It seems the popular TV cartoon, My Little Pony - Friendship is Magic, is actually racist, sexist, homophobic and smart-shaming. At least according to Kathleen Richter, who is a feminist author who writes for MS blog. The unicorn's horn represents an erect penis waiting to dominate and exploit women My Little Homophobic, Racist, Smart-Shaming Pony In case you missed out, it’s My Little Pony week on the Ms. blog! Having been thoroughly indoctrinated as a child to love ponies–and My Little Pony in particular–much of my understandings of femininity and heteronormativity come directly from my childhood interactions with cartoon ponies. (Diary excerpt: “I love wearing heels, it makes me feel like a pony!”) Looking back on TV shows like My Little Pony and Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders –shows in which the powerful female figure was demonized as evil and the main character was always blond and blue-eyed–made me think, “Wow, the old days were so sexist and racist and heteronor