Be My Little Brony!

Apparently, the My Little Pony craze is back in New York in a big big way.  But not with little girls….it’s fully grown (well that’s debatable) adult men.  And they’re calling each other Bronies.  No really.  Bronies.

As reported in the New York Post,Welcome to BroNYCon, a gathering of some 700 people — mostly male, mostly adult — who are fans of the cartoon show “My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.” Think of it as a much stranger, more dilapidated Comic Con where pony nerds gather to buy merchandise, meet talent associated with the show or just hang with like-minded equestrian lovers.

On Gawker.com a Brony spoke out about his love for My Little Ponies.

First, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is not enjoyed exclusively by homosexuals. While I know gay men who enjoy it, many of our straight friends are enamored of the show as well.

Second, liking MLP:FIM doesn’t go hand in hand with being a furry. There may be some crossover, but there is also crossover between bankers and furries and people don’t automatically assume that their local bank tellers yiff like crazy in their spare time.

Third, MLP:FIM is a new version of the show because Lauren Faust, who worked on Powerpuff Girls and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, wanted to make a kids show that wouldn’t cause the adults that watch with their children to slam their heads into the wall to make the saccharine, high-pitched, aural trauma go away.

Fourth, an acceptable term for a female brony is pegasister or pegasis for short.

This concludes your brony lecture of the day. Any questions?

Read more about it at Gawker or the New York Post.  Want to join up?  Visit their official website–  http://www.equestriadaily.com/