Know Your Meme
2 hot October 30, 2011 Pony posse What do you call boys who are fans National serviceman Joseph Ang, 20, admits that he of My Litle Pony? Bronies, for bro ind out adout this ongesien his national service mates ponies, and they are not afraid to "My platoon mates don't understand why I watch it profess their love for the cartoonand somietimes, they tease me about it, callting me bro- So just what is the appeal of brightly coloured, spark- ny when they don't really know what it means to guys who get all gooey inside? r Ang explains: "Watching it brings you hack to when you were a child-idealistic and carefree. I can revisit those good feelings of happiness Others say the new animation and updated art style helps the attraction, while others do not think the show and cutesy names such as is for girls alone are things little girls' dreams Another national serviceman, Mr Mark Leong, 20, says: The theme is not overtly girly. It's more unisex But a cartoon show, My Little Pony: Friend- dealing with issues that both boys and girls can identify are made of. ship Is Magic, which incorporates these with. elements, has attracted the unikeliest fans: "bronies" The guys are quick to pay homage to the show's crea- Short fox "bro ponies", bronies are a worldwide com tor, Lauren Faust, who is also known for her work on of fanboys, from tweens to grown men, who another popular cartoon, The Powerpuff Girls, which how meant for a much differ- sald in an interview wit The cartoon follows six ponies as they battle the forces of evil and learn values such as by the adoration the ponies are receiving from men and that The show is show their love for these here on the okto channel at Bronies Society, to gather the But beonlies here have drawn flak and nasty comments from s for lik- their friends and comu lytechnic, who revisit those good feelings of alting hemyweind realised there were other Singa- girls, with some even MR JOSEPH ANG, 20, on the cartoon, To his surpeise, the Face- My Little Pony: Friendhhip s Magic (above) book group Kevin Lee, meeting such people what the show preaches: love in one day. The site now has 234 members. The 17-year-old, who found out about the show in March, says: "I was definitely surprised at the response because I didn't think there would be a lot of people who would admit to being bronies. Road) says: "When people criticise or insult us, we just brush It off. We don't return the hate by engaging them, just like what the show teaches us unity, these bronies ar ou Whle Ngee Ann Outside the average, typical boys next door. LifeStyle found out how loud and tudent Shawn Phang (above). 17, created the Singapore Bronles Sodiety Facebook page these bro- Aeron Ng (below), 18, an acrospace electronics student at Temasek Polytechni, draws pony an nies are at a recent interview when 18 of them, aged They play sports, are avid gamers and play musical between 13 and 21, turned up at Plaza Singapura, instuments. They have a similar story of how they got clamouring to share theit pony passion hooked on the show-either finding out about it online or being introduced to it by friends. And just like the wider community, the fans in Singapore are extremely passionate about the cartóon d just watching the show to creating their w) written by mash-ups and music videos about the ponies. They been best friends since their polytechnic days, write fan fiction about the show. Their own creation, called Elements Of Gaming, is written over weekends when they return from their army camps, and has garnered o0 et for us and rom the gami ies rom the US that cost between $50 and $150 for each creation. The group is eagerly awaiting a shipment of 28 toys that cost them about $2,000 in total Says Mr Ang: "We just keep them and hug them to sleep. It's like any other collectible for a series." Singapore American School student Masatoshi Chang, 17, hopes that people will watch an episode of the cartoon before they pass judgment on the boys ul to like these shows and it's pretty hard to convince because we each have our own likes and dislikes." 본 natashaz@sph.com.sg or us names Bonding over magical ponies Most 20somethings might remember the 1980s car- As testament to the show's popularity, fan sites sweet and colourful but drawn with just basic 2-D year, has had 60 million page views as at the last Friendship Is Magic - is much more than saccha with ma There are also bron y meetups around the world conventions Pound Puppies a also endorsed fans by es comments to see how these can be incorpo- ra Bronies Society h of the usual gender stereotypes, such as equatin pink, and kept the ow pony-lovers in is an active communi- On the cartoon, es are on a mission to spread love and tolerance. Twilight Spar Polytechnic student Shawn Phan kle, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash the Facebook page in Singapore: "It's just one awe- nd- some commu that can come together and talk ship and discover that they are key parts in the Ele- A new sub-culture declaring love for the cute ponies was born, creating a community of bronies and pegasisters- the female version of a brony For more information on the broni h 197681263629702/ or search Singapore B www.facebook.com ronies Soci

+6

Image #193,262


Uploaded by Platus Oct 30, 2011 at 11:07AM EDT

Share Pin Download More

Origin Entry: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

File type: jpg

Resolution: (1398px x 3351px)

File size: 3.38 MB


RD: hey RD: thx for lending me your car RD: i left it on the counter TS: Of course. Happy to help. TS: ...Did you mean the keys? PASIACRYLIC PSTACRYLIC RD: yea
imgflip.com Yes, I'm working on my mistakes The next one will be huge
Your post made me so mad I took it out on Rainbow Dash now she will sleep outside in the rain.
View All 220,472 Images

Load 3 Comments

More:

Kym

Know Your Meme

  Like Page   1.8M likes