Brony (My Little Pony glossary term)
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A brony is an adult 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] Many bronies create pony art, post fan videos on YouTube and contribute to threads on 4chan.
The term is a combination of "bro" and "pony."
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
