Do you like My Little Pony?
of course. I'm a huge fan of Lauren Faust, its creative director. she also did Powerpuff Girls, another great show
I was unaware of that. I grew up watching Powerpuff Girls, but I can't say I'm an MLP fan. Can you fill me in on its concept and fandom?
well, it's meant for young girls and their parents....meant for.......
Yeah, I know a bit about the spread of the fandom. I still don't see the appeal for those outside of the target audience.
yeah around 2010 or 2011 suddenly there was a huge amount of adult men on the internet who loved it
Some websites even decided to ban it outright, or form a "containment board" where it was MLP only and any MLP posts outside that board would be deleted and result in a ban
to the show's characters, stories, animation style and influence of the show's propagation as an Internet meme. The fandom adopted the name brony (plural bronies), a portmanteau of "bro" and "pony". Though initially considered to propagate the humorous and ironic concept of people enjoying a show intended for young girls, the fandom has shown deeper appreciation for the show far beyond this concept and is considered part of a New Sincerity trend. Its technology-savvy members have created numerous works in writing, music
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fandom
"" is an animated television series produced by Hasbro as part of the "My Little Pony" toy franchise, which is tied in with the 2010 relaunch of dolls and play sets and original programming for the American children's cable channel Discovery Family (formerly Hub Network). Lauren Faust was selected as the creative developer and executive producer for the show based on her previous animation experience with other animated shows such as Cartoon Network's "The Powerpuff Girls" and "Foster's