MLP fighting is magic 2011 My Little Ponies with Two Brains

However, I will argue that such a view is at best naïve being derived from wishful thinking and an inadequate understanding of Brony fandom, its origins, influences, history, and practices – most notably the creation, circulation, and “use” of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic erotic and pornographic fan-art featuring the show’s cute female equine characters. Such widespread and long term media coverage has thrust the Brony fandom into the public eye and transformed them, as journalist Emily Manuel of the Global Comment puts it, into “figures of fascination and derision in equal measures.” Among such commentators the most popular assertion, made by both supporters and detractors, is that these adult male fan’s affection for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic should be understood as an indication of shifting and generally more egalitarian attitudes among young men with regards to the gendering of pop-culture media. A fascinating phenomena in the history of pop-culture fandoms, Bronies, who The Washington Post characterizes as the “unusual demographic of mostly 20-something, mostly white men” who unabashedly love a show about big-eyed, candy-colored ponies made for elementary-school aged girls, have sustained an astounding amount of media coverage in the past five years following their emergence. This essay will approach the topic of cuteness by examining the controversial subject of erotic and pornographic fan-art featuring the cute characters of the hit animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (2010-Present) created by adult male fans, popularly known as Bronies.

MLP fighting is magic 2011 My Little Ponies with Two Brains