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"@[==@Aharon L'anglais==]":(/1437217#comment_6126799
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The fandom has cast Zecora (and by extension, all zebras) as "blacks" only because she has an Afro-Caribbean accent. She's a foreigner, however, not a descendent of slaves, so in her case it's xenophobia rather than racism.


 
Sweetie Belle dressing up as a sheep--a sentapient race that appear to be actual slaves in Equestria--is far closer to a "blackface" gag than anything involving Zecora. I seriously doubt whether the animators intended it as such, though, or even thought about it that way. I would chalk it up to "[Unfortunate Implications.":](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnfortunateImplications)

"@[==Aharon L'anglais==]":/1437217#comment_6126799
The fandom has cast Zecora (and by extension, all zebras) as "blacks" only because she has an Afro-Caribbean accent. She's a foreigner, however, not a descendent of slaves, so in her case it's xenophobia rather than racism.

Sweetie Belle dressing up as a sheep--a sentient race that appear to be slaves in Equetria--is far closer to a "blackface" gag than anything involving Zecora. I seriously doubt whether the animators intended it as such, though, or even thought about it that way. I would chalk it up to "Unfortunate Implications.":http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnfortunateImplications