Posted on 08/09/2014 5:49:02 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
Did you know that it is perfectly normal for a man to appear in public wearing pink pony ears and tail? No, really. There is nothing at all unusual about that. And if you don't believe me then I will write an overlong article trying to convince you of its complete normalcy.
Such is the attitude of Jennifer Goforth Gregory of The Atlantic who tries a bit too hard to convince the readers that men wearing flashy pony costumes is absolutely normal. The funniest thing about Gregory plugging such men aka "Bronies" is how much obvious effort she puts into this endeavor. Over and over again she reminds us that men "coming out of the stable" as they call it is perfectly acceptable male behavior. You might remember Ronan Farrow earlier this year telling us how normal the Brony lifestyle is and now Gregory continues this theme but with a lot more effort:
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That aside. Damn. I'm getting old. Since I don't have daughters, the only "ponies" you'll sometimes see around these parts is the occasional actual horse riding in front of the house.
The Adams apple always gives them away.
Using typos as argument.. How original and deeply insightful.
Attack my masculinity also a strong argument.
Ad hominium much ?
“Since it is unlikely that you ever watched an episode
You got that right. What does that prove?
Argument from incredulity & Fallacies of Presumption
Well done indeed.
I wasn't using them as an argument; I was asking what you were trying to say. Your posts aren't very well written, and I can't decipher the gibberish.
"Attack my masculinity also a strong argument."
My words were, "I guess the concept of masculinity eludes you." I had no idea if you were male or female, so it could not have been personal.
But now that you say you're a man, it's even worse for you to be defending such weirdness.
"Ad hominium much ?"
Okay, no ad "hominiums." Let's discuss. You refused to address a single one of my questions.
Are you into the Brony thing yourself? And can you give some examples of Freepers' views which might be seen as extreme, dangerous, and laughably naive?
You got that right. What does that prove?
Argument from incredulity & Fallacies of Presumption
Well done indeed.
Is there some content in that little girls' cartoon which makes men prancing around in pink pony outfits more acceptable and/or normal? What would that be, exactly?
Longer version: Do you know any of these Bronie types? My daughter befriended one at the beginning of the school year. She didn't know he was one at first, which would have been a sign to run for the hills. He looks just like the boys in the "Bronie convention picks" and my Spidey senses warned me something was off about this guy when I first saw him.
But he was seemingly polite and funny and they got along well due to an affinity for video games. He wasn't the best looking boy, a bit overweight, insecure, etc., but I figured if he was a decent boy there was nothing wrong with being platonic friends.
Within a few months she learned he was was an emotional basketcase. I won't go into details, but it was bizarre and hurtful to her. I supposed he developed a crush on her, but she just thought of him as a friend and he lacked the social skills to deal with this. (I homeschooled my daughter for 8 years so I know all about "socialization" issues garbage).
He was moodier than any of her female friends and lacked any emotional maturity to communicate on anything but the shallowest level. Pop culture was all he was interested in, to a a degree that it weirded my (very accepting) daughter out. This stupid cartoon and video games and anime was an obsession to him, unhealthily so.
I understand teenage boys through the ages have all had their hobbies: sports, Star Wars, cars, etc. But the degree to which these Bronie-types are obsessed about a girl child's cartoon in not quaint or innocent. Do you know that there Bronie types frequently talk about which cartoon horse they would prefer to have sex with?
Cartoon characters like Betty Rubble, She-Ra, Wonder Woman, Turangaleela, I get. It's bizarre, but I get it.
But when a teenage boy starts to fantasize about banging cartoon horses to the extent that there is porn and fan-fiction out there about this, I would say there's nothing innocent about that!
Please read my post #49. Bronies are creeps. Even moderates and maybe even some liberals would agree if they knew just how freaky these guys are. This isn’t just a cute little fixation. It’s a sex-fetish.
Good posts, Catherine. The namby-pamby libertarians don’t know what they’re talking about.
Then again, maybe they do, and that’s why they defend them so much.
Well, I suppose the coming wars will fix this.
Sign up while you can pick your poison.
I think the Brony thing is weird. However, my estimation of it got better after the school shooting at SPU in Seatte. The senior, male student that pepper sprayed (against school rules) and tackled the gunman as he paused to reload had a facepage. The very first “like” was “My Little Pony”. But also on the list where gun companies, knife companies, navy seals, etc. The hero is Asian though - and I think that may have something to do with the Brony thing.
BTW - a month after the shooting he got married. (The point that pepper spray was not allowed on campus was never brought up by anyone!)
Just need to stick up for the guy. Although perhaps there is a difference between liking My Little Pony and being a Brony!???
my first impression of this story is, deviants and perverts have gone past 'can you help me find my puppy' to 'do you like my pony ears'. There is only one reason grown adults dress like children and that's to entice them.
Well said. I've never seen the show or met any of these guys, but it sounds like people are lumping together all kinds of different things from child molesters to "plushophiles" and stamping them with the "brony" label, but in most fan communities deviant behavior isn't the norm.
Thank you.
Not deviant at all...perfectly healthy and normal.
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I don't know that there's much difference. What the SPU student did is great, no doubt about that. But if he's into a little girls' cartoon, it's still bizarre.
I wish him luck in his married life. When I met my future husband in 1994, I would have been seriously taken aback to find he had such an interest. These days women don't seem to put much value on masculinity.
In things like this it's good to look for empirical evidence of what's going on, rather than just focus on one's own gut reaction.
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