Brony

brony broný English Noun en brony. en 2011-03-10 Ponies overachieving, from feminism to 4chan Scott Dennis w:The Daily Barometer 1080-6814 http://www.dailybarometer.com/forum/ponies-overachieving-from-feminism-to-4chan-1.2385283 Back in the mystical land of 4chan, as the show's popularity grew, fans on the site began referring to themselves as "/b/ronies" (the /b/ referring to the board) or simply "Bronies" (indicating male fans of the series). on 3 July 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20130121220852/http://www.dailybarometer.com/forum/ponies-overachieving-from-feminism-to-4chan-1.2385283 21 January 2013 en 2011-04-10 Kinley O'Sullivan http://www.sonomastatestar.com/opinion/confound-these-ponies-1.2157981 Confound these ponies! Sonoma State Star Males who have begun watching the show have proudly taken up the label of "Bronies." on 3 July 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20130207174604/http://www.sonomastatestar.com/opinion/confound-these-ponies-1.2157981 7 February 2013 en 2012-01-20 http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/the-mane-event-2995047.html The Mane Event w:Irish Independent The Irish Bronies have created their own mascot, a pony called Shamrock, and regularly organise trips to toy stores to buy the latest merchandise. https://web.archive.org/web/20130121221814/http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/the-mane-event-2995047.html 21 January 2013 31 December 2013 David Stout Anyone Can Find Love in 2014 (And We Mean Anyone) https://web.archive.org/web/20140104044551/https://techland.time.com/2013/12/31/anyone-can-find-love-in-2014-and-we-mean-anyone/slide/brony-passions/ Whether you identify as a Brony, a male fan of the entertainment franchise, or a Pegasister, their female counterpart, this site allows for fans to come together and gush over the mythical magical equine world espoused by My Little Pony. 9 November 2014 Julie Klam ‘Pennyroyal Academy’ and ‘The Princess in Black’ https://web.archive.org/web/20141111193335/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/books/review/pennyroyal-academy-and-the-princess-in-black.html The debut novelist M. A. Larson hails from the world of “My Little Pony,” where he is a writer on the TV show and a frequent presence at events for ­"Bronies” — boys, teenagers and grown-ups who are into “My Little Pony.” In the way that Bronies co-opted a formerly girlie form and made it unisex, Larson plays here with princesses as rescuers, not rescuees. 20 November 2014 Eleanor Robertson In defence of teens: they're not just small adults with zits and bad taste https://web.archive.org/web/20141120103549/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/20/in-defence-of-teens-theyre-not-just-small-adults-with-zits-and-bad-taste Although not quite as bad as being a little girl who likes My Little Pony in a world that for some reason tolerates the existence of Bronies, it must be a bit weird that there aren’t many cultural products specifically for teens any more. 26 October 2022 Leslie Felperin Doctor Who Am I review – a genial dive into the Whoniverse with one of its creators https://web.archive.org/web/20221026060340/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/oct/26/doctor-who-am-i-review-matthew-jacobs-screenwriter-whoniverse-time-lord Jacobs’s leeriness of Whovians – who mostly come across here as cuddly, sweet-natured people, no weirder than Star Trek Trekkies or My Little Pony Bronies – stems from the fact that many have professed to hate Doctor Who: The Movie because in it the Doctor (Paul McGann) reveals that he’s half-human and at one point snogs his companion Grace (Daphne Ashbrook).