Guys who like My Little Pony gather for 'BronyCon'

[Are_grits_groceries]

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Dale Fjordbotten is a proud "My Little Pony" fan, with the shiny blue body suit and yellow lightning bolt, blue wings and blue tail to prove it.

Like many "Bronies" — boys and men who like the cartoon "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic"— the 25-year-old college student turned out over the weekend for "BronyCon Summer 2012" at the Meadowlands Exposition Center, which drew 4,000 men, women, boys and girls, many in colorful wigs and costumes.

"I thought about what people would say. 'It's creepy. It's weird. It's a ... show for little girls,'" said Fjordbotten, from Staten Island, N.Y. "It's just a great show ... the story line, the plot, the beautiful animation."

Bronies say they're a misunderstood lot who've gotten a bad rap from the media. They're all about the show, friendship, love and tolerance, and they have no bad intentions, they say.
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Alrighty then....

[Zalatix]

1. Know your appropriate meme...

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[JHB]

2. On edit: I think the post I'd intended is turning into a full-blown article...

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...so I'm not going to be finished with it tonight.

Really, really short version: it may sound weird and look wonky at first glance, but it's just people having a good time. Really, that's it. From my perspective as a veteran of numerous nerdy interests, it's actually broader-based than the usual group drawn to an oddball thing like this, which is all for the good.

[Blue_Tires]

3. uh....WHUT

[HappyMe]

4. Good grief!

[Fawke Em]

5. My neighbor is a Bronie.

He's also training to become a Navy Seal, so no one better say squat to him about it.

[Gman]

6. No doubt there's no bad intentions but

Yeah, it's creepy and weird.

[Brickbat]

7. This is one of the weirder pop phenomenons I don't understand at all.

[AngryAmish]

8. I have watched a lot of My Little Pony be3casue my daughter is 4

It is one of the smarter cartoons out there, done by the same gal who did The Powerpuff Girls

But don't expect to get laid again if you come out as a Brony.

[sharp_stick]

9. I know one of the ladies

that does voice work for that show.

She said the Bronies seem to be pretty genuine but I get the feeling that she's still a little creeped out by them.

She never said they were creepy outright but the little shudder that went through her followed by the chugging of a pint of beer gave me that impression.