Ranty ranty rant

[ladyofastolat]

So, Peppa Pig's optician is Mr Pony. I realise that I'm not four and therefore Cannot Possibly Understand, but I refuse to accept that ponies can be opticians. Even in the most anthropomorphised of worlds, ponies cannot possess sufficiently flexible hands to deal with delicate implements or grind lenses (and you're probably going to tell me that opticians don't actually grind lenses at all, but have expert lensgrindy chaps to do this, but I don't care because I'm ranting, and nobody ever lets facts get in the way of a good rant.)

Why a pony? Why not an animal associated with good eyesight, such as a hawk (though I imagine he wouldn't get much custom from small furries) or even a rabbit (carrots, and so on.) Maybe it's a bold statement of equal opportunities - "if you want it badly enough, you can do anything," and all that nonsense that is peddled in children's books, in the context of dogs learning to fly just because they dare to dream, and slithery animals with no legs! becoming tap dancers, and the like...

But, no, I'm sorry, but ponies cannot be opticians!