Rebooting Ponies and Men

Discordant Masculinity and the Brony Fandom

Bibliographic Data

ID12412588
AuthorsSamuel Miller (0000-0002-3973-6635, Lane College, Jackson, TN, USA), Samuel C Miller (Lane College, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume26
Issue3
Pages327-345
Publication date2018-05-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Men s Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1060-8265 • E-ISSN: 1933-0251
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1060826518773468
OpenAlexW2803220529
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited30

In recent years, Brony fandom has grown from a small Internet-based fan community into a pop culture phenomenon complete with large-scale conventions. The appearance of Bronies in mainstream media confounds onlookers because the majority are young adult men celebrating the virtues of candy-colored ponies. This fandom is openly contesting traditional concepts of masculinity, particularly in the United States, by embracing the pony mantra of “love and tolerance.” This theme promotes sharing feelings, acceptance of others, and improving interpersonal relationships. This article seeks to describe some of the characteristics of the fandom and how Bronies are creating a new construction of masculinity called discordant masculinity that steers away from postfeminist trappings in other, “hybrid,” forms of masculinity

Aesthetics · Art · Fandom · Feeling · Mainstream · Masculinity · Media studies · Political science · Sociology · Theme (computing · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology · Social Psychology

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