Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony Page #11

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0,0:45:13.36,0:45:14.22,Default,,0,0,0,,Yes.

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0,0:45:14.60,0:45:17.22,Default,,0,0,0,,Yah! Yah! Yah!

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0,0:45:17.22,0:45:21.38,Default,,0,0,0,,One of the things that I think was really important for them to find out was that they were not alone.

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0,0:45:21.38,0:45:22.54,Default,,0,0,0,,[applause]

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0,0:45:21.72,0:45:24.04,Default,,0,0,0,,Thank you guys, for everything that you do,

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0,0:45:24.04,0:45:25.72,Default,,0,0,0,,it's all very Twlightlicious of you.

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0,0:45:26.12,0:45:28.56,Default,,0,0,0,,[crowd singing] T-W-I-L-I-G-H-T,

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0,0:45:28.56,0:45:32.32,Default,,0,0,0,,and ain't no other ponies troll it down like me,

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0,0:45:32.36,0:45:34.22,Default,,0,0,0,,I'm Twilightlicious!

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0,0:45:33.54,0:45:35.56,Default,,0,0,0,,Yes you are.

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0,0:45:35.56,0:45:37.56,Default,,0,0,0,,[music starting]

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0,0:45:40.36,0:45:43.22,Default,,0,0,0,,Though the growth in pony fandom might simply seem absurd,

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0,0:45:43.22,0:45:46.20,Default,,0,0,0,,True fans adore the show while others gallop to the herd!

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0,0:45:46.20,0:45:49.28,Default,,0,0,0,,For hipster Bronies watching pastel ponies has appeal,

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0,0:45:49.28,0:45:52.18,Default,,0,0,0,,though first it seems ironic, soon enough it's very real!

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0,0:45:52.18,0:45:55.08,Default,,0,0,0,,For moderates the start was humble, finding it through hype,

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0,0:45:55.08,0:45:58.08,Default,,0,0,0,,when the Bronies did invade their favorite forums and websites.

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0,0:45:58.08,0:46:01.24,Default,,0,0,0,,And though first a little skeptical these moderates inquired,

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0,0:46:01.24,0:46:04.38,Default,,0,0,0,,and once they finally saw the show their love for it caught fire!

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0,0:46:04.44,0:46:07.10,Default,,0,0,0,,The core of the meet-ups and conventions that you see,

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0,0:46:07.10,0:46:09.90,Default,,0,0,0,,Are the social groups that come to BronyCon and Everfree.

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0,0:46:09.90,0:46:12.78,Default,,0,0,0,,Yes the moderates and hipsters are the big groups of the Bronies,

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0,0:46:12.78,0:46:16.20,Default,,0,0,0,,They're the dudes that are the bulk of all the men who like the ponies.

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0,0:46:16.20,0:46:18.20,Default,,0,0,0,,[music ending]

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0,0:46:20.02,0:46:23.38,Default,,0,0,0,,What we did is we defined Brony fan behaviors,

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0,0:46:23.38,0:46:26.56,Default,,0,0,0,,and we also looked at the different types of Bronies.

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0,0:46:26.56,0:46:29.18,Default,,0,0,0,,One of the things we wanted to really do was to

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0,0:46:29.18,0:46:32.86,Default,,0,0,0,,look at some of the myths that people had about Bronies.

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0,0:46:32.86,0:46:35.10,Default,,0,0,0,,A lot of those stereotypes would say, you know,

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0,0:46:35.10,0:46:37.78,Default,,0,0,0,,They're 30 year old, unemployed males who

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0,0:46:37.78,0:46:40.64,Default,,0,0,0,,live in their parents' basements and watch cartoons all day.

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0,0:46:40.64,0:46:46.86,Default,,0,0,0,,This was not the case, that in fact they are highly educated, group of heterosexual males.

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0,0:46:46.86,0:46:52.08,Default,,0,0,0,,I'm a biologist, uh, I work at uh, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

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0,0:46:52.08,0:46:54.30,Default,,0,0,0,,The average age is around 20.

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0,0:46:54.30,0:46:57.56,Default,,0,0,0,,In the stressful environment that is college, it's a fun escape for me.

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0,0:46:57.84,0:47:01.18,Default,,0,0,0,,The Bronies tend to be open to new experiences,

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0,0:47:01.18,0:47:04.20,Default,,0,0,0,,but they also tend to be more introverted.

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0,0:47:04.20,0:47:08.88,Default,,0,0,0,,I'm a Brony because the fandom creates a sense of security and acceptance

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0,0:47:08.88,0:47:11.64,Default,,0,0,0,,in an uncertain and troublesome world.

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0,0:47:11.64,0:47:14.44,Default,,0,0,0,,There are a group of Bronies who are more extroverted,

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0,0:47:14.44,0:47:17.00,Default,,0,0,0,,and we call those the Social Bronies.

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0,0:47:17.00,0:47:21.02,Default,,0,0,0,,I sometimes have taken to call them our Evangelical Bronies,

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0,0:47:21.42,0:47:26.06,Default,,0,0,0,,because these are the Bronies who are out there, trying to uh, increase the herd.

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0,0:47:26.06,0:47:29.38,Default,,0,0,0,,I'm a Brony because this fandom is freaking incredible.

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0,0:47:29.38,0:47:31.10,Default,,0,0,0,,We're Bronies!

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0,0:47:31.10,0:47:35.20,Default,,0,0,0,,Because it's a show about colorful ponies in a magical land of sunshine and rainbows.

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0,0:47:35.20,0:47:36.66,Default,,0,0,0,,And awesome.

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0,0:47:36.66,0:47:39.10,Default,,0,0,0,,The show breeds genuineness.

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0,0:47:39.10,0:47:42.42,Default,,0,0,0,,When I realized they weren't being sarcastic or ironic, it was amazing!

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0,0:47:42.42,0:47:44.88,Default,,0,0,0,,And that has actually really impacted me.

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0,0:47:44.88,0:47:49.74,Default,,0,0,0,,And the fans, now it's, now it kind of belongs to them now,

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0,0:47:49.74,0:47:52.20,Default,,0,0,0,,and they're, they're making this movement,

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0,0:47:52.20,0:47:54.82,Default,,0,0,0,,and I think it's refreshing.

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0,0:47:54.82,0:47:57.90,Default,,0,0,0,,I have watched all the episodes of My Little Pony,

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0,0:47:57.90,0:48:01.04,Default,,0,0,0,,in part, because when I'm interacting with the Bronies,

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0,0:48:01.04,0:48:05.70,Default,,0,0,0,,I like to know what they mean by terms like uh, 20% cooler.

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0,0:48:05.70,0:48:06.72,Default,,0,0,0,,[music]

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0,0:48:06.36,0:48:07.78,Default,,0,0,0,,Do you not like the color?

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0,0:48:07.78,0:48:10.32,Default,,0,0,0,,The color's fine, just make it look cooler.

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0,0:48:10.32,0:48:11.60,Default,,0,0,0,,Do you not like the shape?

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0,0:48:11.60,0:48:15.38,Default,,0,0,0,,The shape's fine, just make the whole thing, you know, cooler.

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0,0:48:15.38,0:48:17.72,Default,,0,0,0,,It needs to be about 20% cooler.

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0,0:48:17.72,0:48:21.92,Default,,0,0,0,,We are post 9/11, with uh,

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0,0:48:21.92,0:48:25.72,Default,,0,0,0,,worrying about terrorism, worrying about aggression,

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0,0:48:26.12,0:48:30.42,Default,,0,0,0,,and in a lot of respects, I believe that this is a flight from that.

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0,0:48:30.42,0:48:34.60,Default,,0,0,0,,That it's a retreat to something which is happier,

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0,0:48:34.60,0:48:37.52,Default,,0,0,0,,which stresses getting along with others,

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0,0:48:37.52,0:48:43.40,Default,,0,0,0,,and is an escape from the worries that these young people are facing.

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0,0:48:43.72,0:48:49.22,Default,,0,0,0,,My Little Pony Friendship is Magic is sort of letting them know that they're not alone.

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0,0:48:49.44,0:48:51.94,Default,,0,0,0,,One of the other things that we did look at,

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