Brony (My Little Pony glossary term)
| Synonyms: | pegasister |
| See also: | Fandom Nickname |
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A brony is an older fan (most often ages 18 - 34) of the children's cartoon My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and My Little Pony. Due to the presence of "bro" in the word, some maintain that the word brony only refers to male fans; others argue that it encompasses female fans as well.[1][2]. It remains a matter of personal choice. Nevertheless, the word "pegasister" is often used to refer to female fans in particular.[3] The term distinguishes the older following of MLP from the target audience of young girls.
Bronies contribute to their fandom in a large variety of creativity: fan art, fan fiction, fanvids including scratch-made fan animation, fan games, fan music etc.
Common misconceptions about bronies are:
- All bronies are male, implying that there are no women in the fandom. (One out of seven bronies is female, not counting non-cis bronies.)
- All bronies are adult. (Many bronies are teenagers.)
- Bronies love all of My Little Pony. (Bronies came to exist as fans of the fourth generation's animated show only. Some still dislike the Equestria Girls spin-off, even more dislike Pony Life which actually counts as G4.5, and G4 merch has to be show-accurate for the bronies to like it. As for the older generations, many bronies downright despise everything that came before Friendship is Magic.)
- Bronies are sexually attracted to the ponies. (Typically they're not, and the ones who are and go public with it are heavily criticizerd for promoting the misconception.)
The term is a combination of "bro" and "pony."
Prominant Bronies
Further Reading
Notes
- ^ https://mlpforums.com/topic/135486-pegasister-or-brony/
- ^ Gilbert, Anne. 2015. "What We Talk about When We Talk about Bronies." Transformative Works and Cultures, no. 20. http://dx.doi.org/10.3983/twc.2015.0666.
- ^ http://globalcomment.com/welcome-to-the-herd-a-feminist-watches-my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic/
Some External Sources
- My Little Pony Corrals Unlikely Fanboys Known as ‘Bronies’ posted June 9, 2011, accessed December 1, 2011
- Urban Dictionary: Brony posted January 22, 2011, accessed November 19, 2016
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fandom posted May 18, 2012, accessed November 19, 2016
- Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony (IMDB) accessed November 19, 2016
- Cuteness, friendship and identity in the brony community posted September 15, 2016, accessed November 19, 2016