Confessions of a teenage BRONY

            Now some of you fine looking readers out there may be a bit confused by the vocabulary in the title. To clear things up: a Brony (pronounced Bro-nee) is a viewer of the My Little Pony cartoon who is (generally) above the age of the targeted audience and is not afraid to admit it. Before, this term had only referred to the male viewers of the show (the term Pegasis, a combination of the words Pegasus and Sister, was used to describe the female demographic) but the term has since come to encompass the masses of My Little Pony viewers, regardless of gender. The term is a lot like treker or trekie or whatever is used to refer to people who watch Star Trek.

Now for those of you who have just realized a male is writing this, you may be feeling some confusion (and in some cases vomiting, dizziness and explosive diarrhea). Yes, it’s true, I watch My Little Pony and yes I like every episode. So what’s the big deal? That’s what I thought when I first told people about my obsessi- I mean interests. Seriously, what’s wrong with a teenage dude watching a show for little girls? Is it not “macho” enough? Am I supposed to watch “acceptable” shows for my age group and gender, like True Blood and The Colbert Report? I think if people actually watched the show, their opinions might change (okay not really, but they can’t judge me anymore if they watch it too right?). The point is; I don’t feel that I should be judged because I watch the show. But that’s not why I’m writing this. No, I’m writing this to put my love for all things hoofed and magical on paper…err…internets.

My Little Pony is a show about six ponies and their adventures through the magical land of Equestria. Each episode they discover something about friendship, like “friends can’t be bought with money” or “real friends like you for who you are” or “friendship is a magic superpower strong enough to kill dragons”. Each episode is filled with enough sugar, spice and everything nice to make the Spice Girls look like Slipknot which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It’s a show MADE for little girls but I don’t find the cutesy animation and overuse of the term “everypony” that annoying. In fact, I’ve come to like it. I think the reason I like it so much is that it’s self aware and it shows it subtly. For little girls, things like Dr. Whooves and Derpy the Pony might just be some background characters, but for people like me, it’s like a silent nod as if to say “yeah, we know YOU’RE watching too”. They also constantly abuse the 4^th wall, which I absolutely love. Again, probably not something a kid might find too interesting but definitely something I enjoy seeing.

So there you have it; my experiences as a Brony. You’ve heard what I like about the show and I tried to give enough information without sounding like a complete Pony-maniac. Now if you’ll excuse me, I must watch Twilight Sparkle throw Pinkie Pie a birthday Party in Ponyville.