27 July 2012
Bronies: Changing What Makes A Man, A Man. A new sub-culture, called Bronies, follow a recreation of the little girl's show, My Little Pony, is helping change what defines what's girly and what's manly. They take a firm stand in honestly enjoying something originally seen as exclusively for underage girls. They claim there should be nothing wrong for adult men to like shows that have culturally been reserved for females. These individuals are generally shunned by the majority, similar like feminine men or as they are now called, metrosexuals, once were. Because of Bronies are changing the definitions and stereotypes which defines our genders, people are scared by the changes this show and its followers might bring. To understand Bronies, we must first take a look at the show they follow. According to MyLittleWiki.org My Little Pony started in 1981 as toys for little girls. In 1983 the first cartoon was produced called "My Little Pony 'n Friends" which aired on prime time television. (Wikipedia) Over the previous three generations, the shows were plagued by gender stereotypes, patchwork plot, and corny themes that plagued early American cartoons of the 1970's through 1990's. The lack of character depth meant the audience knew all the main characters personalities after just one episode. My Little Pony or MLP, was strictly geared towards females and it promoted a stereotype gender role for young women. Then the fourth generation of MLP appeared on The Hub cable TV channel in 2010. (Wikipedia) This chapter in MLP was called "Friendship is Magic", full of talking pastel colored ponies in an attractive new age art style by Lauren Faust.

These teenagers and adults, particularly men, attracted to MLP put aside the popular idea that to be a guy you must involve everything you do has to be "manly". Because Pop Culture drives the way we act,