Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Once upon a time, I loved My Little Pony. I was 10, the show was made for me, and Lauren Faust’s Friendship is Magic was smart, funny, and genuinely heartwarming. But then the bronies came. In this video, I explore how a show meant for little girls became a full-blown internet phenomenon… for grown men. We’ll look at the rise of the brony fandom, how it started as a meme and turned into a movement, how fandom entitlement warped the show's trajectory, and why the fetishization of childhood media should concern us all.
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