When you think of My Little Pony, you probably think of pink and purple and little girl’s toys from the ‘80s. While that might have been true back in the day, the My Little Pony fans of 2014 have expanded to include a girthy range of ages – and quite a few men.
Teenage and grown male fans of the MLP franchise are known as “bronies” and their ranks are swelling daily. They started appearing after My Little Pony had a re-emergence in 2010 with the release of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. The new show kept the same concept as the old one – magical talking ponies – but (according to fan sites) upped their game when it came to plot and dialogue.
With the help of 4chan and other sites where obscure fans congregate and share their love, bronies grew from a few isolated dudes scattered across the globe to a community big enough that they have their on conference every year, called BronyCon.
They also have a one-stop shop for all your brony needs.
Brony.com has everything from the “latest brony news” to adult and kid-sized My Little Pony and brony merchandise. Bronies can t-shirts, anti-brony bullying pins, backpacks, and almost any other MLP gear they can imagine.
They anti-bullying element seems to be especially popular, as a fascination by men and teenagers with what has traditionally been a little girl’s show definitely draws the ire of some folks. Brony.com offers t-shirts that declare the wearer to be an out and proud brony, as well as solidarity pins to show support for victims of bullying.
Female fans of MLP are obviously also welcome to check out the news updates and merchandise on Brony.com, although the focus does seem to be primarily on the dudes.
So if My Little Pony is your thing…
I suggest you trot your way over to Brony.com and pony up the cash for some well-reared gear.
