Episode 191: Bronies

May 9, 2014

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Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony. At least that’s the title of a documentary Kathie made us watch.

The popularity of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic hardly seems surprising to anyone who has even a cursory exposure to nerd culture. After all, is a Brony that far removed from your average Anime fan? Or is it because of Bronies that there seems to be an increasingly “anything goes” attitude goes for fandoms?

I guess that’s one of those chickens, eggs and ponies questions. Speaking of which, the more important question: