What's Revleft opinion on bronies?

[Einkarl]

So what is it comrades? Cool, odd, indifferent? What do revolutionaries think?

I'd like to hear from some bronies and non bronies.

I'd also like for any of you sociology buffs out there to explain the phenomena of of these fandoms from a sociological point of view.

[#FF0000]

'bronies' are hella annoying.

people can like what they like but then you have people proselytizing about a children's tv show and it is really annoying.

[DDR]

IRC, here was a class analisys of My Litel Ponny society, if you are interested.

[Q]

Death to all bronies.

[Mass Grave Aesthetics]

it´s probably a symtom of degeneration and decomposition of bourgeois culture in the era of decaying capitalism or something along those lines...

[Landsharks eat metal]

I love My Little Pony.
I used to call myself a brony, but then I found out how obnoxious some bronies are (and I discovered some disturbing things in the fandom).
I mean, I watch the show a lot, I even have some of the toys, but that's as far as I take it, besides recommending it to friends I think would enjoy it.

[Psy]

Political economy of MLP
http://www.overthinkingit.com/2011/02/24/my-little-pony-political-economy/

I have to say the MLP fan community is pretty cool for analyzing class relations within MLP and being cynical on how good living in Equestria would be.

[Q]

Political economy of MLP
http://www.overthinkingit.com/2011/02/24/my-little-pony-political-economy/

I have to say the MLP fan community is pretty cool for analyzing class relations within MLP and being cynical on how good living in Equestria would be.

Entertaining read, but yeah, "overthinking it" is a really fitting title for that site :p

[Domela Nieuwenhuis]

Oh shit...really?

What's next? Class analysis for people who used to watch GI Joe, Airwolf and Magnus PI? (Eighties baby!)
A discussion wether or not Spongebob watcher are likely to adapt this-or-that ideology?
If people who drink pepsi are more likely to vote democrats?

Wtf!?

[Blake's Baby]

Well, it make a change from discussing class relations in 'The Hobbit' I suppose.

[Raúl Duke]

I dislike MLP and especially "bronies."

[Comrade Samuel]

It's just kinda odd, I'd offer up an equally strange example and say "I don't care if full grown men want to watch a cartoon intended for little girls or...." but really it has raised the bar in weird social phenomenons.

[Jack]

Why would a grown man watch a show for little girls? It's creepy and weird.

[Aurora]

I used to watch MLP, it's a really cute fun show and allows men to express some femininity in a relatively socially acceptable way, what's the problem?

Why would a grown man watch a show for little girls? It's creepy and weird.
You don't think that expresses certain expectations of how the genders should act and what they should enjoy?

[Psy]

Why would a grown man watch a show for little girls? It's creepy and weird.
Well MLP:FiM is outside the mould of traditional shows aimed at girls. In the previous My Little Pony series (and the movie) they were limited by the fact they made the ponies fairly powerless, yet in MLP:FiM the main cast of ponies are heroes that have saved the entire kingdom from major threats four times now.

[Domela Nieuwenhuis]

Why would a grown man watch a show for little girls? It's creepy and weird.

I don't mind for grown-ups to watch that kind of shows, but to analyze the shit out of it...please not!

[Althusser]

My friend is a brony. He doesn't wear pony gear. He doesn't go to conventions. He isn't a massive man-child. He has no comment on the people that do go to conventions though. You would really never know it.

It's kind of parallels with the way people view homosexuals. If people only notice the really flamboyant gay people, then they don't realize that there are gay people that aren't flamboyant like that. Not to say anything is wrong with being flamboyant or gay, obviously.

[Jack]

You don't think that expresses certain expectations of how the genders should act and what they should enjoy?

I think if you're a grown man watching My Little Pony you have issues, don't try to turn this into a battle over gender roles. Especially those self declared "bronies" who make a little girls show into a subculture.

[Psy]

I don't mind for grown-ups to watch that kind of shows, but to analyze the shit out of it...please not!
Whats wrong with analyzing kids shows? Marxists analyze how the working class is portrayed in popular culture yet why should be a line saying kids shows are off limits to such scrutiny?

[Yet_Another_Boring_Marxist]

On another note, I can't find the second part of the first episode. Can anyone give me a link?

[Hermes]

I've never really watched it, so I can't judge. Echoing the opinions of others here, though, I have no real problem with people liking them, I don't think it shows that you have 'issues'.

The only real problem I have with it is when they start berating you for not liking them and acting as if you're vehemently against them.

[Domela Nieuwenhuis]

Whats wrong with analyzing kids shows? Marxists analyze how the working class is portrayed in popular culture yet why should be a line saying kids shows are off limits to such scrutiny?

We are overanalyzing every fucking bit of this universe.
Analyzing classes, gender, economics and politics is logical.
But for pete's sake, why even brother to do it to something so significant as a kids-show!?

Think it's sad that adults watch it? The true sadness is this topic.

[Aurora]

I think if you're a grown man watching My Little Pony you have issues, don't try to turn this into a battle over gender roles. Especially those self declared "bronies" who make a little girls show into a subculture.
If you're worried about people watching a show about friendship and magic i'd suggest you may need some perspective, did you know there are shows about murder and war? there are even games where you can kill your friends!:ohmy:

A 'battle' is a bit dramatic, you were the one who brought gender into it by saying 'boy likes girl things? creepy and weird!'. I actually don't particularly mind if men watch desperate housewives or women wear trousers i assume you don't either so why an exception in this case?

[Psy]

We are overanalyzing every fucking bit of this universe.
Analyzing classes, gender, economics and politics is logical.
But for pete's sake, why even brother to do it to something so significant as a kids-show!?

Because we can:)

[Yuppie Grinder]

Tried watching it once, it was annoying as hell. Way too twee.
I love Adventure Time and Regular Show though.

[Domela Nieuwenhuis]

Because we can:)

:cursing:

I feel the sudden urge to start about a dozen topics on kids-shows.

So people, what about those damn kids watching sesamestreet? Most of em turn out to live in a capitalist system. Should the show be banned?

[l'Enfermé]

I prefer Dragonball Z because it's Maoist Rebel News' favorite cartoon.

[Yet_Another_Boring_Marxist]

Because obviously the only way to watch cartoons is through the glorious lense of Karl Marx Thought!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uyjxgq5FCw

[Psy]

:cursing:

I feel the sudden urge to start about a dozen topics on kids-shows.

So people, what about those damn kids watching sesamestreet? Most of em turn out to live in a capitalist system. Should the show be banned?
Never said anything about banning them, there is nothing wrong with MLP or Sesame Street.

[Domela Nieuwenhuis]

Never said anything about banning them, there is nothing wrong with MLP or Sesame Street.

Damn...you are totally missing my point.
Anyway, this crap is way out of my sense of perception. I just don't get why to bother giving a crap about kids tv, while there is still some capitalism to abolish.

[Blake's Baby]

I prefer Dragonball Z because it's Maoist Rebel News' favorite cartoon.

About 10 or 12 years ago, when my eldest was watching Pokemon, I was seriously trying to engage an artist friend of mine with the idea of doing a similar style of thing where a gang of kids and their magic monsters wandered the world as travelling Anarchist-Communist bandits helping local villagers battle their evil overlords.

[#FF0000]

Why would a grown man watch a show for little girls? It's creepy and weird.

slow down now

powerpuff girls still owns to this day

[Q]

Damn...you are totally missing my point.
Anyway, this crap is way out of my sense of perception. I just don't get why to bother giving a crap about kids tv, while there is still some capitalism to abolish.

Tell that to the MIM.

[Il Medico]

The only thing about it that really bothers me is all that fucked up pony porn. I'm pretty open minded about sexual stuff butt that stuff is just all kinds of fucked up. Otherwise though, I'm a boundless pit of apathy on the subject.

[Blake's Baby]

...

powerpuff girls still owns to this day

Now you're talking.

That episode where hey invent their own superhero identities is just the most perfect piece of detourned satire on the superhero form... "I'm Mange..."... I'm laughing so much I can barely type.

[Raúl Duke]

Once a brony told me to watch it. I failed to see anything "magical" about the show that makes it different from other kids shows. People mention "oh the story" or whatever but really nope; it's a kid show like many other contemporary kids show.

The brony fandom however seem to be populated by weirdos, like many modern fandoms such as those of Twilight and so on.

[Domela Nieuwenhuis]

Tell that to the MIM.

"Yo MIM! You reading this! Wake the hell up and start abolishing already!"



Better?

[Psy]

Damn...you are totally missing my point.
Anyway, this crap is way out of my sense of perception. I just don't get why to bother giving a crap about kids tv, while there is still some capitalism to abolish.
Because the analyst was done by a fan.

[Q]

"Yo MIM! You reading this! Wake the hell up and start abolishing already!"



Better?

They're probably too busy to write out a critique of the political-economy of World of Warcraft or Anti-Wall-E.

[Ocean Seal]

I mostly don't give a fuck, but I secretly think you guys are pretty cool. Keep doing what you doing.

[Rugged Collectivist]

I never saw it.

[Comrade Samuel]

:cursing:

I feel the sudden urge to start about a dozen topics on kids-shows.

So people, what about those damn kids watching sesamestreet? Most of em turn out to live in a capitalist system. Should the show be banned?

I thought Oscar the grouch painted a shocking enough picture of poverty that no child would want to support capitalism....


OmG Guizzz sum1 tel FauX nooz Sesame Street iz tUrNin' r kiDz in 2 ComMiez!!!!!!11!!!1!!!

[l'Enfermé]

They're probably too busy to write out a critique of the political-economy of World of Warcraft or Anti-Wall-E.
As far as MMOs and political economy goes, doesn't that space MMO, Eve-Online or something, have a very advanced economy with corporations, CEOs and so on? Maybe they should write a critique of Eve-Online instead of WoW.

[Q]

As far as MMOs and political economy goes, doesn't that space MMO, Eve-Online or something, have a very advanced economy with corporations, CEOs and so on? Maybe they should write a critique of Eve-Online instead of WoW.

With that, they should also critique their lack of proper support for the Linux platform.

[l'Enfermé]

With that, they should also critique their lack of proper support for the Linux platform.
You and your Linux! Linux doesn't even have Minesweeper, dude.

http://www.nofullstop.com/blog/images/fun_linux.jpg

[Q]

You and your Linux! Linux doesn't even have Minesweeper, dude.

Yes we do (http://www.kde.org/applications/games/kmines/)


http://www.nofullstop.com/blog/images/fun_linux.jpg
Want a piece of me? Come and get it :p

[l'Enfermé]

^Sonofa*****. But I have more Linux comics:
http://www.seanmcn.com/images/Mac_and_PC__Linux__by_alpha_art.pnghttp://www.seanmcn.com/images/Mac_and_PC__Linux__by_alpha_art.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/B4rDq.png
Take that, Q.

[Q]

^Sonofa*****. But I have more Linux comics:
http://www.seanmcn.com/images/Mac_and_PC__Linux__by_alpha_art.png
Take that, Q.

Another misconception.

Distro's like Mint or Ubuntu are way easier than, say, Windows 8 :laugh:

Proof:

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I-PTQVeCF9k

[l'Enfermé]

Dammit you win.

[Flying Purple People Eater]

I think if you're a grown man watching My Little Pony you have issues, don't try to turn this into a battle over gender roles. Especially those self declared "bronies" who make a little girls show into a subculture.
Oh god just go away. People can like what they want; although I don't see the interest, there's nothing wrong with people liking a show because of it's content. I watched Spongebob as a kid and would probably still love it if I'd seen it ten years later. Guess that makes me a creepy child molester.

That Mao statue is right over there.

[#FF0000]

nah i don't think there's anything wrong with watching it. people like weird things. i love old-ass japanese superhero shows that are basically made for children so i can't really hate.

But yo "bronies" as a culture are pretty fucking toxic.

I remember going to the student union at my university one day and seeing a bunch of mcdonalds happy meals stacked on a table as I turned the corner into the room I would hang out in. As soon as I stepped in this guy jumped out of the stack like a manchild-in-the-box. a bunch of these really awful, obnoxious dudes basically bought a bunch of happy meals to get my little pony toys and then made a castle with them in the middle of the student union in front of everyone to play with their mlp toys.

[Yet_Another_Boring_Marxist]

"Yo MIM! You reading this! Wake the hell up and start abolishing already!"



Better?

Can I ask what this is referring to? I'm assuming it's the Maoist Internationalist Movement and their shenanigans. *sigh* why does every Maoist party in the west suck balls except for the Canadian RCP? We're worse than the trots....

[Let's Get Free]

what the hell is a bronie?

[BOZG]

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/2461/deadpony.jpg

[cynicles]

If I'm going to waste my time over thinking something it'll be Spongebob Squarepants and the social dynamics of the Krusty Krab.

[Princess Luna]

Bronies are fucking weird....

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

I think if you're a grown man watching My Little Pony you have issues
Who wants to bet Jack is a closet Bronie? :laugh:

[Luc]

If I'm going to waste my time over thinking something it'll be Spongebob Squarepants and the social dynamics of the Krusty Krab.

on that note each of the main characters in Spongebob depict the 7 sins :lol:

http://www.omg-facts.com/view/Facts/13033

[Red Banana]

Political economy of MLP
http://www.overthinkingit.com/2011/02/24/my-little-pony-political-economy/

I have to say the MLP fan community is pretty cool for analyzing class relations within MLP and being cynical on how good living in Equestria would be.

I read that and it opened my eyes. All power to the revolutionary earth ponies' councils!

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

I've not watched MLP and have no real interest in doing so, but I do find it fascinating that significant numbers of young men are going crazy over a cast of pastel-coloured cartoon ponies. I didn't see that coming, to be honest. I would have thought that the pervasiveness of heteronormative aesthetics would prevent something like that occurring.

I like to take it as a hopeful sign that the interests of young men are beginning to break the boundaries of what is conventionally expected or acceptable. Hopefully this kind of boundary-breaking will extend to clothing, and I'll be able to fool around with ravishing young men in skirts (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WholesomeCrossdresser) before I get too old.

Someone mentioned Adventure Time - I was introduced to that series by a friend, and good grief is it entertaining. It kind of reminds of me of the imaginary worlds I spent the majority of my childhood in as a kid - I was that kind of daydreaming child who looked at the clouds and saw a fleet of space battleships hovering in the sky, who looked at the rifts and folds of mountains and saw sleeping dragons. You may have gathered that I haven't exactly grown out of that habit - the imaginary worlds I construct as an adult are deeper and more complex, but just as fanciful.

So yeah, while I personally don't find MLP appealing, I can certainly understand why others might.

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

Someone mentioned Adventure Time - I was introduced to that series by a friend, and good grief is it entertaining.
I agree. It's a bit of weekly fun I look forward to.

[Art Vandelay]

Can I ask what this is referring to? I'm assuming it's the Maoist Internationalist Movement and their shenanigans. *sigh* why does every Maoist party in the west suck balls except for the Canadian RCP? We're worse than the trots....

As someone from Canada, the Canadian RCP (while having done some good organizing during the Quebec student strikes) do suck, because they argue for PPW in Canada. I've read their 'manifesto' it was brutal.

[Art Vandelay]

Another misconception.

Distro's like Mint or Ubuntu are way easier than, say, Windows 8 :laugh:

Proof:

I'm still trying to figure out windows 8! Its fucking frustrating, although I'm slowly getting the hang of it.

[Quail]

Ubuntu is really easy to use. I'm slowly convincing the people around me how good it is :)

[BOZG]

I'm still trying to figure out windows 8! Its fucking frustrating, although I'm slowly getting the hang of it.

I just discovered that changing the language on one W8, changes it on any synced device.

[Trap Queen Voxxy]

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[blake 3:17]

.. The pics are pretty good...


Meet the Bronies: Military men gather as fans of My Little Pony
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 23:10 GMT, 18 July 2012 | UPDATED: 23:10 GMT, 18 July 2012
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A group of U.S. servicemen are coming together to share a passion for a television show based off of the popular My Little Pony toy.

These military men call themselves 'Bronies' as they wear patches on their uniforms identifying themselves as fans of the show, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
The phenomenon recently came to light as men in uniform joined the 4,000 fans of the show geared toward young girls gathered at Secaucus, New Jersey earlier this month for the 2012 BronyCon.

Passion: These military men call themselves 'Bronies' as they wear patches on their uniforms identifying themselves as fans of the show, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
The show's fanbase among members of the military began about two years ago when the show first began to air.
Now, more than 1,800 people have 'liked' a Facebook page called 'Military Bronies.'

The page highlights various members of the military in patrol situations while wearing the My Little Pony patch.
There are variations of the patch that typically include a cloud with a red, yellow and blue lightning bolt.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2175654/Meet-Bronies-Military-men-gather-fans-My-Little-Pony.html#ixzz2J3g9iTQt

[Leftsolidarity]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00rc2S7Id1r3k1m8o1_500.png

Verbal warning to Vox Populi.

Picture posts like this are only allowed in chit chat. This is a more relaxed sub-forum but it is still for posts with substance. Please refrain from doing so in the future or it could lead to an infraction.

[Blake's Baby]

Though, to be fair, shouldn't this thread have been moved to 'Chit Chat' long ago? It's not like there's been much 'substance' to a great many posts in the thread, and even some of those that make a point are considerably off-topic.

[BOZG]

Though, to be fair, shouldn't this thread have been moved to 'Chit Chat' long ago? It's not like there's been much 'substance' to a great many posts in the thread, and even some of those that make a point are considerably off-topic.

This.

[Leftsolidarity]

Though, to be fair, shouldn't this thread have been moved to 'Chit Chat' long ago? It's not like there's been much 'substance' to a great many posts in the thread, and even some of those that make a point are considerably off-topic.

Fair enough, if people feel that way I can move it. I only skimmed through a bit of this thread and noticed that picture post (which isn't the 1st I've seen in this forum by the user). I wasn't trying to be an asshat, just trying to stop having pictures in this sub-forum.

Thread moved to Chit Chat

[TiberiusGracchus]

I'm not a brony and not part of the fandom, but I have watched the first season and it was quite good, far better than most shows for kids.

And I think it's positive if this show and it's subculture help men come in contact with and be proud of their "female" sides.

[Zanthorus]

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/286/8/1/commissioncast__no_ponies_by_ghettoblasters-d4cr9sc.png

[LOLseph Stalin]

I used to despise bronies actually...until I became one. Damn my thirteen year old half-brother for converting me to his madness :cursing:. I'm not all hardcore about it though, I just like the show.

[homegrown terror]

Damn...you are totally missing my point.
Anyway, this crap is way out of my sense of perception. I just don't get why to bother giving a crap about kids tv, while there is still some capitalism to abolish.

we all need hobbies and interests. i breed fish, you can make music, this dude over here can play videogames, that gal over there can build gigantic lego structures, and those guys over there can watch kid shows. if we all lose sight of what gives us joy in life, the revolution will be for nothing, since it's likely everyone will be just as unhappy in a socialist future as they were in the capitalist past.

[Kalinin's Facial Hair]

Gulag 'em all.

[Pirate Utopian]

I've seen 2 or 3 episodes because one of my friends at school is a mild brony. The show is okay, nothing special really. I'd rather watch Adventure Time or Regular Show.

Bronies are mostly normal people. Obsessive bronies are annoying, but obsessive fans of anything are.
I dont really get why people are like "GROWN MEN WHO LIKE UNICORNS? THAT'S SO FUCKING INSANE!". I mean unicorns are awesome

[∞]

i go on reddit.com/r/cringe and lmao at all these obsessed brownies. i cant hate them cuz they give me shit to laugh to.

[Romanophile]

A lot of my friends are bronies. I considered myself a brony for over a year, but now…I dun know. I have been losing interest in the show, especially after the lacklustre finale of season III. I was attracted to the messages that it conveyed, some of the humour, the notable characters, the story lines, &c., but I am numb now.

The show attracts a wide audience, so naturally the audience is pretty variable. I dun think any less of them for liking a ‘show for little girls,’ because even if that were solely what Friendship is Magic aimed for, that does not mean that being a brony is wrong for non‐girls. A lot things attract unlikely fans no matter what, and it is difficult to help.

Friendship is Magic is a show for everybody, not just girls.


I prefer Dragonball Z because it's Maoist Rebel News' favorite cartoon.
DAMN NIGGA THAT’S A GOOD JOKE

[Goblin]

Sweet dreams;)
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[bcbm]

DAMN NIGGA THAT’S A GOOD JOKE

this is prejudiced language and not allowed on this forum, consider this a verbal warning

[Romanophile]

this is prejudiced language and not allowed on this forum, consider this a verbal warning

Are you being serious right now?

But fine, I shan’t say it.

[bcbm]

Are you being serious right now?

But fine, I shan’t say it.

yes i am being absolutely serious. this is a forum for revolutionary leftists, i think it would go without saying that racial slurs would not be allowed here.

[Romanophile]

yes i am being absolutely serious. this is a forum for revolutionary leftists, i think it would go without saying that racial slurs would not be allowed here.

I thought that that particular word was much less offensive than others, if not endearing, but again I’ll respect this rule, however critical I am of it.

[Honggweilo]

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NO SLEEP TILL STALLIONGRAD!