This art is cool, too bad the comments have nothing to do with it lmao

This is pretty cool

@Incursor
I know, right? It’s a shame humans and human-like creatures weren’t in the show to learn about friendship alongside every other creature, though… And I that’s evidently Equestria Girls’ fault.

The reason why I said “but they do” is because anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions into non-human entities, which results of them becoming equivalent to humans. I didn’t explain why or adress arguments against it before, because I thought you’d figure that out yourself. And, as I said, humans are also animals — they’re scientifically classified as mammals in the animal kingdom, just like the ponies are. Every creature are animals, but so are humans and human-like creatures.

I understand that you prefer to create new species with magical abilities and everything instead of giving humans them, but it wouldn’t matter. After all, you told me that “there is no need to have human/humanoid in appearance races.” The appearances is the fundamental reason why, and I’m not bothered over that.

So, we can conclude that there’s nothing wrong with humans and human-like creatures in My Little Pony or other franchises.

@TheCEOofSCS
Fully agree “humans and human-like creatures should also get to learn about friendship alongside every other creature.” But that’s aside the matter I’m debating.

I’ve asked how adding humans/humanoids (outside of seperate worlds like EG) would improve the setting enough to be worth loosing the unique identity, and you say “but they do” without explaining why or addressing arguments against. If it’s just your opinion, I’ll accept that and stop this circular debate.

@TheCEOofSCS
What I meant was that personally/characterization wise the fantasy races are human/humanized enough that there is no need to have human/humanoid in appearance races. I might not hurt the work (big might given how many reject EG even after it’s continuity made it’s way into the show), but it would need an explanation as to how and why we’ve seen no sign of them sooner, and an idea for what they can contribute better than a more fantasy race.

@Incursor
By the way, it also seems that the fundamental reason why you asked me about creating new races with magical abilities instead giving humans them is merely because of the appearances…

@Incursor
Humans may not provide appeal/unique identity to the setting to you, but they do. And so do human-like species. Either way, I don’t see how humans are the only ones who provide less appeal/unique identity to the setting. No offense, but it’s seems that the fundamental reason why you think humans provide less appeal/unique identity to the setting is merely because of their appearances…

As I said, humans and human-like creatures should also get to learn about friendship alongside every other creature.

@TheCEOofSCS
Non-human species add more appeal/unique identity to the setting than humans, which would make it closer to a generic fantasy setting. Thus even sapient cows contribute more than humans. As for giving humans magical/fantastical abilities, you get more os said appeal/uniqueness by creating fantastical races with those abilities instead, and diminished the contemporariness that made the G1 and EG humans appeal.

Yes, having humans in the setting can be done. But you have failed to explain why it would be better off doing so despite the arguments raised against.

@Incursor
I don’t know if it sounded like I was saying that humans contribute better than other non-human species, but it’s fair that both of them can do so equally. Either way, when you asked me about “what unique thing would humans contribute to the setting that a fantasy race couldn’t,” it makes me wonder: “What unique thing would cows contribute to the setting that a fantasy race couldn’t?” I mean, you said so yourself: “The cow is because they’re shown sapient here.” And this indicates that humans can exist, as well, because they’re also sapient. Human-like creatures whose magical abilities would give advantage to quash completion, as well, in that case. And yet they didn’t even exist… So, to be honest, I don’t see “G4 not having them and be far better received in it’s worldbuilding seems like proof against such being beneficial here” as true.