The Brony Degenerates

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  • čas přidán 21. 10. 2022
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  • @SWilde-ws9qg
    @SWilde-ws9qg Před rokem +19321

    When I was a little girl I liked ponies and adult men on the internet would bully me for "not knowing the lore".

    • @MarcellusJasonClay
      @MarcellusJasonClay Před rokem +1782

      Although I don't have internet access when I was a child. I would feel weird if adults in the internet tells 10 YO me that idk the Barney lore.
      Edit: its Barney the dinosaur, not from half life.

    • @Person106
      @Person106 Před rokem +287

      Did they know you were a little girl?

    • @troywright359
      @troywright359 Před rokem +885

      @@MarcellusJasonClay well....adults do it all the time with pokemon, when a kid tries to tell them that mewtwo ia unbeatable

    • @MarcellusJasonClay
      @MarcellusJasonClay Před rokem +447

      @@troywright359 I hope I will never become one of those kinds of adults

    • @ArcaniaSkypirateDen9516
      @ArcaniaSkypirateDen9516 Před rokem +502

      Wow grown ass men bullied you over fictional characters...that's crazy.

  • @dethgnome
    @dethgnome Před rokem +20343

    "If the minor is mature enough." Has to be one of the most unhinged things I've ever heard.

    • @BertMagurt
      @BertMagurt Před rokem +625

      I just started the video, I feel like it'll get worse than that

    • @GameExplorer0115
      @GameExplorer0115 Před rokem +479

      @@BertMagurt I couldn't stop laughing at the Nazi section of the video.

    • @rimmie0769
      @rimmie0769 Před rokem +99

      Sadly enough I had to deal with stuff like that.

    • @__prometheus__
      @__prometheus__ Před rokem +26

      Ayo???

    • @TerminalM193
      @TerminalM193 Před rokem

      Child love will only become more and more normalized. Everyone standing up to the degeneracy is actually being canceled and treated as if THEY'RE the problem rather than you know... The BLATANTLY CLEAR DEGENERATES TRYING TO NORMALIZE PURE FILTH.... Shows that the world elite are openly allowing and help spreading this filth.... This is litteraly how the Roman empire began to crumble...

  • @shadowsoulless6227
    @shadowsoulless6227 Před 2 měsíci +292

    Hearing a 24year old tell a 14year old "you have the curves" made me violently angry.

  • @ImDebiddo
    @ImDebiddo Před 8 měsíci +2119

    As a father I am disgusted by what some of these monsters are capable of

    • @Mrz-bq2yb
      @Mrz-bq2yb Před 7 měsíci +55

      The excuses and justifications are so rage inducing.

    • @Mrz-bq2yb
      @Mrz-bq2yb Před 6 měsíci

      @mystic_scythe if you're a grown man and are into MLP you're atleast pedophile adjacent. Go seek professional help.

    • @dante_0962
      @dante_0962 Před 6 měsíci +64

      @mystic_scythewhat are you even talking about?

    • @tygical
      @tygical Před 6 měsíci +24

      don't worry, these freaks make up less than 1% of us bronies

    • @TheKoopaKingBowser
      @TheKoopaKingBowser Před 6 měsíci +37

      @mystic_scythe Are you special?

  • @LtJason20
    @LtJason20 Před rokem +8136

    "I was in a dark place" has to be my favorite excuse. You know what else is dark?
    -A Jail Cell.
    -A Casket.
    -The Hole you're digging yourself.

    • @arthurbarbosa8204
      @arthurbarbosa8204 Před rokem +144

      @don't be surprised how ironic that you're "making fun of bots" being a bot right

    • @mehlessmidori602
      @mehlessmidori602 Před rokem +97

      @@arthurbarbosa8204 If only the bot cared about that epic burn.

    • @ghost.2527
      @ghost.2527 Před rokem +17

      GAH DAMN

    • @arthurbarbosa8204
      @arthurbarbosa8204 Před rokem +7

      @@mehlessmidori602 I'm sure he would be shaken off his shoes

    • @MangoMagica
      @MangoMagica Před rokem +19

      It is an excuse but I love your rebuttal! It’s so true

  • @Pinerobread4294
    @Pinerobread4294 Před rokem +7746

    Imagine being a father who noticed your daughter enjoyed the show mlp, you then took her to a mlp convention as a surprise and once you took her, you found out all the guests were Middle Aged men with fully grown beards and rainbow wigs on.

    • @ShinFahima
      @ShinFahima Před rokem +1058

      Imagine you're the type of parent that would just drop her off and carelessly just leave. :(

    • @flarestriker2005
      @flarestriker2005 Před rokem +713

      I would be like: "Nah nvm..We going to Disney instead."

    • @fistybaby9489
      @fistybaby9489 Před rokem +308

      Bobs Burgers did this

    • @jar0fflies
      @jar0fflies Před rokem +413

      @@ShinFahima my mom was very wary of my interest in MLP and the “brony” community. Not because I was 11-13 years old and enjoying a show aimed at younger kids, but because I was 11-13 and possibly (naïvely and unbeknownst to myself) interacting with grown men who were interested in a show that is aimed at younger kids-more specifically, younger girls. I feel like she would croak at the thought of leaving me at a brony convention alone. I’m so grateful for that sort of guardedness now, honestly. She had me in her best interest.

    • @nightwingmix1
      @nightwingmix1 Před rokem +254

      @@flarestriker2005 disney adults are creepy in their own right too. Probably not to this degree tho

  • @earlgreyproductionco
    @earlgreyproductionco Před 9 měsíci +993

    I was a little girl who was OBSESSED with mlp. I had a “ponysona” that I made, I had all sorts of merch and me and my friend watched it religiously. Thank god my parents didn’t let me have the internet at that age

    • @HappiShelly
      @HappiShelly Před 4 měsíci +17

      I loved it when I was a young adult. The brony community ruined it.

    • @SpaghettiDerk
      @SpaghettiDerk Před 4 měsíci +56

      idk considering ur pfp it looks like they still got you

    • @JeNn0mic0n
      @JeNn0mic0n Před 3 měsíci +20

      @@SpaghettiDerkHAHAA!! Good point. I was thinking the same.

    • @zachkralic3939
      @zachkralic3939 Před 2 měsíci

      @@HappiShellyyea your a fucking weirdo

    • @elvenkind6072
      @elvenkind6072 Před 2 měsíci +6

      @@HappiShelly Why would the "brony community" ruin it? I've never been part of any "community", but I love animations and cartoons, specially old Disney movies where everything was handmade and they put so much creativity into it, but also newer, animated movies like by Pixar, and I've always loved magical worlds, like with elves and fairies and magic, like Tolkien books and other Fantasy books.
      As an adult male, MLP was a bit boring and childish at time, but had some positive messages to, about friendship and such, so I watched probably 10-30 episodes on Netflix, and some of the characters was really cute made and some things was really funny. I didn't like the old versions of MLP when I was a kid, that girls liked, and I don't like the newest version of MLP I've seen only a few short clips by, since it seem to lack the "positive message" from the previous version, and is just a little girl thing, like barbie.

  • @BabybatMiranda
    @BabybatMiranda Před 6 měsíci +1081

    I’m a teenage girl who genuinely really enjoys MLP, especially pinkie and fluttershy, and I can say this fandom truly *disturbs* me.

    • @awhngelic
      @awhngelic Před 5 měsíci +48

      teen girl here too, and same. these ppl r crazy

    • @tireddaily
      @tireddaily Před 4 měsíci +25

      another teen girl who's a fan, i'm very grateful i found out about these guys wayy later on

    • @G_Zilly
      @G_Zilly Před 4 měsíci +36

      Every fandom has its perverts but bronies are on another level entirely. I grew up in the Sonic & Godzilla fandoms and didn’t see a fraction of this degeneracy

    • @HannibalTorrance
      @HannibalTorrance Před 4 měsíci

      @@G_Zilly Even SONIC has less degeneracy than bronies?

    • @cranburrey
      @cranburrey Před 4 měsíci +9

      It really does. I remember being 11 and getting bullied on Amino because I didn't ship Fluttershy and Discord. The only good fandom experience I had was doing an art trade with a really nice person 😀

  • @tori6943
    @tori6943 Před rokem +7078

    i was slightly older than the demographic aim of friendship is magic (i was already a teenager when it was in it's heyday) but i was still a teenage girl who liked it and one of the worst things ever was when i went to a toystore and looking at the pony stuff and was legitimately bullied away from them by adult men who were quizzing me on how much pony lore i knew
    edit just to add LOL thank u to everyone saying they feel bad for laughing at the story, it's absolutely hilarious to me now as an adult it was just insane to even thank about back in the day, so please laugh it's very funny

    • @myopiniongoodyouropinionbad
      @myopiniongoodyouropinionbad Před rokem +924

      That's beyond creepy.

    • @AwkwardBlackGal613
      @AwkwardBlackGal613 Před rokem +718

      Jesus Christ they should be ashamed of themselves

    • @ParsureArts
      @ParsureArts Před rokem +435

      Aw, that sucks. Some people have no self awareness

    • @TheKing-uu7jn
      @TheKing-uu7jn Před rokem +344

      That is straight up creepy

    • @Minkfang
      @Minkfang Před rokem +138

      And then getting bullied by the kids at school because you were like one grade ahead of the other mlp fans

  • @entrapta.exe_
    @entrapta.exe_ Před rokem +6437

    if you're ever feeling down, just remember that child offenders always get attacked in jail by other inmates.

    • @TetrahedronDash
      @TetrahedronDash Před rokem +512

      Good. They deserve to rot in tartarus for eternity.

    • @nolanwoodrow8747
      @nolanwoodrow8747 Před rokem +131

      after reading that im at least glad im safer by one person

    • @GloomGaiGar
      @GloomGaiGar Před rokem +64

      @@nolanwoodrow8747 Your yardstick shouldn't be other people but yourself. Be better than your previous self.

    • @franciscofernandez3415
      @franciscofernandez3415 Před rokem +53

      To be honest, knowing that people really feel Joy in watching somebody getting beaten to death really makes me lose my faith in humanity.

    • @reptilerandykrusha6426
      @reptilerandykrusha6426 Před rokem +221

      @@franciscofernandez3415 if you know what the person getting beaten did before they went to jail, you'll understand.
      Although your thoughts are 100% normal, I would kind of lose faith in humanity if I seen others enjoying other people's beatdowns, too. but once you get context, you'll be more than glad.

  • @mollysvibecorner_42069
    @mollysvibecorner_42069 Před 2 měsíci +57

    "If the minor is mature enough" JAIL. IMMEDIATELY JAIL 😭

  • @grouchyolddan
    @grouchyolddan Před 7 měsíci +265

    "if the minor is mature enough" -a man who is obsessed with my little ponies

    • @tomb6576
      @tomb6576 Před 4 měsíci +10

      The amount of pure cringe I felt as soon as this was said

    • @thedesensitizedsympathizer5307
      @thedesensitizedsympathizer5307 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Where in the video did he say that?

    • @semperfi-1918
      @semperfi-1918 Před měsícem +1

      Reminds me of the old joke. "Old enough to bleed old enough to breed. "

  • @yggdrasilsaltar
    @yggdrasilsaltar Před rokem +17570

    if i had a nickel for every community that features anthropomorphic animals that has a weird fanbase, i’d have a dollar.

    • @blaizegottman4139
      @blaizegottman4139 Před rokem +379

      Are you saying I'm weird

    • @nineinchthread
      @nineinchthread Před rokem +749

      @@blaizegottman4139 don't worry I'm also wierd bring weird doesn't mean being bad I do enjoy furry stuff in a general sense

    • @harleymitchelly5542
      @harleymitchelly5542 Před rokem +450

      ...
      OK, now you have me curious as to what 20 groups, and how it stopped at 20.
      I question whether I wanna know, but I'm gonna ask anyways.

    • @Infected-Candies
      @Infected-Candies Před rokem +1133

      you'd have more then a dollar brother

    • @yokuutsu9097
      @yokuutsu9097 Před rokem +498

      @@Infected-Candies More like 100 dollars

  • @scalzo9872
    @scalzo9872 Před 11 měsíci +1324

    “If the minor is mature enough” is one of the most fucked up excuses

    • @SonarTheBat
      @SonarTheBat Před 8 měsíci +84

      They're not old enough. Thats why they're called a minor.

    • @mousii3222
      @mousii3222 Před 8 měsíci +59

      All the little wet noises from their mouth and the pauses creeped me out

    • @NickKurt666
      @NickKurt666 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Hear me out

    • @jonathankee3858
      @jonathankee3858 Před 7 měsíci +38

      I heard that and I was like "yep you're a pedophile"

    • @Ebrahimgains
      @Ebrahimgains Před 6 měsíci +11

      Minor is mature is crazy

  • @MachFiveFalcon
    @MachFiveFalcon Před 8 měsíci +181

    This makes me sad because as an adult man, sometimes I watch cartoons for kids out of nostalgia or just boredom. I'd hate to be lumped in with these people.

    • @elvenkind6072
      @elvenkind6072 Před 2 měsíci +20

      Nothing wrong with being an adult man watching cartoons. Personally I love specially old Disney cartoons, those where they hand-made and painted in great detail every frame of the cartoons. They were works of art. But I also love things like Pixar animation films, like WALL-E, Inside Out, Tangled, Brave, Shrek, and there's a lovely Irish movie company that have made some really lovely animated cartoon-movies, like 'The Book of Kells', 'The Song of the Sea' and another one about wolves I don't remember the name of, with mythology and Irish music in it. I specially enjoy stuff like that if I'm depressed or anxious, but also if I'm really bored.

    • @semperfi-1918
      @semperfi-1918 Před měsícem +5

      Same here. But they are the good one like Thundercats, Heman, and a select few disney cartoon movies to also review to sell as well. Barney and other little kids shows and movies nope. Lol.

    • @elyenidacevedo1995
      @elyenidacevedo1995 Před 16 dny +1

      A lot of people do this. You're fine as long as it has nothing to do with whatever is happening here. 😂

    • @blubberingbuffoons
      @blubberingbuffoons Před 11 dny +2

      I love cartoons too and I'm an adult, I get it dude, these people are just weird

  • @MILFZR360
    @MILFZR360 Před 4 měsíci +41

    The joke about vaush in the intro aged well

  • @uncledoctor6920
    @uncledoctor6920 Před rokem +2928

    That image of Adolph Hitler being forgiven by a cartoon horse is the funniest goddamn thing I've seen all week.

    • @MAAS-2008
      @MAAS-2008 Před rokem +77

      W A T

    • @TetrahedronDash
      @TetrahedronDash Před rokem +15

      @MelloYelloXP Even though I'm not with them on that, same XD

    • @ericp0012
      @ericp0012 Před rokem +107

      Basically, a talking alicorn princesses forgave a man who hated six million plus people.

    • @jeffreydumont3020
      @jeffreydumont3020 Před rokem +27

      i wanted to slow clap at the degeneracy level when i saw that

    • @TheBlackQueen
      @TheBlackQueen Před rokem +77

      @@ericp0012 Oh you would absolutely HATE Steven Universe then

  • @chop2531
    @chop2531 Před rokem +5304

    I knew a brony for a while, I asked him why he was into it and he said to me that he was apart of the war in Afghanistan and from all the horrors he saw, he saw genuine comfort in this show since the show was so innocent. Which is more understandable than most other explanations. I didnt know he was a brony until he changed his discord pfp to a pony.

    • @Korvinian4601
      @Korvinian4601 Před rokem +701

      "The show was so innocent" except for the part when there were slavery in the show which I find very funny

    • @cericafe
      @cericafe Před rokem +72

      @Corvinian wait, which episode?? 😭😭

    • @Korvinian4601
      @Korvinian4601 Před rokem +256

      @@cericafe I can’t remember but was it at Crystal Empire or whatever that was?

    • @hexcode7707
      @hexcode7707 Před rokem +258

      @@cericafe s3 ep1,2 characters there had flashbacks and ptsd

    • @sebawuba8533
      @sebawuba8533 Před rokem +52

      @@hexcode7707 holy shit

  • @DrakeLord213
    @DrakeLord213 Před 8 měsíci +215

    This is rough. Any time I hear the word 'brony' a part of me dies inside. I was part of that community, I enjoyed the show, but, and I mean this to my core, I just found it wholesome. I'm a guy, I was in a dark place in my teenage years, depressive as hell and mildly suicidal. I wasn't positive about literally anything, but that show, for whatever reason resonated with my angsty teenage heart, and got me through, for a while at least.
    I know the less savory side of it too, but honestly I think it did more good than bad for me at least. I am sorry to all the little girls that were creeped out by neckbeards exaggerated enthusaism, or being just far too extra in general.
    It hurts though, because I know its true that the fandom that followed the show in general was... not always the greatest. But genuine passion did come from it too. So many fan games, stories, and genuinely good art was produced, If you want proof that Brony's can be passionate about their work, look no further than the Hearts of Iron IV mod "Equestria At War" a total conversion mod that replaces EVERYTHING with pony stuff. And its so well done that even people who aren't involved in the community enjoy it. Hell, of my best mates absolutely despises anything to do with MLP, but he PREFERS to play with the Equestria at War mod because of how much attention to detail and effort is in it, but I digress.
    Much the same as any loud fandom, the bad seems to just outweigh the good, and that is why hearing this hurts. Because on some level, I know it is true. I know that a lot of creepy guys acted inappropriately. I know that much p*rn was drawn of technicolor ponies. I'd still like to think that overall... it was good. But I seem to be in the minority of that, and I can't exactly blame you all for thinking otherwise.
    I apologize for the bad actors among us. I can say at the very least I didn't traumatize any children... I kept my interest in a children's TV show largely to myself, because I thought that a guy watching a show like that was shameful.
    tl;dr Former Brony just wants to say... sorry for the worst of the fandom.

    • @kookbook4399
      @kookbook4399 Před 7 měsíci +35

      "I can say at the very least I didn't traumatize any children"
      truly a heroic statement coming from a brony

    • @Mr64jaime
      @Mr64jaime Před 7 měsíci +2

      Same, the show itself was pretty good, although I only watch up to S4 before losing interest, I definitely saw the appeal. Especially in Season 4 as that’s when the creators were fully aware of it unintended demographics, and begun adding Easter eggs and references into the episodes.
      However, the community was a real mixed bag which I rather not have been associated with. The community had that “This-person-is-mentally-challenged” vibe in anything they’d do. Whether it was art, something wholesome or simply discussing an episode and I didn’t want to be associated with that any further. Which the darker side of the community definitely wasn’t doing any favors for them.

    • @tamararoberson8060
      @tamararoberson8060 Před 5 měsíci +2

      I was in that crowd the first season, maybe into the second. It wasn't just online, I had coworkers who were also into it. Many furries also crossed over but furries have their own dark side.
      I have a few figures and other remnants from that era. But I'm glad I didn't take it too seriously.

    • @shadowsoulless6227
      @shadowsoulless6227 Před 2 měsíci +2

      My best friend became a brony and did very unsavory role plays..... On Skype in group chats that I accidentally walked in on several times.
      But to his credit, I knew everyone in the group he role played with and they were all adults lol. I had literally met most of them in person and the ones I hadn't met in person I had video called with. They were all very clearly adults.

    • @jtonthatrack3984
      @jtonthatrack3984 Před měsícem +2

      You’re weird dude

  • @pocketlint4808
    @pocketlint4808 Před 9 měsíci +164

    I feel less so embarrassed for liking the show and more so humiliated for having to be associated with certain members and part of the fandom

    • @Lepphic
      @Lepphic Před 5 měsíci +6

      Real bro I’m afraid of continuing liking mlp cus I grew up with the show since it aired and I rewatch it every now and then since it took up most of my childhood I don’t want ppl to see me as the gross side of this fandom

    • @Cupcake_Royale
      @Cupcake_Royale Před 2 měsíci +3

      Don't be afraid to like this show just cause some assholes ruined it. None of this is any of your fault.

    • @Cupcake_Royale
      @Cupcake_Royale Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@LepphicNothing wrong with liking mlp. And no, liking it won't mean that you're part of the fandom.

    • @iam-retarded-but
      @iam-retarded-but Před 2 měsíci

      You should be

    • @Carlos_de_friend
      @Carlos_de_friend Před měsícem

      Same I feel really embarrassed when discussing it with friends sometimes becuase people immediately think of the horrible side of the fandom.

  • @katsidybee
    @katsidybee Před rokem +2317

    Having been in this Fandom as a child (and having been scarred for life) I literally cannot wait to hear what this man uncovers.

  • @Iratechromosome
    @Iratechromosome Před rokem +2027

    I used to be a brony and I was straight up almost groomed by a 26 y/o when I was 13. He knew where I lived because he took me home after a brony meet up (we were the only two brony's there) he would text me everyday and lovebombed me like crazy. my dad INSTANTLY knew what was happening and told the dude never to get into contact with me again
    Thanks dad.
    Lil edit: My dad did something as soon as he found out what was happening, I lied to him saying "oh yeah a friend gave me a ride home!" Or something to that extent not realizing the weight of the situation. I was a 13 y/o boy who thought he could defend himself if anything did happen and was just too stoked to have another brony friend hah. It was pure naiveté on my part. My pops did all he could to protect me with the given situation.

    • @thekingdomofgondor1913
      @thekingdomofgondor1913 Před rokem +322

      Your father is a CHAD

    • @doeeyes2
      @doeeyes2 Před rokem +185

      Where was ur dad when a complete stranger is driving you home at 13?!!!

    • @cajunking5987
      @cajunking5987 Před rokem +62

      How do you end up in such a situation

    • @ilikemario295
      @ilikemario295 Před rokem +8

      at least he didn't bring you somewhere else

    • @cajunking5987
      @cajunking5987 Před rokem +8

      @@ilikemario295 you mean at least she didn’t go

  • @fnafplayer6447
    @fnafplayer6447 Před 7 měsíci +98

    I met a couple bronies before and they are honestly some pretty nice people, they know about this and hate talking about this cause it gives them a bad rap they feel. Remember not everyone in the community is bad.

    • @broidkanymore-zc4lt
      @broidkanymore-zc4lt Před 2 měsíci +2

      lots of ppl put on a facade, until their victim is in a vulnerable spot, and just like that, the mask comes off. u never rly know 🥴🥴

  • @grantapplegate7442
    @grantapplegate7442 Před 5 měsíci +98

    these degen essays never fail to make my skin crawl. and you don't even over dramatize it, literally just tell the story clean and simple but that's more than enough

    • @AnakinSkywakka
      @AnakinSkywakka Před 5 měsíci +5

      God, especially when he reads previously private dms.

  • @dc7981
    @dc7981 Před rokem +2598

    I love how the modern mlp community are the kids who grew up with the show that are now pissed off at the brony community for making the fandom such a terrible place for them.

    • @StrashnoeEbalo
      @StrashnoeEbalo Před rokem +66

      I saw one thread in Twitter a year ago where current generation of bronies were against 4chan /mlp/ and blamed them for random things. Lol, dumb kids, 4chan anons actually created this fandom.

    • @Reefer-Rampage69
      @Reefer-Rampage69 Před rokem +365

      @@StrashnoeEbalo We found the Neckbeard Brony

    • @spikedtoaster9582
      @spikedtoaster9582 Před rokem +109

      yeah I grew up with the show and I have never once used 4chan (didn't even know what it was until this video lmao) so yeah it is pretty annoying when people assume stuff about me even when I just liked the show as a show. Like no one ever gets bullied for liking scooby doo or something. It's just kinda dumb

    • @finnster3276
      @finnster3276 Před rokem +3

      Real

    • @zoebinladen
      @zoebinladen Před rokem

      @@StrashnoeEbalo /mlp/ is a cesspit and m00t should be prosecuted for not ending this cancer back in 2010

  • @kirausamaria5409
    @kirausamaria5409 Před rokem +531

    'If the minor is mature enough...' and 'The age of consent in this country is...' are two sentences that should give you some jail time instantly.

    • @clownworld4655
      @clownworld4655 Před rokem +14

      I get a strong feeling you’re the type who gets real mad when 30yr old guys date 18yr old girls

    • @flarestorm9417
      @flarestorm9417 Před rokem +5

      "You see, in a different time and/or in a different country with different standards this would be completely legal."
      Because that's totally how the legal system works.

    • @nobitches9828
      @nobitches9828 Před rokem +46

      @@clownworld4655 as they should bc that’s weird

    • @clownworld4655
      @clownworld4655 Před rokem +1

      @@nobitches9828 fitting username for the topic. cry about it. It’s legal

    • @nobitches9828
      @nobitches9828 Před rokem +31

      @@clownworld4655 but it’s weird, i didn’t say it wasn’t illegal. Not surprised tho since your user is “clown world”

  • @KatJ3st
    @KatJ3st Před 2 měsíci +10

    And they're ALL single

  • @Dusk.999
    @Dusk.999 Před 7 měsíci +27

    As a male I used to watch the show in high school due to how adorable the characters are but very quickly stopped watching after discovering how absolutely disgusting the adult community was. Absolutely vile.

  • @bigbadlara5304
    @bigbadlara5304 Před rokem +2871

    My younger sister who is mentally disabled and 16 years old at the time had an online relationship with a 24 year old brony/furry. Relationship lasted 6 months before my parents found out. When he came to visit he should be glad he could run faster than my father...

    • @HavianEla
      @HavianEla Před rokem +1

      24 year old’s lucky it wasn’t my dad - he’d have been shot.

    • @tacioob2337
      @tacioob2337 Před rokem

      Good to note though that since your sister is mentally ill the rules are diferent.
      But still, the biological criteria for consensual sex shouldnt be 18

    • @HavianEla
      @HavianEla Před rokem +459

      @@tacioob2337 I don’t think there should be different rules for a mentally disabled person. My mentally disabled ex-best friend started dating a 14 year old when she was 20. She also heavily sexualized child anime characters. Mental illness isn’t an excuse to sweep things under the rug, ESPECIALLY pedophilia. There’s never an okay excuse for that.
      The only pedophiles I have even an inkling of sympathy for are the ones that were groomed to be that way by childhood sexual exploitation themselves, which makes up roughly about 40% of convicted pedophiles. But even then I have trouble being sympathetic to them, as they know first hand the harm they’re putting children through. So, sympathy gone.
      As a society, we CAN’T let the mentally ill or disabled get away with atrocities. I saw a story of a boy with Down Syndrome who repeatedly groped and assaulted a specific female waitress. People let it happen because of his handicap, leading to what I’m sure is trauma and resentment in that woman. Disabled people are part of the world, and while I think there should be more measures taken to understanding and helping the mentally and physically disabled, it helps NO ONE to let them figuratively get away with murder.

    • @tacioob2337
      @tacioob2337 Před rokem

      @@HavianEla you cant convict guilty someone who is mentally disabled.
      Is just plain out stupid, they dont know what they are doing whatsoever, sometimes they act like savage animals.
      But i was talking about other thing, the age of consent should be 14 and higher, with a exception of mentally ill people because they cannot consent.
      We cant think that the criminal justice should be putting people in jail for consensual sex, when they clearly can consent.
      Below 14-15 years or so is a matter of protecting the pre puberty and the mental state of the child that cannot consent.
      But convicting a person for consensual sex with a adolescent? Is just plain stupid, i do think the justice should intervene with protective measures, but jail is just stupid.

    • @dudex765
      @dudex765 Před rokem +78

      @@HavianElagood comment

  • @smolsammichowo
    @smolsammichowo Před rokem +747

    I always hate it when people say "I was in a dark place & or I have this mental health issue so that means I wasn't in the right mindspace ! " because there are millions of people out there who deal with the same stuff but you're not gonna see them hurt other people or heaven forbid children or animals.
    There is absolutely no excuse at all for doing that kind of stuff

    • @Spiney09
      @Spiney09 Před rokem +51

      Using it to explain your actions is one thing, but if you say it, then it should immediately be followed up with “but that doesn’t excuse what I did.” Then take responsibility. Explaining your mental state is great, but like you said it doesn’t give you a free pass.

    • @amuu8216
      @amuu8216 Před rokem +24

      @@Spiney09 literally. The amount of times I’ve seen people go “I was depressed and suicidal” or something like that in response to why they hurt someone is baffling. Yeah maybe you were feeling that way but that’s no excuse or reason to do what you did. If you do something wrong take accountability, find the source of that problem and do something about it.

    • @smolsammichowo
      @smolsammichowo Před rokem +7

      @@Spiney09 Yea I agree

    • @angryboi595
      @angryboi595 Před rokem +1

      As someone with mental health issues, I can agree that thats bullshit, just because you have mental health issues doesn’t make it right to commit pedophilia, grooming and bullying, and most people with mental health issues don’t do that shit, they’re completely missing the point of mental health issues and it sickens me that people use this real problem that people to have to excuse their crimes

    • @mr.wonkastyle2558
      @mr.wonkastyle2558 Před rokem +3

      Wow that is truly a deeply thought out controversial statement you are so brave where should we send the metal we have for you, its for the bravest person in the world

  • @joshmaril1136
    @joshmaril1136 Před 6 měsíci +21

    “If the minor is mature enough” is one of the craziest things I’ve ever heard 😂

  • @gonnacry442
    @gonnacry442 Před rokem +2560

    I actually feel bad for the creator. It's her first show and it unfortunately gathered... _this_

    • @Numbuh8578
      @Numbuh8578 Před rokem +154

      Lauren goes through alot of crap

    • @davidcook680
      @davidcook680 Před rokem +99

      She made a fortune off the creeps. I'm sure she is happy.

    • @DrGandW
      @DrGandW Před rokem +196

      @@davidcook680 She was already fine for money this is a matter of conscience

    • @coutiya2007
      @coutiya2007 Před rokem +45

      @@davidcook680 yeah she also seemed happy when 4chan's /mlp/ board sent her the /mlp/ flag for the 4chan cup

    • @stephenlawrence554
      @stephenlawrence554 Před rokem +81

      @@davidcook680 Mikhail Kalashnikov died regretting creating the weapon that bears his name, despite the awards and wealth it afforded him. Money does not equate to happiness.

  • @sylasexd2
    @sylasexd2 Před rokem +3041

    Remember: never dig into a fandom about anthropomorphic animals, NEVER. You will find some of the most disgusting things ever made by humanity.

    • @Corvus001
      @Corvus001 Před rokem

      Online purges are completely justified because of it. There is absolutely nothing worthy in it.

    • @AwesomeSauce69000
      @AwesomeSauce69000 Před rokem +181

      As someone in the Splatoon community I've seen some of the most horrendous shit imaginable

    • @YTsux100pct._of-the-time.
      @YTsux100pct._of-the-time. Před rokem +9

      *F A C T S*

    • @TaRAAASHBAGS
      @TaRAAASHBAGS Před rokem +90

      Furries are doing their damnest to ruin my childhood nostalgia for Sly Cooper.

    • @wpyyexe
      @wpyyexe Před rokem +40

      So pretty much any fandom correct?

  • @sarahsmith8543
    @sarahsmith8543 Před 5 měsíci +11

    Imagine being the creator of a show w this sort of degeneracy connected to it. Like ur blood, sweat and tears are poured into something that people “clop” to, an artist’s worst nightmare

  • @inkycocoacocktail5509
    @inkycocoacocktail5509 Před 8 měsíci +18

    Gen 4 mlp will always have a special place in my heart since its what got me into art, as well as the fact its what lead me to meet one of my best friends. Though I was unfortunately to be a kid around the time and to come across some of the weird shit in the fandom.

  • @joaomonteiro5538
    @joaomonteiro5538 Před rokem +2815

    The thought that grown men would be sexually atracted to ponies never crossed my mind

    • @Groza_Dallocort
      @Groza_Dallocort Před rokem +119

      Rule 34 is inevitable

    • @colbaltmind5696
      @colbaltmind5696 Před rokem +152

      This is a real psychological thing that happens. Exposure to constant pornographic or positive material can cause attraction to specific things. That's why fetishes and kinks happen most of the time. Also why people say you shouldn't joke about kinks because you will develop it, the brain is basically a separate entity from the person sometimes and development of kinks is a result of that.

    • @sirvilhelmofyonderland
      @sirvilhelmofyonderland Před rokem

      They aren’t men. They’re children in a man’s body. Lots of men are children these days.

    • @ValkyrissaGaming
      @ValkyrissaGaming Před rokem +4

      Indeed, too pure

    • @joaomonteiro5538
      @joaomonteiro5538 Před rokem +32

      @@colbaltmind5696 But animated ponies? Of all things?

  • @gavinparish8871
    @gavinparish8871 Před rokem +1749

    Bro when Zack said "You guys know me," only to have one of his friends respond with "I thought I did," hit me right in the chest. I'd feel betrayed as shit too if I knew someone for that long and discovered they were like this. Sounds like his friends deserved better.

    • @thedesensitizedsympathizer5307
      @thedesensitizedsympathizer5307 Před rokem +8

      Even so, I would still like to be friends.with Zach. I may not be a minor, but I feel pity for him.

    • @flarestorm9417
      @flarestorm9417 Před rokem +132

      That's also one of the most manipulative things you can say. If friends just turn their back on you without strong evidence or hearing your side of things then that is terrible. However, using the "you know me" in response to an allegation without providing actual evidence just plays on the emotional connections people have with you. If anything it seems more suspicious because providing counter-evidence should be enough to prove your innocence.

    • @ZeranZeran
      @ZeranZeran Před rokem +23

      @@flarestorm9417 Amen. A truly honest person will be showing the proof, and angry that you didn't believe them.

    • @ZeranZeran
      @ZeranZeran Před rokem +8

      15:55

    • @shoopoop21
      @shoopoop21 Před rokem +1

      @@flarestorm9417 People are more willing to forgive the murderers of children than this, and I have to say, its because people's concept of morality is fucked. What did he call it, the moral delicacy? - of being able to inflict maximum torment while feeling justified. Plow a truck into a crowd of people, but don't touch the kids, otherwise we're going to look the other way while gangsters murder you as an initiation ritual.

  • @KnightLightSun
    @KnightLightSun Před 7 měsíci +34

    I went to 2 mlp conventions when I was around 11-13
    I saw maybe a few kids, it was ALL adults. Very mainly, men. It was very much advertised as a childrens-young teens convention. There was a few times where me and my friend were talking about the show, and random middle aged dudes would butt in with their input, sometimes even starting arguments. Seriously insane, I stopped going after I got into highschool since I felt I was too old now, although the main demographic there ranged from their late 20's-40's.

  • @John_on_the_mountain
    @John_on_the_mountain Před 2 měsíci +7

    Being into a show made for single-digit aged girls as a grown man is weird af no matter which way you try to spin it. Its weird and those dudes are weird

    • @broidkanymore-zc4lt
      @broidkanymore-zc4lt Před 2 měsíci +1

      anyone whos interested in anything kid-related has considerable chance to be a pedo

    • @kurodoodle4876
      @kurodoodle4876 Před měsícem +1

      Honestly huge disagree when it's just a tv show. Adults have been into kid's/family media for decades, Nintendo, Disney, and transformers. MLP isnt any different from any other toy fandom.

    • @John_on_the_mountain
      @John_on_the_mountain Před 29 dny +1

      @@kurodoodle4876 of course its some weirdo with a Furry pfp disagreeing 🤣

    • @kurodoodle4876
      @kurodoodle4876 Před 29 dny +1

      @@John_on_the_mountain Bro couldn't come up with a counterargument. Ight cuh

  • @littlesparrowchirps2311
    @littlesparrowchirps2311 Před rokem +2450

    I’m really glad Toonz’s friends actually confronted him and didn’t let him make excuses. That kind of accountability goes a long way

    • @myinstgiscarbenuim1693
      @myinstgiscarbenuim1693 Před rokem +17

      judgment day is close and people ars asleep it's sad but it's destined to be

    • @ctoacu6188
      @ctoacu6188 Před rokem +84

      I was a big fan of their community back in about 2016 and a lot of their fanbase (from what I saw) was younger or adults on the spectrum. I can only imagine how much worse it would have been if they didn't. The whole incident saw many people step away from them as a whole though.

    • @xbigbooshx4643
      @xbigbooshx4643 Před rokem

      @@myinstgiscarbenuim1693 And what a glorious day it will be. It'll be a purge unrivaled in scale.

    • @myinstgiscarbenuim1693
      @myinstgiscarbenuim1693 Před rokem +8

      @@xbigbooshx4643 are we talking about the same judgment day?

    • @RequiemForRavenholm
      @RequiemForRavenholm Před rokem +65

      "The road to hell is paved with good intentions, Zach"

  • @rewsterfewd1226
    @rewsterfewd1226 Před rokem +2165

    “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions”
    Damn, he actually went biblical

    • @CodeeXD
      @CodeeXD Před rokem +2

      Foreal lmao dude said that with I'd imagine the straightest face

    • @Blox117
      @Blox117 Před rokem +36

      has nothing to do with bible

    • @Akiraspin
      @Akiraspin Před rokem +81

      Isn't even in the bible, though Saint Bernard did say "Hell is full of good wishes and desires."
      I was always told "Hell is full of good meanings, but Heaven is full of good works."

    • @cajunking5987
      @cajunking5987 Před rokem +14

      Let’s hope not, the Bible isn’t a good place to get your morals

    • @jpuc5568
      @jpuc5568 Před rokem +2

      @@cajunking5987 facts they think its ok to stone gays to death its really fucked up

  • @nighttiming
    @nighttiming Před 8 měsíci +21

    mlp came out when i was little. i’m 18 now, and still love the show for the fact that i grew up on it and see it as comforting nostalgia, but with unrestricted internet access i saw the worst and most foul things from grown adults

  • @shadowsoulless6227
    @shadowsoulless6227 Před 2 měsíci +5

    "if the minor is mature enough" is not a sentence that should ever be said.

  • @GoldenBot-kt7nb
    @GoldenBot-kt7nb Před rokem +354

    The guy in the 4chan thread saying “This is going to have so much porn” and guy under him denying it is the funniest shit. I can hear the Morgan freeman voiceover now. “It was very different”.

  • @drewt1717
    @drewt1717 Před rokem +1681

    My daughter grew up watching MLPFIM, and I watched with her so as to be able to relate to her interests. She's a high school junior now, and we still talk about MLP from time to time. I appreciated the rich characters, interesting storylines, humor, and encouraging messages that the show introduced to kids.
    I don't care what people want to obsess over, just leave kids OUT of it please, and keep your fetishes away from public places and kids' events. Have the common decency to understand healthy boundaries, and respect them.

    • @novatare
      @novatare Před rokem +40

      But even that isn't enough for some people; some will actively go out of their way to try and shame things like fetishes.

    • @drewt1717
      @drewt1717 Před rokem +112

      @@novatare yea that's not cool either.. long as it's between consenting grown-ups, whatever people want to obsess over is their own business and more power to em. Unfortunate that there always seems to be enough troublemakers who give the whole group a bad reputation... it's why humanity can't have nice things that someone doesn't spoil.

    • @thedesensitizedsympathizer5307
      @thedesensitizedsympathizer5307 Před rokem

      You sound like you never got a fetish before. Do you know what it does to you.

    • @give-me-your-broadsword
      @give-me-your-broadsword Před rokem +2

      I hope awareness starts being brought to light to avoid this dark side of the internet

    • @ZeranZeran
      @ZeranZeran Před rokem +45

      Thank you for being a good dad and paying attention to what your kid was consuming. I mean this sincerely.
      So many parents just do not care. It's nice to know that some still do. Good job dad.

  • @keilancarroll2459
    @keilancarroll2459 Před 8 měsíci +9

    I remember watching smile HD and i laughed my ass off at how randomly it turned violent 💀

  • @Buvy11
    @Buvy11 Před 3 měsíci +3

    I'm really glad that one of the shows that brightened up my childhood, and kinda stuck around as something to watch every now and then to cheer me up, fueled one of the most depraved and unhinged fandoms in existence.

  • @zayla.stinks
    @zayla.stinks Před rokem +1533

    I think I was about 12 when I started watching the show, because I was a young girl who really liked animals and all things sparkly. I remember really getting into the Fandom till I was probably 14 or so and getting relentlessly bullied by older men online just because I didn't know extensive lore and shit lol. I just enjoyed a wholesome show and wanted to draw a ponysona

    • @warriorofthegrandline2y618
      @warriorofthegrandline2y618 Před rokem +46

      I never bothered to learn about the lore

    • @unpopularopinions7407
      @unpopularopinions7407 Před rokem +28

      _was_ there actually lore?

    • @warriorofthegrandline2y618
      @warriorofthegrandline2y618 Před rokem +77

      @@unpopularopinions7407 according to people who are entitled and will hound you then yes I suppose
      If there wasn’t lore that the author established than I don’t care for it plain and simple

    • @zayla.stinks
      @zayla.stinks Před rokem +29

      @Unpopular Opinions technically yes I suppose? More like there were comics and stuff about the series that was a little less mainstream and a lot more fan content than anything. As an adult, I'll still watch it with my little sister if I've had a particularly hard day and need something that is just lighthearted but eh

    • @warriorofthegrandline2y618
      @warriorofthegrandline2y618 Před rokem +9

      @@zayla.stinks I hope you’re doing good 👍

  • @bxmluv
    @bxmluv Před rokem +714

    For a show with talking horses spreading friendship the fandom sure like making stories about gore and characters killing each other and turning them into cupcakes.

    • @polygonalfortress
      @polygonalfortress Před rokem +53

      ah yes pinkiepie casually turns rainbow dash into cupcakes for others to eat!
      *yes i've seen those videos years back ;-;*

    • @Naptosis
      @Naptosis Před rokem +10

      Like EDP cupcakes? 😕

    • @Horgler
      @Horgler Před rokem +76

      Cupcakes was made during a time when creepypastas were blowing up, and it was one of the first MLP grimdark stories to get popularized along with Rainbow Factory. The idea of cute cartoon horses getting horribly murdered was still a new concept at the time, which is why it became so infamous in the first place.

    • @ImmaLittlePip
      @ImmaLittlePip Před rokem +51

      Yup to be fair that was a more edgy era of the internet compared to the sanitize too safe internet today
      Though I have a feeling that era will return one day (though not as prevascent as the wild west era) human nature is just hard to tame especially when it comes to edgy teenagers writing stories

    • @KhakiCap
      @KhakiCap Před rokem +11

      Story about killing others and turning into cupcakes? Damn! Isn't that basically Soylent Green but in MLP?

  • @charlottebuckley-jubb442
    @charlottebuckley-jubb442 Před 7 měsíci +7

    I was a little girl during the start of the series and was a huge fan. I would come across horribly inappropriate pictures and videos when I look up my fav characters names. It was a rough and traumatic time

  • @fulicious2991
    @fulicious2991 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I started watching as a little kid and I still have a fondness for it as an adult. It's sad there are messed up fans as well who ruin it for others, but it's inevitable with any community tbh. I met some bad apples in the community, but I also met many kind people through it.

  • @vunu.
    @vunu. Před rokem +2374

    it saddens me that an innocent community full of children and adolescents was invaded by adults with horrible motives. thank you for shedding more light on this topic.

    • @thefool1086
      @thefool1086 Před rokem +45

      @Jabooz nah

    • @blaizegottman4139
      @blaizegottman4139 Před rokem

      @Jabooz you look like you have a Adolf Hitler mustache

    • @Kashi-K
      @Kashi-K Před rokem +9

      COUGHCHRISCHANCOUGGH

    • @MBlockLiLdreski
      @MBlockLiLdreski Před rokem +6

      cope and seethe transphobe

    • @highpotencyiron4529
      @highpotencyiron4529 Před rokem

      This comment and it's replies make little to no sense.
      You know damn well the brony fanbase is nothing but degenerates and weirdos.

  • @GameAlicornLuna
    @GameAlicornLuna Před rokem +3570

    Never go too deep in a fandom. You are only hurting yourself.

    • @ActivistVictor
      @ActivistVictor Před rokem +99

      Wish I knew that before the losers on fimfiction votebombed my personal stories and double down when I opened up on how personal they were. Those bullies should be called the heck out

    • @M527MD
      @M527MD Před rokem +26

      I'm glad I made my sister stop watching mlp and told her to watch other cartoon shows like oddbods she's now addicted to that cartoon show.

    • @davidbolger2000AD
      @davidbolger2000AD Před rokem

      *WELL WHAT ABOUT WARHAMMER???????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OR LORD OF THE RINGS/TOLKIEN??????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OR MOTÖRHEAD AND HEAVY METAL MUSIC?????????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OR ACTUAL AUTISTIC SELF ADVOCACY??????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THOSE ARE ALL POSITIVE THINGS THAT DESERVE CONTINUATIONS OF THE FANDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

    • @YourMom-ll4el
      @YourMom-ll4el Před rokem +145

      @@M527MD any cartoon addiction is bad, not just the mlp cartoon.

    • @thefinalkayakboss
      @thefinalkayakboss Před rokem +30

      My brother got me a fallout coffee cup for xmas and thats when i knew it was time to go outside

  • @samuraisoze7816
    @samuraisoze7816 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Im watching this with dead eyes and my mouth dropped like wtf am i watching had to pause it after hearing about the stage 4 and snapped me back

  • @dragonslayer8635
    @dragonslayer8635 Před měsícem +3

    This video is the meme “she said she was twelve”

  • @big_slurp4603
    @big_slurp4603 Před rokem +685

    4chan is behind literally every single big internet phenomenon I swear

  • @preciouslaurel5192
    @preciouslaurel5192 Před rokem +2885

    as someone who was actually a little girl when this series came out who was obsessed with it, I can't even begin to recount the trauma I had from being a part of this community AS ITS INTENDED TARGET AUDIENCE 😭 liking mlp when i was 9 or so was how i was first introduced to porn just by googling the character's names to look up pics of them. i'm so glad this era seems to be over or at least has crawled to the corners of the internet to die

    • @FoxHybrid
      @FoxHybrid Před rokem

      At 9!? Holy fvcking sh!t!! I feel like kids can’t just enjoy something without it being sexualized by grown ppl

    • @ken6244
      @ken6244 Před rokem +98

      We’re in the same hole bud, i remember so much content where mlp was involved but was intended for an older audience. I have siblings now that watch youtube but i hate how they have free reign of it.

    • @fakefish7268
      @fakefish7268 Před rokem +105

      Jesus christ, this is actually wild. Getting porn photos just from searching up the names of one of the characters from a children's show is one of the craziest things I've heard hope you doin good 👍

    • @-Araina-
      @-Araina- Před rokem +82

      something I absolutely hate about the internet is that this is still the case with any animated character. If you google the name of a character from Poppy Playtime, Steven Universe, Adventure Time, Teen Titans, etc. there will always be someone's weird fetish porn fanart within the first few results. I'm not sure why google seems to prioritize these images as being the most relevant when you are just looking up the name of the character and nothing else, but obviously children are going to see that when they just want to look at pictures of their favorite cartoon. it's disgusting

    • @RiruRana
      @RiruRana Před rokem +35

      ​@@-Araina- worse yet is that safe search doesn't even filter all of it out.

  • @hannahw7023
    @hannahw7023 Před 5 měsíci +4

    These bronies make me embarrassed to admit that I even have nostalgia for the show from back when I watched it as an appropriately-aged young girl.

  • @Maxthesilly
    @Maxthesilly Před 2 měsíci +3

    "Clopping it" and having "horsefame" is fucking wild

  • @arkstray_
    @arkstray_ Před rokem +991

    a toast to all the former little girls that were the age demographic for this show that had to witness the horrors that bronies brought on us.

    • @reggielacey2235
      @reggielacey2235 Před 9 měsíci +6

      What horror bro

    • @arkstray_
      @arkstray_ Před 9 měsíci +99

      @reggielacey2235 All of the pornography, toxic arguments, blood and gore and horror animations like Smile HD and Cupcakes, the grooming, the bullying of younger kids that are genuinely the shows target audience by older bronies, etc etc etc etc

    • @tempertantrum6464
      @tempertantrum6464 Před 9 měsíci +41

      It’s so disturbing to see what grown adults did to an innocent children’s show. There isn’t really anything inherently bad about adults being into a kid’s show, but the line is drawn when you take that show and insert inappropriate adult things into it. Thank GOD the brony community is dead now

    • @Dakkalistic
      @Dakkalistic Před 9 měsíci +13

      @@tempertantrum6464 Dead? Dormant...

    • @PuffPuffPomf
      @PuffPuffPomf Před 9 měsíci

      When I was a little girl I went onto mlp amino and got groomed :,-)

  • @ColtenTheCartoonLovingBrony
    @ColtenTheCartoonLovingBrony Před 8 měsíci +4

    Last Summer I’ve started enjoying the show. I wanted to like the show when I was a little kid but ofc people within the fandom at that time who were mentioned in this video and those who targets of being made fun of by others made me stay away from it. But now I’m apart of that community today.

  • @nao_tomori
    @nao_tomori Před 8 měsíci +5

    i look back fondly on that fandom, despite having left it around the middle of S6. it was fun to get excited about the new episode coming out then watching the fandom sites to see what sticks and what gets the most attention. it was always interesting to see which side characters became the fandoms seasonal waifu until someone new replaced them as well. we had our share of shitbags and degenerates in the fandom, but alot of us just appreciated the show for what it was and not what the fandom made it into.

  • @dino_119_
    @dino_119_ Před rokem +1165

    My sister was actually a really active member of the mlp/brony community, I went to conventions and meetups with her and honestly out of all the fandoms I've witnessed and been around bronies are either the most degenerate or nicest people you'll come in contact with.

    • @SunIsLost
      @SunIsLost Před rokem +48

      Eeyup

    • @HexFire03lmao
      @HexFire03lmao Před rokem +106

      I had a friend who was a brony when we were younger. He definitely was a weirdo but he was a good dude

    • @deusexmachinareznov4975
      @deusexmachinareznov4975 Před rokem +24

      Sometime we were both, but never were we neither.

    • @vibechecked7522
      @vibechecked7522 Před rokem +9

      It's got a weird revival too, considering they released a new generation of mlp.

    • @gokuxsephiroth4505
      @gokuxsephiroth4505 Před rokem +75

      I've found something similar with furries. They're either the warmest, friendliest bunch, or unhinged crackpots who I would tuck and roll out of a moving car to avoid.

  • @escarghost
    @escarghost Před rokem +600

    “Friendship is magic!”

    • @misc_man3057
      @misc_man3057 Před rokem +46

      @Trick or Treat wtf is this reply lmao

    • @hexen4907
      @hexen4907 Před rokem +9

      Oh no bro

    • @BIuteam
      @BIuteam Před rokem +19

      @Jabooz put it in a blender

    • @wingz1595
      @wingz1595 Před rokem +13

      And magic is heresy

    • @mschf_0
      @mschf_0 Před rokem +3

      Friendship is magic 😈

  • @friendlysperg1372
    @friendlysperg1372 Před 2 měsíci +2

    I love how even when they're grilling each other for grooming kids, it still sounds like dialogue from a really shit fanfic
    "THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS, ZACH."

  • @badmedicine1977
    @badmedicine1977 Před dnem +1

    Only knew one brony in school and I’m not shocked that they’re part of a community this creepy

  • @rafaelmauricio8000
    @rafaelmauricio8000 Před rokem +566

    If there's anything I learned from any franchise targeted towards younger people, you always going to have predators that are influencers in said franchises.

    • @Neillan
      @Neillan Před rokem +40

      It's quite frightening honestly. I could have gone my whole life without knowing that "clopping" was a thing.

    • @stubstunner
      @stubstunner Před rokem +23

      That’s because sadly, predators do and will continue to exist.

    • @rafaelmauricio8000
      @rafaelmauricio8000 Před rokem

      @@stubstunner Yes, now they have more methods of encountering and engaging with children by the illusion of Promoting LGBT drag shows to children.

    • @gettrolledloser
      @gettrolledloser Před rokem

      @Trick or Treat go drink antifreeze

    • @anthonyg5001
      @anthonyg5001 Před rokem +8

      *cough Minecraft

  • @cynicaldragons6239
    @cynicaldragons6239 Před rokem +667

    The pedophilia accusations didn't even phase me, it was honestly just expected

    • @1035Ghuraba
      @1035Ghuraba Před rokem +74

      Who knew weirdos who watch and obsess over children shows end up as predators…

    • @HavianEla
      @HavianEla Před rokem +19

      Unfortunately accurate :/

    • @NarrowSpeedster
      @NarrowSpeedster Před rokem +14

      Not really accurate every fandom has a dark side

    • @mariohcf7550
      @mariohcf7550 Před rokem +16

      @@NarrowSpeedster Facts! I started watching MLP when I was 16-17 back in 2018-2019, and I know I will never turn to the dark side.

    • @NarrowSpeedster
      @NarrowSpeedster Před rokem +6

      @@mariohcf7550 haha that’s the spirit

  • @A90sChick
    @A90sChick Před 8 měsíci +50

    Here’s my journey with these online creeps:
    So I was 12-14 back when the creepypasta stuff kicked off….and I was (cringefully, if that’s a word) in it because I loved horror, on deviantart, a gamer and “goth” and an awkward middle schooler…..needless to say, there were creepy people online playing into these characters and targeted me A LOT. A lot of it was ppl saying “I don’t believe you’re a REAL GIRL, prove it by sending pics” so me being self conscious and had a bad self esteem…I did. It was never anything sexual though. Then, it eventually was…because stupid then me belived they’d “find where I live, harm my family” etc……
    Now as a grown mature woman, I understand this wasn’t my fault, it WAS my fault for not hitting the “block button” sooner enough than later. I truly didn’t understand the harm the internet can truly do to you, and I’ve seen and been exposed to god awful things…and my parents “parenting” was shitty, meaning they didn’t care, they were both druggies and alcoholic, so I turned to other places for some sort of friendship. What I got was mental manipulation and more abuse.
    Don’t trust anyone on the internet…..ever. I don’t even understand how some parents just let their kids be online roaming free with no guidance, at any age. I’d say as especially as the early years growing up, that is ESSENTIAL. I KNOW your teens will want privacy, and that’s ok, but know YOU are the parent, the one that’s supposed to protect them no matter the cost.sometimes I wish my parents DID take my electronics away, or suspended the internet….it would’ve saved me a lot of trouble fr 🙏🏻💝stay safe everyone, Godspeed.

    • @MonsieurBananaTheBetter
      @MonsieurBananaTheBetter Před 7 měsíci +6

      Never think that this is your fault, it is those people's fault for taking advantage of your vulnerable mental state

    • @A90sChick
      @A90sChick Před 7 měsíci

      @@MonsieurBananaTheBetter I know, but it’s so hard to repel feelings knowing I somehow should’ve known better too 😓 it is messed up though, very……..

    • @phantoghost-gamerdemon
      @phantoghost-gamerdemon Před 5 měsíci +1

      I had a similar experience growing up, and I 100% regret ever having access to the internet as a kid... Like yes, I've learned a lot of valuable lessons, but still... You should NOT have to learn some things the hard way! As much as I recognise this stuff wasn't my fault, I still feel super guilty lol. Stay safe, everyone!

  • @ignatiusjackson235
    @ignatiusjackson235 Před 4 měsíci +2

    The "intervention" of sorts, at 15:05 is genuinely one of the most hilarious things I've ever heard. So many dorks in one place, and at least one of them is a teen-predator. 😂😂😂

  • @characterreporter4420
    @characterreporter4420 Před rokem +708

    That Skype conversation was so morbidly dramatic I had to take my anti-cringe pills.

    • @FleshWizard69420
      @FleshWizard69420 Před rokem +58

      I went to the hospital and had to have anticringe medication via IV

    • @samisuhonen9815
      @samisuhonen9815 Před rokem +31

      I needed my anti-cringe pills just from seeing Skype again...

    • @upscale9109
      @upscale9109 Před rokem +8

      while I have the time I'm gonna go under the influence of acid, alcohol, and meth just so I can remember none of it

    • @upscale9109
      @upscale9109 Před rokem +2

      while I have the time I'm gonna go under the influence of acid, alcohol, and meth just so I don't recognize skype

    • @ieatgrass6984
      @ieatgrass6984 Před rokem +83

      "THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS, ZACH" is gonna go on a tapestry on my wall.

  • @wonwon3251
    @wonwon3251 Před rokem +1065

    They came across it as a joke. A bunch of people on 4chan got together to watch the premier and make fun of it together online.
    Some people started hyping it up as a troll, other people joined in ironically to make it go viral, then as new people discovered it, they didn't understand the compliments were from trolls and they actually got legitimately into the show.
    Jenna Nicholson does a wonderfully entertaining video about it as she was in the community for a long time, and was a voice on the parody "friendship is witchcraft"

    • @therealextractedjuice
      @therealextractedjuice Před rokem +90

      What a terrible thing those fools created.

    • @RadSquirrel
      @RadSquirrel Před rokem +70

      This is definitely the correct original background for it's rise in popularity online originally but spread like wildfire to adjacent groups that had friends who were "window watchers" of 4chan

    • @mikeydubbs8565
      @mikeydubbs8565 Před rokem +44

      You mean Jenny Nicholson? Yeah, her videos are great, she should be more well known because she’s made some of the most well thought out and funniest dissertations I’ve ever seen

    • @Mario87456
      @Mario87456 Před rokem

      @@therealextractedjuice Yep it was a joke that unfortunately went TERRIBLY wrong since it helped create the retarded fanbase known as Bronies.

    • @wonwon3251
      @wonwon3251 Před rokem +11

      @@mikeydubbs8565 YES, that is it, thank you. She's awesome. Such a random upload schedule but so entertaining

  • @Zulphyr
    @Zulphyr Před 20 dny +1

    Searched up applejack BBC. Now I’m traumatized for life.

  • @t-yoonit
    @t-yoonit Před 4 měsíci +2

    I could have lived a happy life not understanding the depths of this rabbit hole.
    Thanks.

  • @mark_lgaming6565
    @mark_lgaming6565 Před rokem +692

    “If the minor is mature enough” 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

    • @mrtrooljacky
      @mrtrooljacky Před rokem +57

      Any time someone talks about a minor being mature, I get very scared for some reason as for what is to come next.

    • @ashendude3394
      @ashendude3394 Před rokem +15

      I physically balked when that comment came outta nowhere.

    • @sevdijehavziu3015
      @sevdijehavziu3015 Před rokem +9

      Isn't that contradictory, like a minor is a person who is t fully matured yet, but he's calling the minor....mature?
      I mean I don't know what I expected from a pedo but ya know

    • @mrtrooljacky
      @mrtrooljacky Před rokem +13

      @@sevdijehavziu3015 well, a minor is capable of being mature but that doesn't mean they're a exception to age of consent laws. That's where the argument pedos make (if there is any) falls extremely short.

    • @vultusalbus4216
      @vultusalbus4216 Před rokem +5

      Red flag. I hope such red flags don’t have a Swosticker on it, if you know what I mean, because Mr mustache was interested in his niece and controlled her to the point she decided to remove herself

  • @ghostlyethos
    @ghostlyethos Před rokem +461

    to every other little girl who was shunned from my little pony spaces, exposed to disturbing material under the guise of being safe for work my little pony content, even groomed in my little pony roleplay spaces, im so incredibly sorry. i used to love this show until i was allowed freedom on the internet. now just seeing it makes me feel sick. ill always support you, to anyone who was hurt by crazy fandoms.

    • @BoleDaPole
      @BoleDaPole Před rokem +3

      At least you repent your hedonism and say you're sorry for it. A rare thing for bronies.

    • @ghostlyethos
      @ghostlyethos Před rokem +26

      @Casimir III bro what hedonism I was 10

    • @yabrofenko
      @yabrofenko Před rokem +4

      I used to watch clips of my little pony and I stumbled upon rainbow factory, now I'm traumatized 💀

    • @asdasdasdasd8970
      @asdasdasdasd8970 Před rokem +1

      ​@@ghostlyethos Perhaps you shouldn't have been watching a show targeted at adult men.

    • @ghostlyethos
      @ghostlyethos Před rokem +10

      @@asdasdasdasd8970 you're right :( i should have been watching You instead. that seems more fitting

  • @mr.g42
    @mr.g42 Před 2 měsíci +1

    The character and your tone when you talk always reminded me of him, but when you put the mario music on for the cancer joke you became leafy for me a sec hahaha

  • @info_dash313
    @info_dash313 Před 3 měsíci +4

    Considering all the recent Drama, this moment [3:52] genuinely made me spit milk

    • @HobbiesGamesChillin
      @HobbiesGamesChillin Před 2 měsíci

      What do you mean
      That was the Kharkov kid finder a man that saved many young boys who were lost and in need of guidance during the shelling there

  • @WobblesandBean
    @WobblesandBean Před rokem +1032

    I used to be somewhat known in the brony fandom as a voice actor. I cosplayed as the character I voiced for fan projects, and went to a con hoping to have a fun time. Instead, I was groped by bronies no fewer than three times over two days. I never cosplayed that character ever again, and quietly exited the fandom.

    • @WhitneyDahlin
      @WhitneyDahlin Před rokem +99

      I'm so sorry that happened to you! ❤️The problem is those ponies are little girls in all but name. They act like little girls, they speak like little girls, they have problems that little girls care about, they dress like little girls. Those ponies ARE MEANT TO BE LITTLE GIRLS. So it's clear that the grown men obsessed with them are obsessed in a segguxal way. If this was a show about actual little girls everyone would be able to see it for what it was but because it's ponies it gives these creeps plausible deniability. And they can claim oh they just like the show when they actually like little girls but know better than to openly say that. It's a magnet for pe d os

    • @reheyesd8666
      @reheyesd8666 Před rokem +39

      I'm sorry it happened to you.
      A fandom like that is full of people that can't control themselves and have zero awareness.
      I hope you are okay

    • @jor8025
      @jor8025 Před rokem

      Lmao what did you expect being a girl and going to conventions full of autist sexually frustrated man children

    • @foolishkiwi4546
      @foolishkiwi4546 Před rokem +37

      @@WhitneyDahlin I agree but disagree. Your point works for this show, but not all shows about kids are sexual in nature, nor is liking them. Madoka magicka is quite literally about little girls, but it's not sexualized and is aimed at teens/young adults demographic wise; and is way too dark for kids. I think it's more that MLP attracts furries than regular pedos, and most open-IRL furries are just really degenerate. Most of them are down with underage stuff, bestiality, etc.

    • @kyrohowe3156
      @kyrohowe3156 Před rokem +9

      Hope you're okay. Things would never happen if grown-up find some hobbies of their own gender than infiltrating a cartoon fanbase that is meant for young girls. Freaking creeps

  • @grigorigahan
    @grigorigahan Před rokem +862

    I genuinely struggle to understand this fandom. I'm 36 years old, my daughter who is 4 loves the show. Sometimes if she's watching and I'm otherwise bored I'll watch a couple episodes with her. Like its a cool show, with really likeable characters and mostly on point feel good messaging. I actually rather like the show -- to a point. At the end of the day its a kid's cartoon and after about two episodes , the fact that its target demographic is not me quickly manifests itself and I start getting bored watching it with her. Like I can understand a grown man liking this show, perhaps really liking it. I still really like old school Rugrats and Doug episodes from my own childhood for instance, but to get this deep -- especially to develop a sexual perversion around it I really really don't get.
    ** Edit 04JUL23 **
    As I stated in a long winded reply below:
    - There is nothing intrinsically wrong with an adult liking a show who's target audience is children (I even gave examples above)
    - No.. A fandom is not dictated by its worst members, however its worst members are often the most vocal and the de facto face of the community. I contend that unlike other fandoms around kids shows, the MIL fandom does a very very poor job ostracizing its creeps.
    - As adults, its our responsibility if we like shows like this and feel inclined to seek out other people who do, to modify our behavior online and off to be age appropriate for that communities target audience. I myself run DND games as a hobby usually for adults, but on the occasions I knew I would have minors at the table, I ensured the session was age appropriate for them (both from myself and other adult players)
    - Generally speaking however, I feel that obsessing over one fandom or another as an adult is indicative of deeper problems. Its unhealthy in my opinion for anyone, especially an adult to have aspects of their identity tied up in these fandoms.

    • @annaelisavettavonnedozza9607
      @annaelisavettavonnedozza9607 Před rokem +66

      You put this perfectly. I’m the same way-I don’t understand how a grown adult male could obsess over a show aimed at little girls

    • @moonrabbit9621
      @moonrabbit9621 Před rokem +47

      i used to adore the show when i was growing up, to the point of obsession, but even then i still never understood how grown men were obsessed to the same or an even higher degree than me. The show is super engaging and well written for children, and pretty engaging and wholesome for adults, but for your enjoyment to twist it into such a disgusting place is a different level of perversion.

    • @nxmx6ix
      @nxmx6ix Před rokem

      You see, some people are born this way. They're natural freaks.

    • @Justme-rt4gj
      @Justme-rt4gj Před rokem +4

      Well about the sexual thing if you mean the massive amount of porn about it well that is kind of inevitable, the exact same happens with basically any moderatly known cartoon and Anime. Like Hey Arnold, Amphibia, Steven Univers, Etc.
      About that trash guy who groomed kids, well the fandom is very big so some horrible people being in it is practically inevitable and the fact many children are also fan does increas the risk. But I am not sure what can be done about that. The Cartoon Fandoms are mostly online, so people could live in diferent cities, countries or even continents. So you really can't do anything to stop someone from doing something terrible when you are 2000 km away from them. And since is mostly online is very difficult to know something like that is happening at the beggining, until messages and chats are liked. I think the only thing you can do is complety denounce the ones who do that with no apologies and just hope the police do their job.

    • @brovid-19
      @brovid-19 Před rokem

      @@Justme-rt4gj what's wrong with grooming kids? you want them to grow up not knowing how to practice good hygiene and dress themselves? I'll you what Buster "Bucko" Brown, I don't work two jobs slaving over a hot kitchen in the every day oven to raise a slovenly, unkempt hooligan what don't know how to dress themselves or properly clean their genitals for penis inspection day at middle school. If my kid fails his next exam then _I'm_ the one to blame as a parent.
      im not funny. please end me.

  • @shabbbsy
    @shabbbsy Před 3 měsíci +1

    As an animator in the brony space back in the fandom's most popular days, I thoroughly enjoyed my time in the community. Thankfully I wasn't exposed to much of the darkness that many people see in the brony community, it was just a lot of collaborating with others on art and animation projects.
    Sad to see these things happen. Humanity is awful.

  • @swgettios
    @swgettios Před 8 měsíci +2

    I watched My Little Pony when I was younger, around the time that bronies became popular. Even with unrestricted internet access, I never came across that kind of stuff. But it‘s crazy to think that it would‘ve been so easy for me to find it, considering I LOVED that show and bronies were at their peak popularity.

  • @airplanetowardsthesky3265
    @airplanetowardsthesky3265 Před rokem +489

    The lore of the show is really well done for being a kids show made to sell toys.

    • @JDReC100
      @JDReC100 Před rokem +65

      for real
      went way harder than it had any right to

    • @seantaggart7382
      @seantaggart7382 Před rokem +27

      Yeah
      Seriously HASBRO
      Many companies ESPECIALLY A TOP NAME IN MOVIES Ahem disney
      Should listen
      THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE GOOD STUFF

    • @christinajackson6309
      @christinajackson6309 Před rokem +6

      That was the most surprising part to me. I always assumed that happened the other way around.

    • @seantaggart7382
      @seantaggart7382 Před rokem +10

      @@christinajackson6309 Which hey hasbro hit the jackpot with it
      If disney and others Watched how hasbro worked maybe everyone would love disney again

    • @MalcomJuliaMorgan
      @MalcomJuliaMorgan Před rokem

      no it wasn't. it was dumb as shit. stop trying to rationalize your mistake.

  • @colemorgan3356
    @colemorgan3356 Před 10 měsíci +918

    God those screenshots of his conversations with that 15yo girl made my fucking heart break. She fucking trusted him when it was so obvious he was a predator. And it hurts worse because I was that kid once. I was overly trusting and eager to please and jumped headfirst into discussions of sex, way back when I was 14-16. I came so fucking close to being actually irrevocably harmed by groomers, and now I'm just left with the shame.
    Wherever that girl is now, I really hope she's doing ok.

    • @selfless-esteem
      @selfless-esteem Před 8 měsíci +29

      I was in this situation, but ended up getting pregnant and dumped. It's horrible that they do this. That was a long time ago btw and I'm a healthy happy adult

    • @MachFiveFalcon
      @MachFiveFalcon Před 8 měsíci +21

      I'm so sorry for you. When I was a boy that age, I was growing up in an extremely strict religious home, and I heavily repressed my sexuality to the point where I ended up finding weird fetish stuff online that was worse than the p**n my parents wanted to protect me from. Really lucky that no predators found me.

    • @jin_cotl
      @jin_cotl Před 8 měsíci +1

      I completely understand. This is incredibly messed up. I’m so sorry this happened to you

    • @legalfictionnaturalfact3969
      @legalfictionnaturalfact3969 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Mach, you were getting OFF to the predators in that scenario.

    • @MachFiveFalcon
      @MachFiveFalcon Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@legalfictionnaturalfact3969 When I was 14-15 years old, I read stories about femdom on barebones websites that involved boys my age and adult women. There weren't any chat or other communications features, and I was fortunate no predators could reach me because of that.

  • @kAiN123ish
    @kAiN123ish Před 9 dny

    I got into the show. Loved it for the innocents. Found the reason you made this video and dipped from that Fandom so hard. I just stop talking to people about things I like. People ruin things.

  • @c.mcdermo
    @c.mcdermo Před 8 měsíci +5

    Im sitting here the thinking to myself "you cannot convince me most of these dudes arent absolute predators" and 10:30 interrupted me i burst out laughing

  • @user-gy4ev4rw4v
    @user-gy4ev4rw4v Před rokem +566

    Also I like how dramatic these skype calls are. Imagine being judged for pedophilia by a bunch of low voiced guys with cute avatars.
    Thanks for the likes. I aint defending the dude, I just cant stop cringing from the fact. Like, why do you even public this on the internet in the first place?!

    • @sharp14x
      @sharp14x Před rokem +109

      THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH... GOOD INTENTIONS, ZACH.

    • @wolfwonder4957
      @wolfwonder4957 Před rokem +39

      @@sharp14xWhen he said that i had to pause the video for 15 seconds because of the cringe. My gosh.

    • @rustic2975
      @rustic2975 Před rokem +5

      💀

    • @BogusmanTheSwagman
      @BogusmanTheSwagman Před rokem +14

      @@wolfwonder4957
      *"The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."*
      - *a fucking horse*

    • @sovereign9708
      @sovereign9708 Před rokem +3

      @@sharp14x yeaaaah don’t know what good intentions he meant

  • @tyrap6949
    @tyrap6949 Před rokem +850

    I was a brony when i was around 13-14, and got sexually harassed online by older men constantly to the point where I had to disengage from the fandom because it was just TOO much. I met lots of great people I still talk to during that time, as well, but man, being harassed like that really soured me to bronies in general.

    • @matiasandresgonzalezcabrer1173
      @matiasandresgonzalezcabrer1173 Před rokem +17

      Das weird

    • @joethemagicing8463
      @joethemagicing8463 Před rokem +22

      That shit happened to me to, it was super fucked up.

    • @butter6442
      @butter6442 Před rokem +29

      As a former brony and man, I hate the fact this happen to you. I would have quit the fandom too. The whole reason I got into was how innocent, fun, cute and memey it was.
      I'm so sorry

    • @MarkBruceII-uc6wt
      @MarkBruceII-uc6wt Před rokem +4

      I think you mean "pegasister" (yes, it's a real term for a female MLP fan), but the hell?What was even the reason for the sexual harassment?

    • @noelia8546
      @noelia8546 Před rokem

      @@MarkBruceII-uc6wt you can be a boy and get sexually assaulted, OP never stated their gender. They could be a brony.

  • @That_Scubs
    @That_Scubs Před 8 měsíci +1

    My friend got me into the show, I haven't watched it in a while, but it was one of my fixations from 5th to 6th grade

  • @frostbite1574
    @frostbite1574 Před 22 dny +2

    Very good show learned many useful stuff that actually worked and i made a few friends in school

  • @darienodette
    @darienodette Před rokem +611

    I entered the fandom in the early days during season 1, when I was about 8 years old. I remember being so proud that the show reached the popularity that it did, and I still am incredibly proud of the artists especially (MLP's fan songs, animations, etc SLAP). But it came to a point a few years later where I started to catch onto things and realize how twisted some of these people were. It is very interesting to be an OG fan and experience the destruction of a fandom first hand, I'll tell you that.

    • @RockTheDragon
      @RockTheDragon Před rokem +17

      I know right? I watched MLP since gen 1 so seeing it morph into what it is now is crazy. There are plenty of good and talented people in the fandom but wow, FiM got done dirty by weirdo adults.

    • @crippledwings
      @crippledwings Před rokem +24

      mfer you weren't in a "fandom" at 8 years old you were the intended audience

    • @LuxxyOfficial
      @LuxxyOfficial Před rokem +9

      wouldn't say it destroyed the fandom,
      it's not like every single adult who watched the show was weird, they added a lot to the community.
      sure there where a few bad actors in the community, but other than that i would say it thrived.

    • @cinemint
      @cinemint Před rokem

      @@LuxxyOfficial there were enough bad actors that associating with it is suspicious

    • @StarPlatinum7912
      @StarPlatinum7912 Před rokem

      @Seeing Star please stop, we don’t want your spicy mashed potato recepie.

  • @haileyshannon7548
    @haileyshannon7548 Před rokem +180

    Actually Lauren originally came to Hasbro to pitch her "original" idea called "Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls" to them
    "Okay, there's these girls with big head and eyes who have powers and fight evil and..."
    "The Powerpuff Girls, didn't your husband create that!"
    "No, nothing like that...and they each represent a different planet and...
    "That sure sounds like Sailor Moon!"
    "and it'll be these dolls and..."
    "Hey, those look at lot like those Lalaloopsys our competitor just came up with!"
    "or that doll from that movie Coraline!"
    "Well, than what do you think I should do"
    "Wanna help us reboot My Little Pony"
    "Okay!"
    If you think Bronies were bad, you should check out The Loud House fandom.

    • @paadoxal
      @paadoxal Před rokem +17

      ahh and the dolls for galaxy girls and the whole concept is so cool!! wish it actually took off

    • @chrispambo1539
      @chrispambo1539 Před rokem +26

      The fact that she made (what is pretty much agreed to be) a masterpiece out of this profit-chasing commission, after her own idea was scrapped, shows quite the dedication on her end.
      Also, having been on DeviantArt quite often recently, I've seen both TLH fans and haters of the wildest varieties.

    • @naniness61
      @naniness61 Před rokem +8

      God this makes me sad. No hate to mlp, but milkyway show sounds cooler and original :c

    • @MarvinPowell1
      @MarvinPowell1 Před rokem

      Hailey Shannon's story is mostly accurate.

    • @Sejikan
      @Sejikan Před rokem +5

      Loud house fandom is way worse

  • @laurencemoore2105
    @laurencemoore2105 Před 4 měsíci +1

    OH.
    WOW.
    Only a couple of minutes in, and I feel like this subject is some next level darkweb shit. 🤯

  • @gabilations8719
    @gabilations8719 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I was a little girl when MLP was popular and i loved it but had no idea about the fact that “bronies” were a thing until I was probably around 12 or so years later, and I’m honestly so thankful for that

  • @-leezha-
    @-leezha- Před rokem +1128

    I was a child 'brony' (young to mid teens). man, the things I saw... I still adore this show. For me it will forever remain a wholesome, nostalgic escape. I have, somehow, successfully separated the horrorfic cursed media from the wholesome within my brain and im very grateful for that

  • @dorugoramon0518
    @dorugoramon0518 Před rokem +104

    When something is too toxic and degenerate for 4Chan... a line has been crossed.

    • @Mario87456
      @Mario87456 Před rokem

      Well it also didn’t help that they unwittingly helped create this retarded fanbase.

    • @saphrix4587
      @saphrix4587 Před rokem

      “Toxic” -NPC #2836181

    • @Hsaelt
      @Hsaelt Před rokem +1

      Toxic is a dumb reddit term.
      If I called something i think is unhealthy radioactive or hazmat I'd be made fun of so why th is toxic used in that way 🤓

    • @KeepPolandPolish
      @KeepPolandPolish Před rokem +2

      God damn yall hate "toxic"

    • @KeepPolandPolish
      @KeepPolandPolish Před rokem

      @Teddy Baker is going ghost! Chernobyl is toxic too and i dont see yall hating on it

  • @thesupergamer5894
    @thesupergamer5894 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Ill admit... i considerd myself a brony when i was like 12 or so... funniest part is, I had never even watched the show (still haven't). But I remember coming upon some MLP Creepypastas, and given I loved Creepypastas at the time, I listened to them all...slowly the content just turned into MLP videos and I found that I enjoyed the creators (be it music, art, or discussion of the show). I'm so glad my experience never went outside of CZcams, because who knows what I would've found on a discord or something (or who wouldn've found me)

  • @Pxisonixos
    @Pxisonixos Před 3 měsíci +1

    The sacrifices you've made to make this video wont be forgotten

  • @anarchist_parable
    @anarchist_parable Před rokem +1021

    As a mother, I don't understand how people just leave their kids unsupervised on the internet and don't look into their interests. I had to explain to a friend what her 18-year-old son being a brony was. She found crazy stuff on his computer when she finally looked .

    • @nosidenoside2458
      @nosidenoside2458 Před rokem +50

      I do see your point of view, but I strongly disagree.

    • @stxnlxyz
      @stxnlxyz Před rokem +142

      @@nosidenoside2458 why do you disagree? They didn't even say anything to disagree with

    • @thehale_
      @thehale_ Před rokem +195

      @@stxnlxyz Bro is probably one of those parents who give their kid an ipad with CZcams auto-play instead of actually raising their child.

    • @vaughncollins1386
      @vaughncollins1386 Před rokem +29

      @@nosidenoside2458 Elaborate.

    • @DaveGrean
      @DaveGrean Před rokem +22

      @Anarchist_Parable Ironic, coming from an "anarchist". Your kid's interests are none of your damn business

  • @stitchedmitch
    @stitchedmitch Před rokem +755

    I was the target audience (8 year old girl) when I first watched the show. I was only doing it ironically and to hate on it because I was a pretty big tomboy at the time. To my surprise I liked the first episode and watched more until I eventually considered myself a big-time fan. I even dressed up as Rainbow Dash one time for Halloween. I think a part of the reason it became so popular is because despite it being aimed at children it doesn't baby or talk down to them, and the lessons they taught actually had substance to them. Many of my friends also really liked the show because of this and even my current friends who I did not know at the time also said they watched it growing up. I was a part of the fandom and liked the music, fanart, CZcams parodies, ytps, etc. and somehow I don't think I ever stumbled across anything weird. I lost interest in it at about 14 but thankfully I am able to say that it was a very fond part of my childhood.

    • @KoFkrai
      @KoFkrai Před rokem +28

      Aw that's a cute story! I wasn't the target demographic when I first watched it in my early teens, but I had a similar experience with the show. When I first learned about it through memes, I began watching it out of spite just to talk shit on it. But for those reasons you mentioned, I started to genuinely enjoy the show.

    • @spikedtoaster9582
      @spikedtoaster9582 Před rokem +9

      I first noticed the show in 5th grade and honestly I had a similar reaction as you. I saw it so often while scrolling on netflix and was finally just like "Alright bro lemme see how bad this is" and then I actually ended up liking the show a lot. I actually started by watching rainbow rocks the movie instead of the actual show first which was kinda confusing lmao but I think it actually got me to tolerate the first season of the show because the movie was a lot better than the first season lol and I think that if I had started with that I woulda quit the show immediately.

    • @casiilol
      @casiilol Před rokem +3

      i was probably around 4 when i started watching.. poor 6 year old me who had unrestricted access to the internet.

    • @ShadowJack4488
      @ShadowJack4488 Před rokem +2

      That’s so awesome. Wish more people made it out unscathed 😂

    • @therealultimategamer
      @therealultimategamer Před rokem +2

      same bro!