# My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic - General Discussion \[edited title\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 26, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438 "2011-07-26T22:27:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Write\_Handed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecb155/32.png) [@Write\_Handed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Write_Handed)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/141 "2011-08-06T02:42:16Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > There’s certainly evidence Spike got out and had fun in Canterlot. He had a present for Moondancer in episode 1, and think about this: how the _hell_ did he convince Hoity Toity to show up in Ponyville to give Rarity a second chance in Suited For Success? > > Spike’s got connections, man. Spike breathes fire. Fashion is flammable. My Little Pony: Blackmail is Magic. ---
**Author:** ![Achren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/142 "2011-08-06T03:55:27Z")
“So…you like fans, eh? They’re such beautiful, delicate things. Pity if something happened to them.” _sneezes flame dangerously close to the fans_ “Oh dear. My apologies. You know, you should really give Rarity another chance…” ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/143 "2011-08-06T05:02:34Z")
> [@Tanbarkie](#): > > Whoa, there. Pinkie Pie ain’t no Jar Jar. Them’s fightin’ words. Yes SHE IS! I watched a version of the Phantom Menance with Jar-Jar mostly edited out and it sucked. Shows can no more do without annoying clowns than we can in real life. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/144 "2011-08-06T05:12:01Z")
Is this entire thread an elaborate joke? ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/145 "2011-08-06T05:14:03Z")
> [@rhubarbarin](#): > > Is this entire thread an elaborate joke? You’d feel better if it were, wouldn’t you? : ) ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/146 "2011-08-06T05:20:12Z")
> [@rhubarbarin](#): > > Is this entire thread an elaborate joke? If it is, the joke’s on me for liking something everyone else is subtly mocking. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/147 "2011-08-06T05:28:06Z")
> [@rhubarbarin](#): > > Is this entire thread an elaborate joke? No. It’s actually a good show, despite being about My Little Ponies. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/148 "2011-08-06T05:57:06Z")
Rhub, [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8WrKIvSEWI) > **[Urban Dictionary: Brony](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Brony)** > > A fan of the show "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic". Often male, but female fans are not uncommon. (plural: bronies) Bronies usually show a want to be accepted as normal people, but don't appear to realise that to be treated the same as anyone... > **[My Little Pony Corrals Unlikely Fanboys Known as 'Bronies'](https://www.wired.com/2011/06/bronies-my-little-ponys/)** > > Each day, out-of-work computer programmer Luke Allen self-medicates by watching animated ponies have magical adventures. The 32-year-old, who lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, loves his daily fix of My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic, and he’s not... > **[Bronies Wiki](https://bronies.fandom.com/wiki/Bronies_Wiki)** > > Bronies Wiki is a wiki designs to help organize all the different Bronies! Post your own pony here! [http://www.ponychan.net/chan/](http://www.ponychan.net/chan/) Elaborate, indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/149 "2011-08-06T06:38:39Z")
I’m watching Applebucking Season – again! I’ve seen them all but I guess I’ll have to content myself with old ones. Do you guys think the new ones will be any good despite the lack of Lauren Faust? ---
**Author:** ![Cara\_mel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/22d042/32.png) [@Cara\_mel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cara_mel)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/150 "2011-08-06T06:52:51Z")
I always click on Brony Talk (thhe good one), whenever I’m in the Straight Dope, to see what everypony is up to. Applebuck season is my favourite - I love Applejack. That accent! How can you people not love her the most. “Don’t you use your fancy mathematics to muddy the issue!” I’m hoping the representation of boys will improve in future eps. The boy characters on MLP so far have been total dolts and practically retarded, or bullies. I feel a bit sorry for little brothers watching this show with their sisters. I’m not talking about the grown men who like MLP, but impressionable young boys. We don’t need romance on MLP, but maybe some more likable boy characters like Spike. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/151 "2011-08-06T11:38:20Z")
> [@SerenaPerido](#): > > I love Applejack. That accent! How can you people not love her the most. I don’t dislike her, but she doesn’t really do anything to make me like her either. She’s just _there_. > [@](#): > > I’m hoping the representation of boys will improve in future eps. The boy characters on MLP so far have been total dolts and practically retarded, or bullies. I feel a bit sorry for little brothers watching this show with their sisters. I’m not talking about the grown men who like MLP, but impressionable young boys. We don’t need romance on MLP, but maybe some more likable boy characters like Spike. They could learn to have an appreciation for interesting female characters. ---
**Author:** ![Cara\_mel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/22d042/32.png) [@Cara\_mel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cara_mel)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/152 "2011-08-06T12:22:40Z")
> [@Grumman](#): > > They could learn to have an appreciation for interesting female characters. True, but I think they would be more receptive if there was some good male characters too, or at least not total morons like the ones I’ve seen so far. A couple of likeable boy ponies would be a good thing, imo. ---
**Author:** ![Write\_Handed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecb155/32.png) [@Write\_Handed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Write_Handed)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/153 "2011-08-06T13:38:09Z")
Big Macintosh is a likeable boy pony. But I get what you mean. I think I remember Faust saying something along the lines of wanting a better male-female ratio in Ponyville but fighting with Hasbro over it. Can’t remember the exact place for a cite though. ---
**Author:** ![Boer777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Boer777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boer777)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/154 "2011-08-06T13:56:45Z")
> [@Write\_Handed](#): > > Big Macintosh is a likeable boy pony. > > But I get what you mean. I think I remember Faust saying something along the lines of wanting a better male-female ratio in Ponyville but fighting with Hasbro over it. Can’t remember the exact place for a cite though. Do You think they might have a main villain for next season? ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/155 "2011-08-06T14:02:35Z")
> [@SerenaPerido](#): > > True, but I think they would be more receptive if there was some good male characters too, or at least not total morons like the ones I’ve seen so far. > > A couple of likeable boy ponies would be a good thing, imo. Well, all the adult male ponies aren’t morons, it’s just the two little colts who are the problem. Off the top of my head, Hoity-Toity - A fashion expert Big Mackintosh - A apple-farming expert Braeburn/Sheriff Silverstar - Cowboys Pinkie Pie’s boss - cakemaker The only bad adult male is the Prince, but he had to be bad for Rarity to learn her lesson. ---
**Author:** ![Cara\_mel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/22d042/32.png) [@Cara\_mel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cara_mel)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/156 "2011-08-06T14:28:15Z")
> [@Write\_Handed](#): > > I think I remember Faust saying something along the lines of wanting a better male-female ratio in Ponyville but fighting with Hasbro over it. Can’t remember the exact place for a cite though. That sounds like a great idea - I wish they had done that. I wonder what the reason was behind Hasbro’s decision? > [@Namkcalb](#): > > Well, all the adult male ponies aren’t morons, it’s just the two little colts who are the problem. Yeah, it was the boy ponies (ok colts!) I was talking about. I would like to see just a smattering of normal boy ponies. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/157 "2011-08-06T14:43:21Z")
> [@SerenaPerido](#): > > That sounds like a great idea - I wish they had done that. I wonder what the reason was behind Hasbro’s decision? Giving more air time to girl ponies, since female viewers, especially young ones, will mainly identify with fellow females. More identification, more willinness to buy the merchandise. You might retort that evidently, males can like the show as well, but I don’t think they exptected the brony phenomenon when they made the show. Also, it’s easier to make female ponies kawaii than male ponies. ---
**Author:** ![Stauderhorse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/158 "2011-08-06T14:49:01Z")
> [@Namkcalb](#): > > Well, all the adult male ponies aren’t morons, it’s just the two little colts who are the problem. > > Off the top of my head, > > Hoity-Toity - A fashion expert > Big Mackintosh - A apple-farming expert > Braeburn/Sheriff Silverstar - Cowboys > Pinkie Pie’s boss - cakemaker > > The only bad adult male is the Prince, but he had to be bad for Rarity to learn her lesson. Then there are the male ponies in Cloudsdale who keep giving Rainbow Dash a hard time. Regarding the Cutie Mark Crusaders: Obviously Apple Bloom is Apple Jack’s sister, and Sweetie Belle is Rarity’s sister. It makes me wonder if Scootaloo is related to Rainbow Dash. She has similar personality traits and athletic ability, even a similar shape to her hair. At the end of “The Show Stoppers”, when the CMC won for best comedy act and were hanging out backstage, Apple Jack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash were there to meet them. Would Dash be back there for support if the two weren’t related? I came up with a theory regarding this: Rainbow Dash’s father cheated on his wife and had a second filly, Scootaloo, by a different mother. Dash and Scootaloo are half sisters, though they don’t acknowledge each other as such to avoid scandal. It’s not something anypony talks about in polite conversation, but it’s one of those things that everypony knows. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/159 "2011-08-06T14:56:40Z")
What about Big MacIntosh? He comes off as a little slow but I don’t think he really is. Plus, he’s got a good heart. ETA: Ack, sorry, didn’t see page four. ---
**Author:** ![Boer777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Boer777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boer777)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/160 "2011-08-06T14:58:56Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > Giving more air time to girl ponies, since female viewers, especially young ones, will mainly identify with fellow females. More identification, more willinness to buy the merchandise. > > You might retort that evidently, males can like the show as well, but I don’t think they exptected the brony phenomenon when they made the show. > Also, it’s easier to make female ponies kawaii than male ponies. I am surprised about the briny phenomenon. Has any other kids shows attracted a following outside the intended demographic? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438.md?page=9)