Argumentative Essay On My Little Pony

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Out of a myriad array of children’s shows, perhaps there is none other as popular as My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic which has garnered a mass following of zealous fans of all ages worldwide. It is a phenomenal hit, addressing realistic themes such as the need for fraternal endearment, facing life's daily challenges, social ties, etc; weaving them around vivid fantastical elements & plotlines (which is in fact a major overhaul from its ancestral predecessors) to keep itself engaging to its audience. Unicorns & alicorns, breathtaking scenery & captivating magic are just a minute icing to the show’s outstanding viewership that goes beyond the television screen. A wholesome lot of fan creations - art, film & music, transform this sensational success into a full-fledged fandom that will oversee a massive influx of passionate creativity like no other. However, many if not all may not notice that despite its heavy secularity, My Little Pony does actually possess an underlying Christian message, a meaningful secret worth learning from, particularly when it a glimpse is taken of its villains & their tactics. Admittedly, the show surprisingly has a considerably heavy obsession with mind control, which occurs in many varying forms, be it from enhancing their own skills to recruiting unwilling minions to aid in their malevolent …show more content…

Sombra instilled echoes of paralyzing terror in the enslavement of the Crystal Ponies, the Dazzlings mesmerized students of Canterlot High into a heated competition, & Starlight used extensive propaganda to keep her brainwashed citizens from ever challenging her Communistic ideology of equality. Moreover, the entire episode on her could even be said as a watered-down version of George Orwell’s Animal Farm, however presenting the Socialist model in a more simplistic