Is there a study on the Brony subculture? If not it would probably result in some really interesting stuff. You could probably make an HBO mini-seriea even!
Eh… I’ll come out as a Brony here, albeit not of the clopping variety, which allows me to speak more freely.
There are many SFW and even child friendly spaces in Bronydom. Many of us have children ourselves and just enjoy the neurotics and fresh silliness of the show and even sillier subculture. The fandom is just chock full of nerdy references which often got picked up by the show, because the creators are huge nerds as well and love to signal to the knowledgeable audience. Just like Sponge Bob has lots of adult jokes hidden in child friendly dialogue.
Are there very, very much NSFW spaces in Bronydom? Yes, hell definitely, I’ve stumbled into and then quickly out again of a few… generally they are not worse than r34, but… you know… lowest possible bar. But r34 will definitely abuse anyone of the notion that THEIR specific fandom produces any less yucky stuff than ours does.
The problem is more that for a time Bronies were very loud, obnoxious and accumulated a toxic part of the fandom, before they were quarantined and shamed into the shadows. Personally I find it quite sad that us SFW Bronies often catch a lot of the shaming thrown at those who deserve it. SFW Brony expression (and NSFW if securely kept away from children) is quite fun and often comes without much of the toxic masculinity often associated with male fandoms.
Is there a study on the Brony subculture? If not it would probably result in some really interesting stuff. You could probably make an HBO mini-seriea even!
Eh… I’ll come out as a Brony here, albeit not of the clopping variety, which allows me to speak more freely.
There are many SFW and even child friendly spaces in Bronydom. Many of us have children ourselves and just enjoy the neurotics and fresh silliness of the show and even sillier subculture. The fandom is just chock full of nerdy references which often got picked up by the show, because the creators are huge nerds as well and love to signal to the knowledgeable audience. Just like Sponge Bob has lots of adult jokes hidden in child friendly dialogue.
Are there very, very much NSFW spaces in Bronydom? Yes, hell definitely, I’ve stumbled into and then quickly out again of a few… generally they are not worse than r34, but… you know… lowest possible bar. But r34 will definitely abuse anyone of the notion that THEIR specific fandom produces any less yucky stuff than ours does.
The problem is more that for a time Bronies were very loud, obnoxious and accumulated a toxic part of the fandom, before they were quarantined and shamed into the shadows. Personally I find it quite sad that us SFW Bronies often catch a lot of the shaming thrown at those who deserve it. SFW Brony expression (and NSFW if securely kept away from children) is quite fun and often comes without much of the toxic masculinity often associated with male fandoms.
I don’t need a study or mini series. the fact that terms like “clopping” even exist, tells me everything I need to know
And that it’s popular enough that that word was included in a song sung by John delancie (voice of discord in MLP) about the bronies.
If you really must know.
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