or to actually be forgiven. Of course, feel free to claim moral high ground over [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E1SchoolDazePart1 someone]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E2SchoolDazePart2 else]] who has this mentality, especially if it means [[MovingTheGoalposts getting the goalposts moved for you]], because remember it's [[MoralMyopia only right when you do it]].
* The self-appointed superior race, who self-appointed themselves to that position via use of power, believes it's their job to rule the world, believes their culture and morality to be correct and superior above all others, believes other races and groups must adopt their culture and morality to be seen as "good" (and will influence them by force if necessary), and is even willing to outright kill those who are an "inferior race", are good and heroic pretty princesses. They're certainly not one canister of gas away from being Nazis, or anything like that.
* The best kind of legal system is one that completely forgoes due process, a trial, and a formal charge, and instead just doles out punishments up to and including life imprisonment or executions based entirely on the instant whims of whichever princess(es) just happens to be involved, who can also opt to give free pardons to anyone she wants, based entirely on her own personal bias. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial No, that isn't by definition a totalitarian regime]], you're just paranoid.
* Being a negative, mopey, whiny, and even aggressive person who lashes out at others until those others roll up their sleeves and solve your problem(s) for you is the best way to deal with actual (or even perceived) problems. How you treat others during this period of time doesn't matter because [[ItsAllAboutMe only your own feelings and well-being matter]]. Just ask [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E25PartyOfOne Pinkie Pie]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy Pinkie Pie]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 Starlight Glimmer]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E18YakitySax Pinkie Pie]], because it's worked for them every time. It's totally not like your behavior will sour other people's opinions of you, make them think you're a whiny baby, or just turn their backs on you for it, or anything like that.
* The best way to change someone for the better is to shield them from all consequences for their actions, clean up all their messes for them, forgive them no matter what they continue to do, and/or find a way to justify their bad actions as actually good things. That they show [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E6NoSecondPrances absolutely]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E21EveryLittleThingSheDoes no]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E2AllBottledUp sign]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E10ARoyalProblem what]]-[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E19RoadToFriendship so]]-[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E21EveryLittleThingSheDoes ever]] of changing their attitude, cleaning up their act, or even ''trying'' to be a better person is proof it's working like a charm!
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E1SchoolDazePart1 All creatures are equal]]. Some are just more equal [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E3TooManyPinkiePies than]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E13TheMean6 others]].
* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters Being]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E15TheSuperSpeedyCiderSqueezy6000 kind]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown of]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E4OneBadApple a]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy jerk]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E14FameAndMisfortune automatically]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E21OnceUponAZeppelin makes]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E1SchoolDazePart1 someone]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E20TheWashouts wrong]], even when [[StrawmanHasAPoint nothing they said was wrong]] and even when [[DesignatedVillain nothing they DID was wrong]]. Unless it's ''you'' being the jerk, because [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality you are special]]. [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff You]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters and]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E13FallWeatherFriends your]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver friends]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E3LessonZero can]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E4LunaEclipsed feel]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E8TheMysteriousMareDoWell free]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E9SweetAndElite to]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E17HeartsAndHoovesDay be]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E18AFriendInDeed complete]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown frigging]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E24MysteryOnTheFriendshipExpress jerks]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E25ACanterlotWeddingPart1 whenever]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy you]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure please]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E7Bats again]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E8RarityTakesManehattan and]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E23InspirationManifestation again]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E5TanksForTheMemories and]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E3TheGiftOfTheMaudPie again]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E6NoSecondPrances and]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E16TwentyEightPranksLater again]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E21EveryLittleThingSheDoes as]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E2AllBottledUp many]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E3AFlurryOfEmotions times]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E9HonestApple as]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E10ARoyalProblem you]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E21OnceUponAZeppelin want]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E23SecretsAndPies and]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E1SchoolDazePart1 it]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E9NonCompeteClause will]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E12MarksForEffort always]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E14AMatterOfPrincipals fly]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E15TheHearthsWarmingClub with]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E16FriendshipUniversity maybe]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E17TheEndInFriend just]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E19RoadToFriendship a]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E20TheWashouts scolding]]. There's no need to treat others as you yourself would like to be treated because you can always judge people as worse and harshly as possible and they will always judge you as good and positively as possible.
* A school that [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E1SchoolDazePart1 nearly managed to start a world war]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E2SchoolDazePart2 failed to get accreditation]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E9NonCompeteClause didn't care that students nearly drowned]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E12MarksForEffort hired a war criminal as a counselor who gives bad advice]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E14AMatterOfPrincipals constantly endangered its students]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E17TheEndInFriend couldn't manage to actually teach the subject matter at hand]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E21ARockhoofAndAHardPlace hires completely unfit teachers on whims]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E22WhatLiesBeneath has a monster in the basement who threatens students with imprisonment for not being friendly enough]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E25SchoolRazePart1 leaves unsecured weapons on the premises that nearly destroyed the world]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E26SchoolRazePart2 and failed to teach the subject matter to the student who didn't already know it]], ''all in one single semester'', is an amazing school that you should be honored to be a part of. Also you [[AdHominem are automatically a racist]] if you say any of this is bad, AndThatsTerrible.
* It's not what you know but who you know. Being utterly and unrepentantly terrible at your job will pass without mention, get you bailed out of consequences, and sometimes even get you rewarded if they're [[{{Nepotism}} acquainted with the popular cabal]]: just ask [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E3LessonZero Twilight Sparkle]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E15TheSuperSpeedyCiderSqueezy6000 Applejack]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E26ACanterlotWeddingPart2 Shining Armor and Princess Celestia]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E5TanksForTheMemories Rainbow Dash]]. Otherwise you can expect to be treated like garbage and probably fired: just ask [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy Lightning Dust]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E8RarityTakesManehattan Suri Polomare]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E4SparklesSeven Zephyr Breeze]]. Don't actually try to be a good person and/or good at your jobs, kids. Just try to befriend influential and popular people who will carry you through life no matter what awful things you do! Note that this doesn't just apply to being bad at your job, but also to [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 violent criminals who are undeserving of a second chance]].
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VHwK8JPLa4 MLP: FIM season 1 in under 40 seconds.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7enZzSg7fg MLP:FIM season 2 in 30 seconds.]]
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* Managers are evil money-grabbers.
* A sister will always outshine her brother, even if they're both newborn babies. Guys wishing to get out of their sister's shadow have only one option: get married so your ''wife'' can overshadow you instead.
* No matter how outmatched you are, your enemies will always let you win.
* [[MenActWomenAre Boys = strong and dumb, girls = smart and weak.]]
* When the enemy is [[BreakThemByTalking talking to gain the upper hand]], don't bother [[TalkToTheFist shutting them up]].
* Always forgive people, no matter what their wrongdoings are.
* Meta aesop: if you're female and have any negative or problematic character traits, the fandom will think you're charming and quirky, call you adorable, declare you "Best Character", or all three. If you're a male and have any negative or problematic character traits, the fandom will make you its new punching bag. [[DoubleStandard Because that's totally fair.]]
* So you're a villain more powerful and cunning than a meddling purple unicorn who isn't trained to handle you? Don't bother [[JustEatGilligan confronting her physically and knocking her out]]. Instead, just break her spirit and/or take away her magic. A [[SarcasmMode permanent and thorough solution]], right?
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