Just think about it, you and a couple of friends are watching classic South Park or something edgy. And then, some person comes who's not even a fan of it, demands changes (censorship) or outright turns off the program. Just why do people do this? Why do they ruin everyone's fun?
Seriously, they are. This is by far the most important issue, if they made their asses fatter it would improve viewership. If they made the ponies thicc prudes would complain, which would only draw in even more viewers. Twilight Sparkle, the protagonist of the series has a fat ass, and her teacher Princess Celestia, who's ass is even fatter.
The main reason is uncanny valley. When something looks human but not quite. A perfect example would be a robot trying to mimic being human, it looks unsettling. It's somewhat insulting towards the ponies, you have Twilight Sparkle there a beautiful unicorn and you can't embrace her just because she's not fully in human shape, even though she has all the qualifications to be a sapient-minded
Big pone.
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What's your reasoning?
Little Pone
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Heresy!
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Big Pone=Sexy
Little Pone=Cute
Cute > Sexy
As you can see, the math is in my favor.
I like them both!
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Big butts are always better.
Normal-size pone. Big assets on pone.
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2+2 is 4 -1 that’s 3 quick maths
A pony the size of a house cat would be cute.
I say big pone, because I enjoy Amazons.
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I agree.
I like to think of them as golden retriever sized, with the mannerisms of house cats
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Little only if their mass is highly compressed.