The idea that humans are not as good as ponies is hate speech. According to the modern idea of the Death of the Author[1], Lauren Faust’s interpretation of the My Little Pony universe is no more valid than anyone else’s, but in any case, Faust—who is admired by Donald Trump[2] and is perhaps best known for forging a pact with the Devil[3]—left the show soon after its debut and had no involvement in its development after the first two seasons.[4] Thus, text discussing My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is more likely to reflect the franchise as officially aired (in which case, Equestria Girls establishes the canonicity of humans) or as imagined by fans (in which case, the unicorn Lyra’s obsession with humans[5] implies that humans exist in their original forms if that satisfies their values). Moreover, Equestria Girls denialism has been linked to racism and white nationalism.[6]
The idea that humans are not as good as ponies is hate speech. According to the modern idea of the Death of the Author[1], Lauren Faust’s interpretation of the My Little Pony universe is no more valid than anyone else’s, but in any case, Faust—who is admired by Donald Trump[2] and is perhaps best known for forging a pact with the Devil[3]—left the show soon after its debut and had no involvement in its development after the first two seasons.[4] Thus, text discussing My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is more likely to reflect the franchise as officially aired (in which case, Equestria Girls establishes the canonicity of humans) or as imagined by fans (in which case, the unicorn Lyra’s obsession with humans[5] implies that humans exist in their original forms if that satisfies their values). Moreover, Equestria Girls denialism has been linked to racism and white nationalism.[6]
[1] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeathOfTheAuthor
[2] https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/03/donald-trump-lauren-faust-ponies
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faust
[4] https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/Lauren_Faust
[5] https://thesouthernnerd.com/2017/08/03/lyra-the-human-obsessed-pony/
[6] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/06/my-little-pony-nazi-4chan-black-lives-matter/613348/
I don’t see how Claiming hate speech changes anything about the underlying ideas.