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Owning a pet is a big responsibility.

That's the life lesson that gets taught whenever you have an episode about a character wanting a pet. Even MLP's "May the Best Pet Win" had undertones of this idea behind its lessons of perseverance and looking past the surface. Diamond and Dazzle is first and foremost a series about the two characters in the title. It's about their journey, their relationship, their growth, and their flaws. Some flaws, like Diamond's pride and Dazzle's gluttony, are out in the open. They exist as obvious flaws that drive much of the conflict and help to put them in silly slice-of-life situations. But then there are flaws that are not so apparent. Sure, they've always been there, lurking just underneath the surface, but they've never been brought to the forefront. Maybe they just went unnoticed. Maybe they weren't identified as actual flaws.

But did you notice?

When Diamond talks about her relationship to Dazzle, though she's all too quick to claim dominion over him, not once has she every said she's his 'mommy', his 'caretaker', his 'babysitter', his 'nanny', his 'guardian', or even his 'owner.' The title she uses is 'princess', in all contexts, no matter what. Now you may be asking 'What's the difference? A princess still has a responsibility to her subjects. If we look at the relationship between Celestia and Twilight, that can be compared to a mother-daughter relationship.' And that's all true, but bear in mind who we are talking about here. If Diamond says that she wants to be a princess, do you honestly think she's thinking about being a responsible leader with the weight of the kingdom on her shoulders? No, this title is a power fantasy for Diamond. She wants the wings and the horn, not the paperwork and the baby kissing. She wants to live without anyone telling her what to do.

Diamond knows what a parent is, and she knows enough about it to know that one possesses a certain degree of responsibility for its child. But a princess? A princess can do what she wants. She can enjoy the company of her subjects without being committed to serving them. If something should happen, she could always replace them, right? There's no reason to commit to someone on such an emotional level. I mean, becoming Dazzle's mom? What is she, a cat?

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Posted previously at: 2017-08-31T16:14:26 | Posted previously by: KentuckyFriedScootaloo