WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:01.236 --> 00:00:05.116 I first liked the show because I kind of enjoy being unusual- 00:00:05.727 --> 00:00:08.134 Not in that way, though! 00:00:08.134 --> 00:00:10.655 I really enjoy being into stuff that 00:00:10.735 --> 00:00:13.175 differs from the mainstream, I like ... well, yeah. 00:00:13.766 --> 00:00:15.806 The TV-series "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" 00:00:15.985 --> 00:00:17.145 Was first aired on the 10th of October 2010 00:00:17.192 --> 00:00:18.832 Since then, thousands of mainly older, male fans 00:00:18.844 --> 00:00:21.204 have joined the Internet movement surrounding the series 00:00:21.264 --> 00:00:24.024 They call themselves "Bronies", they are.... 00:00:24.085 --> 00:00:27.085 Boys who like Ponies 00:00:35.344 --> 00:00:38.344 ...it's not a joke 00:00:39.654 --> 00:00:43.374 Let me see... It's a person who got hung up on that TV-show, 00:00:43.416 --> 00:00:44.896 My Little Pony. 00:00:45.640 --> 00:00:48.960 It's just a cartoon 00:00:49.035 --> 00:00:51.875 designed for little girls, 00:00:51.984 --> 00:00:55.064 but then it turned out older people liked it, too. 00:00:55.589 --> 00:01:01.389 They are mostly either young adults or grown-ups. 00:01:02.286 --> 00:01:04.806 First day of school after discovering it, 00:01:05.489 --> 00:01:07.689 I just... 00:01:07.709 --> 00:01:12.309 I was just so happy, and showed "My Little Pony" to my classmates, 00:01:12.335 --> 00:01:16.935 along with dubstep-remixes and stuff that fans had made. 00:01:18.054 --> 00:01:20.254 I didn't even know about the "brony"-community 00:01:20.296 --> 00:01:21.856 when I first saw it, 00:01:21.918 --> 00:01:24.838 but then I was like, "Wow, there's a lot more to it!" 00:01:24.976 --> 00:01:30.696 People make all sorts of content, like media, images, videos and music 00:01:30.749 --> 00:01:33.749 relating to things occuring in the show. 00:01:33.989 --> 00:01:36.589 And people make ponies out of themselves, 00:01:36.720 --> 00:01:39.560 I mean, that resemble themselves, 00:01:39.631 --> 00:01:41.831 to show other people online, for instance. 00:01:41.851 --> 00:01:47.571 I actually told everyone I knew about it immediately, 00:01:47.651 --> 00:01:50.651 except for my parents, because they ... well. 00:01:52.039 --> 00:01:56.559 A lot of people are annoyed by the sheer amount of it, 00:01:57.159 --> 00:01:58.719 all over the web, like, 00:01:58.779 --> 00:02:02.179 I'm always browsing random videos on YouTube 00:02:02.296 --> 00:02:05.776 and related videos are always of ponies. 00:02:06.145 --> 00:02:09.145 The best thing would be if we could respect each other, 00:02:09.332 --> 00:02:12.332 they don't have to make a big deal of it, if they don't want to watch it. 00:02:12.571 --> 00:02:15.571 They've mostly made jokes 00:02:15.863 --> 00:02:18.143 and said: "Ohh, gaay, ooh"... 00:02:18.162 --> 00:02:21.162 Yeah, I can see why some guys 00:02:21.531 --> 00:02:25.411 are kind of afraid to like girly things. 00:02:26.495 --> 00:02:29.495 It's kind of hurtful, though, when they insist on hating 00:02:29.969 --> 00:02:33.769 us as people because we enjoy this thing. 00:02:34.488 --> 00:02:37.488 That's why a lot of people don't dare to watch it 00:02:37.858 --> 00:02:39.738 because of the feeling of embarrassment. 00:02:39.791 --> 00:02:41.228 A lot of people, when the intro starts, it's like: 00:02:41.384 --> 00:02:43.024 "Turn the volume down!" 00:02:43.109 --> 00:02:46.109 and then they turn it up again right after the intro is over. 00:02:46.452 --> 00:02:48.412 A lot of people think it's embarrassing since it reminds them of 00:02:48.464 --> 00:02:51.464 the good old days, when the My Little Pony commercials would air. 00:02:51.673 --> 00:02:53.553 "My little poony!" 00:02:53.662 --> 00:02:57.862 My favourite pony has since the very beginning been Rainbow Dash, 00:02:57.894 --> 00:03:00.894 *Rainbow Dash*, and... 00:03:01.864 --> 00:03:04.864 Twilight Sparkle! 00:03:06.436 --> 00:03:08.316 I have a hard time deciding, as I 00:03:08.526 --> 00:03:11.046 I like both Rarity and Fluttershy equally. 00:03:11.112 --> 00:03:13.632 I actually like all of them almost identically, 00:03:13.698 --> 00:03:16.058 but Rainbow Dash sort of stands out. 00:03:16.180 --> 00:03:19.180 She's just so cool! 00:03:19.314 --> 00:03:22.074 Made by Håkon Marcus 00:03:22.083 --> 00:03:24.043 That is, though of, drawn, built, designed, animated, cut, 00:03:24.095 --> 00:03:25.975 and assembled by Håkon Marcus 00:03:26.002 --> 00:03:29.002 ...in less than three weeks. 00:03:29.685 --> 00:03:32.685 Music by: 00:03:33.107 --> 00:03:36.107 The people interviewed: 00:03:36.738 --> 00:03:39.738 "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" is owned by Hasbro. 00:03:40.029 --> 00:03:41.669 These ponies are based on original designs, 00:03:41.727 --> 00:03:43.447 and are not affiliated with the company. 00:03:43.582 --> 00:03:46.582 Special thanks to: 00:03:46.978 --> 00:03:49.978 Sound effects from: 00:03:51.226 --> 00:03:55.026 A good TV-show is something you can enjoy at any age.