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With the occasional ex- ception, the bronies share a common profile. Talk to any of the 117 (and counting) members in Portland's net- work, and you're likely to get THE OREGONIAN Bronies" They're self-described geeks, nerds or video gam ers in their teens to mid-30s. They discovered My Little Pony after noticing a glut of pony-related activity while browsing Internet forums. Curious, they checked out the show and got hooked Continued from Page C1 fest," attracted 80 My Little Pony enthusiasts-mostly men, plus a handful o women for a two-day cel- ebration of bronyism I've gotten raised eye brows from friends," says Jim West, a 20-year-old brony The phenomenon be gan taking hold soon after Friendship Is Magic" de buted last fall. As the brony ranks But don't call them girly men. Yes, some bronies are sensitive types. But they also rock climb and play sports have girlfriends and main tain active social lives. lion a month in November nearly tripled to 4 million by the end of the first sea son. The bronies expect an other growth spurt after the show begins its second sea I play video games and hang out with my (non brony) friends; I still like fighting zombies and all that good stuff," West says. "It's not like the ponies are the only thing, but they have be come pretty big f We are getting new mem than Shepard, 20, who helped organize the Portland group. "Theres been a lot of Animation fandom is nothing new among the an ime and gaming set. Past and present fads include "World of Warcraft," "SpongeBob SquarePants," "Transform ers" and scores of Japanese anime cartoons Shepard planned to wake catch the 6 a.m. premiere of the show, which follows a brigade of six kindhearted young ponies as they battle the forces of darkness. Such die-hard enthusiasm isn't uncommon among the bro nies, who say they're just as shocked as the general public that the show has at- tracted such a fan base. But the bronies are differ ent - and not just becaus their obsession is peculiarly feminine and juvenile. About the fourth episode in, I had that moment that all college 20-year-old guys get: 'Wait, I'm watchin show for little girls?" " Schultz says. "Right after, I had that moment I was like Eh, who cares They're outspoken. Man bronies proudly display their pony passion with T-shirts pins, posters and large fig urine collections. One of the most popular Facebook

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