{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Barton Flank (pawnheart)'s status on Monday, 26-Sep-11 09:24:08 UTC","author_name":"Barton Flank (pawnheart)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/pawnheart","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/551573","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/76\" class=\"url\" title=\"Jack\"><span class=\"fn nickname\">thelastgherkin<\/span><\/a><\/span> Weeell... from what I heard, it seems that the writers just thought it was irrelevant in the context of the show. I can see that in MLP too (with the whole Candy apples thang)... to be honest,  I really don't think there is much nobility in crudely typecasting Dashie as a lesbian, so she can become a symbol for gay rights... SHE ISN'T INHERENTLY ANYTHING."}