They're almost all females in Ponyville, right? So how come

Equestria is on the brink of societal collapse and the extinction of the equine race due to genetic degradation in all males of the y chromosome. More and more males were born infertile, until a tipping point reached - the birth rate is no longer surpassing the death rate.

Fertile stallions are very rare, and being one of the few fertile stallions in the entire society, Big Macintosh is expected to breed NO LESS than ten different mares per day, in a desperate hope that the remaining fertile stallions have the genetic integrity to sustain civilization long enough for the birth rate to catch back up.

>They're almost all females in Ponyville, right?
Seems like a 50/50 split, 60/40 at worst.
You've never watched the show, have you?

>>29314880
>>29314942
No.
Unless a stallion has a good reason, like working on a farm to make food, comes from a prestigious bloodline, is studying at college or buys their way out, they get drafted into the royal guard when they get old enough.

>>29314880
No, there aren't. The gender ratio is even, and that should be even more obvious when the ponies are clearly monogamous.

The only reason it was ever interpreted otherwise was because some people were too foolish to realize that background pony crowds are not some sort of viable source of meaningful data, and are in fact horribly inconsistent, among other things.

>>29314958
It's effectively 50/50. 60/40 isn't as extreme as some of the nonsense you see on this board, but it's still pretty fucking extreme and makes no sense.

>>29314991
I hope you don't actually believe that, because it's completely fucking nonsensical. The draft is slavery, for one, and Equestria would not have it. Also, gender-equality, and mares would be drafted too, moreso when they are quite clearly just as capable, as we've seen both mares and stallions doing all sorts of heavy duty stuff on even levels, and we've seen both genders actually fight together too.

Nor does it need a large standing military, as they're clearly by far and away the dominant power in the region. Plus, a military would have to be mind mindbogglingly huge to even make a dent in the population.

So, yeah, the animators don't bother to fix that shit, just like they rarely bother to fix the copy/pasted clone issue. There's no draft, no crisis, not any of that retarded nonsense. It's even.

>>29315022
And mind you, as far as being the dominant power, having pretty much two demigoddess who can control the sun and the moon secures that in a way that even nuclear weapons couldn't hope to do so. Combine that with all the other stuff we've seen, and large armies aren't even necessary in the first place, barring some major disaster. And even then, it'd be volunteer only, for both mares and stallions, because a draft is just fucking overkill and violates all sorts of rights.

>>29315022
>Also, gender-equality, and mares would be drafted too, moreso when they are quite clearly just as capable, as we've seen both mares and stallions doing all sorts of heavy duty stuff on even levels, and we've seen both genders actually fight together too.
Show me one scene of a mare in the royal guard. They are all stallions.
It's a headcanon but it makes sense.

>>29315036
>violates all sorts of rights.
This is Equestria, a fictional country. We don't know what rights they do and don't have. Stop making up laws and shit. Obviously, there is a reason there are no female guards. If they were allowed in, we would have seen them in it.
A draft isn't slavery. The US still has it.

>>29315042
They're also all appearing clones onscreen, which obviously isn't actually true.

There are most definitely mare royal guards. There's really not the slightest reason for there not to be, as it's been made pretty clear they're just as capable. And we've seen mares fighting in many situations too.

>>29314880
>Does Big Mac have a harem or something?
Yes, it's called Ponyville.

>>29315056
I guess there's Spitfire, who's a Wonderbolt/military officer.

>>29315056
>We don't know what rights they do and don't have.

It's pretty certain that they value things that the draft goes against, like basic freedoms, pacifism whenever possible, and so on. It's a pretty nice place, it's very much so safe to say that they have rights like ones that we'd consider ideal. MLP's a pretty positive natured show, you know.

>Obviously, there is a reason there are no female guards

No there's not. We've quite clearly seen female ponies fighting just as well as the male ones. There's literally no reason for them not to join. Not seeing one directly onscreen certainly doesn't mean they don't exist, either, when DHX probably doesn't even have the art assets for anything more than a few basic colors, and most of them look completely identical.

See >>29315059

>A draft isn't slavery. The US still has it.

Yes it is. Laws don't necessarily make something moral or immoral. The vietnam draft was legal and is ultimately considered a huge mistake and a violation of rights, for example. That being said, I'm not particularly interested in debating something like that on /mlp/

>>29315059
>There are most definitely mare royal guards.
Show me one mare royal guard.
There aren't any. Female royal guards are just as canon as Anon. You have no proof supporting that. Only head canon tier excuses

>>29315090
>pacifism whenever possible

Although, pacifism is a pretty broad brush for every situation ever and all. We'll just say that they'd prefer peace, for obvious reasons, and that they'd be against forcing ponies to fight. And because Equestria is a damn nice place, I'm sure it'd get plenty of volunteers if it was really in trouble. Not that it'd need many, because as we've seen, there are powerful magic entities and mechanisms protecting the place.

>>29315090
>Not seeing one directly onscreen certainly doesn't mean they don't exist,
That's exactly what the means. By your logic, I can say anything exists in Equestria because we haven't seen it. I could say Thor exists and by your logic, he does since we haven't seen him.
That logic is completely stupid.
>DHX probably doesn't even have the art assets for anything more than a few basic colors, and most of them look completely identical.
They look identical because that's how soldiers are supposed to look.
DHX can make any model with any colors they want. What are you smoking? If they wanted female royal guards, they would have put them in.

>>29315036
>large armies aren't even necessary in the first place, barring some major disaster
They have 2 major disasters every season. It would be a good idea to have a standing army at that point. Especially since we had an episode where they literally almost went to war with Yakyakistan.

>>29315092
We don't see the ponies genitals either, and there's no actual onscreen proof of lot's of other things too, but that doesn't mean it's not completely obvious that they exist. The royal guards art assets are a clear afterthought, and there's no reason whatsoever to think that female guards wouldn't exist.

You'd have to be a literal retard to think that there wouldn't be female guards when it's well established that they are just as capable, and we've seen them fighting in many situations, including the more normal scenarios of the show, and stuff like alternate timelines.

>>29315056
>Obviously, there is a reason there are no female guards.


Because it chafes their nipples and camel-toes their vaginas?

>>29315119
>That logic is completely stupid.

No, you're just a retard posting reductio ad absurdum. There's clear reason to believe in female royal guards, because there's not the slightest shred of reasoning for them not to exist, and it's a pretty mundane thing at that.

There's no reason to believe in Thor in MLP on the other hand. It's certainly possible, as it's a world of magic, and the show has a lot of mythology in it, but there's no direct lines of reasoning to say that specific god exists in the MLP universe.

>They look identical because that's how soldiers are supposed to look.

Soldiers aren't clones. They don't look identical, and the only way they could is with some sort of magic involved, and at that point you might as well just assume that there are female guards who look male because of some sort of illusion magic. It certainly makes a hundred times more sense than there not being any at all.

>What are you smoking?

I'm smoking the reality of DHX's limited resources, and how low priority stuff like that must be. Considering that royal guards don't appear that often, and that they've barely any art assets for them at all, it's not a stretch to think they simply haven't made any yet.

>>29315134
Those disasters tend to be the sort of thing that the magic of friendship solves, not armies. And Yakyakistan going to war seems like terrible hyperbole even for a botched diplomatic situation, but I can't imagine them being a threat either way.

>>29315135
If they wanted female guards, they could have added them in whenever they wanted.

If they did exist, we would have seen one.
The population of Equestria seems to be 80 percent females and 20 percent males so if they did allow mares as guards, we would have seen the army be composed of 80% mares. If they existed, we would definitely have seen them. If they exist, why have they never shown one ever in the past 6 seasons?

>We don't see the ponies genitals either
You're a fucking idiot. Of course they're not gonna show horse genitals on a kids show. Comparing horse genitals to female guards is comparing apples to oranges.

>>29315172
>There's clear reason to believe in female royal guards, because there's not the slightest shred of reasoning for them not to exist
There's clear reason to believe in Jesus, because there's not the slightest shred of reasoning for him not to exist
See how idiotic you sound. There is no evidence to support a giant spaghetti monster so does that mean he exists?
>DHX's limited resources
They are an animating company. What limited resources? They have the resources to add female guards you idiot. If they wanted them in, they would have put them in.

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>>29315176
>they could have added them in whenever they wanted.

See >>29315172, could doesn't mean they'll prioritize it, especially when it's the sort of thing most people wouldn't even pay attention to.

>>29315176
>The population of Equestria seems to be 80 percent females and 20 percent males

That's completely nonsensical and you know it. The gender ratio is even, the fact that the ponies are monogamous alone is proof for that, but it's also true for all mammals.

I hope you're not one of those morons who'd like at nonsense like pic related and actually take it seriously.

>>29315176
>Comparing horse genitals to female guards is comparing apples to oranges.

The same principle applies either way. Something not being onscreen doesn't mean it doesn't exist, with some things it's just so obvious that it doesn't have to be shown, especially when there's no actual argument against it.

>>29315200
Jesus is some supernatural entity, and there's no reasoning behind his existence or nonexistence beyond faith.

Mares being in the royal guard on the other hand is something that's pretty fucking safe to assume and easy to reason for based off the information we have in the show. There's quite literally not a single reason for them not to be. Literally the only way they wouldn't be is blatant discrimination for no reason whatsoever, which obviously would not exist in MLP.

> What limited resources?

They have a budget, and a long list of things they could potentially improve with that budget. The art assets for what amounts to copy/pasted background ponies that don't appear in 99% of episodes is very low on that list.

Animating company or no, it's just not gonna be a priority for them. Limited resources is reality. Not that they couldn't, just that they won't as long as there are more important things to focus on.

>>29315203
>The gender ratio is even
That is the dumbest thing ever posted on /mlp/
Everyone knows the gender ratio is very uneven.
>The same principle applies either way
So I guess Elmo, King Kong, Professor Xavier, every OC, the Zerg swarm, Master Chief, Bill Gates, Marcus Aurelius and Harry Potter also exist in Equestria because we haven't seen them.
>with some things it's just so obvious that it doesn't have to be shown
Then why not just show them if they exist? They've made custom models for celeb background ponies that didn't even have a line but they won't take the time to slap some armor on a mare model they already have made?
Your argument makes absolutely no sense. If they exist, why haven't we seen one.
>Mares being in the royal guard on the other hand is something that's pretty fucking safe to assume and easy to reason for based off the information we have in the show
And based on the info of the show, they don't exist. We haven't seen one ever in six years.
>Animating company or no, it's just not gonna be a priority for them. Limited resources is reality. Not that they couldn't, just that they won't as long as there are more important things to focus on.
Like I said, they have made custom models for ponies in the background that never even speak but they wont take the couple of minutes to slap some armor on a mare model and put her in?
They don't exist.

>>29315223
I meant to link you in
>>29315261

>>29315261
>Everyone knows the gender ratio is very uneven.

Only retards and blatant fetishists think that, to be honest family. The idea that it's somehow uneven is and always will be nonsensical.

Go back to your containment general >>>/rgre/

>So I guess Elmo, King Kong, Professor Xavier

If you can find solid reasoning for those things existing, put it forward. Otherwise, no. We know for a fact that the royal guard exists. We know for a fact that mares are just as capable as stallions for fighting. Therefore, there's no reason whatsoever to think they wouldn't exist.

Anyway, DHX keeps a pool of background ponies, yes, but even those they reuse everywhere, and often multiple times in the same crowd. They aren't being luxurious with their assets. And consdiering almost all of the guards look identical, they're especially stingy with those.

See the picture on >>29315203, that should be a good example of the mentality the animators have with this stuff.

>They don't exist.

There's literally no reason to believe they don't. There's no justification for it. Cry about the comparison all you want, but you're no different than people who might argue that they have no genitals just because we don't see them directly. We know that they're mammals, therefore they have genitals. We know that they have a royal guard, and that mares are equal, therefore there are female royal guards.

Obviously one of those things could never be shown onscreen, but the point is to show that something doesn't need to be onscreen to be obvious, especially when there are damn good reasons to rest assured that it exists, and a stark lack of arguments against it existing.

Now, how long are we gonna keep this up?

>>29315315
>We know that they're mammals, therefore they have genitals.


So show them already. For fuck's sake, they are horses, not humans. How hard is it to draw a cock?