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===Transgender theory===
{{Main|Transgender pony mystery}}
In [[May]] [[2016]], [[Lauren Faust]] made a series of joke tweets about her involvement in ''[[My Little Pony]]'', including one that stated that a [[Friendship is Magic season 1|season 1]] character was transgender. She later rectified her statement by saying that, although her other tweets were jokes, she was serious about the transgender character. This lead the [[Brony|fandom]] to speculate who the transgender pony was, with Caramel being among the primary candidates. The theory states that the character {{FIM|Toffee}} isn't actually another pony entirely, but Caramel post-transition, making him a MTF transgender pony.<ref>[https://www.equestriadaily.com/2016/03/who-do-you-think-trans-pony-in-season.html Equestria Daily - "Who Do You Think the Transgender Pony in Season One Was?"]</ref>
However, this theory has issues. The most obvious one being that Caramel has appeared as a stallion in every later appearance, which means if Toffee was him, then he de-transitioned later, however, more importantly, Caramel appeared in the episode alongside Toffee, meaning Toffee was likely just a random character made up using the same assets of Caramel. From a production point of view, this theory also doesn't make sense, as background characters didn't really end up becoming their own characters until after Faust' run on the show, meaning that it was highly unlikely that Caramel was intended to have been the shows trans rep.
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