An adult male enjoying My Little Pony. Despite the fact there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, it still does strike me as strange, but a good-kind of strange. Being "normal" is boring anyway. Maybe it'd be confined to its targeted demographic. Of course, with online social networks these days, maybe it could've still became as popular as it is now. Who knows. Even so, there's no denying the Internet played a pivotal role, and I think that's the "luck" portion.
Once we were actually introduced to the show and viewed it, it was the quality of the product that made us stick with it, and wanting more. The rest, as they say, is history. You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.
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Reply to this topic Start new topic. Is MLP luckily popular? Yes, this is the work of the devil. God trolls us all! Means yes. Recommended Posts. The Prime Reaper October 17, Link to post Share on other sites. Cwanky 16, Emperor Posh October 17, edited. Edited October 17, by Xelphos. Bendy 1, It all started on 4chan I think. Also we're everywhere on the Internet.
Also have you seen how cute those Ponies are? I mean damn! Hey xenophilia! Yes, good writing and characters helps a lot for a show to get popular. Shanks 10, Edited October 17, by EarthbendingProdigy. Forlong 1, Oh boy.
I'm going to have to break this one up. Join the conversation You can post now and register later. Reply to this topic Insert image from URL. But the brony fandom is now shrinking almost as fast as it grew and conventions, including BronyCon, are shutting down. Eight years in, the novelty seems to have worn off. Parental guidance is recommended for children under seven years, because of some scary scenes and characters.
These scenes and characters might be particularly scary for children under five years. At minutes, the movie is also rather long for this age group. Most of the fans are male, most of them are straight, into video games. Even though the series is over, and the Cons are gone, people are still watching the show, and most fans stuck around through the decade. Bronies come from all walks of life but are predominantly men from the age of 15 to 35; they are typically educated and single Gilbert However, there are still plenty of Bronies who are female, trans, or non-binary or in committed relationships.
When news broke that the long-running My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic television show was ending with its ninth season this year, every pony shed a tear. She refused to believe she had it and kept eating the sweets and cakes she loved. Eventually the sugar dosage made her heart come to a stop and she passed on peacefully in her sleep. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. My Little Pony Friendship is Magic 's primary audience is girls , but the series has generated a large fan following among adults.
The term brony plural: bronies is used predominately to refer to male and female fans outside the series' target demographic. The term "brony" is a portmanteau of "bro" and "pony". Most media outlets have described the term as referring to the adult male fans, [6] [7] [8] [9] with the moniker "pegasisters" for adult female fans. Following the series' growth in popularity, the fandom grew to become a notable presence, particularly online.
Websites dedicated to My Little Pony -related material were created for fans to share news, music, and fan-created content about the show. Equestria Daily , a My Little Pony blog site, was founded in January by Shaun "Sethisto" Scotellaro for the purpose of collecting fan fiction and news specific to Friendship is Magic. As of April , the site has surpassed million page views. Fans commonly organize local meet-ups and conventions in their local areas.
One of the first fully-realized conventions was BronyCon , the first of which was held in New York City in June , with attendees. BronyCon was attended by 10, Series voice actors, episode writers, and other staff members are usually among these conventions' special guests.
The fandom also contributes to various charities for a number of different efforts. Hasbro recognizes the brony community as "a small group of My Little Pony fans who don't necessarily fit what one might expect to be the brand's target audience," and notes that its core viewership in the older market is "predominantly female". Don't Tell Me! The My Little Pony toys have been collected mainly by women who grew up with the toys during the ss, before Hasbro revived the toy series with its Friendship Is Magic line.
According to Summer Hayes, author of six books about My Little Pony toy collections and organizer of the annual My Little Pony collectors' fair, some of these collectors appreciated the attention of the brony community. Hayes said that the brony community has participated in the toy fair, [31] and that other collectors resent the sudden popularity of Friendship Is Magic.
She said that these earlier fans and collectors had thought, " We've been here forever, and nobody seemed to care. But now that there are all these guys in their 20s that are crazy about it, it's suddenly important and it means something. Lexicographer Grant Barrett listed "brony" as a memorable new word of Musician Andrew W.
He said, "She's another creature, much like I am in this world, who is doing everything she can to have fun," and that he feels inspired by the character spreading excitement and joy to others.
She visualized the character Twilight Sparkle whenever she "found herself in a bad-mood rut. The Pirate Party Germany 's parliamentary group in the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin the Berlin state parliament has insisted on the inclusion of a break called "pony time," in which an episode from the series is shown during their meetings at their parliamentary office, which displeased many other members in the Berlin parliament.
On December 2, , Advertising Age published an article stating that Friendship is Magic "at one point had a substantial male following". The adult fandom has been perceived negatively by others. Media coverage of the brony phenomenon overshadowed the critical praise the show received.
Kurt Schlichter of BigHollywood. It's time to stop the insanity. Some media have been critical of the adult-oriented material created by fans. In some cases, these videos may appear in internet searches that children may perform while looking for online copies of the program, forcing parents to have to discuss pornography and sex with their children.
Rebecca Angel, writing for Wired 's Geekmom column, described some of the negative feedback from fellow writers about the mostly-male brony culture that included accusations of pedophilia, homosexuality, and immaturity. Angel defended the fandom's culture, describing adult fans' interest as a form of escapism, and that the show provides characters they can relate to and talk about with other fans.
She also acknowledged the double-standard whereas females can watch male-oriented entertainment without question, while male bronies receive criticism about their interest in the show.
Taken aback by the negative feedback from the media, John de Lancie , who voices Discord , created a documentary called Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony , with Lauren Faust and Tara Strong involved as well, intending to portray the fandom in a positive way and shed some light about the phenomenon across the world though at the moment it can only be found on his website and Amazon, making it difficult for anyone in the dark to find it. Part of it is set at a brony convention.
It describes how the stereotypes that have been fabricated about the fandom are false, that most bronies are generally decent people, that the show's friendship lessons are significant to all people, and that it deserves the same respect and place in the world as other popular series such as Star Trek or anime. In January , year-old Michael Morones became hospitalized after attempting suicide from being bullied by others at his school for being a fan of the show.
On June 23, , The Atlantic reported on the problems the community has encountered with Nazism and white nationalism in the wake of widespread Black Lives Matter protests. On September 5, , comedy website CollegeHumor posted its own video of a fake commercial for a fictional My Little Brony toy line. Heinz Doofenshmirtz mentions bronies.
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