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The grown men who love ‘My Little Pony’ aren’t who you think they are
First I missed Pokémon Go; now I've missed BronyCon.
There's always next year:
BABSCon 2017
The grown men who love ‘My Little Pony’ aren’t who you think they are
By Wesley Yiin
@YiinsideOut
July 18
Attendees at BronyCon included Adonis Robles, a.k.a. “Anonymous Tree Hugger,” of Kissimmee, Fla.; Michael Nance, a.k.a. “Zecora,” of Newport News, Va., and Liam Schneidel, a.k.a. “Shadow Dust,” of Harrisburg, Penn.. (Andre Chung/For The Washington Post)
BALTIMORE — More than half a decade into the Brony phenomenon, the grown men who love “My Little Pony” understand that the world remains curious about them. So they kicked off their recent BronyCon gathering in Baltimore with a crash course on dealing with the media, from which a couple of helpful pointers emerged:
●Don’t use jargon like “OC” or even “original character.” Simply explain that the Pony-inspired name you go by in Brony circles is, for example, “Champ Romanhoof,” the persona claimed by Chaim Freedman, a 17-year-old Brony from New Jersey.
....
But no one’s in a defensive crouch here. BronyCon, which attracted more than 7,600 attendees this year, is the ultimate safe space: When you’re in a rainbow wonderland of fellow travelers wearing unicorn horns and technicolor manes, randomly hollering catchphrases like “Fun! Fun! Fun!” and singing fan-written songs with titles like “Mane Squeeze,” you can stop worrying about what’s normal and what’s weird or where you fit in.
....
To wrap up, panelist and blogger Taylor Ramage asks whether it’s okay to lead the group in song. Music is omnipresent at BronyCon, with songs from the show plus fan-made music playing around every corner. ... This song is a little different. She asks the audience whether they know the song “This Little Light of Mine.” They nod enthusiastically. Ramage explains that their song simply replaces “little light” with the words “cutie mark.” In MLP, the ponies receive cutie marks — symbolic representations of the pony’s personality — on their flanks in adolescence.
They sing:
This cutie mark of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.
This cutie mark of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.
This cutie mark of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
By Wesley Yiin
@YiinsideOut
July 18
Attendees at BronyCon included Adonis Robles, a.k.a. “Anonymous Tree Hugger,” of Kissimmee, Fla.; Michael Nance, a.k.a. “Zecora,” of Newport News, Va., and Liam Schneidel, a.k.a. “Shadow Dust,” of Harrisburg, Penn.. (Andre Chung/For The Washington Post)
BALTIMORE — More than half a decade into the Brony phenomenon, the grown men who love “My Little Pony” understand that the world remains curious about them. So they kicked off their recent BronyCon gathering in Baltimore with a crash course on dealing with the media, from which a couple of helpful pointers emerged:
●Don’t use jargon like “OC” or even “original character.” Simply explain that the Pony-inspired name you go by in Brony circles is, for example, “Champ Romanhoof,” the persona claimed by Chaim Freedman, a 17-year-old Brony from New Jersey.
....
But no one’s in a defensive crouch here. BronyCon, which attracted more than 7,600 attendees this year, is the ultimate safe space: When you’re in a rainbow wonderland of fellow travelers wearing unicorn horns and technicolor manes, randomly hollering catchphrases like “Fun! Fun! Fun!” and singing fan-written songs with titles like “Mane Squeeze,” you can stop worrying about what’s normal and what’s weird or where you fit in.
....
To wrap up, panelist and blogger Taylor Ramage asks whether it’s okay to lead the group in song. Music is omnipresent at BronyCon, with songs from the show plus fan-made music playing around every corner. ... This song is a little different. She asks the audience whether they know the song “This Little Light of Mine.” They nod enthusiastically. Ramage explains that their song simply replaces “little light” with the words “cutie mark.” In MLP, the ponies receive cutie marks — symbolic representations of the pony’s personality — on their flanks in adolescence.
They sing:
This cutie mark of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.
This cutie mark of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.
This cutie mark of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
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but you beat me to it. 
Okay, not same on the Star Wars costumes part. What the hell is wrong with you? 
I served with the 101st Airborne Division's 2/501 Infantry in Vietnam--the 501st.
Standing behind Weird Al makes more sense than standing behind the comic who smashes fruit with a sledgehammer.
Props to you for your charity work. 
Keep up the great work! 
No big guest stars like Weird Al a couple years ago, and not enough Discord (who is voiced by Jon "Q" DeLancie.)
One good episode, in the dragon realms.
Introduced a new character, a small female (!) dragon who became Dragon Lord. "Ember"
