Also Soarin looks cuter than stallions in canon in this. I wish whoever did this picture could draw my fox pony stallion. I would LOVE it.

@mjangelvortex
I used to ship Soarin X Rainbow all the time, and even imagined myself as Soarin, but to be honest? I like the idea of them being bisexual.
Like I imagine if Rainbow and AJ have a kid, Soarin offers to be a donator or Rainbow a surrogate mother for Soarin and Thunderlane’s baby.
I’m a straight cisgender male but I have a lot of respect for LGBTQIA+ people and I love gay/lesbian ships as kind of a hobby of mine. That’s why I ship both my male oc and female OCs with Rainbow. I jut never got the hate some sectors of LGBTQIA+ have for simply shipping a guy with a girl, even if I personally don’t ship them myself.

I don’t ship Soarin and Thunderlane, but that was hilarious. Don’t assume romantic interest based on a single interaction! For all you know they might even be siblings. Not it this situation. I’m talking in general. Of course Soarin and Dash aren’t siblings.

@Jayray95
Indeed
Glad its over!

Well, this comment section was an absolute roller coaster

@Mikey
Okay :(

@B. Kiltersot
Ah ok I was kinda confused lol

@Mikey
About the image being in the page’s front.
It’s nothing serious really.

@B. Kiltersot
What?

So long. It was nice when it lasted.

Anyone who subscribes to the “gay Soarin” and lesbian Rainbow Dash thing at the same time is a hero that doesn’t wear a cape.
I’m sorry but while I’ve softened up to the ship overtime, I would rather ship them as LGBTQIA because lord knows, Soarin is a cutie when he’s with a stallion as Dashie is with a mare.

@LightningBolt
The world could use more people like you who don’t assume, but it looks like we have different philosophies of art. The art we enjoy–and the conversations it creates–can tell a lot about a person or a culture. I think conversations inspired by art are important. Art is expression, but it also prompts others to express. Art is dialogue.

@AddyLovestar
It’s a silly comic, it’s not that serious.

@007Ben
Personally I always ascribe to seeing fictional characters (and people!) by default as…nothing, ie, undetermined, I don’t assume sexuality without any outside knowledge telling otherwise, and with fictional, I find that calling characters straight/gay/lesbian over single interactions is silly, so you could say I assume and ascribe bi by default, as it’s just the most fluid and closes the least doors for fiction. For reality, it’s people’s choices to express, or even not expression, their sexuality, and people don’t have to, they can be unlabeled bi their entire life.

And for the record, I’m straight, not even a hint of bi to me at all, but I still don’t assume anyone or any character is straight by default, tho it will be the most common sexuality in real life, probably followed by bisexuality, as erased and ignored as it is.

Don’t assume people’s sexuality, kids, but if you do, try to assume bi first I guess. Look I’m a fucking band rpf fan and fujoshi, I’m not innocent.

@mjangelvortex
I’ve got a soft spot for SoarinDash, but also one for FlutterDash. I’m bi myself, so it always feels weird to see LGBT people bashing straight people/relationships. Like… B is the third letter??? We just celebrating LGT now??? But I can’t really leave either bc it’s not like the community outside will accept me, y’know? Sometimes feels like I’ve got both sides tryin to throw me out…

@AddyLovestar
Also this. Underrated comment.

@007Ben
True, I suppose.

@mjangelvortex
Doesn’t have to be poly. Could just be open.

@Turbotune
I think it’s a boss move too. Sometimes you gotta laugh and move on at these sort of things.

@007Ben
Potentially. I headcanon Dash and Soarin’ as bi myself. I don’t know if the artist intended for them to be in a polycule or not though. Probably not though, given the description.

The first features hearts in the background before we’re introduced to the twins. Therefore, I’m not sure the twins are meant to be the perspective characters here in this art since the heart background is shown before they are.

As I see it, the clear interpretation here when breaking this piece down with actual artistic analysis is that RD and Soarin are both bi. Nothing wrong with a straight relationship, and bi people are no less a part of the LGBT community bc they have relationships that are “just” straight relationships (though these two also happen to have gay/lesbian relationships too).

This picture actually depicted the best way towards those comments.
Rainbow Dash And Soarin laughed it off together and demonstrated the truth!

Truly a boss move, don’t you think?

@AvoidingFever17
Please don’t.

Please keep the comments on topic.

@𝕭𝖆𝖉𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖙
Scare? Comfort? You’re not doing either of those things fto me. You’re only confusing me, tbh.

@mjangelvortex
I understand those downvotes might scare some people, I was only offering comfort.

@𝕭𝖆𝖉𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖙
Yes. No surprise. A majority of the world’s population isn’t LGBT. I don’t see or understand what you mean by stigma though. Stigma sometimes refers to being disgraced or discriminated. And I don’t see how being heterosexual is a stigma when most people in the world are straight and many LGBT people are either presumed to be straight or were abused/bullied to pretend to not be LGBT.