Whatever happened to the whole "Brony" thing?

[Deleted member 24907]

Randomly remembered the "Brony" thing and looked up the status of actual series, it's still ongoing. And yet the whole "Brony" subculture seems to have died off. I remember those who identified as "Bronies" insisted it wasn't just a meme or liking it "ironically", but if the series is still going why would interest in the series have dropped off so hard? At this point I guess it's more safe to say the whole "Brony" thing actually WAS a fad?

 

[Kuro]

They became alt-right and gamer gaters

 

[WrenchNinja]

I just assumed they latched onto other stuff like Steven Universe and Undertale

 

[Travo]

Shhhhhh

 

[TI92]

They still exist unfortunately.

 

[Squarehard]

Still exists, just not as publicly.

 

[HStallion]

They still exist as far as I know as I work on and off with one guy who is hardcore into MLP.

 

[collige]

No, they're definitely still around. Falling off, but not a fad by any means.

 

[John Dunbar]

i thought the "legit" bronies were about as sincere as most flat-earthers.

 

[SigmasonicX]

The MLP thread is here.

 

[Deleted member 11157]

They realized it wasn't cool and gave it back to the kids.

 

[digitalrelic]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/my...agic-ot-on-a-journey-that-never-will-end.458/

 

[Fat4all]

hello

im right here

dont ignore me, dammit

 

[Lashley]

They realized it wasn't cool and gave it back to the kids.

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It was never cool though?

 

[Fat4all]

were getting another season, another theatrical movie, and a reboot of the show motherfuckers

 

[Deleted member 1839]

What is that?

 

[BLEEN]

were getting another season, another theatrical movie, and a reboot of the show motherfuckers

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Woe is I!

 

[Deleted member 11157]

It was never cool though?

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Not for adults it wasn't. But my little niece sure loved it before she grew out of it. She's now in junior high.

 

[Deleted member 24907]

were getting another season, another theatrical movie, and a reboot of the show motherfuckers

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That's what I was getting at. The series itself is still very active, but the portion of very vocal fans seems to have diminished sharply.

 

[Deleted member 1570]

The show just finished its 7th season. I'd be more surprised if interest in it didn't wane after all that time.

 

[Lucky241]

I think we all agreed it was better to just ignore it and hope it goes away.

 

[Brodo Baggins]

I think a lot of these subcultures have kind of isolated themselves now since it's not so pervasive you don't hear about it. This year its R&M fans that got the spotlight in dumb ass fan communities. A year from now who knows what it will be, maybe Steven Universe's turn?

 

[Cheesecakebobby]

It's gone international. My gf's brother, a Japanese 20 year old, is a big fan and is part of the community in his country.

 

[Deleted member 135]

They and Gamergaters coalesced into the alt-right.

 

[GuitarGuruu]

I had a guy in my college courses use a laptop that had MLP stickers all over it, they're still out there.

 

[Fat4all]

That's what I was getting at. The series itself is still very active, but the portion of very vocal fans seems to have diminished sharply.

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ive never been super active in the community, but i still really like the show

 

[Deleted member 268]

The less attention we pay to those creeps the better.

 

[Lashley]

Not for adults it wasn't. But my little niece sure loved it before she grew out of it. She's now in junior high.

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Ahh

I always laughed at these guys taking this from the kids, but crying when the likes of Dr Who dared to accommodate women

 

[Noroi_Kisaragi]

Randomly remembered the "Brony" thing and looked up the status of actual series, it's still ongoing. And yet the whole "Brony" subculture seems to have died off. I remember those who identified as "Bronies" insisted it wasn't just a meme or liking it "ironically", but if the series is still going why would interest in the series have dropped off so hard? At this point I guess it's more safe to say the whole "Brony" thing actually WAS a fad?

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Bronies, uh. They're still a thing. We just stopped caring about it as a society because we decided that "well, a guy can like whatever he wants".

It was only controversial at the time because, at the time of Bronies propping up, a lot of people still held the firm believe that "guys should only like guy things" and "girls should only like girl things". But the dominant liberal opinion has shifted and changed since then. I don't think a "brony" incident will happen again.

 

[SigmasonicX]

Honestly, the fandom is more active now than it has been for years. There's a constant flood of fan art. The thing that changed is that we don't go out of our way to bring it up.

And official content is zooming along too. In addition to the main show, there is an ongoing spinoff, Equestria Girls, which has movies and a YouTube series. The MLP comics are consistently among IDW's top 10 best sellers (and yes, plural). The toy line has expanded greatly, including figures produced specifically for adult collectors from Hasbro.

 

[Deleted member 14377]

They became alt-right and gamer gaters

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It seems a lot of them grew into disgruntled adults. Not all of them, obviously. But it's hard not to notice a lot of brony stuff across the twitters of that ilk.

 

[Fat4all]

the IDW MLP comics are keeping comic stores alive

 

[Deleted member 721]

Didnt knew bronies are part of the alt right

 

[TI92]

were getting another season, another theatrical movie, and a reboot of the show motherfuckers

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Fuck, I am tired of this Earth take me away Xenu

the IDW MLP comics are keeping comic stores alive

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No that would be magic the gathering

 

[Deleted member 11413]

They are still around

 

[Noroi_Kisaragi]

Didnt knew bronies are part of the alt right

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My Little Pony is not an ideology, dude.

Let's not make connections where there is none.

 

[Fat4all]

 

[Whompa]

What is that?

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Please...nobody help him...for his own sake/humanity.

 

[Aiii]

Like all fads, it faded away back into obscurity.

 

[Zellia]

This thread reminds me I need to catch up.

 

[Takyon]

Honestly, the fandom is more active now than it has been for years. There's a constant flood of fan art. The thing that changed is that we don't go out of our way to bring it up.

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Thank you based bronies

 

[Typhon]

They all finally figured out they're just closet furries and got absorbed into that fandom.

 

[Alwayscrazybacon]

They got thier ironic attention and 15 minutes of fame, some of them grew up some of them still watch the show.

 

[SigmasonicX]

For the record, I can safely say there aren't any alt right people in the Hangouts thread or the PonyEra Discord.

 

[Borgnine]

I think a lot of them stumbled into sex and then realized they needed to stop that shit if they wanted to do it again.

 

[Fat4all]

Like all fads, it faded away back into obscurity.

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obscurity my balls

its red hot these days, its even got a super successful spinoff with Equestria Girls

 

[ashep]

Fuck man, you had to say it 3 times in your OP didn't you.

 

[Deleted member 721]

My Little Pony is not an ideology, dude.

Let's not make connections where there is none.

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I'm not. People are saying here

 

[Fat4all]

ya'll motherfuckers hurting my soul

 

[Typhon]

For the record, I can safely say there aren't any alt right people in the Hangouts thread or the PonyEra Discord.

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As a former Brony, my experience is that the fandom is far permissive when it comes to the alt-right. Certainly compared to the Furry fandom which seems to be making an active effort to excise such individuals.