The oddest sub-set of pop culture fandom ever...

was this a horror film. because I was frightened through the entire film.

The comments I express here are based on my opinion only.

At fist I was a little stunned by the whole thing but then I sort of thawed out because of what appeared to be the complete sincerity of these guys.

It takes all kinds.


He hates these cans!

what gives you the idea that they don't know the "themes and lessons" you describe by their age?

Detractors of these bronies are the ones that have something wrong with them. To use a hyperbole, you detractors are all fascists. The people profiled in this film are all underdogs, people that feel alienated from society in one form or another and have a very hard time functioning within the limiting confines of socially accepted behavior. They have found sweet refuge in the culture surrounding My Little Pony, and like a high school bully you are trying to take that desperately needed acceptance away from them; you're trying to tear them down because of some sense of superiority.

In a perfect world, every person would be completely free to express themselves at all times (given that their expression was not harmful to others). These people are not performing gender in a conventional way, and they are not afraid to show it. That guy from the south who got his windows smashed was so incredibly brave. He's being actively persecuted for his completely harmless hobby, and yet he wears it on his sleeve with pride. The only thing he's doing wrong is not playing into the expectation of how men "should" act. This line of thinking, and the valuing of staunch, antiquated definitions of masculinity need to be completely dismantled. Do you also hate gay people?

Those of you who find their interest in My Little Pony to be unacceptable are the equivalent to the bigots who smashed his window. Why does their behavior bother you so much? Why do you care if an individual likes something that you don't like? Would you prefer that all men had the same interests and acted the same way? Plain and simple you are passing judgement on something that you don't understand or which frightens you, a thought pattern equivalent to rascism, sexism, etc etc.

Now I personally have no interest in My Little Pony, but I do have an interest in oppressed people, and victims of discrimination. *beep* your arbitrary "limit," and realize that this limit exists only in your mind, and has no reference to reality. Your world is small.

How is the sexualization of it any different than ANY other fandom? People sexualize everything, and more intensely the fictional properties they love, whether or not these properties have human characters or not. There's a reason Rule 34 exists.

I think it's disgusting as a society it is perfectly fine and considered 'normal' for a female to be a tomboy and like all things male but if it's the reverse, everyone gets in a tizzy over it. I think it's great that these guys have embraced the show and something that is seen as overtly feminine and enjoy it and have come away with a lot of good. Most of the guys on this show were younger than me but I could easily see them as being friends of mine.
I have no idea about what you describe as 'bad bronies' as far as sexual stuff but I saw none of that in this movie to know what to say about that.

That was all rather thrilling. Anything more cinematographic could scarcely be imagined.