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And also there was (And still is probably) a signficant child and woman hating segment of that subculture

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[-] Owl@hexbear.net 31 points 3 weeks ago

I enjoyed Jenny Nicholson's "fandom autopsy" of the bronies.

Part of her thesis is that a lot of it was the result of one well-run fan site. I think about that a lot.

[-] Dessa@hexbear.net 23 points 3 weeks ago

I cannot emohasize enough how central Equestra Daily was to fandom activity. Careers were launched getting features there

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