ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 7 months agoDying Man Confesses Juggalos Are a Myth He Invented to Fuck With Vicethehardtimes.netexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: detroit@midwest.social
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minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoA few times I’ve seen it claimed that this was how “bronies” happened (when My Little Pony suddenly got very popular with childless grown men).
minus-squareMudMan@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoI’m not sure I can be on board with that one because that show was actually pretty smart and funny. I think the performative semi-ironic macho rabid fandom, maybe, but if you ask me that was just extremely postmodern shielding of insecurities.
A few times I’ve seen it claimed that this was how “bronies” happened (when My Little Pony suddenly got very popular with childless grown men).
I’m not sure I can be on board with that one because that show was actually pretty smart and funny. I think the performative semi-ironic macho rabid fandom, maybe, but if you ask me that was just extremely postmodern shielding of insecurities.