Just read a book by this guy. I think it explains the brony phenomenon

>>30536911
I think here's a better theory.

>Show is good.
>People watch it.

I mean, if your theory was correct, there would also be a big fandom for Barbie, or any other girl-centered medium.

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>>30536911
But I never forbid myself to think about it. I like things that are cute, and I'm okay with that, because I'm not an insecure little beta.

>>30536920
>>30536921
Could that be an explanation for clopping then?

>>30536911
My dude if your masculinity is threatened by cartoon horses then you never had any to begin with.

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>>30536920
it is definitely a valid scenario though.
>>30536911
but dont go thinking this is the smoking gun of the mlp fandom

>>30536934
Horse vagina.

>>30536911.
Back when my little pony threads were on /co/, the show was appreciated, but the fandom was ironic. It was considered good, but no one would ever think of watching more than a couple of episodes.
Shortly after that the first wave of newfags became horsefuckers by falsely believing that this appreciation was completely unironic. They then spread like wildfire and extended their tendrils everywhere.
This massive influx of popularity generated a shitload of unbelievably high quality fan content; partially contributed by the lack of normies thanks to the social stigma around it.
This attracted the second wave of newfags (most of /mlp/) which was first hypnotized by the fan content and then by the show.
Eventually however, the third wave happened when the social stigma eroded away and normalfags ruined everything, leading to the decline we are experiencing right now.

>>30536958
This

>>30536911
I don't give a shit about my masculinity.

>>30536958
Beat me to it.

>>30536961
I don't remember it happening like that at all, but I don't want to get into an argument about it either.

I guess I'm saying to take this with a grain of salt.

Isn't it just 80's and 90's animation nostalgia combined with the current counterculture against the mainsteam realism, grittiness and grimdark of the 2000's?