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Preach it! /)
One of the things that sets Bronies apart is that we had independent evolution from other fandom. Other fandoms don’t like it because we’re similar enough to them (thanks to convergent evolution) yet are distinct enough that they can neither recruit from us nor can they immediately get started on horses using the mores they learned elsewhere.
The “are bronies really just furries in denial?” question is a dead horse at this point.
Something I learned was that traditional Fandoms™ are really quite interchangeable. The mostly-female members may be major fangirls of a specific franchise, but they Fandom™ itself cares not for any individual franchise and sees them as interchangable gathering & recruitement points. They also have a shared vocabulary which is distinct from bronies: think calling erotic fiction “lemons” everywhere instead of calling pony fic “clop” and then having a different pun for each franchise.
The world is a weird place.
IRL 🎠 stallion
we are one of the most unusual fandoms out there, we should take pride in that! We shouldn’t give up when something doesn’t go according to plan!Bros, listen. We are bronies, let’s stay that way!
Preach it! /)
One of the things that sets Bronies apart is that we had independent evolution from other fandom. Other fandoms don’t like it because we’re similar enough to them (thanks to convergent evolution) yet are distinct enough that they can neither recruit from us nor can they immediately get started on horses using the mores they learned elsewhere.
The “are bronies really just furries in denial?” question is a dead horse at this point.
Something I learned was that traditional Fandoms™ are really quite interchangeable. The mostly-female members may be major fangirls of a specific franchise, but they Fandom™ itself cares not for any individual franchise and sees them as interchangable gathering & recruitement points. They also have a shared vocabulary which is distinct from bronies: think calling erotic fiction “lemons” everywhere instead of calling pony fic “clop” and then having a different pun for each franchise.
The world is a weird place.
