Talk:Gender switches/@comment-15629929-20150731010828/@comment-5837525-20150731013352

This "better reasoning" sounds exactly the same as your reasoning from months ago.

Your argument all boils down to aesthetics -- you just think they're visually unappealing. Which by itself would be fine -- it's your opinion to have. But then you say a female version of Spike is enough reason hate genderswaps or saying they look like characters on the show is a dumb excuse. That implies you only like how the characters look BECAUSE of their gender.

What if Spike was originally written as a female and later genderswapped as a male in fanart? Would you use this same argument? A character's gender doesn't determine a character's worth.

And why is "they look like real characters on the show" a dumb excuse? What would Rainbow Dash look like as a male? She'd probably resemble Rainbow Blaze. What would Applejack look like? Probably Big McIntosh in Magic Duel or Braeburn. What's the difference whether they're male or female? It's the same core character.