Meet 'bronies' -- grown men who are fans of My Little Pony

hahahaha

lol Abbott

I've watched the show. It was good but nothing that compelled me to want to watch it again & again or devote myself to a community of similar fans of the show. I want to call it weird, but the truth is at this point I'm the only economically comfortable white male between the ages of 14-59 that I know that isn't into this. I hate being a mediocre reactionary but something about this phenomenon is creepy and just plain not right. Get off my lawn.

well i guess we now understand the 4chan connection

but the truth is at this point I'm the only economically comfortable white male between the ages of 14-59 that I know that isn't into this

get new friends

yeah, that's crazy. i don't know anyone who's into it, and i know a lot of economically comfortable guys in that age bracket.

and i'm a geek, and i like cartoons, and so do most of my friends

guys i saw a brony in real life the other day

was he wearing a fedora?

chubby dude in mlp t-shirt, cut-off sweats, and white boat shoes

i had the most depressing childish urge to shout "BRONY!" but i figure his life is hard enough

well, he made it hard by pretending to like my little pony cartoons.

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Ya jeez, I don't think I know anyone who's even seen this new show unless they were babysitting or something. My friends probably all remember the original My Little Pony from when they were kids, but AFAIK none of them have the amount of nostalgia attached to the show that would propel them to be fans of "Friendship is Magic."

Is it like, subtly subversive like the Powder-Puff Girls? I guess I'll have to watch an episode to see what the appeal is. Unless the appeal really is just "hey, these cartoon ponies make my dick twitch."

mo better bronies:

http://i.imgur.com/XQpHO.jpg

and then there's this:

http://cdn2.mamapop.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/SoCal-Bronies.jpg

I've spotted a few needy-looking guys with "brony" shirts IRL. They all look like that.

And before anyone says something cute no that guy in the lower right is not me.

wonder how big the juggalo/brony crossover audience is

Juggalony

And before anyone says something cute no that guy in the lower right is not me.

'twas the furthest from my mind ... really!

wonder how big the juggalo/brony crossover audience is

being a Juggalo is like being at an all-inclusive resort ... so not much methinks!

though i could be wrong.

just when you think alienated teenagers are finally over being into wacky stuff that concerns grown-ups, they go and get themselves into some new wacky stuff that concerns grown-ups

bronies are simply juggalos who are lovers, not fighters, and i support them and their ways

that buy does look eerily like latebloomer

Is it like, subtly subversive like the Powder-Puff Girls?

it's by the creator of Powerpuff Girls

i think the obvious and natural crossover habitat for bronies is the land of furries, not juggalos -- but as i said, who knows?

There are many tribes in the Juggalo nation

lol new d/n for me...

latebloomer is legion

it's by the creator of Powerpuff Girls

There's no direct Craig McCracken work - it's his wife Lauren Faust who was producer and showrunner for the first series.

I feel like some of these bronies will be lucky enough to grow up and become like the Smang It guy

https://dantetheus.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/hhhej.png

we should all be so lucky to grow up to become like the Smang It guy.

it's his wife Lauren Faust who was producer and showrunner for the first series.

I was evidently given some inaccurate information by a brony friend

bronies are simply juggalos who are lovers, not fighters, and i support them and their ways

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lovers of sex crime

when i was conducting my interviews, one of the main things that came up w/ these dudes is that they legit feel like they've never come across a show before that deals with friendship and how to be a friend so effectively (!!!)

/b/ or just garden-variety aspergers?

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that too!

what if a 16 year old dude really wants to like, dye his hair light blue and cut it into a mohawk and wear a dog collar to school. if friendship ponies is what it takes to help this guy learn to just be his self then i'm okay with friendship ponies.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41wRvD8S80L._SL150_.jpg

Speaking as a 16 year old Canadian male, I can safely say that The Powerpuff Girls was awesome ... just look past the sugary-sweet femininity and you'll find an incredibly sharp sense of humour.

had a six-year-old niece and her family over this morning, so we watched a bunch of MLP. it's pretty good! excellent character and background designs (reminiscent of powerpuff girls & g tartakovsky), ambitious & artful visuals, constant jokes & slapstick and at least one song in most episodes. scripts are smart without being showy about it, deliberately light and silly, but they they take the fantasy/adventure trappings quite seriously. it's not subversive like the powerpuff girls or aggressively hip like adventure time, but it's a good deal more emotionally resonant than either. interesting mix of pretty-fetish girl stuff and messages of collective empowerment and self-respect. one of the most appealing things about "ponyville" is that it's a place where everyone is celebrated for their differences and no one is excluded. i can definitely see why it's been a hit outside its apparent target demographic.

Yeah, I find it really frustrating that I have to defend my enjoyment of this rather cute show because of some obsessive fans ruining it for everybody. Like, it's one thing to enjoy watching something, it's quite another to define yourself by that activity (see: Star Trek, Dr. Who, Star Wars, insert anime title here). That said, bronies are comparable to furries – people who are emotionally, physically, or geographically isolated/abnormal who want to find an accepting community that they can belong to. Mostly harmless.

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/116/9/2/cloppers_are_not_zoophiles_by_aitselom-d4xmdp7.jpg

EXACTL – wait

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/257527888/bronycon-the-documentary

What will the funds be used for? The short answer is quality.

Executive producers are Michael Brockhoff and John de Lancie (the voice of Discord on MLP)

Q, what are you thinking?

http://pppproject.deviantart.com/

no

But why? Where are their vulvae? Their penises? How do they poop? How do they suckle? If these questions keep you up at night like they do me, join the Pony Plot Perfection Project.

*curls up in ball, cries*

I love it when people date each other because of looks.
Its really pathetic when people judge you based on looks or interests.
And then there is that guy like Brandon Cyrus who calls everyone beautiful, then only asks the cute ones to text him.
If you are one of those people who use women just for sex, money, or are dating them just because of popularity and looks, go fuck yourself. You are a pathetic excuse for a man/woman. And this world would be better off without you.
A good example of a relationship is me and Samantha.
She listens to shitty ass music to the point where I want to burn down a church.
But I love her no matter what.

Want to know why some men treat women like shit? It is because of those self centered girls who think they are the greatest person in the world because they are popular or pretty. You aren't, and you should go fuck yourself.
You are a fucking women, so act like you have a place in society. Sexism towards women is because of these types of girls. I myself am sexist towards women, but only those types of women. Women like Hillary Clinton or Oprah have each and every bit of my respect.
/end rant/

probably should have googleproofed that name, don't wanna embarrass anyone